Genius Meanings
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Beyoncé – I'M THAT GIRL
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With “IM THAT GIRL” the theme and message for Beyoncé’s seventh studio album are made abundantly clear and set out in a thesis-like manner. From the Tommy Wright III, Mac-T Dog
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Beyoncé – ALIEN SUPERSTAR
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“ALIEN SUPERSTAR” is Beyoncé’s self-appraise, defining herself as one and only.
Bey is one of the best-selling artists of all time with over 100 million records sold worldwide
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Beyoncé – HEATED
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“HEATED” is an afrobeat inspired song, that sees Beyoncé following on from the subject matter of the previous track “MOVE” featuring Tems & Grace Jones, whereby she is attempting
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Beyoncé – I'M THAT GIRL (Renaissance World Tour Live)
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[Intro] / Please, motherfuckers ain't stop—, please, motherfuckers / Please, mother—, please, mother—, please, motherfuckers / Please-please, mother—, please, mother—, please
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Beyoncé – If I Were a Boy
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“If I Were a Boy” is a commentary on the double standards that often exist between men and women and a story of role reversal. She explores what it would be like if she did all the
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Beyoncé – CHURCH GIRL
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[Intro] / (Lord, make me) / (Lord, place me) / Ooh, ooh-ooh (I wanna be centered) / Ooh-ooh (I wanna be centered) / Ooh-ooh (I wanna be centered) / (In thy will, will, will, will
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Beyoncé – Formation
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“Formation” is a Black Power anthem, a fitting contribution to Black History Month and an important conversation piece in the Black Lives Matter movement. The song was released one
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Beyoncé – BREAK MY SOUL
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Announced through social media just hours prior to its release, “BREAK MY SOUL” serves as the lead single to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, RENAISSANCE.
Heavily sampling Robin S
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Beyoncé (Ft. BEAM) – ENERGY
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“ENERGY” is one of two tracks on RENAISSANCE to have a featured artist. This also marks the first collaboration between BEAM & Beyoncé although BEAM lends additional vocals on “
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Beyoncé – Run the World (Girls)
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“Run the World (Girls)” is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé, from her fourth studio album, 4, released as the lead single from the project.
Lyrically, the song
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Beyoncé – Partition
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Track number six from Beyonce’s surprise self titled album. On the album, “Partition”, like “Haunted”, has two parts to it – “Yoncé” and “Partition”. The former of the two features
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Beyoncé (Ft. Grace Jones & Tems) – MOVE
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“MOVE” explores a mixture of afrobeats, funk & bounce with the help of Grace Jones on the chorus & refrain as well as a brief addition from rising Nigerian artist Tems. This is
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Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
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This song is reminiscent of S&M, where she seemingly sings of love and romance, yet the song is actually about being dominant in the bedroom.
Only Girl (In The World) is part of
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Beyoncé – ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
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“ALL UP IN YOUR MIND” flows directly from “THIQUE” sonically by way of the outro and thematically as Beyoncé states at the end of “THIQUE” that she is all up in JAY-Z’s mind due to
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Destiny's Child – Girl
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“Girl” was the 3rd single to be released from Destiny Fulfilled, after “Lose My Breath” and “Soldier.”
In a 2013 interview with Hot 107.9, Kelly Rowland revealed that the song was
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Destiny's Child – Independent Women, Part 1
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The fabulous feminist anthem “Independent Women Part 1” was originally released as part of the soundtrack to Charlie’s Angels, but was later included on Destiny’s Child’s third
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Beyoncé – THIQUE
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“THIQUE” is Beyoncé’s braggadocious track over her accentuating body appearance where she also flaunts her wealth. Her lyrics speak over a dark trap-infused hip-house beat – which
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Beyoncé (Ft. Drake) – Mine
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Beyoncé surprised the world by releasing her full, 14-track self-titled LP Beyoncé on iTunes. Serving as track #9 on the album is this Drake-featured record entitled “Mine”, which
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Beyoncé – WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE (Renaissance World Tour Live)
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Part I: Energy (Reprise) / [Verse 1] / Gold links, raw denim / You know that we do it grandé / You know we gotta be extra when them cameras go pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop / Keep 'em
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beyoncé) – Part II (On the Run)
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Released as the 3rd single off Magna Carta… Holy Grail, the record serves as a spiritual sequel to the consummation of their budding relationship: “03' Bonnie and Clyde”, released
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Beyoncé – Broken-Hearted Girl
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[Verse 1] / You're everything I thought you never were / And nothing like I thought you could've been / But still, you live inside of me / So tell me, how is that? / You're the
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Beyoncé – Grown Woman
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“Grown Woman” was produced by Timbaland. It was also featured in a one minute plus Pepsi commercial which chronological shows past Beyoncé’s success with her current hits, Embrace
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Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
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Beyoncé’s unofficial theme song for Sex & The City, produced by North Carolinian crooner The-Dream.
