" Single Woman (Put Ring on it) " is the song from the third studio album BeyoncÃÆ' Â © Eastern, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Columbia Records released "Single Ladies" as a single on October 13, 2008 as a Double A-side with "If I Were a Boy", featuring the contrast between Beyonce and his aggressive onstage alter Sasha Fierce's ego. It explores men's reluctance to propose or commit. In the song, the female protagonist is at the club to celebrate her single status.
"Single Ladies" won three Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year, among other awards. Some media sources mention it as one of the best songs of 2008, while some regard it as one of the best songs of the decade. It topped the Hot 100 US Billboard chart for four consecutive weeks and has been quadruple-platinum certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song is included in the top ten list in the single category in several other countries. Globally, this is the seventh best-selling digital single in 2009 with 6.1 million units sold making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.
A black-and-white music video accompanies the singles release. It won several awards, including Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. BeyoncÃÆ'Â © has done "Single Ladies" on television and during his concert tour. The songs and especially the music videos have been parodied and replicated widely. Some famous artists have done a cover version. Media usage includes placements on popular television shows.
Video Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Background and release
"Single Ladies" written by Beyoncà © ©, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, and produced by Nash and Stewart. BeyoncÃÆ'  © recorded the song in May 2008 at Boom Boom Room Studio in Burbank, California, and it was mixed by Jaycen Joshua and Dave Pensado, with help from Randy Urbanski and Andrew Wuepper. Nash was drafted â € Å"Single Ladiesâ € after secret marriage BeyoncÃÆ' © to hip hop recording artist Jay-Z in April 2008. Stewart commented that the song was â € Å"the only public statement ever made [BeyoncÃÆ' © and Jay-Z] about marriage, "and that while in the studio recording Beyoncà ©                           © Nash inspired to write songs about problems that affect the relationship of many people: the fear or unwillingness of men to commit. interviews with Billboard magazine, BeyoncÃÆ'  © adds that he is interested in songs because of the universality of topics, a problem that "people are passionate about and want to talk about and disputed." He states that although "Single Woman" is an uptempo who likes to play, it addresses the problems that women experience every day.
In "Single Ladies", BeyoncÃÆ'Â © depicts alter ego Sasha Fierce, who appears in the second part of I Am... Sasha Fierce . The song was released in conjunction with "If I Were a Boy"; as a lead single, they are meant to demonstrate the concept of singer dueling personality. This reinforces the album theme, which is created by placing ballads and uptempo songs on separate discs. The single debuted on US radio on October 8, 2008; "Single women" do so at the mainstream New York City radio station 105.1. Both singles were added to a rhythmic contemporary radio playlist on October 12, 2008; "Single Ladies" were sent to contemporary urban playlists on the same day, while "If I Were a Boy" was classified as a contemporary hit radio. Both songs were released as double A-side singles on November 7, 2008, in Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. The dance remix of the song was available in the US on February 10, 2009, and in Europe on February 16, 2009. "Single Ladies" was originally not released as a single in the UK but the song became increasingly popular there and reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart as results from sale of downloads. On February 16, 2009, it was released as a single CD, and the dance remix became available as a digital download.
Maps Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Lyrical composition and interpretation
"Single Ladies" is uptempo dance-pop and R & amp; B with dancehall, disco and bounce influences. It's set at the same time, and uses staccato bounce-based bounce, Morse code beeps, ascending whistles in the background, and punchy organic punches. Instrumentation includes bass drums, keyboards and space synthesizers that sometimes zoom in and out; a commentator, Sarah Liss from CBC News, notes that their arrangement comes as a surprise rather than solid. According to the music sheet published on Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Single Ladies" is written in key E major and is played in a moderate groove with 96.9 beats per minute. BeyoncÃÆ'® vocals ranged from the tone of F ? 3 to D 5 . It has E chords in the verses, and Bdim-C-Bdim-Am in chorus. J. Freedom du Lac of The Washington Post records the song features "vocal play".
