“If I Were a Boy (Maurice Joshua Mojo UK Remix)”Ģ. + 20 minutes of behind-the-scenes B-roll footageġ. The DVD/CD combo will be available exclusively through Wal-Mart and J&R Music World in New York beginning June 16.Ībove and Beyoncé Video Collection & Dance Mixes Tracklisting Eight tracks are showcased in the collection with production from Dave Audé, DJ Escape, and Tony Coluccio. Next month, Beyoncé will release Above and Beyoncé Video Collection & Dance Mixes, a compilation of music videos and remixed records showcasing the singer’s first foray into electronica.ĭubbed an “essential companion” to Beyoncé’s best-selling album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, the hour-long DVD brings together seven of the triple threat’s immensely popular videos, including the track that spawned this year’s biggest dance craze, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” and her remixed single “Ego” featuring Kanye West.Ībove and Beyoncé also includes an energizing CD of cutting-edge electronica, featuring remixed hits from I Am…. It was Beyoncé demanding excellence and devotion on every woman’s behalf.Kelly Rowland isn’t the only Destiny’s Child member making noise on the dance music circuit this summer. The visuals, though, wouldn’t have been made possible without the song itself: fierce, flirtatious, assertive and uplifting all at once, ‘Single Ladies’ was the roll call women in search of a barometer of self worth had been wanting, and in some cases needing, to hear. Bey ultimately credited the inspiration of the choreography to a mix of a black, Southern style of dance called J-Setting and a vanilla yet viral routine choreographed by Bob Fosse decades ago. The impact was immediate, inspiring many to imitate the video and upload their versions to YouTube. In the 2008 clip, Beyoncé and two backup dancers twist, sashay and strike power moves around a white room for a total of three intense and influential minutes. In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #3 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:Īs thrilling of a musical production as it is, ‘Single Ladies’ wouldn’t be cemented in pop culture history today if it weren’t for the music video. Don't treat me to the things of the world I’m not that kind of girl Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve Here’s a man that makes me, then takes me And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond Pull me into your arms Say I’m the one you want If you don’t, you’ll be alone And like a ghost, I’ll be gone All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies Now put your hands up Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Whoa, oh, oh, oh 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Whoa, oh, oh 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it I got gloss on my lips (lips), a man on my hips (hips) Hold me tighter than my Deréon jeans Acting up (up), drink in my cup (cup) I can't care less what you think I need no permission, did I mention? Don’t pay him any attention 'Cause you had your turn (turn) But now you gon' learn What it really feels like to miss me 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh 'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Don’t be mad once you see that he want it If you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh