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{{short description|2008 single by Beyoncé}} | |||
{{Infobox Single | |||
{{Infobox song | |||
|Name = Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | |||
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| name = Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | ||
| cover = Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) cover.png | |||
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| alt = The silhouette of a woman. She is standing in front of a grayscale background and the words "Beyoncé" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which are written in silver capital letters. | |||
|Artist = ] | |||
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| type = single | ||
| artist = ] | |||
|Released = {{Start date|2008|10|8}} <br> {{start date|2009|2|16}} <small>(])<ref name="DigitalSpy"/></small><ref name="EIL.com"/> | |||
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| album = ] | ||
| A-side = "]" (]) | |||
|Recorded = 2007-2008 | |||
| released = {{Start date|2008|10|08}} | |||
|Genre = ], ] | |||
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| recorded = May 2008 | ||
| studio = The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, California | |||
|Label = ] | |||
| venue = | |||
|Writer = Beyonce Knowles,<ref>. '']''. Retrieved 2009-01-22</ref> Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, ] | |||
| genre = *] | |||
|Producer = Beyonce Knowles<!-- Do not remove Beyonce Knowles' name .-->, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash | |||
*] | |||
|Certification = 3xPlatinum <small>(])</small><br>2x Platinum <small>(])</small><br>Gold <small>(])</small><br>Silver <small>(]) | |||
*] | |||
|Last single = "]" <br/> (2008) | |||
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=13}} | |||
|This single = "'''Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'''" <br/> (2008) | |||
| label = ] | |||
|Next single = "]"<br/>(2008) | |||
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| composer = * ] | |||
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* ] | |||
| Name = Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | |||
| lyricist = * Knowles | |||
| Audio file = Singleladies(2).ogg | |||
* Stewart | |||
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* Nash | |||
* ] | |||
| producer = * Knowles | |||
* Tricky Stewart | |||
* The-Dream | |||
| prev_title = ] | |||
| prev_year = 2008 | |||
| next_title = ] | |||
| next_year = 2008 | |||
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|4m1EFMoRFvY|"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"}}}} | |||
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"'''Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'''" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter ], from her third studio album, '']'' (2008). ] released "Single Ladies" as a ] on October 8, 2008, as a ] alongside "]", showcasing the contrast between Beyoncé and her aggressive onstage ] Sasha Fierce. It explores men's unwillingness to ] or commit. In the song, the female protagonist is in a club to celebrate her single status. | |||
"Single Ladies" won three ]s in ], including ], among other accolades. 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. ] ranked it at number 228 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2021. It topped the US ] chart for four non-consecutive weeks and received a ] by the ] (RIAA). The song charted among the top ten within the singles category in several other countries. Globally, it was 2009's seventh best-selling digital single with 6.1 million copies sold.<ref name="IFPI2009YEC">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf|title=Digital Music Sales Around The World|date=January 21, 2009|publisher=]|page=10|access-date=December 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222025232/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
"'''Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'''" is a song by American ] singer ], composed by ], ], ] and Knowles for her third solo album, '']''. The song was released as the album's second single after her worldwide hit "]", and was critical and commercial success, peaking at the top spot of the ], making it Knowles' fifth number-one single, and becoming a top ten hit on many worldwide charts. | |||
A black-and-white music video accompanied the single's release. It won several awards, including three at the ] winning the top prize ]. Beyoncé has performed "Single Ladies" on television and during her concert tours. The song and particularly its music video have been widely parodied and imitated. Several notable artists have performed cover versions. Media usage has included placement in popular television shows. | |||
The song gained popularity for its theme of female empowerment and catchy hook, and was ranked number one on '']'' magazine's list of the Best 100 Singles of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year|title=Singles of the Year |date=2008-12-13|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=2008-12-15}}</ref> The choreography-driven video achieved great success, prompting a legion of imitations and parodies, and became known for starting the first major dance craze of the millennium and of the internet.<ref name="Star">{{Cite journal|last = Crawford| first = Trish| title = Beyonce's single an anthem for women| journal = ]| pages = L1, L4| date = 2009-01-23| url = http://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705}}</ref> | |||
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==Background and release== | ||
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"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", alongside "]", was initially targeted to debut on radio stations on October 7, 2008, with aims at ] for the former.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594626/20080911/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyonce's New LP, Featuring Justin Timberlake, Due November 18|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2008-09-12|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/10/split-personali.html|title=Split personality for new Beyoncé album|date=2008-10-15|last=Willman|first=Chris|work=]|accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> However, the song premiered the following day on the ] radio station ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyonce Releases Two Tracks From I Am ... , Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=2008-10-08|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231737,00.html|title=Beyoncé's Double Debut|last=Tapper|first=Christina|date=2008-10-08|work=]|publisher=Time Inc|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> | |||
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| footer = ] ''(left)'' and ] ''(right)'' co-wrote and produced "Single Ladies". | |||
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"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was written by ], ], ], and ], and was produced by Nash and Stewart. Beyoncé recorded the song in May 2008 at the Boom Boom Room Studio in ], and it was ] by ] and ], with assistance from Randy Urbanski and Andrew Wuepper.<ref name="Booklet"/> Nash conceptualized "Single Ladies" after Beyoncé's secret marriage to ] recording artist ] in April 2008.<ref name="people">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-the-making-of-beyoncs-single-ladies/ |title=Inside Story: The Making of Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' |first=Jessica |last=Herndon |work=] |date=January 1, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210507/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20333961,00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Helling |first=Steve |title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z File Signed Marriage License |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194030,00.html |work=People |date=April 22, 2008 |access-date=April 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126020631/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194030,00.html |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stewart commented that the song was "the only public statement that ever made about marriage",<ref name="people"/> and that while in the studio recording the song Beyoncé had remained tightlipped, even to the point of removing her wedding band.<ref name="people"/> Beyoncé's marriage inspired Nash to compose a song about an issue that affected many people's relationships: the fear or unwillingness of men to commit.<ref name="people"/> In an interview with '']'' 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".<ref name=lioa>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa |title=Beyonce: The Billboard Q&A |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=October 2, 2009 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211074113/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa |archive-date=February 11, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> She stated that although "Single Ladies" is a playful ] song, it addresses an issue that women experience every day.<ref name=lioa/> | |||
In "Single Ladies", Beyoncé portrays her ] Sasha Fierce, which appears on the second part of '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601276/20081212/spears_britney.jhtml |title=Britney? Beyonce? Who Is MTV News' Woman Of The Year? The Countdown Begins Today! |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=]. ] |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813065741/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601276/20081212/spears_britney.jhtml |archive-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The song was released simultaneously with "]"; as lead singles, they were meant to demonstrate the concept of the dueling personalities of the singer.<ref name="mtv1"/> This reinforced the theme of the album, which was created by placing its ] and uptempo tracks on separate discs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597718/beyonces-i-sasha-fierce-album-preview.jhtml |title=Beyonce Album Preview: ''I Am ... Sasha Fierce Shines'' Light On B's Alter Ego |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=October 23, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209055707/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1597718/beyonces-i-sasha-fierce-album-preview.jhtml |archive-date=February 9, 2012 }}</ref> The singles debuted on US radio on October 8, 2008;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks From I Am ... , Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=October 8, 2008|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619051814/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml|archive-date=June 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Single Ladies" did so on ] New York radio station ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231737,00.html|title=Beyoncé's Double Debut|last=Tapper|first=Christina|date=October 8, 2008|work=People|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108195011/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231737,00.html|archive-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both singles were added to ] radio playlists on October 12, 2008;<ref name="us_radio"/> "Single Ladies" was sent to ] playlists the same day,<ref name="urban"/> while "If I Were a Boy" was instead classified for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=Available for Airplay |work=] |access-date=July 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031190339/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=October 31, 2005 }}</ref> The two songs were released as a ] single on November 7, 2008, in Australia,<ref name="au">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/if-i-were-a-boy-single/id294909898 |title=If I Were a Boy – Single |date=8 October 2008 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |publisher=]. ] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110210739/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/if-i-were-a-boy-single/id294909898 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> New Zealand,<ref name="nzz">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/if-i-were-a-boy-single/id294909898 |title=If I Were a Boy – Single |date=8 October 2008 |access-date=April 15, 2011 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215249/https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/if-i-were-a-boy-single/id294909898 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Germany.<ref name="ger">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001HZUTNU |title=If I Were a Boy [Single] |publisher=] |access-date=December 15, 2010 |language=de}}</ref> Dance ]es of the song were made available in the US on February 10, 2009,<ref name="Mast"/> and in Europe on February 16, 2009.<ref name="itunes4"/> "Single Ladies" was not originally released as a single in the UK, but the song became increasingly popular there and reached the top ten in the ] as a result of download sales.<ref name="Nick"/> On February 16, 2009, it was released as a ], and the dance remixes became available as a digital download.<ref name="amazon.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001R6P1KA |title=Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Dance Remixes |publisher=] |access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="UKCDrelease">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001QITONY |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) [Single] |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401070912/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001QITONY |archive-date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> | |||
The song was performed on November 9, 2008 at the ] and at '']'' on November 15, 2008; that night, Beyonce was also featured in a ] of the "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" music video, where the two female backup dancers from the video were replaced by three men. One of the three men was ], who showed up unexpectedly at the dressing room in a leotard before filming. The other two were ''SNL'' castmembers ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20240788,00.html|title=VIDEO: Justin Timberlake Out of Sync in Heels and Leotard|last=Clinton|first=Ivory Jeff|date=2008-11-16|work=People|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref> On November 16, 2008 Knowles performed the song during the final episode of '']''. Beyonce performed the song on November 18, 2008 at ]'s '']''. She also performed "Single Ladies" during the ] on November 23, 2008. On November 25, 2008, she performed the song on '']''. On November 26, 2008, she performed the song at ] on '']''. Beyoncé also performed the song on '']'' with two male dancers. | |||
==Composition and lyrical interpretation== | |||
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"Single Ladies" is an ] ], ], and ] song with ] and ] influences.<ref name="mtv1"/><ref name="hearst">{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/CD-showcases-Beyonce-s-split-personality-1675646.php |title=Album Review: Beyonce I Am... Sasha Fierce |first=Joey |last=Guerra |work=] |date=November 17, 2008 |access-date=January 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126021409/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/CD-showcases-Beyonce-s-split-personality-1675646.php |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="McGuire"/><ref name="wnews">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/18/beyonces-two-faces/ |title=Beyonce's two faces |first=Adam |last=Mazmanian |work=] |publisher=] |date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007005806/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/18/beyonces-two-faces/ |archive-date=October 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="paste"/> While the first measure is in {{music|time|3|4}}, it is set in ] {{music|time|4|4}} except for a change to {{music|time|3|4}} for one measure before the final chorus.<ref name="sheet">{{cite web |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Sheet Music |date = 19 January 2009|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0070982 |publisher=Musicnotes. ] |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112114040/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0070982 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> It makes use of ] bounce-based ],<ref name="Greenblatt"/><ref name="cbc"/> ] ],<ref name="paste"/> an ascending ] in the background,<ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/04/20/living-on-the-radio |title=Living on the Radio |magazine=] |first=Sasha |last=Frere-Jones |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=April 20, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005235001/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/04/20/living-on-the-radio |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and a punchy organic beat.<ref name="cbc"/> The instrumentation includes a ],<ref name="twist"/> a ]<ref name="slant1"/> and spaced out ]s that occasionally zoom in and out; one commentator, Sarah Liss of ], noted that their arrangement surprisingly comes as light, instead of dense.<ref name="cbc"/> According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by ], the verses of "Single Ladies" are played in the ] of ]<ref name="sheet"/> and the piece ] to ] ] for the ] and ] for the ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyonce Chords, Melody, and Music Theory Analysis - Hooktheory |url=https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/beyonce/single-ladies |publisher=Hooktheory }}</ref> and is played in a "moderate groove" tempo of 96.9 ]. Beyoncé's vocals range from the note of ] to ].<ref name="sheet"/> It has a ] of E in the verses, and B<small>dim</small>–C–B<small>dim</small>–Am in the ].<ref name="sheet"/> J. Freedom du Lac of '']'' noted the song features "playground vocals".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703099.html|title=Beyoncé's More Fun When She's 'Fierce'|first=J.|last=Freedom du Lac|newspaper=]|date=November 18, 2008|access-date=January 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055552/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703099.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
"Single Ladies" is musically similar to Beyoncé's 2007 single "]"; Andy Kellman of ] called it a "dire throwback" to the song.<ref name="Allmusic"/> Stewart and Harrell said in an interview given to '']'' magazine that the similar rhythm of the two songs is "what Beyoncé responds to".<ref name="people"/> Ann Powers of the '']'' saw the song's theme of female empowerment as an extension of that of "]" (2006),<ref name="lati"/> and Daniel Brockman of '']'' noted that its usage of "blurry pronouns" such as "it" resembles Beyoncé's 2005 single "]".<ref name="phoenix"/> Liss commented that the beat of the "Single Ladies" evokes African ] and schoolyard ] chants,<ref name="cbc"/> a view shared by Douglas Wolf of '']'' magazine.<ref name="wolk"/> Trish Crawford of the '']'' concluded that "Single Ladies" is "a strong song of female empowerment",<ref name="Star"/> and other music critics have noted its appeal to Beyoncé's fan base of independent women<ref name="lati"/><ref name="aa"/> as in the song, Beyoncé offers support to women who have split up from their no-good boyfriends.<ref name=billy/> | |||
In "Single Ladies", Beyoncé emphasizes her aggressive and sensual alter ego Sasha Fierce.<ref name="hearst"/><ref name=Times/><ref name="guardian"/> She displays much attitude in her voice, as stated by Nick Levine of ].<ref name="Nick"/> Echoing Levine's sentiments, Liss wrote that Beyoncé sounds "gleefully sassy".<ref name="cbc"/> The lyrics reflect post-breakup situations.<ref name="chica">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-11-16/news/0811140321_1_disc-fierce-previous-album|title=Beyonce's 'Sasha Fierce' places blame for women's pain on men|first=Greg|last=Kot|work=]|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=January 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115104631/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-11-16/news/0811140321_1_disc-fierce-previous-album|archive-date=November 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Accompanied by robotic-like sounds, the opening lines of the song are ];<ref name="Hammond">{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-12-17/music/on-the-method-behind-beyonc-eacute-s-multiple-personality-madness/|title=On the Method Behind Beyoncé's Multiple-Personality Madness|last=Brew-Hammond|first=Nana Ekua|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625080202/http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-12-17/music/on-the-method-behind-beyonc-eacute-s-multiple-personality-madness/ |archive-date=June 25, 2009|date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> Beyoncé chants, "All the single ladies", and background singers echo the line each time.<ref name="lati"/> In the first ], Beyoncé narrates the recent end to a poor relationship after she "cried tears for three good years".<ref name=billy/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/28/album-review-beyonces-4-muddles-its-message/ |title=Album Review: Beyoncé's '4' Muddles Its Message |first=Claire |last=Suddath |magazine=Time |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227085401/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/28/album-review-beyonces-4-muddles-its-message/ |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She reclaims her right to flirt, have fun, and find a lover who is more devoted than the previous one.<ref name="devoted">{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/love-the-song-hate-the-lyrics-1798220064 |title=Love the song, hate the lyrics |author=The A.V. Club Staff |work=] |publisher=] |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118090944/http://www.avclub.com/articles/love-the-song-hate-the-lyrics,40638/ |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé goes out to celebrate with her friends in a club where she meets a new love interest.<ref name="lati"/> However, her former boyfriend is watching her, and she directs the song to him.<ref name="lati"/> She then sings the chorus, which uses ]s<ref name="guardian"/> and contains several ],<ref name="jam"/> "If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it ... Oh oh oh".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2008/11/seven-best-things-about-beyonces-single-ladies-put.html |title=Seven Best Things About Beyonce's 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' |first=Rachael |last=Maddux |work=Paste |publisher=Wolfgang's Vault |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816080541/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2008/11/seven-best-things-about-beyonces-single-ladies-put.html |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In the second verse, Beyoncé tells her ex-lover that, as he did not attempt to make things more permanent when he had the chance, he has no reason to complain now that she has found someone else.<ref name="bbcs"/> On the ], 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".<ref name="lati"/> Towards the end of the song, Beyoncé takes a more aggressive vocal approach<ref name="hearst"/> and employs a ] as she sings, "And like a ghost I'll be gone".<ref name="bbcs"/> When she chants the chorus for the third and final time, her vocals are omnipresent within layers of music, as described by Frannie Kelley of ].<ref name="twist"/> An electronic swoop tugs in continuously until the song ends.<ref name="wolk"/> | |||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
===Reviews=== | |||
The song received generally positive critical response. Bill Lamb of ], stated that: "Stylistically, the pair are very distinctive from each other, but both are pure Beyoncé. To my ears, 'If I Were a Boy' sounds like an ']' size smash. However, that is only if it doesn't get overshadowed by the power bounce of 'Single Ladies,' an extension of the style of ']' from '']''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2008/10/09/beyonce-swings-for-the-fences-on-new-singles-if-i-were-a-boy-and-single-ladies.htm|title=Beyonce Swings for the Fences on New Singles "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies"|last=Lamb|first=Bill|date=2008-10-09|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2008-10-20}}</ref> ] had a negative view of the similarities between the two songs, saying the song is "a dire 'Get Me Bodied' retread".<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hcftxzlkldte</ref> Leah Greenblatt of '']'' magazine described that the song "is all bouncy hand claps and post-breakup sass, a giddy, high-stepping hybrid of lyrical kiss-off and fizzy jump-rope jam".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20237810,00.html|title=I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008): Beyonce Knowles|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|date=2008-11-04|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref> Mariel Concepcion of '']'' magazine was not impressed with the song, calling it "standard screech-thump fare".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3i3d6467ccde294720d62fc987272af147|title=If I Were a Boy: BEYONCÉ|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|month=October|year=2008|work=]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2008-10-20}}</ref> | |||