"Single Ladies" is musically similar to Beyoncà ©  © 2007 "Get Me Bodied"; Andy Kellman from Allmusic called it a "terrible setback" to the song. Stewart and Harrell said in an interview given to People magazine that the same rhythm of the two songs is "what Beyonce responds". Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times sees the theme of the women's empowerment song as an extension of "Irreplaceable" (2006), and Daniel Brockman of The Phoenix notes that the use of " "like" it "resembles BeyoncÃÆ'  © 2005 single" Check on It ". Liss commented that the knock from "Single Woman" evokes African gumboot dance and Dutch double school singing, a view shared by Douglas Wolf magazine from Time . Trish Crawford of the Toronto Star concluded that "Single Ladies" is a "strong song of women's empowerment", and other music critics have noted her appeal for the fan base of Beyoncà ©  © as an independent female song, BeyoncÃÆ' © offer support for women who have separated from their bad boyfriends.
In "Single Ladies", BeyoncÃÆ' Â © emphasizes his aggressive and sensual ego, Sasha Fierce. He displayed many attitudes in his voice, as stated by Nick Levine of Digital Spy. Echoing Levine's sentiments, Liss wrote that BeyoncÃÆ'Â © sounded "very sassy". The lyrics reflect the post-break situation. Accompanied by a robot-like voice, the opening line of the song is call and response; BeyoncÃÆ'Â © sings, "All single women", and background singers resonate at any time. In the first verse, BeyoncÃÆ'Â © tells lately to a bad relationship after she "cried (crying) for three good years". She takes back her right to flirt, have fun, and find lovers more faithful than ever. BeyoncÃÆ' Â © went out to celebrate with his friends at the club where he met new love. However, his ex-boyfriend watched him, and he directed the song to him. He then sings a chorus, which uses a minor chord and contains several hooks, "If you like it then you have to put the ring on it... Oh oh oh".
In the second verse, Beyonca  © tells her former lover that, since she is not trying to make things more permanent when she has a chance, she has no reason to complain now that she has found someone else. On the bridge, he insists that he wants his new love interest "to make such a prince and grab it, deliver it to 'destiny, to infinity and beyond ' " while "Prince Charming is left standing there like a second lead in romantic comedy ". Toward the end of the song, BeyoncÃÆ'  © took a more aggressive vocal approach and used the middle eight as she sang, "And like a ghost I will go". As he sings the reins for the third and last time, his vocals are everywhere in the music, as described by Frannie Kelley of NPR. Snooze continuously electronically until the song ends.
Critical reception
Reviews
Nick Levine of Digital Spy highly praised his knock, which he said, "do not stop". Michelangelo Matos from The A.V. The Club writes that the song is "remarkable, with glowing production, a huge hook, and beats for weeks". Ann's strengths from the Los Angeles Times were also impressed with the overall production of the song, especially the choir, adding "More than most female singers, BeyoncÃÆ'Ã… © understands the funky art of singing rhythmically, and this is a prime example." Fraser McAlpine from BBC Online considers "Single Ladies" as the best song BeyoncÃÆ' © © has tried since "Ring the Alarm" (2006) and completes the creator's refrain, describing it as "incredibly exciting that it provides a very strong foundation for the entire song". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the threatening atmosphere created by "Single Woman" using a minor chord. Daniel Brockman of The Phoenix praised the use of the song from the word "it", and wrote that the technique of "stringing the music persona is divided much more effectively than the two-disc split-personality gimmick [album]."
Darryl Sterdan of Jam! called a single song, and wrote that it was "a song that actually sounds like a Beyoncà © number". Sarah Liss of CBC News writes that "Single Ladies" represents Beyoncà ©  at best, describing it as "an addiction [and] dance-pop diaper rock song". He further commented that it was nice to hear a voice that "turns natural timbre, the sound with real slits and fissures (however small)" is different from "an Auto-Tune epidemic that seems to infect so many of its mainstream pop partners". Douglas Wolf from Time magazine added that "Single Ladies" is a singing song that allows Beyoncà © à © to showcase his skills and "a focused look, featuring individuality that speaks for every raised hand without a ring in my t". Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker wrote that the song combines a mixture of feelings and sounds that "do not finish but never become exhausting". He concluded that "Single Woman" is generally happy and that Beyonce's vocals are pure and sparkling. Andy Kellman from Allmusic and Jessica Suarez from Paste magazine recorded this song as one of the stands of I Am... Sasha Fierce , and saw similarities with "Get Me Bodied".