Beyoncé and Jay Z got married in 2008—but didn’t tell anybody. “Single Ladies
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Beyoncé – Hold Up
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“Hold Up” is Beyoncé’s salacious and assertive ode to her partner. In it, she verifies that she loves him physically and emotionally, but also states her intention to figure out
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Beyoncé) – Feeling Myself
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This highly anticipated song featuring Beyoncé celebrates the achievements of both moguls.
“Feeling Myself” could be viewed as the continuation of their acclaimed summer
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Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
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“Shallow” is a song by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the 2018 movie A Star Is Born. It features on the film’s soundtrack. The track is about jumping headfirst into love and not
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Beyoncé – Halo
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One of Bey’s most vocally demanding and optimistic works, “Halo” comes off as a centerpiece in the I Am… disc of Beyoncé’s third studio album. Equipped with emotional vocalizations
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Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love
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“Dangerously in Love” is the title track from Beyoncé’s solo debut album describing how she’s beyond just crazy in love. It is nearly identical to the “Dangerously in Love
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Beyoncé (Ft. 50 Cent) – Sexy Lil' Thug (Remix)
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[Intro: 50 Cent & *Beyoncé*] / Go, go, go, go, go, go / Go Shawty, it's your birthday / We gon' party like it's your birthday / *No Shawty, it's Beyoncé / We gon' party like, it's
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Beyoncé – 7/11
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One of two new solo tracks from the Beyoncé Platinum Edition, a re-release of the album that broke the internet. “7/11” sees Queen Bey embrace her ratchet side with a dance all
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Beyoncé – SUMMER RENAISSANCE
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“SUMMER RENAISSANCE” is the closing track on Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, RENAISSANCE, sampling “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer.
The track title itself is a tribute to the Queen
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Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & Wizkid – BROWN SKIN GIRL
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With help from Wizkid, SAINt JHN and her own daughter Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé uses “BROWN SKIN GIRL” to tell young “brown skinned” girls to be proud of their skin and embrace it.
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Beyoncé & Madonna – BREAK MY SOUL (THE QUEENS REMIX)
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Beyoncé remixes her hit single “Break My Soul” with one of the most legendary pop stars of all time: Madonna. A core theme around RENAISSANCE is the impacts queer (particularly
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Beyoncé – Bow Down / I Been On
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Beyoncé dropped this via SoundCloud. Paying homage to her hometown Houston with this very Houston-influenced track. She later released a remix on the “I Been On” part featuring
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Beyoncé (Ft. André 3000) – Party
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“Party” is a mid-tempo R&B song that exhibits elements of the 1980s Funk and Soul music. It samples “La Di Da Di” by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, featuring MC Ricky D (now
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Beyoncé – Naughty Girl
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In 2003, all the talk was about the 100% gold that was “Crazy in Love”, but we secretly wondered how many tricks Beyoncé had up (and under) her sleeve.
Well, as it turns out, her
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Beyoncé – No Angel
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On the fifth track of her eponymous album, Bey gives us the chillwave piece of her musical puzzle. Gliding smoothly over a cascading beat, Bey waxes poetic in a mesmerizing
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Beyoncé – Jealous
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“Jealous” is track 7 of Beyoncé’s eponymous fifth studio album. A clear power ballad, the song broods contemplatively through layers of distorted vocals, echoing yelps, and other
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Future – I Been Drinking
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To promote his forthcoming album Honest, Future offers a new take on the Beyoncé smash. Autotune warbling galore.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beyoncé) – '03 Bonnie & Clyde
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In their first musical collaboration, Jay-Z and Beyoncé put their own spin on 2Pac’s classic “Me And My Girlfriend”, only with a twist: while 2Pac was referring to his gun, Jay’s
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Beyoncé – COZY
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[Intro] / This a reminder / [Verse 1] / Damn, I love the burning of the dagger / From the words that you say (Fuck, yeah) / Dancin' in the mirror, kiss my scars / Because I love
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