[141][142], Beyoncé first promoted "Single Ladies" in a concert organized by Power 105.1 radio in New York on October 29, 2008,[143] and subsequently performed the song at various awards ceremonies, concerts and television shows, including Saturday Night Live (SNL) on November 15, 2008. [39][44] She reclaims her right to flirt, have fun, and find a lover who is more devoted than the previous one. [3] In an interview with Billboard magazine, Beyoncé added that she was drawn to the song because of the universality of the topic, an issue that "people are passionate about and want to talk about and debate". In the Best of 2009 issue of People magazine, Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney Kardashian were ranked at number nine on the magazine's list of "25 Most Intriguing People"; the photograph accompanying the article showed the three women in leotards mimicking the look from the "Single Ladies" video. [36], "Single Ladies" appeared at number six on the Eye Weekly's critics' list of the Best Singles of 2008,[58] and at number six on About.com's Mark Edward Nero's list of the Best R&B Songs of 2008. [114] "Single Ladies" was choreographed by Frank Gatson Jr. and JaQuel Knight,[3] and incorporates J-Setting choreography. [So have] recreation centre dance classes, sorority sisters in their dorm rooms, suburban teenagers in their basements and high school cheerleaders. Choreographers in general receive a lot of appreciation for their work, but little recognition as creators and artists themselves. Nash conceptualized "Single Ladies" after Beyoncé's secret marriage to hip hop recording artist Jay-Z in April 2008. In the caption, the 48-year-old quipped how she thought she nailed the audition for the song. [185] A television advert for the South African cellular service Vodacom, used the song as a backdrop to an actor who was humorously mimicking Beyoncé's dancing, the advert quickly went viral and spawed several different variations. [28] The instrumentation includes a bass drum,[30] a keyboard[31] and spaced out synthesizers that occasionally zoom in and out; one commentator, Sarah Liss of CBC News, noted that their arrangement surprisingly comes as light, instead of dense. [26] It has a chord progression of E in the verses, and Bdim–C–Bdim–Am in the chorus. Nick Levine of Digital Spy particularly praised its beats, which according to him, "just don't quit". The song was subsequently included on Beyoncé's live albums I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas (2009)[156] and I Am... World Tour (2010). “‘Single Ladies’ for me is like a walkthrough of my childhood,” Knight said of his beloved routine that started it all. Cyndi Wilkerson, Music Ministry Assistant at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, uploaded the video to YouTube on August 29, 2011. Freedom du Lac of The Washington Post noted the song features "playground vocals". Beyoncé recorded the song in May 2008 at the Boom Boom Room Studio in Burbank, California, and it was mixed by Jaycen Joshua and Dave Pensado, with assistance from Randy Urbanski and Andrew Wuepper. [40] The two music videos premiered on MTV's Total Request Live show on October 13, 2008[7] to reinforce the concept of conflicting personalities. Blue has made several public appearances with her parents, including at red carpet events and glitzy award ceremonies. And it's epic. [97], "Single Ladies" debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending November 29, 2008. “We’re left to the life of Instagram posts and Twitter to prove we did the work, which is sad. Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ choreographer has worked with many celebrities. [37] The music video achieved fame for its intricate choreography[169] and its deployment of jazz hands with a wrist twist. [19] Echoing Levine's sentiments, Liss wrote that Beyoncé sounds "gleefully sassy". He performed the hand movements that Beyoncé and her dancers do in the song's video. [166] The song was added to the set list of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013). [32], "Single Ladies" is musically similar to Beyoncé's 2007 single "Get Me Bodied"; Andy Kellman of Allmusic called it a "dire throwback" to the song. called the song single-worthy, and wrote that it is "a tune that actually sounds like a Beyoncé number". [40] Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer and Heather Morris did the "Single Ladies" dance as part of the Glee Live tour in June 2011. [3][7], Although the video for "Single Ladies" was the cheapest and quickest of all her videos to produce, Beyoncé felt that it ended up being "the most iconic ... something special". Beyoncé is a doting mum to Blue and twins Rumi and Sir. "[113] The video generated interest in J-Setting, the