The author praised the song's dance; Colin McGuire of PopMatters praised "Single Ladies" as one of the best dance songs of Beyoncà ©  © Spence D. of IGN Music described the song as "Caribbean talent and shaky loot that should make the most excited listeners snap their necks and spin with joy". Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle writes that this is a "hip-shaking club" song similar to "Check on It". Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly magazine writes that "Single Women" is "a high-pitched and agile hybrid of lyrical kisses and rope jump jams". Describing the song as a "victory winner", Adam Mazmanian of The Washington Times wrote that "Single Woman" is designed to get women out on the dance floor when Beyoncà ©  © sings it with "a really challenging voice and independent ". Some critics are not impressed by the "single woman". Mariel Concepcion from Billboard magazine calls it the "screech-thump fare standard". Adam Mattera observes the "Single Ladies" and "Divas" as a potential source of inspiration for transvestites, although they may confuse others. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine criticized his lyrical inconsistency, suggesting it was "leftover" from B'Day .
Recognition
Rolling Stone named "Single Ladies" the best song of 2008, and wrote, "Her pulse... unbearable and overwhelming, her vocal hooks full of storms and virtuoso." "Single Ladies" was ranked as the second best song of the 2000s decade in a 2009 magazine reader poll, and Rolling Stone placed it at number 50 on the 100 Best Songs of the Decade. "Single Ladies" was placed number two on MTV News's list of The Best Songs of 2008; James Montgomery called it "hyperactive and supercharged in a way that I never thought possible. It's epic and sexy and even a little sad." "There really is zero chance BeyoncÃÆ' Â © ever released one like this again," Montgomery concluded. Josh Tyrangiel, who called the song "ludicrous infectious", ranked as the seventh best song of 2008. Douglas Wolf of the same publication placed him at number nine in the All- Time 100 Songs.
"Single Ladies" appeared at number six on Eye Weekly's list of Best Singles of 2008, and at number six on Mark Edward Nero's list of About.com Best R & amp; B Songs of 2008. At The Village Voice ' at the end of the year Pazz & amp; The Jop Single List, "Single Ladies" was ranked three and forty-one in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In addition, Maurice Joshua Club's mix of the song was ranked 443 on the 2008 list. "Single Ladies" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by Black Entertainment Television (BET). Sarah Rodman, writing for The Boston Globe, named "Single Ladies" is the fourth most exciting song of the decade, and states, "[BeyoncÃÆ' ©] combines a tight suit with rough-feeding engagement into one delicious sexy - anti-ancient package that makes the whole world dance and wave over YouTube. "VH1 ranked" Single Women "at number sixteen in the list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s. In his book Eating the Dinosaur (2009), Chuck Klosterman writes that "Single Ladies" is "arguably the first song openly marketed to a city bachelor party." Jody Rosen of The New Yorker praised the melody that floated and shot over the tap to create a new sound in music that was not in the world before Beyonce. He further writes, "If they sound 'normal' now, it's because Beyoncà © ©, and many of his followers, have retrained our ears."
Accolades
Performance chart
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue on November 1, 2008. On December 6, 2008, he moved from number 28 to number two on the Hot 100 chart, as a result of his debut at number one on the Hot Digital Songs charts, selling 204,000 digital downloads. The song became BeyoncÃÆ'Â's fifth solo single to the top of the Hot Digital Songs charts. "If I Were a Boy" charted at number three on the Hot 100 chart of the same week, and thus Beyoncà © à © became the seventh woman in the US to have two songs in the top five positions of a particular chart. The next week "Single Ladies" rose to number one on the Hot 100 chart, sold 228,000 downloads, and became BeyoncÃÆ'Â's fifth solo single to the top of the charts. It tied it with Olivia Newton-John and Barbra Streisand at number six on the list of female artists with at most 100 hit-one numbers, in 2010.
The song was at the top of the charts for four consecutive weeks, during which the last one in which digital downloads "Single Ladies" increased by 157 percent to 382,000 units - the best week of digital sales. For the week ending January 15, 2009, the song was moved to number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart with 147.3 million viewers. It reached number one on the Hot R & D songs track; B/Hip-Hop, where it stays for twelve weeks in a row. "Single Ladies" topped Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and reached number two on the Pop 100 chart. The song has been quadruple-platinum certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 4,000,000 copies. It passed 5 million sales in October 2012.