The song received universal critical acclaim. Nick Levine of Digital Spy particularly praised its beats, which according to him, "just don't quit".<ref name="Nick">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a142722/beyonce-single-ladies.html|title=Beyoncé: 'Single Ladies'|first=Nick|last=Levine|date=February 16, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2010|publisher=]. ]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928201813/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a142722/beyonce-single-ladies.html|archive-date=September 28, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Michelangelo Matos of '']'' wrote that the song is "fabulous, with glowing production, a humongous hook, and beats for weeks".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce-1798205233|title=I Am... Sasha Fierce|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion, Inc|date=November 17, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2010|first=Michaelangelo|last=Matos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001051653/http://www.avclub.com/articles/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce,6733/|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Ann Powers of the ''Los Angeles Times'' was also impressed with the overall production of the song, specifically the chorus, adding "More than most female singers, Beyoncé understands the funky art of singing rhythmically, and this is a prime example."<ref name="lati"/> Fraser McAlpine of ] considered "Single Ladies" to be the best song Beyoncé has attempted since "]" (2006) and complimented the former's refrain, describing it as "so amazingly catchy that it provides a surprisingly solid foundation for the entire song".<ref name="bbcs">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/02/beyonce_single_ladies_put_a_ri.shtml |title=Beyonce – 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' |first=Fraser |last=McAlpine |publisher=]. ] |date=February 2, 2009 |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421182704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/02/beyonce_single_ladies_put_a_ri.shtml |archive-date=April 21, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Alexis Petridis of '']'' commended the threatening atmosphere that "Single Ladies" creates by using minor chords.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce|title=Pop review: Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce|work=]|access-date=December 15, 2010|date=November 14, 2008|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930215931/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce|archive-date=September 30, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 two-disc split-personality gimmick."<ref name="phoenix">{{cite news|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/72987-BEYONCe-I-AM-SASHA-FIERCE/ |title=Beyonce – I Am...Sasha Fierce |first=Daniel |last=Brockman |work=] |publisher=] |date=December 2, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014015325/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/72987-BEYONCe-I-AM-SASHA-FIERCE/ |archive-date=October 14, 2012}}</ref> | |||
Darryl Sterdan of ] called the song single-worthy, and wrote that it is "a tune that actually sounds like a Beyoncé number".<ref name="jam">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/AlbumReviews/2008/11/18/7453821-sun.html |title=Album Review: Beyonce I Am ... Sasha Fierce |first=Darryl |last=Sterdan |publisher=]. ] |date=November 18, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709071101/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/AlbumReviews/2008/11/18/7453821-sun.html |archive-date=July 9, 2012 }}</ref> Sarah Liss of CBC News wrote that "Single Ladies" represents Beyoncé at her best, describing it as "an instantly addictive a bouncy featherweight dance-pop track".<ref name="cbc"/> She further commented that it was pleasant to hear a voice which "changes timbre naturally, a voice with actual cracks and fissures (however slight)" in contrast to the "Auto-Tune epidemic that seems to be plaguing so many of her mainstream pop peers".<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/things-that-go-pop-blog/2008/10/first-listen-beyonces-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it.html |title=First listen: Beyonce's Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) |publisher=]. CBC Inc |date=October 14, 2008 |first=Sarah |last=Liss |access-date=December 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427015323/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/things-that-go-pop-blog/2008/10/first-listen-beyonces-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it.html |archive-date=April 27, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Douglas Wolf of ''Time'' magazine added that "Single Ladies" is a sing-along which allows Beyoncé to demonstrate her virtuosity and "a focused, commanding display of individuality that speaks for every raised hand without a ring on it".<ref name="wolk"/> ] of '']'' wrote that the song combines a jumble of feelings and sounds that "don't resolve but also never become tiring".<ref name="newyorker"/> He concluded that "Single Ladies" was generally jubilant and that Beyoncé's vocals were pure and glimmering.<ref name="newyorker"/> Andy Kellman of AllMusic and Jessica Suarez of '']'' magazine noted the song as one of the standouts from ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', and saw similarities to "Get Me Bodied".<ref name="paste">{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/01/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce.html |title=Beyonce: I Am... Sasha Fierce |first=Jessica |last=Suarez |work=] |publisher=] |date=January 5, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705014713/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/01/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce.html |archive-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|id=r1451954 |tab=review |class=album |pure_url=yes}} |title=I Am...Sasha Fierce|first=Andy|last=Kellman|publisher=]. ]|access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> | |||
'']'' magazine named "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" the best song of 2008 writing, "The beat, courtesy of The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, is irresistible and exuberant, the vocal hook is stormy and virtuosic."<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year</ref> The song also landed at number two on ]'s list of "The Best songs of 2008": "'Single Ladies' is hyperactive and supercharged in ways I never thought possible. It's epic and sexy and even a bit sad (because, you know, he didn't put a ring on it)...there is absolutely zero chance Beyoncé ever releases a single like this ever again."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/20081209/lil_wayne.jhtml</ref> '']'' magazine's critic ], who called the song "ludicrously infectious" ranked it the seventh best song of 2008.<ref></ref> It has also been named Song of the Year by ].<ref>http://fuseblog.typepad.com/fuseblog/2008/12/sd-and-now-on-t.html</ref> | |||
Writers praised the song's dance beat; Colin McGuire of ] praised "Single Ladies" as one of Beyoncé's best dance tracks.<ref name="McGuire">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69482-beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce/|title=Beyoncé: I Am... Sasha Fierce|access-date=December 15, 2010|date=February 6, 2009|first=Colin|last=McGuire|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607061408/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69482-beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce/|archive-date=June 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Spence D. of ] described the song as a "Caribbean flair and booty shaking jubilation that should get even the most staid of listeners snapping their necks and gyrating joyfully".<ref name="ign">{{cite web |access-date=January 15, 2011 |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/933/933019p1.html |title=Beyonce – I Am... Sasha Fierce: The two sides of Ms. Knowles fight for your attention. |publisher=]. News Corporation |date=November 22, 2008 |first=D. |last=Spence |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214443/http://music.ign.com/articles/933/933019p1.html |archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Joey Guerra of the '']'' wrote that it is a "hip-shaking club" song similar to "Check on It".<ref name="hearst"/> Leah Greenblatt of '']'' magazine wrote that "Single Ladies" is a "giddy, high-stepping hybrid of lyrical kiss-off and fizzy jump-rope jam".<ref name="Greenblatt">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/11/05/i-amsasha-fierce/|title=I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008)|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|date=November 5, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2010|magazine=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006162937/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20237810,00.html|archive-date=October 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Describing the song as a "winning high-stepping" one, Adam Mazmanian of '']'' wrote that "Single Ladies" is designed to get the women out on the dance floor as Beyoncé sings it with "a genuinely defiant, independent voice".<ref name="wnews"/> Some critics were unimpressed by "Single Ladies". Mariel Concepcion of ''Billboard'' magazine called it "standard screech-thump fare".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/review-us-music-singles-idUKTRE49G7LJ20081017|title=Billboard singles reviews: Beyonce, Britney|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|date=October 17, 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016081727/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/10/17/review-us-music-singles-idUKTRE49G7LJ20081017|archive-date=October 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Adam Mattera saw "Single Ladies" and "]" as potential sources of inspiration for ]s, although they may leave others confused.<ref name="aa">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/09/beyonce-sasha-fierce-review|title=Review: I Am Sasha Fierce|first=Adam|last=Mattera|date=November 9, 2008|work=The Observer|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930215839/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/09/beyonce-sasha-fierce-review|archive-date=September 30, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Sal Cinquemani of '']'' criticized its lyrical inconsistencies, suggesting it is a "leftover" from '']''.<ref name="Slant">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce/1567|title=I Am... Sasha Fierce|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|magazine=Slant Magazine|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913073132/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce/1567|archive-date=September 13, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
At the 2009 ], "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" won the "Favorite Song" award. | |||
===Recognition=== | |||
==Chart performance== | |||
'']'' named "Single Ladies" the best song of 2008, and wrote, "The beat ... is irresistible and exuberant, the vocal hook is stormy and virtuosic."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113082236/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24947047/singles_of_the_year|archive-date=January 13, 2009|title=The 100 Best Singles of 2008|magazine=] |date=December 25, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=April 17, 2011}}</ref> "Single Ladies" ranked as the second-best song of the 2000s decade in the magazine's 2009 readers' poll,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/green-day-top-rolling-stone-decade-end-readers-poll_1125079|title=Green Day – Green Day Top Rolling Stone Decade-End Readers Poll|magazine=]|date=December 9, 2009|access-date=December 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217234051/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/green-day-top-rolling-stone-decade-end-readers-poll_1125079|archive-date=December 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Rolling Stone'' critics placed it at number 50 on the list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=100 Best Songs of the Decade|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 23, 2010 |page=78 |issn=0035-791X}}</ref> In 2021, the same magazine placed the song at number 228 on its list of the ].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|date=September 15, 2021|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=September 15, 2021|magazine=]|language=en-US}}</ref>"Single Ladies" was placed at number two on MTV News' list of The Best Songs of 2008; James Montgomery called it "hyperactive and supercharged in ways I never thought possible. It's epic and sexy and even a bit sad."<ref name="Montgomery"/> "There is absolutely zero chance Beyoncé ever releases a single like this ever again", Montgomery concluded.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite web |last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/best-songs-2008-bigger-than-sound.jhtml |title=The Best Songs Of 2008, In Bigger Than The Sound |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207031031/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601017/best-songs-2008-bigger-than-sound.jhtml |archive-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Time'' magazine{{'s}} critic ], who called the song "ludicrously infectious", ranked it as the seventh-best song of 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1855948_1863440_1863522,00.html|title=The Top 10 Everything of 2008 7.Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|magazine=Time|first=Josh|last=Tyrangiel|date=November 3, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209114311/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1855948_1863440_1863522,00.html|archive-date=February 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Douglas Wolf of the same publication placed it at number nine on his list of the All-Time 100 Songs.<ref name="wolk">{{cite magazine |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/slide/single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-beyonce/#single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-beyonce |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' |first=Douglas |last=Wolk |magazine=] |date=October 24, 2011 |access-date=December 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227104122/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/slide/single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-beyonce/#single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-beyonce |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The song debuted at number 78 on the ] and rose up the charts. On the ''Billboard'' issue dated November 29, the song entered the top 40 at number 28. The following week, "Single Ladies" surged up to number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. With strong digital sales of 204,000, "Single Ladies" topped the ] chart and caused Beyonce's other single release, "If I Were a Boy", to drop down to the number two spot on the same chart with a lower tally of 160,000 copies sold.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Digital+Songs</ref> It continued its stay at number one on ] for two weeks. It sold 228,000 downloads the following week, a twelve percent increase over the last week's tally of 204,000.<ref>http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/22500/week-ending-nov-30-2008-wests-numbers-head-south/</ref> The single's performance on the chart was boosted due to ], reaching the number one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Knowles' fifth number one single. | |||
