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Si nce mov i ng on seems to be so easy for Beyonce - at l east i n her
songs i t i s -
Si ng l e Lad i es
i s a ce l ebrati on of be i ng s i ng l e and te l l i ng
the ex-boyfr i end what a foo l he was to l et go of someth i ng so
wonder fu l . The song rema i ns one of her b i ggest h i ts to date .
“ I need no permi ss ion , d i d I mention
Don ’ t pay h im any at tention
Cause you had your turn and now you gonna l earn
What i t rea l ly fee l s l ike to mi ss me…”
Run the Wor l d
d i d not make the same impact on the Top 40 chart
when i t was re l eased back i n 201 1 but i t became a popu l ar c l ub
anthem wi th the accompany i ng v i deo showcas i ng women ce l ebrati ng
power and femi n i n i ty . I t i s the type of song that not on l y i nstant l y
e l evates confi dence but a l so gets you danc i ng to the catchy beats .
“My persuas ion can bu i l d a nation
End l ess power , wi th our love we can devour
You ’ l l do anyth i ng for me…”
A l i ne from the song , ‘ I woke up l i ke th i s ’ , has become one of the
most used catchphrases , even unti l now, adorn i ng everyth i ng from
sweatsh i rts to water tumb l ers and bags . Accord i ng to mus i c i an The-
Dream, who co-wrote the song ,
F l awl ess
i s not exact l y about be i ng
per fect . I nstead , i t i s a l l about fee l i ng good and confi dent about be i ng
yourse l f .
“ I woke up l ike th i s . I woke up l ike th i s
We f l awl ess , l ad i es te l l ‘ em! ”
Beyonce re l eased
Formati on
on l i ne wi thout any warn i ng , the way she
d i d wi th her se l f-ti t l ed a l bum. The song was h i gh l y ta l ked about due
to i ts strong message on rac i a l i ssues i n the Un i ted States . I t ca l l s
for Afr i can Amer i can women to stand s i de by s i de ( i n formati on) and
be i ng proud of who they are .
“ I see i t , I want i t , I stunt , ye l low-bone i t
I dream i t , I work hard , I gr i nd ‘ ti l I own i t
I twi r l on them haters , a l b i no a l l igators…”
Do not be foo l ed by the ti t l e of th i s song . When Beyonce sang ‘Sor ry ,
I a i n ’ t sor ry ’ , i t becomes obv i ous that th i s i s a song about a poss i b l e
betraya l of the s i nger ’ s compan i on wi th a woman who i s refer red to as
‘Becky ’ . I n fact the enti re a l bum revo l ves around s imi l ar top i c wh i ch
l eads to a l ot of specu l ati on about Beyonce ’ s mar r i age to Jay-Z .
“Looki ng at my watch , he shou l da been home
Today I regret the n ight I put that r i ng on
He a lways got them *** excuses
He bet ter ca l l Becky wi th the good ha i r…”
S i n g l e L a d i e s ( P u t a R i n g o n I t )
R u n t h e Wo r l d ( G i r l s ) ( A l b u m : 4 , 2 0 1 1 )
F l aw l e s s ( f e at u r i n g C h i m a m a n da N g o z i A d i c h i e o r N i c k i M i n a j )
F o r m at i o n ( A l b u m : L e m o n a d e , 2 0 1 6 )
S o r r y ( A l b u m : L e m o n a d e , 2 0 1 6 )
( A l b u m : I A m … S a s h a F i e r c e , 2 0 0 8 )
( A l b u m : B e yo n c e , 2 0 1 3 )