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending November 29, 2008. On January 24, 2009, the 9th week of the chart, he moved to the top position at number two, and was then certified double- platinum by the Association Canadian Recording Industry (CRIA) for sales of over 160,000 copies. The song peaked at number seven, and spent 112 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. It tops the UK R & amp; B Chart, where it managed a double A-side track, "If I Were a Boy". On October 23, 2009, "Single Ladies" was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for the sale of more than 600,000 copies. In November 2013, it has sold 704,000 copies in the UK. On the Irish Singles Charts, it reached number four and enjoyed twenty weeks of charting, while on the Japan Hot 100 chart, they reached 25. In Australia, the single reached the fifth highest point on the ARIA Singles Chart, and received platinum certification five times Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of over 350,000 copies. It peaked at number two on the Singel Chart of New Zealand, and was certified platinum by the New Zealand Recording Industry Association (RIANZ) for shipments of over 15,000 copies. "Single Ladies" appeared on several charts in mainland Europe, and peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100 Singles Europe chart. It reached the top 10 in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, and the top 40 in both Belgian territories (Flanders and Wallonia), as well as in Hungary, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. "Single Ladies" was the seventh best-selling digital single in 2009 with 6.1 million units sold worldwide, and is one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Music video
Background and concepts
The music video for "Single Ladies" was immediately taken after "If I Were a Boy", but received less attention during production than "high-gloss, high-profile" video for "If I Were a Boy". Both videos were recorded in black and white in New York City and directed by Jake Nava, with whom BeyoncÃÆ' © has worked on previous music videos including "Crazy in Love" and "Beautiful Liar". "Single Ladies" is a choreography by Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight, and incorporates J-Setting choreography. Both music videos were aired on MTV's Total Request Live event on October 13, 2008 to reinforce conflicting personality concepts. The videos were released to other media on the same date and later included on the remix album Beyoncà ©  © with videography, Above and BeyoncÃÆ'  © , and the platinum edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce .
BeyoncÃÆ' © © told Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly that the inspiration for the video was Bob Fosse's 1969 routine entitled "Mexican Breakfast" seen at The Ed Sullivan Show, which featuring Fosse's Wife, Gwen Verdon, dancing with two other women. "Mexican breakfast" has become an Internet virus sensation the previous summer after "Walk It Out" Unk dubbed as the original mix. BeyoncÃÆ'Â © wants to try the same dance and finally, the choreography "Single Woman" is freely adapted from "Mexican Breakfast":
I see a video on YouTube. [The dancers] have a plain background and are shot on a crane; 360 degrees, they can move. And I said, 'This is genius.' We save a lot of Fosse choreography and add a bottom-south thing - it's called J-Setting, where one person does something and the next person follows. So it is a strange mix... Ã, It's like most urban choreography, mixed with Fosse - very modern and very vintage.
BeyoncÃÆ'  © want simple music videos; it was filmed with photographs and minimal alternate camera cuts, and no changes to hairstyles, costumes and sets. According to JaQuel Knight, Beyoncà ©  © also want the video to feel "good and strong" and include choreography that anyone can try. On the day the video was taken, the song was divided into three parts. Nava deliberately used long shots so that the audience "will connect with the human effort of the stunning BeyoncÃÆ' © dance", with all the changes in appearance, angle, and lighting that are executed directly on the camera because he wants to keep the nuances "very organic and unattractive ". This style is inspired by the photoshoot Vogue . In the video BeyoncÃÆ'  © puts on a titanium roboglove designed by his jeweler, Lorraine Schwartz, to complement Sasha Fierce's ego alter. Gloves are made up of several parts, including rings and separate components that cover the upper arm of Beyonce. She first wore roboglove on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 8, 2008. The video recording took about twelve hours. Many of the song's performances were filmed without interruption, and edited together to give the impression that the last video was filmed in a single shoot.
Synopsis
In the video for "Single Woman", the emphasis is put on Beyonce's more aggressive and sensual side, her alter ego Sasha Fierce. It shows him in asymmetrical tricot and high heels, with two backup dancers, Ebony Williams and Ashley Everett. Mother Beyoncà © ©, Tina Knowles, designed a high-cut shirt after seeing something similar in American Chorus Line music and All That Jazz. The dance routines combine many styles, including jazz, tap, and hip hop, and are credited with popularizing J-Setting, leading the flamboyant and following a prominent dance style in many African American gay clubs in Atlanta and used by women J Prancing dance groups -Settes from Jackson State University.