"Single Ladies" appeared at number six on the '']''{{'}}s critics' list of the Best Singles of 2008,<ref>{{cite news|first=Kate |last=Carraway|title=Best Singles of 2008|url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/feature/article/49337|work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232737/http://archives.eyeweekly.com/musiccriticspoll/article/49337 |archive-date=April 25, 2012|date=January 14, 2009|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> and at number six on ]'s Mark Edward Nero's list of the Best R&B Songs of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://randb.about.com/od/top5lists/tp/BestSongs2008.htm|title=20 Best R&B Songs of 2008|first=Mark Edward|last=Nero|publisher=]. ]|access-date=December 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020160101/http://randb.about.com/od/top5lists/tp/BestSongs2008.htm|archive-date=October 20, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> On ''The Village Voice''{{'}}s year-end ] singles list, "Single Ladies" was ranked at numbers three and forty one in 2008 and 2009 respectively.<ref name="pazz2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2008/|title=New York Pazz and Jop Singles – 2008|work=The Village Voice|access-date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016184236/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2008/|archive-date=October 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2009/|title=New York Pazz and Jop Singles – 2009|work=The Village Voice|access-date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326223503/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2009/|archive-date=March 26, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the Maurice Joshua Club Mix of the song was ranked at number 443 on the 2008 list.<ref name="pazz2008" /> "Single Ladies" was named the best song of the 2000s decade by ] (BET).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.bet.com/Music/photos/msc_bestsongof2000s_12.15.09.htm |title=Best Songs of the 2000s |access-date=April 16, 2011 |publisher=]. Viacom |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121175031/http://www1.bet.com/Music/photos/msc_bestsongof2000s_12.15.09.htm |archive-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref> Sarah Rodman, writing for '']'', named "Single Ladies" the fourth most irresistible song of the decade, and stated, " combined leotards with crass engagement-bling baiting into one delicious sexy-yet-antiquated package. The video had the whole world dancing and waving along via YouTube."<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Rodman |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/gallery/rodmanbestsingles?pg=8 |title=The decade's most irresistible singles |work=] Company |access-date=January 16, 2011 |date=December 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111174925/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/gallery/rodmanbestsingles?pg=8 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] ranked "Single Ladies" at number sixteen on its list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/|title=U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319010254/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/|archive-date=March 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In his book '']'' (2009), ] wrote that "Single Ladies" is "arguably the first song overtly marketed toward urban ]".<ref name="Klosterman essay">{{cite book|last=Klosterman|first=Chuck|title=Eating the Dinosaur|year=2009|publisher=Scribner|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-1-4165-4421-0|page=115|author-link=Chuck Klosterman}}</ref> ] of ''The New Yorker'' credited the melodies that float and dart over the thump for creating a new sound in music that didn't exist in the world before Beyoncé. He further wrote, "If they sound 'normal' now, it's because Beyoncé, and her many followers, have retrained our ears."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html|title=Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream, reviewed|magazine=The New Yorker Publications|first=Jody|last=Rosen|author-link=Jody Rosen|date=February 20, 2013|access-date=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004052032/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
As Knowles' fifth number one song, she is now tied with Pop singer ] for most number one songs in this decade by a solo female artist (excluding three of her number one hits with ] from this decade). The song has spent four non-consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100, and is Knowles' second Christmas and New Year number-one single, the first one being "]" in 2006-2007. The Destiny's Child single ] also achieved this feat. "Single Ladies" has spent another week on number 1, making it her fourth week on top due to a massive surge of 157% on downloads which gave her 382,000 downloads for the week alone.<ref></ref> The single topped both the ] and ] charts.<ref></ref> On February 16, 2009 the song was certified double platinum by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA">. ]. Retrieved 23 October 2006</ref> The song peaked at #1 on the ] chart on the week of February 7, 2009. | |||
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The single debuted as ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot Shot Debut at number 20 on the ]. After gaining the most airplay each week, it has peaked at number one for twelve straight weeks thus far, becoming Knowles' fifth number-one R&B single in her solo career. The song captured number one on iTunes U.S. Top Songs, Top Ringtones, and Top Music Videos lists.<ref></ref> | |||
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| "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" (ranked 23) | |||
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|<ref>{{citation|title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2008|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/?page=8|work=]| date=15 December 2008 |access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018093512/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7572-the-100-best-tracks-of-2008/?page=8|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| All Time 100 Songs | |||
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| <ref>{{citation|title=All Time 100 Songs|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/|magazine=]|date=21 October 2011|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206143819/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/|archive-date=December 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| The 100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade | |||
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| <ref>{{citation|title=The 100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-songs-of-the-complex-decade/|work=]|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025052922/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-songs-of-the-complex-decade/|archive-date=October 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| Pazz + Jop 2008 (ranked 3) | |||
| 2008 | |||
| <ref>{{citation|title=Pazz + Jop 2008|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2008|work=]|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064225/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2008/|archive-date=March 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==Accolades== | |||
The song debuted at number 81 on the ] based on downloads alone, and it skyrocketed to number 17 the next week based on sales strength and has currently reached number two.<ref name=acharts>.</ref> | |||
"Single Ladies" has received a number of awards and nominations, including the ], ] and ] at the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/music/01grammylist.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |title=Grammy Awards: List of Winners |work=] |date=January 31, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105432/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/arts/music/01grammylist.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> It also won the awards for Favorite Song at the ],<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00406.htm |title=Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 |date=March 30, 2009 |publisher=] |access-date=April 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132914/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0903/S00406.htm |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Song of the Year at the ],<ref name="rap2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/04/2009-soul-train-awards/ |title=2009 Soul Train Music Award |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215042927/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/11/04/2009-soul-train-awards/ |archive-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Best R&B Song at the 2009 ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/b138542_twilight_takes_bite_out_of_teen_choice.html |title=Twilight Takes a Bite Out of Teen Choice Awards |first=Brandi |last=Fowler |publisher=]. ] |date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403161824/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b138542_twilight_takes_bite_out_of_teen_choice.html |archive-date=April 3, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ] (ASCAP) recognized "Single Ladies" as one of the most performed songs of 2009 at the 27th ASCAP Pop Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2010/Most_Performed_Songs.aspx |title=Mariah Carey Wins 2010 ASCAP Pop Music Awards |publisher=] |date=April 20, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005004107/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2010/Most_Performed_Songs.aspx |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2009 ]s<ref name="na"/> and in the English-language "Record of the Year" category at the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://premios-oye-2009.co.tv/ |title=Premios Oye! 2009 |publisher=]. Academia Nacional de la Música en México |access-date=April 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150139/http://www.premios-oye-2009.co.tv/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also nominated for Record of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards,<ref name="rap2"/> Viewer's Choice Award at the 2009 ],<ref name="bet"/> Best R&B/Urban Dance Track at the 2009 ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/finalballot.php? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204134414/http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/finalballot.php |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |title=Final Ballot |publisher=] |year=2009 |access-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and World's Best Single at the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ |title=World Music Awards 2010 |publisher=] |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210101411/http://www.worldmusicawards.com/ |archive-date=February 10, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==Chart performance== | |||
On November 23, 2008, the song entered the ] at number 67 based on downloads alone and over the period of just under 3 months, the song has gradually worked its way up the charts and has so far peaked at number 7 (and number 1 on the ] for three consecutive weeks), giving Knowles her 12th UK Top Ten hit. The week after it reached it highest peak in the UK charts, it fell down to 8 and then fell again down to 9 the week after; but the song was not initially due to be released as a stand-alone single due to "Single Ladies" being the ] to "If I Were A Boy", however, due to the song's popularity, it was due to be released as a download single in its own right.<ref name="DigitalSpy">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a142722/beyonce-single-ladies.html|title=Music - Single Reviews - Beyoncé: Single Ladies|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=2009-01-17|work=DigitalSpy|accessdate=2009-01-18}}</ref> However, due to overwhelming demand, Single Ladies will be released as a full-scale CD single on ] ] (a week later than originally planned) and climbed back up the charts again. "Single Ladies" has of May 3, 2009 spent 24 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="EIL.com">{{cite news|url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=459975|title=Beyonce Knowles Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) UK 5" CD Single (459975)|date=2009-01-22|work=EIL|accessdate=2009-01-23}}</ref><ref>http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34133</ref> The single has currently peaked at number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart. | |||
