In a video for Billboard's Chart History series, singer Ciara looks back over the biggest songs of her career and the stories behind them. The piece matters as a retrospective on a two-decade run of R&B and pop hits, offering fans insight into her songwriting process, creative choices and the collaborations that shaped her rise from breakout newcomer to established artist.

Ciara discusses records including "Goodies," "1, 2 Step," "Oh," "Like a Boy," "Promise," "Love Sex Magic," "Ride," "Body Party" and "Level Up," alongside collaborators such as Missy Elliott, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Chamillionaire and Lil Jon. She recalls in particular writing her debut hit "Goodies," which began in Miami with producer Sean Garrett and A&R Shakir Stewart (with Lil Jon making beats nearby) and was finished in Atlanta. She explains how she settled on the "goodies" metaphor over the word "cookies," and how the track took her almost a month to complete.