The video features BeyoncÃÆ'Â © and his two friends dance inside the infinite bay, which alternates between black and white and puts a focus on complex choreography. Throughout the video, the women click on their heels and wiggle their hips and legs. However, the ultimate goal is to draw viewers' attention to their hands and ring fingers as they make spinning hand movements. At one point during the video, the dancers ran to the wall, which, according to Frank Gatson Jr., paid tribute to Shirley MacLaine's acting in the 1969 film Sweet Charity. Towards the end of the video, BeyoncÃÆ' Â © flash her own wedding ring on her finger.
Responses and awards
Although the video for "Single Ladies" is the cheapest and fastest of all his videos to produce, BeyoncÃÆ'Â © feels that it ends up being "the most iconic... something special". This gave birth to dance turmoil and inspired thousands of imitations around the world, many of which were posted on YouTube. In an interview with MTV, BeyoncÃÆ'Â © expressed his appreciation for the public response to the video, and stated that he had spent a lot of time watching some of these parodies: "It's wonderful to feel you touch people and live a song with video." Nava also revealed his admiration for the positive reception of the video, and linking his success to a minuscule, less-than-video approach. In an interview with Chandler Levack for Eye Weekly , Toronto director Scott Cudmore stated that the Internet era has influenced the way music videos are made, as well as perceived by the audience. Although Cudmore believes that the music video as a medium "disappears... from the mainstream public eye", he accredits the "Single Woman" to its resurrection, and declares that once the video appears on the Internet, people begin to "consciously look for music videos because of their art".
The music video has won several awards and awards. This was selected as the Best Dance Routine in Popjustice 2008 Poll Reader; and won the Video of the Year into the first black and white music video since Don Henley's The Boys of Summer, Best Choreography, and Best Editing at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The song also won Best Video at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards, 2009 MOBO Awards, and the 2009 BET Awards. This video has also received many nominations: Best Videos in Reading Popjustice Readers 2009 (placed 4); nine (including three won) at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009; Best Artist Best Video at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards (lost to "Poker Face" Lady Gaga); Extraordinary Music Video at NAACP Image Awards 2009; and two at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards for Best Videos and Best Movements. The video was ranked number four on the BET notarized: 100 Video Top 2008 countdown, and at number three on Top 40 Video VH1 of 2009. Chosen as the best music video of the decade of the 2000s by fans of the music website MUZU TV and the fifth best of the decade by readers of Billboard magazine. Claire Suddath of the Time magazine inserted her into the 30 Best All-Time Music Videos, writes that "sometimes the best creations are also the simplest". In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online puts the video at number one on their list of top ten music videos BeyoncÃÆ'Â © writes, "[It has] All the sex appeal.. Never... BeyoncÃÆ' Â © does not need anything other than free space in this one" It's all about dance. It's all about tricot. It's all about ferocity. And that's epic. "The music video was getting platinum from CRIA for the delivery of 10,000 units. "Kanyegate"
"Single Ladies" was nominated for nine awards at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year. His failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American pop singer Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me", sparked controversy during the ceremony. Swift acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who took his microphone to proclaim the video "Single Ladies" as "one of the best videos of all time". BeyoncÃÆ' Â © footage in the audience looked surprised then shown. When BeyoncÃÆ'Â © won the Video of the Year award that night, she recalled when she won her first MTV award with her former group, Destiny's Child, and called the experience "one of the most exciting moments of her life". He then invited Swift on stage to finish his speech and "get the moment".
Live show
BeyoncÃÆ'  © first promoted the "Single Woman" in a concert organized by Radio Power 105.1 in New York on October 29, 2008, and later performed the song at various awards ceremonies, concerts and television shows. At the 2008 World Music Awards in Monaco, BeyoncÃÆ' © did "Single Ladies" while wearing his roboglove, and pointed gloves as he sang chorus songs. Beyoncà ©  © sang "Single Ladies" on Saturday Night Live on November 15, 2008. That night Beyoncà ©  © was shown in a parody of the song's music video, at where two female backup dancers from the video were replaced by pop singer Justin Timberlake and SNL cast Andy Samberg and Bobby Moynihan. On November 16, 2008, BeyoncÃÆ' © did a medley of "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies", and "Crazy in Love" during the last episode of Total Request Live . "Single Ladies" was also performed by BeyoncÃÆ' © on November 18, 2008, at 106 & amp; Park on November 23, 2008, at the American Music Awards 2008, on November 25, 2008, at The Ellen DeGeneres Show and on November 26, 2008, at Rockefeller Plaza at The Today Show . She performed "Single Ladies" with two male dancers at The Tyra Banks Show on January 9, 2009.