], 2009|alt=A long shot of three women performing in front of a crowd. From left to right, the first and third are dancing, while the second is singing. Behind them, a band, playing guitars and drums, is visible. The women are wearing black dresses.]] | |||
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 72 on the US ] chart issue dated November 1, 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-01/hot-100?order=gainer |title=Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 1, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref> On December 6, 2008, it moved from number 28 to number two on the Hot 100 chart, as a result of its debut at number one on the ] chart, selling 204,000 digital downloads.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/23967 |title=Beyoncé: I Am... Bigger Than Nickelback, David Cook |first=David |last=Jenson |work=] |publisher=Inna Kinabalu Sdn Bhd |date=November 30, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930131222/http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/23967 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 }}</ref> The song became Beyoncé's fifth solo single to top the Hot Digital Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-nov-23-2008-beyonces-destinyto-be-bigger-on-her-own.html |title=Week Ending Nov. 23, 2008: Beyonce's Destiny–To Be Bigger On Her Own |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! |date=November 26, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119232330/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-nov-23-2008-beyonces-destinyto-be-bigger-on-her-own.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> "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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003917666 |title=T.I. Fends Off Beyonce, Remains Atop Hot 100 |first=Jonathan |last=Cohen |magazine=Billboard |date=November 27, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> The following week "Single Ladies" climbed to number one on the Hot 100 chart, selling 228,000 downloads, and became Beyoncé's fifth solo single to top the chart.<ref name=lio>{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003919465 |title=Beyonce Assumes Control Of Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=December 4, 2008|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> It tied her with ] and ] at number six on the list of female artists with the most Hot 100 number one hits, as of 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958925/chart-beat-thursday-rihanna-ludacris-timbaland|title=Chart Beat Thursday: Rihanna, Ludacris, Timbaland|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=March 18, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094106/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958925/chart-beat-thursday-rihanna-ludacris-timbaland|archive-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The song was at the top of the chart for four non-consecutive weeks,<ref name="lllib"/> during the last of which digital downloads of "Single Ladies" increased by 157 percent to 382,000 units—its best week of digital sales.<ref name="lllib">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926428.story|title=Beyonce Starts 2009 Atop The Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 1, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110012318/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926428.story|archive-date=November 10, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> For the week ending January 15, 2009, the song moved to number one on the ] chart with 147.3 million listener impressions.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003931002 |title=Lady GaGa Dances Again Atop Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 15, 2009|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> It reached number one on the ] chart, where it remained for twelve consecutive weeks.<ref name="life">{{cite magazine|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003938622 |title='Life' Is Good For Clarkson Atop Hot 100|last=Hasty|first=Katy|date=February 5, 2009|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref> "Single Ladies" topped the ]<ref name="pacn">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Pop Songs B}}|title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> and the ] charts,<ref name="nacn"/> and reached number two on the ] chart.<ref name="allmusiccharts"/> The song was ] quadruple-platinum by the ] (RIAA) for sales of over 4,000,000 copies in 2010.<ref name="RIAAcert">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Single+Ladies+%28Put+a+Ring+on+It%29%22 |title=Search Results – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyonce |publisher=] |access-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615191315/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Single+Ladies+(Put+a+Ring+on+It)%22 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It passed the 5 million sales mark in October 2012.<ref name="u.s. 5m sales">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-28-2012-songs-chris-brown-213026172.html|title=Week Ending Oct. 28, 2012. Songs: Chris Brown's Comeback|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=November 1, 2012|publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!|access-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092343/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-28-2012-songs-chris-brown-213026172.html|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2024, RIAA updated Beyoncé's sales, certifying "Single Ladies" as having sold more than 11 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=SINGLE+LADIES+%28PUT+A+RING+ON+IT%29#search_section |title=Single Ladies in RIAA |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=] |access-date=December 17, 2024 |quote=}}</ref> | |||
On November 24, 2008, "Single Ladies" debuted at number 15 on the Australian ] Singles Chart and peaked at number 5. The song was certified 2x Platinum selling over 140,000 copies.<ref>http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50</ref> In New Zealand, "Single Ladies" debuted at number thirty-two on November 24, 2008. The song peaked at number two in its fourth week where it stayed for three weeks. It was certified Gold after seven weeks selling over 7,500 copies.<ref>http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp</ref> In the Netherlands, Single Ladies became a top 10 hit based on downloads and airplay, eventually peaking at number 8. | |||
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 81 on the ] chart for the week ending November 29, 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-29/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer |title=Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 29, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525025324/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-11-29/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> On January 24, 2009, its ninth charting week, it moved to its peak spot at number two,<ref name="cu2"/> and was subsequently certified double-platinum by the ] (CRIA) for sales of over 160,000 copies.<ref name="CRIAcert">{{cite certification|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Beyonce|title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> The song peaked at number seven,<ref name="chstat">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/beyonce/|title=Beyoncé|access-date=January 10, 2013|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022203652/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/beyonce/|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> and spent 112 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Official UK Singles Top 100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181001/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=live |date=July 30, 2011 |publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref> | |||
It topped the ], where it succeeded the song's double A-side, "If I Were a Boy".<ref name="UKrnb"/> On August 7, 2020, "Single Ladies" was certified double-platinum by the ] (BPI) for sales of over 1,200,000 copies.<ref name="BPIcert">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search: Beyonce |publisher=] |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archive-date=September 24, 2009 }} Note: enter "Single Ladies" into the 'Search' box and select "Title" from the 'Search by' menu.</ref> As of November 2013, it has sold 704,000 copies in the UK.<ref name=uksalesasof2013>{{cite web|title=Official Charts Flashback 2008: Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy|date=November 28, 2013|first=Justin|last=Myers|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/features/official-charts-flashback-2008-beyonce-if-i-were-a-boy-2640/|publisher=]|access-date=December 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011119/http://www.officialcharts.com/features/official-charts-flashback-2008-beyonce-if-i-were-a-boy-2640/|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On the ], it reached number four and enjoyed twenty weeks of charting, while on the ] chart it made its way to number 25.<ref name="JAP"/> In Australia, the single attained a high point of number five on the ],<ref name="HM"/> and received a nine-times platinum certification from the ] (ARIA) for sales of over 630,000 copies.<ref name="ARIAcert"/> It peaked at number two on the ],<ref name="HM"/> and was certified platinum by the ] (RIANZ) for shipment of over 15,000 copies. "Single Ladies" appeared on several charts in mainland Europe, and peaked at number 20 on the ] chart.<ref name="Eu2"/> 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.<ref name="HM"/><ref name="hungary"/> "Single Ladies" was 2009's seventh best-selling digital single with 6.1 million units sold worldwide.<ref name="IFPI2009YEC"/> | |||
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==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
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The music video for "Single Ladies" was shot immediately after "If I Were a Boy",<ref name=Times>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6243174.ece |title=YouTube plays part in Beyoncé Knowles' life |access-date=December 15, 2010 |first=Dan |last=Cairns |date=May 10, 2009 |work=] |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514021526/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6243174.ece |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but it received less attention during production than the "higher-gloss, higher-profile video" for "If I Were a Boy".<ref name=lad/> Both videos were shot in ] in New York City and were directed by ],<ref name=lad/> with whom Beyoncé had worked on previous music videos including "]" and "]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/03/17/my-5-favorite-moments-in-britneys-new-if-u-seek-amy-video/ |title=My 5 Favorite Moments In Britney's New 'If U Seek Amy' Video |first=Tamar |last=Anitai |publisher=]. Viacom |access-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121005747/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/03/17/my-5-favorite-moments-in-britneys-new-if-u-seek-amy-video/ |archive-date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> "Single Ladies" was choreographed by ] and ],<ref name="people"/> and incorporates ] choreography.<ref name=Times/> The two music videos premiered on ]'s '']'' show on October 13, 2008<ref name="mtv1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596842/20081010/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyonce's Very Different New Videos: One Has Dancing, One Has Relationship Problems|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=October 13, 2008|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103114517/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596842/beyonce-releases-two-very-different-new-music-videos.jhtml|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> to reinforce the concept of conflicting personalities.<ref name=Times/> The videos were released to other media outlets on the same date and subsequently included on Beyoncé's remix album with videography, '']'',<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-release-above-and-beyonce-video-collection-dance-mixes |title=Beyoncé to Release Above and Beyoncé – Video Collection & Dance Mixes! |publisher=]/Columbia Records |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314145646/http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-release-above-and-beyonce-video-collection-dance-mixes |archive-date=March 14, 2012 }}</ref> and the platinum edition of ''I Am... Sasha Fierce''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LBGBR2/ |title=I Am...Sasha Fierce (Platinum Edition) (Incl. Bonus Tracks and Music Videos) |website=Amazon |access-date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> | |||