dance form that choreographer JaQuel Knight highlights in the video, and Beyoncé is credited with bringing the dance style to the mainstream. "[126] Nava also expressed his surprise at the positive reception of the video, and attributed its success to the video's understated, less-is-more approach. [28] The lyrics reflect post-breakup situations. The video had the whole world dancing and waving along via YouTube. [205] American rock band A Rocket to the Moon covered "Single Ladies" and placed it on their EP, The Rainy Day Sessions, which was released in October 2010. [178] Time magazine's critic Dan Fletcher ranked it as the fourth best viral video of 2009 and wrote, "Young children love songs with good rhythm and repetition, and 'Single Ladies' certainly has both. [13] The two songs were released as a double A-side single on November 7, 2008, in Australia,[14] New Zealand,[15] and Germany. "[56] "There is absolutely zero chance Beyoncé ever releases a single like this ever again", Montgomery concluded. The song was featured in the 2016 rhythm game Just Dance 2017. [204] The piece premiered at the BBC Proms on August 27, 2010. [41] Daniel Brockman of The Phoenix complimented the song's use of the word "it", and wrote that the technique "sums up her divided musical persona far more effectively than the [album's] two-disc split-personality gimmick. It sounds bizarre - … [176] In other media, issue 33 of comic book series The Brave and the Bold features a scene in which Wonder Woman, Zatanna, and Barbara Gordon sing a karaoke version of the song while at a club. [157], "Single Ladies" was first parodied in the November 15, 2008, episode of SNL, which featured Beyoncé. [86] "If I Were a Boy" charted at number three on the Hot 100 chart the same week, and thus Beyoncé became the seventh female in the US to have two songs in the top five positions of that particular chart. Several news media sources named it as one of the best songs of 2008, while some considered it one of the best songs of the decade. Choreography has been an integral part of pop music for decades, dating back to … [74] It also won the awards for Favorite Song at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards,[75] Song of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards,[76] and Best R&B Song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. MUSIC Posted: October 19, 2020 6:30 am. In 2009, Beyoncé got crowds every moving with her “Single Ladies” dance. [177] A video showing Cory Elliott, a baby boy from New Zealand, performing the dance while watching Beyoncé on television, gained significant coverage from several media outlets. [197] In her short-lived Broadway revue "All About Me" in March 2010, Dame Edna Everage performed a version of the song with backup dancers Gregory Butler and Jon-Paul Mateo. [48] On the bridge, she affirms that she wants her new love interest "to make like a prince and grab her, delivering her to 'a destiny, to infinity and beyond'" while "Prince Charming is left standing there like the second lead in a romantic comedy". [155] "Single Ladies" was included on the set lists of Beyoncé's I Am... Yours concerts and her I Am... World Tour. The song and particularly its music video have been widely parodied and imitated. [60] "Single Ladies" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by Black Entertainment Television (BET). [56] Time magazine's critic Josh Tyrangiel, who called the song "ludicrously infectious", ranked it as the seventh-best song of 2008. Swift's acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who grabbed her microphone to declare the "Single Ladies" video as "one of the best videos of all time". This is from Beyonce's I am Sasha Fierce video. [195] Australian singer Stan Walker sang a jazzier version of the song on the seventh series of Australian Idol in October 2009. [3] The day the video was shot, the song was divided into three parts. “The artist is used to the idea that after you create something for them, it’s theirs — that they should be able to perform it around the world for millions of people forever,” Knight said regretfully. [110] 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. [153] In a poll conducted by Billboard magazine, the performance was ranked as the seventh best in the history of MTV Video Music Awards. [34] Towards the end of the song, Beyoncé takes a more aggressive vocal approach[22] and employs a middle eight as she sings, "And like a ghost I'll be gone". When Beyoncé won the Video of the Year award later that night, she reminisced about when she won her first MTV award with her former group, Destiny's Child, and called the experience "one of the most exciting moments in [her] life". 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