In July 2009, BeyoncÃÆ'  © gave a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where American actor Tom Cruise danced with him and his dancers as they performed a regular "Single Ladies" dance. At the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009, BeyoncÃÆ' © did "Single Ladies" supported by "single women's troops" on stage. In a poll conducted by Billboard magazine, the show was ranked 7th best in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. A critic writes in the magazine: "The world gave the 'whoa' collective when Beyonce took out her 'Single Ladies' video, but to see the dance move come alive in VMA 2009, that's amazing." Erika Ramirez of the same publication put the show at number two on the list of the five biggest TV shows BeyoncÃÆ' ©. "Single Ladies" is included in the regulated list of BeyoncÃÆ' © I Am... Yours concerts and My I Am... World Tour. The song was later included on the live album BeyoncÃÆ' © I i... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas (2009) and I Am... World Tour ( 2010). "Single Ladies" was then performed by Beyoncà ©  © in a pink dress at a concert at Palais Nikaia in Nice, France, on June 20, 2011, and at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2011, ahead of over 175,000 spectators. On July 1, 2011, BeyoncÃÆ' © gave a free concert on Good Morning America as part of the Summer Concert Series, which included "Single Ladies". Supported by an all-female band and supporting singer The Mamas, Beyoncà © à © performs "Single Ladies" in front of 3,500 people for 4 Intimate Nights with BeyoncÃÆ'  © revue at Roseland Ballroom in New York, in August 2011. In May, 2012 , BeyoncÃÆ' © did a song during his Revel Presents: BeyoncÃÆ'  © Live revue in Revel Atlantic City, a hotel. Ben Ratliff of The New York Times calls "Single Woman" at the "almost continuous high point" of the concert. Rebecca Thomas of MTV News wrote that dancing BeyoncÃÆ' © during "Single Ladies" reflects the theme of women's empowerment of the song. On February 3, 2013, BeyoncÃÆ' © sang the song along with his former bandmate from Destiny's Child during the Super Bowl XLVII show at halftime. The song was added to the set of Mrs Carter Show World Tour (2013). BeyoncÃÆ' © did "Single Ladies" at The Sound of Change Live concert on June 1, 2013 at Twickenham Stadium, London as part of the Chime for Change movement.
Cultural impact
"Single Ladies" gained widespread popularity for an interesting hook and theme of women's empowerment. Critics have compared the song to Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, driven by their lyrics, all of which promote women's empowerment. This music video gained fame for its intricate choreography and its spread from the hands of jazz with a touch of wrist. It has been credited with initiating "the first major craze dance of the new millennium and the Internet", sparking a number of parodies of dance choreography. Billy Johnson from Yahoo! Music writes that the "Single Ladies" video is the most popular music viral hit of 2009. MTV News' James Montgomery writes that "it looks like a music video was created specifically for the YouTube generation, which might explain why making respect a worldwide phenomenon." Video aroused interest on J-Setting, a choreographed dance form JaQuel Knight highlights in the video, and BeyoncÃÆ'Â Â is credited with bringing the dance style to the mainstream.
In a radio interview on NPR All Things Considered , Knight shares his excitement that popular videos make people want to learn to dance. Trish Crawford of Toronto Star observes how it appeals to all age groups and genders, in contrast to the short dance passions inspired by Soulja Boy two years earlier, which he considers "mainly male hips dance-dance ". Crawford mentions, "Toddlers have handled [the dance of 'Single Woman']. [So is the dance class recreation center, the student associations in their dorm room, the suburban teenager in their basement, and the high school cheerleader." In February 2009, Columbia Records announced the launch of the "Single Female" Dance Video Contest. Fans aged eighteen and older were invited to obey exactly the dance routine performed by Beyoncà © à © and two dancers in its original production. The winning video is included in the album, I Am... World Tour .
Parody and honor
"Single Ladies" was first parodied on November 15, 2008, episode of SNL , featuring BeyoncÃÆ' ©. He was initially reluctant to participate in the segment but agreed to after a visit from Timberlake in the locker room. Choreographer Beyoncà ©  ©, Frank Gatson Jr., expressing mixed emotions on the results, said: "I am annoyed because I know that Justin is a great dancer and if he learns choreography, he can do very well... If they" Make a parody [our work] just as they make a parody of politicians and presidents, it means it must be a big time. So in that case, I have to lift my hat to them to do it. "Then, Jonas Jonas of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers posted a video on their YouTube account where he mimicked the dance in tricot and black heels.African pop duo Jedward parodied the dance moves BeyoncÃÆ'  © for their cover video of All the Small Things.In London, a hundred dancers wearing tight clothes similar to those worn by BeyoncÃÆ' © did a choreography on April 20, 2009, to promote Trident Unwrapped gums.On November 20, 2009 , BBC Newsreaders including Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth, Kate Silverton, and Susanna Reid featured "Single Ladies" in black military uniforms and then joined on stage by their male counterparts Bill Turnbull, Ben Brown, Nicholas Owen and Charlie Stayt before took Diversity, the winner of the third series of Britain's Got Talent, in a dance they performed a choreography mpulkan funds for the UK campaign, Children In Need .
The music video inspired a number of amateur impersonators to post a video about themselves doing choreography on YouTube. One of the most watched viral videos is Shane Mercado, who appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show in bikini bottoms to perform the choreography. The next meeting with Beyonce became a media event. BeyoncÃÆ'  © has recognized the popularity of videos on YouTube; during his concert tour, footage from many YouTube videos played in the background while BeyoncÃÆ' © did the song. Cubby, who is an on-air personality for Charlotte, North Carolina's 96.1 The Beat AM, based on a parody on the SNL one. The video leads to a meeting and greets with Beyoncà © © and finally, the opportunity to join him onstage at the event stop in Atlanta during the I... World Tour. Many videos featuring babies of different ages, mimicking "Single Female" dance choreography, have been uploaded on YouTube. A video showing Cory Elliott, a New Zealand baby boy, did a dance while watching Beyoncà © on television, gaining significant coverage from several media outlets. Left Dan Fletcher magazine's critics placed him as the 4th best viral video of 2009 and wrote, "Young people love songs with good rhythm and repetition, and 'Single Woman' must have both." However, when a video of seven-year-old girls performing the choreography of "Single Women" in a dance competition in Los Angeles became viral on YouTube, it created controversy and sparked outrage from many viewers, who felt the girls had become sexual by a suggestive dance movement.
In a video filmed by singer John Legend, US President Barack Obama appeared with his wife, Michelle, part of the "Single Woman" routine. He also had time to do a hand-spinning motion of the video song in the inaugural celebration of Obama. This video encourages a similar Obama, Iman Crosson, to perform the choreography version of "Single Ladies" itself. Other prominent figures, including American environmental and political activist Joe Nation and American actor Tom Hanks, have performed dances. In the music video for "Dancin on Me" by DJ Webstar and Jim Jones, three women are shown in the background, mimicking the dance "Single Woman". Wearing black leotard and gold gloves, Katy Brand performed a choreography with two spare female dancers for BBC One's Dancing Comics Release to earn money for the Comic Relief charity on March 12, 2010. Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer and Heather Morris performed a "Single Women" dance as part of Glee Live's tour in June 2011. Music minister at First Baptist Church Geyer Springs in Little Rock, Arkansas, thought it would be a "very good idea" to attract interest in the church choir by using a "Single Ladies" remix and having a member of the dancing choir for it. In the music video he made, the choir members sang, "All women singing, all singing... If you like choir, then will not you come and sing in it." Cyndi Wilkerson, Assistant Ministry of Music at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church uploaded a video to YouTube on August 29, 2011. In April 2013, the YouTube Psy phenomenon performed a routine dance during a concert in Seoul while wearing red tricot and red boots. A television commercial for South Africa's Vodacom cellular service, using the song as a background for an actor who funnyly mimicked Beyoncà ©  ©, the ad quickly became viral and brought up several different variations. Usage in media
"Single Ladies" has been used in various media including television shows, commercials and books. In the magazine Best of 2009 of People, Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney Kardashian were ranked 9th in the list of "25 Most Interesting People" magazines; the photo accompanying the article shows three women in a tight shirt imitating the look of the video "Single Woman". The song has been included on many television shows, including CSI: Miami, and Cougar Town, and in two episodes in Glee. In the United Kingdom, the video for "Single Women" was used for television commercials in 2009 for the new kebab doner, Pot Noodle. In other media, the 33rd edition of the comic book series The Brave and the Bold shows scenes in which Wonder Woman, Zatanna, and Barbara Gordon sing a karaoke version of the song while in a club. A video mash-up of the theme "Single Ladies" and The Andy Griffith Show circulated on the Internet in early 2010. It was produced by the Ben Party at the end of 2008. In July 2010, the line "Put the Ring" used by the UN Joint Program on HIV/AIDS as a tagline for women's condom public awareness campaigns in the US. The song appears in Marvel Studios Doctor Strange . This song will be featured in the 2016 rhythm game Just Dance 2017 .