Like the video for "]", the ] for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is shot in ], and was directed by ], with whom Knowles had worked with on her previous music videos. Choreographed by JaQuel Knight,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-talk-debunker-beyoncejan08,0,2228642.story|title=Is one of the ladies in Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' video actually a man?|last=Eng|first=Monica|date=2009-01-08|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> Knowles performs as her ] ]. It shows her in asymmetrical leotard and high-heels, with two female look-alike backup dancers. The video, which lacks a ], features Knowles dancing against a plain white background, which puts focus on the complex choreography. The dance routine, which is reminiscent of the dance routines associated with ], incorporates various styles, including jazz, ], hip hop, and j-setting, a flamboyant dance style prominent in many African American gay clubs across Atlanta, which in turn was borrowed from the moves of the all-female 'J-Sette' dance troupe of Jackson State University.<ref name=Lee>Lee, Ryan . ''Southern Voice'' (2008-11-07). Retrieved 2009-01-23</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596842/20081010/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyonce's Very Different New Videos: One Has Dancing, One Has Relationship Problems|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=2008-10-13|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> Towards the end of the video, Knowles flashes her wedding ring that camouflages with her glove. | |||
] choreography, was inspired by the ]-choreographed performance by ] in "Mexican Breakfast".|alt=Three women are dancing. They wear similar leotards and high-heel shoes.]] | |||
Beyoncé told Simon Vozick-Levinson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' that the inspiration for the video was a 1969 ] routine entitled "Mexican Breakfast" seen on '']'', which featured Fosse's wife, ], dancing with two other women.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/03/10/beyonce-tour/|title=Beyoncé talks world tour, new videos|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=March 10, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517091554/http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/03/10/beyonce-tour/|archive-date=May 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ed">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-ed-sullivan-show/june-1-1969-smokey-robinson-and-the-miracles-lesley-gore-gwen-verdon-107144/|title=TV.com: The Ed Sullivan Show, June 1, 1969|publisher=]. ]|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023141/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-ed-sullivan-show/june-1-1969-smokey-robinson-and-the-miracles-lesley-gore-gwen-verdon-107144/|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> "Mexican Breakfast" had become an Internet viral sensation the previous summer after ]'s "]" was dubbed over the original mix.<ref name="visen">{{cite web |url=http://m.npr.org/news/front/97356053?singlePage=true |title=Beyoncé's Infectious Moves |publisher=NPR |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004183952/http://m.npr.org/news/front/97356053?singlePage=true |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé wanted to attempt a similar dance and eventually, the choreography of "Single Ladies" was liberally adapted from "Mexican Breakfast": | |||
<blockquote>I saw a video on YouTube. had a plain background and it was shot on the crane; it was 360 degrees, they could move around. And I said, 'This is genius.' We kept a lot of the Fosse choreography and added the down-south thing—it's called J-Setting, where one person does something and the next person follows. So it was a strange mixture ... It's like the most urban choreography, mixed with Fosse—very modern and very vintage.<ref name=Times/></blockquote> | |||
Beyoncé wanted a simple music video; it was filmed with minimal alternative camera shots and cuts, and no changes to hairstyles, costumes and sets.<ref name=lioa/> According to JaQuel Knight, Beyoncé also wanted the video to feel "good and powerful"<ref name="people"/> and include choreography that could be attempted by anybody.<ref name="people"/> The day the video was shot, the song was divided into three parts.<ref name=lad/> Nava deliberately used lengthy shots so that viewers "would connect with the human endeavor of Beyoncé's awe-inspiring dance",<ref name=lad/> with all the changes in looks, ], and lighting executed live on-camera because he wanted to keep the feel "very organic and un-gimmicky".<ref name=lad/><ref name="changes"/> The styling was inspired by a '']'' photo shoot.<ref name=lad>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621294/20090911/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Beyoncé's VMA-Nominated 'Single Ladies' Video Began As An Afterthought|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=September 12, 2009|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813112712/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621294/20090911/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archive-date=August 13, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the video Beyoncé wears a ] roboglove designed by her long-time jeweler, ], to complement her alter ego Sasha Fierce. The glove consists of several pieces, including a ring and a separate component that covers Beyoncé's upper arm. She first wore the roboglove on the red carpet at the ] on November 8, 2008.<ref name="glove">{{cite web|url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/ask_the_answer_bitch/b70594_whose_idea_was_beyoncs_shiny_robot_glove.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112130146/http://www.eonline.com/news/70594/whose-idea-was-beyonce-s-shiny-robot-glove|title=Whose Idea Was Beyoncé's Shiny Robot Glove?|date=November 25, 2008|first=Leslie|last=Gornstein|publisher=E! Online. NBCUniversal|archive-date=November 12, 2013}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718133824/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/news/61903199 |date=2011-07-18 }}</ref> The video shoot took around twelve hours.<ref name="NPR"/> Many performances of the song were filmed without interruption, and edited together to give the impression that the final video was filmed in a single ].<ref name="slant1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2008/11/music-video-round-up-beyonce-the-sea-cake-glen-campbell/ |title=Music Video Round-Up: Beyonce, The Sea & Cake, & Glen Campbell |magazine=] |last=Soderberg |first=Brandon |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=December 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202213547/http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2008/11/music-video-round-up-beyonce-the-sea-cake-glen-campbell/ |archive-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name=NPR/> | |||
===Synopsis=== | |||
In the video for "Single Ladies", emphasis is laid on Beyoncé's more aggressive and sensual side, her alter ego Sasha Fierce. It shows her in an asymmetrical ] and high-heels, with two backup dancers, Ebony Williams<ref>{{cite web |last=Eng |first=Monica |date=8 January 2009 |title=Dude looks like a lady? No, says publicist |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-01-08-0901070892-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121104058/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-01-08-0901070892-story.html |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/2013/07/03/new-next-ashley-everett-talks-dancing-beyonce-working-mrs-carter-show|title=New & Next: Ashley Everett Talks Dancing with Beyonce, Working on the 'Mrs Carter Show'|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004258/https://www.essence.com/2013/07/03/new-next-ashley-everett-talks-dancing-beyonce-working-mrs-carter-show|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé's mother, ], designed the high-cut leotards after seeing something similar in the American ]s '']'' and '']''.<ref name="people"/> The dance routine incorporates many styles, including ], ], and ], and is credited with popularizing ], a flamboyant ] dance style prominent in many African American gay clubs across Atlanta and used by the all-female ] dance troupe of ].<ref name="changes"/><ref name="chi">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-01-08/news/0901070892_1_dancers-single-ladies-beyonce|title=Is one of the ladies in Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' video actually a man?|last=Eng|first=Monica|date=January 8, 2009|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126063037/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-01-08/news/0901070892_1_dancers-single-ladies-beyonce|archive-date=January 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
The video features Beyoncé and her two companions dancing inside an ], which alternates between black and white and places the focus on the complex choreography. Throughout the video the women click their heels and shake their hips and legs. However, the main intention is to attract the viewers' attention toward their hands and ring fingers as they do the hand-twirl move.<ref name="mtv1"/> At one point during the video, the dancers run up to a wall, which, according to Frank Gatson Jr., pays homage to ]'s act in the 1969 film '']''.<ref name="people"/> Toward the end of the video, Beyoncé flashes her own wedding ring on her finger.<ref name="people"/><ref name="mtv1"/> | |||
===Response and accolades=== | |||
]|alt=Beyoncé is smiling while standing in front of a black wall with several images of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards logo on it. She wears a red dress and she is holding a silver astronaut-shaped trophy.]] | |||
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".<ref name=lioa/> It spawned a ] and inspired thousands of imitations all over the world, many of which were posted on ].<ref name="people"/> In an interview with MTV, Beyoncé expressed her appreciation of the public's response to the video, and stated that she had spent much time watching several of these parodies: "It's beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a song to life with a video."<ref name="lady"/> 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.<ref name=lad/> In an interview with Chandler Levack for ''Eye Weekly'', Toronto director Scott Cudmore stated that the Internet age has impacted the way music videos are made, as well as perceived by an audience. Although Cudmore believes that the music video as a medium is "disappearing ... from the mainstream public eye", he accredited "Single Ladies" with its resurgence, and stated that after the video appeared on the Internet, people began to "consciously look for music videos because of its art".<ref name="cudmore">{{cite news|first=Chandler|last=Levack |title=Living on in video – Music clip installation series looks behind the camera|url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/feature/article/65383|publisher=Torstar|work=Eye Weekly|date=July 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232835/http://archives.eyeweekly.com/feature/article/65383 |archive-date=April 25, 2012|access-date=January 17, 2011}}</ref> | |||
The music video has won several awards and accolades. It was voted Best Dance Routine in the 2008 ] Readers' Poll;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3311&Itemid=9 |title=Readers' Poll Results 2008 |publisher=]. Peter Robinson |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124094518/http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3311&Itemid=9 |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> and won ] becoming the first black and white music video since ]'s ], ], and ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/ |title=2009 Video Music Awards Summary |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |first=Tamar |last=Anitai |date=September 13, 2009 |access-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212200706/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/ |archive-date=February 12, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The song also won Best Video at the 2009 ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-wows-racy-red-costume-mtv-europe-music-awards-article-1.414356 |title=Beyonce wows in racy red costume at MTV Europe Music Awards |work=] |date=November 6, 2009 |access-date=December 27, 2010 |first=Olivia |last=Smith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029155851/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-wows-racy-red-costume-mtv-europe-music-awards-article-1.414356 |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> the 2009 ],<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6095726/Mobo-Awards-2009-nominations-unveiled.html |title=Mobo Awards 2009 nominations unveiled |work=] |date=August 26, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901170535/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6095726/Mobo-Awards-2009-nominations-unveiled.html |archive-date=September 1, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2009 BET Awards.<ref name="bet">{{cite web |url=http://randb.about.com/od/musicawardsshows/a/2009BETAwards.htm |title=2009 BET Awards |publisher=About.com. The New York Times Company |first=Mark Edward |last=Nero |access-date=February 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075037/http://randb.about.com/od/musicawardsshows/a/2009BETAwards.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The video has also received many nominations: Best Video in the 2009 Popjustice Readers Polls (placed 4th);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4304&Itemid=9 |title=Readers' Poll Results 2009 |publisher=Popjustice. Peter Robinson |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920194050/http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4304&Itemid=9 |archive-date=September 20, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> nine (including the three that it won) in the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards;<ref name="lady">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617536/20090804/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |title=Beyonce And Lady Gaga Lead 2009 MTV VMA Nominees |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |first=Eric |last=Ditzian |date=August 4, 2009 |access-date=December 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813095138/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617536/20090804/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |archive-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ] at the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html?id=614573b6-21a0-466b-adac-23ceca8f9f0a |title=Nickelback, Danny Fernandes Lead 2009 MMVA Nominations |date=May 27, 2009 |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113071811/http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html?id=614573b6-21a0-466b-adac-23ceca8f9f0a |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (losing to ]'s "]"<ref name="mmva">{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2009/06/22/9882751-sun.html |title=Nickelback golden at MMVAs |last=Stevenson |first=Jane |date=June 22, 2009 |publisher=Jam!. Sun Media |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101151724/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2009/06/22/9882751-sun.html |archive-date=January 1, 2013}}</ref>); Outstanding Music Video at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards;<ref name="na">{{cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_recording.php |title=The 40th NAACP Image Awards – Recording Categories |publisher=]s |year=2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718235903/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_recording.php |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 1, 2011}}</ref> and two at the ] for Best Video and Best Moves.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/list-of-nominees-for-the-2009-mtv-awards/2009/02/20/1234633024954.html |title=List of nominees for the 2009 MTV Awards |work=] |date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=July 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905040825/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/list-of-nominees-for-the-2009-mtv-awards/2009/02/20/1234633024954.html |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The video was ranked at number four on BET's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008'' countdown,<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Black Entertainment Television|title=BET Unveils the Best 100 Music Videos of 2009 – Notarized|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bet-unveils-the-best-100-music-videos-of-2009---notarized-80472882.html|access-date=March 20, 2011|date=January 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030225831/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bet-unveils-the-best-100-music-videos-of-2009---notarized-80472882.html|archive-date=October 30, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and at number three on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2009.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Top 40 Videos of the Year |episode-link=VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year |series=VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown |series-link=VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown |network=] |airdate=December 18, 2009 |credits=] (host)}}</ref> The video was voted Best Music Video of the Decade by ]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/beyonce-knowles-video-best-decade-14906847|title=Beyonce Knowles video 'best of the decade'|website=ok|first1=John|last1=Boone|first2=Jennifer|last2=Cady|date=February 1, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> It was voted fifth-best music video of the 2000s by readers of ''Billboard'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468680/the-10-best-00s-music-videos-poll-results |title=The 10 Best '00s Music Videos: Poll Results |first=Jillian |last=Mapes |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=August 4, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214064714/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468680/the-10-best-00s-music-videos-poll-results |archive-date=February 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Claire Suddath of ''Time'' magazine included it in her 30 All-Time Best Music Videos, writing that "sometimes the best creations are also the simplest".<ref name="changes">{{cite magazine |title=The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos – Beyoncé, ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ (2008) |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/beyonc-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-2008/ |magazine=] |access-date=October 19, 2024 |date=July 26, 2011 |first=Claire |last=Suddath |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214833/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085389_2085359_2085348,00.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the video at number one on their list of Beyoncé's ten best music videos writing, " All of the sex appeal. Ever... Beyoncé doesn't need anything but an empty room in this one. It's all about the dancing. It's all about the leotard. It's all about the fierceness. And it's epic."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/383554/2013-super-bowl-countdown-beyonc-eacute-s-top-10-music-videos-ever|title=2013 Super Bowl Countdown: Beyoncé's Top 10 Music Videos Ever!|website=]|first1=John|last1=Boone|first2=Jennifer|last2=Cady|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The music video was certified platinum by CRIA for shipment of sales 10,000 units.<ref name="CRIAcert"/> In 2021, '']'' named "Single Ladies" the 12th greatest music video of all time,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-music-videos-1194411/|title=The 100 Greatest Music Videos|access-date=2021-07-30|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en}}</ref> while ] named it the 36th.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-15|title=The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/100-greatest-music-videos/4/ |access-date=2021-11-17|website=Slant Magazine}}</ref> | |||
====2009 MTV Video Music Awards incident==== | |||
{{Further|2009 MTV Video Music Awards#Kanye West–Taylor Swift incident}} | |||
"Single Ladies" was nominated for nine awards at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year. It lost the Best Female Video category to American ] singer ]'s "]". Swift's acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper ], who climbed onto the stage, grabbed her microphone to declare the "Single Ladies" video as "one of the best videos of all time", shrugged, and left the stage.<ref name="rant"/> Footage of Beyoncé in the audience looking shocked was then shown. 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, ], and called the experience "one of the most exciting moments in life". She then invited Swift on-stage to finish her speech and "have her moment".<ref name="rant">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621410/kanye-west-apologizes-taylor-swift-vma-rant.jhtml |title=Kanye West Apologizes To Taylor Swift For VMA Rant |first=Hillary |last=Crosley |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401181545/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621410/kanye-west-apologizes-taylor-swift-vma-rant.jhtml |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="latimes.com">{{cite news|first=Ann|last=Powers|title=Beyoncé and Taylor Swift: Sisterhood is powerful, especially when male-directed|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/09/beyonce-and-taylor-swift-sisterhood-is-powerful-especially-when-maledirected.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206235703/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/09/beyonce-and-taylor-swift-sisterhood-is-powerful-especially-when-maledirected.html|archive-date=February 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Live performances== | |||
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Beyoncé first promoted "Single Ladies" in a concert organized by Power 105.1 radio in New York on October 29, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/10/29/2008-power-1051-powerhouse-concert/ |title=2008 Power 105.1 Powerhouse Concert |work=Rap-Up |date=October 29, 2008 |access-date=December 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308192544/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/10/29/2008-power-1051-powerhouse-concert/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and subsequently performed the song at various awards ceremonies, concerts and television shows, including '']'' (''SNL'') on November 15, 2008.<ref name="SNL">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/16/video-beyonce-on-saturday-night-live/ |title=Video: Beyoncé On 'Saturday Night Live' |work=Rap-Up |date=November 16, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308152808/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/16/video-beyonce-on-saturday-night-live/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> That night, Beyoncé was featured in a parody of the song's music video, where the two female backup dancers from the video were replaced by pop singer ] and ''SNL'' cast members ] and ].<ref name="just">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603682/20090128/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |title=Justin Timberlake Reveals How He Coaxed Beyonce Into 'SNL' Skit |first=Jayson |last=Rodriguez |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=January 28, 2009 |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813065755/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603682/20090128/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |archive-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20240788,00.html|title=Video: Justin Timberlake Out of Sync in Heels and Leotard|last=Clinton|first=Ivory Jeff|date=November 16, 2008|work=People|access-date=February 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301172231/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20240788,00.html|archive-date=March 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 16, 2008, Beyoncé performed a medley of "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies", and "Crazy in Love" during the final episode of ''Total Request Live''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599452/20081116/fall_out_boy.jhtml |title=Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Eminem, Fall Out Boy Mark End Of An Era At 'TRL' Finale |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=November 17, 2008 |access-date=December 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210142853/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599452/20081116/fall_out_boy.jhtml |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> "Single Ladies" was also performed by Beyoncé on November 18, 2008, on '']'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.106andpark.com/Video/BeyonceSingle-Ladies-live-Bet-181108/054FBFFFF0190526B001700A51679 |title=Beyonce-Single Ladies live Bet |work=] |publisher=Black Entertainment Television. Viacom |date=November 18, 2010 |access-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054513/http://www.106andpark.com/Video/BeyonceSingle-Ladies-live-Bet-181108/054FBFFFF0190526B001700A51679 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> on November 25, 2008, on '']''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/25/video-beyonce-on-ellen-degeneres-show/ |title=Video: Beyonce on 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' |date=November 25, 2008 |work=Rap-Up |access-date=December 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308195258/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/25/video-beyonce-on-ellen-degeneres-show/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and on November 26, 2008, at ] on '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/26/video-beyonce-rocks-today-concert-series/ |title=Video: Beyonce Rocks Today Concert Series |date=November 26, 2008 |work=Rap-Up |access-date=December 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113154549/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/11/26/video-beyonce-rocks-today-concert-series/ |archive-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She delivered a performance of "Single Ladies" with two male dancers on '']'' on January 9, 2009.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Beyoncé |series=The Tyra Banks Show |series-link=The Tyra Banks Show |network=] |airdate=November 26, 2008 |season=4 |number=58}}</ref> | |||