cover version
Singers and bands of various genres have covered the song in their own style. Scottish band Marmaduke Duke performed a cover version in April 2009 on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show. In October 2009, it was released at Radio 1 Live Lounge - Volume 4 , a compilation of Live Lounge recordings . Australian singer Stan Walker sang the jazzier version of the song in the seventh Australian Idol series in October 2009. In the same year, the PS22 elementary school choir group covered "Single Ladies" and "Halo" (2009) during Billboard ' s Lunch Women's Inside Music is held yearly at The Pierre in New York City. In a brief Broadway show "All About Me" in March 2010, Dame Edna Everage performed a version of the song with backup dancers Gregory Butler and Jon-Paul Mateo. It was also covered by Jeff Tweedy and British singer-songwriter Alan Pownall. According to Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly Tweedy only sings a few bars; he gave "Single Ladies" acoustic nuances and read the rest of the song's lyrics. He did a hand gesture that Beyoncà ©  © and his dancers did on the song's video. Pomplamoose, an American indie duo comprised of Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, recorded a cover of "Single Ladies" on the video, utilizing a separate screen to show Dawn on vocals and Conte playing the instrument. Inspired by the avant-garde Dogme 95 movement in theaters, Conte began recording songs on video as a quick way to create "organic and raw" music. They chose "Single Women" because they believed that it would help them grow the audience.
During a concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, Prince performed a 1984 mash-up song "Pop Life" and "I Would Die 4 U", which combined a sample of "Single Ladies". During his tour in Melbourne, Australia, on August 13, 2010, Katy Perry performed "Single Woman" and attempted to imitate the choreography. English-language music composer Mark-Anthony Turnage composed a song arrangement that he named "Hammered Out". Describing it as "mostly R & D work to date," Turnage told Tim Rutherford-Johnson of The Guardian that he was motivated to place the reference "Single Woman" in his work by his young son , fans of the song. This work aired on BBC Proms on August 27, 2010. Sara Bareilles covered the song as part of Billboard ' s "Mashup Mondays" and featured it as part of its setting. list at the 2010 Lilith Fair Tour. As a critic wrote for the magazine, Bareilles put the piano-pop song on "Single Ladies" and turned it into a "slow jazzy track, complete with bassline and creeping vocal harmony". American rock band A Rocket to the Moon covered "Single Ladies" and placed it on their EP, The Rainy Day Sessions, released in October 2010.
On September 26, 2010, Kharizma sang their version of the song in the second series of The X Factor Australia, and on May 31, 2011, Matthew Raymond-Barker sang the song directly to the seventh prime of the second series of > X Factor France . During the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011, female contestants joined together on stage to perform "Single Ladies" and tried a dance move from the song's video. The film Sex and the City 2 features performance songs by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli. On October 18, 2011, Young Men Society sang "Single Ladies" in the third series of The X Factor Australia, and on June 30, 2014, Holly Tapp sang the third series of The Voice Australia i>.
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Credits are adapted from I Am... Sasha Fierce album liner notes.
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See also
- List of bestselling singles
- List of bestselling singles in the United States
- List number one R & amp; B single in 2008 (US)
- List number one R & amp; B single in 2009 (US)
- List of singles that spend most weeks on the UK Singles Chart
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- An article published by New York Daily News on the impact of "Single women" on young children: Black, Rosemary (May 14, 2010) ). "The provocative dance routine of little girls for 'Single Women' raises fears of growing too fast". New York Daily News . Mortimer Zuckerman.
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