In July 2009, Beyoncé gave a concert at the ] in ] where American actor ] danced with her and her dancers as they performed the dance routine of "Single Ladies".<ref>{{cite web|title=Cruise 'caught performing Beyoncé dance'|first=Tim|last=Parks|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a165512/cruise-caught-performing-beyonce-dance.html|date=July 16, 2009|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025082108/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a165512/cruise-caught-performing-beyonce-dance.html|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> At the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009, Beyoncé performed "Single Ladies" backed by "an army of single ladies" on stage.<ref name=wow>{{cite web |last=Crosley |first=Hillary |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621402/20090913/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |title=Beyonce Calls Out To All The 'Single Ladies' At The 2009 VMAs |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=September 13, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813034233/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621402/20090913/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |archive-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a poll conducted by ''Billboard'' magazine, the performance was ranked as the seventh best in the history of ]. A critic wrote in the magazine: "The world gave a collective 'whoa' when Beyonce unleashed her 'Single Ladies' video, but to see those dance moves come to life at the 2009 VMAs was beyond eye-popping."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467799/mtv-vmas-10-best-performances-ever-poll-results|title=MTV VMAs 10 Best Performances Ever Poll|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=August 24, 2011|magazine=Billboard|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330213107/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467799/mtv-vmas-10-best-performances-ever-poll-results|archive-date=March 30, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Erika Ramirez of the same publication placed the performance at number two on her list of Beyoncé's five biggest TV performances.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1537548/beyonces-5-biggest-tv-performances|title=Beyonce's 5 Biggest TV Performances|magazine=Billboard|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|date=February 2, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529150202/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1537548/beyonces-5-biggest-tv-performances|archive-date=May 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> "Single Ladies" was included on the ]s of Beyoncé's ] concerts and her ]. The song was subsequently included on Beyoncé's live albums '']'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1700137|pure_url=yes}} |title=I Am...Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas|first=Andy |access-date=December 2, 2010 |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation |last=Kellman}}</ref> and '']'' (2010).<ref name="ae">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00496OIYK |title=I Am...World Tour |publisher=Amazon.de |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120055318/http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00496OIYK |archive-date=January 20, 2012 }}</ref> "Single Ladies" was later performed by Beyoncé in a pink fringe dress at a concert at ] in Nice, France, on June 20, 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/20/beyonce-invades-the-stage-at-european-concert-kickoff-video/ |title=Beyoncé Invades The Stage At European Concert Kickoff (Video) |work=Rap-Up |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623133804/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/20/beyonce-invades-the-stage-at-european-concert-kickoff-video/ |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and at the ] on June 26, 2011. On July 1, 2011, Beyoncé gave a free concert on '']'' as part of its ''Summer Concert Series'', which included "Single Ladies".<ref name="gma">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/01/beyonce-dazzles-on-gma-summer-concert-series-video/|title=Beyonce Dazzles on 'GMA' Summer Concert Series (Video)|work=Rap-Up|date=July 1, 2011|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903205748/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/01/beyonce-dazzles-on-gma-summer-concert-series-video/|archive-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Backed by her all-female band and her backing singers The Mamas, Beyoncé performed "Single Ladies" in front of 3,500 people during the ] revue at the ] in New York, in August 2011.<ref name="rap-up3">{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Newman |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/15/concert-review-beyonce-reigns-at-roseland-ballroom/ |title=Concert Review: Beyoncé Reigns at Roseland Ballroom |work=Rap-Up |date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308203909/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/15/concert-review-beyonce-reigns-at-roseland-ballroom/ |archive-date=March 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/08/15/beyonce-4-intimate-nights-new-york-city/|title=Beyonce performs first of four-night run of her new '4' album at small NYC theater – an EW review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Brad|last=Wete|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816024122/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/08/15/beyonce-4-intimate-nights-new-york-city/|archive-date=August 16, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2012, Beyoncé performed the song during her ] revue at ], a hotel.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/05/29/beyonce-concerts-atlantic-city-covers/|title=Beyonce's post-baby concerts: Whitney Houston tribute, Goo Goo Dolls and Lauryn Hill songs|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Kyle|last=Anderson|date=May 29, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602070954/http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/05/29/beyonce-concerts-atlantic-city-covers/|archive-date=June 2, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/05/beyonce_ovation_revel_may_26_review.php|title=Live: Beyoncé Brings The House Down At Atlantic City's Newest Casino|work=The Village Voice|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston |date=May 27, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529031543/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/05/beyonce_ovation_revel_may_26_review.php|archive-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref> Ben Ratliff of ''The New York Times'' mentioned "Single Ladies" in the "almost continuous high point" of the concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/arts/music/beyonces-return-to-stage-is-a-return-to-familiar-form.html?_r=1|title=Beyoncé: Coming Back and Catching Up, Then Conquering|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Ratliff|date=May 27, 2012|access-date=June 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530204912/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/arts/music/beyonces-return-to-stage-is-a-return-to-familiar-form.html?_r=1|archive-date=May 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Rebecca Thomas of MTV News wrote that Beyoncé's dancing during "Single Ladies" reflected the female empowerment theme of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685932/beyonce-michelle-obama-atlantic-city.jhtml|title=Beyonce Serenades Michelle Obama, Cements Comeback In Atlantic City|publisher=MTV News|first=Rebecca|last=Thomas|date=May 27, 2012|access-date=June 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629222841/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685932/beyonce-michelle-obama-atlantic-city.jhtml|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 3, 2013, Beyoncé performed the song along with her former bandmates from Destiny's Child during the ] ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/beyonce_halftime_show_super_bo.html|title=Beyonce halftime show at Super Bowl 2013: Plenty to prove|work=].|date=February 3, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2013|first=Tris|last=McCall|author-link=Tris McCall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206212502/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/02/beyonce_halftime_show_super_bo.html|archive-date=February 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was added to the set list of her ] (2013).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/beyonce/70022 |title=Beyoncé makes nod to The Verve at London's O2 Arena |magazine=NME |date=April 30, 2013 |access-date=June 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509032201/http://www.nme.com/news/beyonce/70022 |archive-date=May 9, 2013 }}</ref> Beyoncé's performed "Single Ladies" at The Sound of Change Live concert on June 1, 2013, at ], London as part of the Chime for Change movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1565586/beyonce-headlines-chime-for-change-charity-concert-for-women-in-london |title=Beyonce Headlines 'Chime for Change' Charity Concert for Women in London |agency=] |date=June 1, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710071647/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1565586/beyonce-headlines-chime-for-change-charity-concert-for-women-in-london |archive-date=July 10, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Knowles premiered the music video, along side the video for "If I Were a Boy," also directed by Nava, on ]'s '']'' show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1597575/20081021/story.jhtml|title=Beyonce 'Gained Almost 15 Pounds' To Play Etta James In 'Cadillac Records'|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=2008-10-21|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref> The video was released to major outlets on October 13, 2008. Upon the video's release, many internet bloggers noticed similarities between the choreography of "Single Ladies" and that of a June 1969 performance by ] on '']'' entitled "Mexican Breakfast".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-ed-sullivan-show/smokey-robinson-andamp-the-miracles---lesley-gore---mason-williams/episode/107144/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;20|title=TV.com: The Ed Sullivan Show, June 1, 1969|accessdate=2008-11-25}}</ref> The latter—choreographed by ] legend, ]—became an internet viral sensation when ]'s "]" was dubbed over the original mix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moxiethemaven.com/2008/10/beyonce-loves-gwen-verdon.html|title=Beyonce loves Gwen Verdon|date=2008-10-14|accessdate=2008-10-23|work=Moxie the Maven}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://astrology.yahoo.com/channel/entertainment/beyonce-talented-performer-or-mastermind-copycat-290063/|title=Beyonce: Talented performer or mastermind copycat?|date=2008-10-16|accessdate=2008-10-23|last=Douglas|first=Joanna|work=Shine|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2008/10/beyonces_sticky.php|title=Beyonce's Sticky Fingers Steal From "Fosse Hands" Again|date=2008-10-20|accessdate=2008-10-23|last=Musto|first=Michael|work=La Daily Musto|publisher=Village Voice}}</ref> While promoting the song on ]'s '']'', Knowles stated that she was inspired by the video after viewing it on ] and wanted to see if she could attempt it.<ref>{{cite video|people=Diaz, Raquel (host), Jenkins, Terrence (host), Knowles, Beyoncé (interviewee) |date2=2008-10-16|title=<!--What Show is This?-->Beyonce confirmed that her "Single Ladies" video was indeed inspired by the famed Broadway choreographer Bob Fosse |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiV6iq_IFzw|publisher=BET|location=New York City, New York|accessdate=2008-10-24|time=1:00}}</ref> In an interview with '']'' magazine, Knowles said she saw an old tape of Verdon and used it as an inspiration for the video to "Single Ladies".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/beyonce-tour.html|title=Beyonce talks world tour, new videos|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=2009-03-10|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> | |||
==Cultural impact== | ==Cultural impact== | ||
]''{{'s}} ''Summer Concert Series'' with Ashley Everett (right) and Kimberly Gipson]] | |||
"Single Ladies" has gained popularity for its theme of female empowerment<ref name="Star"/> with the hook "If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it",<ref>"" '']''. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2009-01-23</ref> and fans have compared it to ]'s "]" or ]'s "].".<ref name="Star"/> The music video has achieved fame for its intricate choreography,<ref name=guard>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jan/14/beyonce-dance-routines|title=Forget Beyoncé's new dance – I'm crazy in love with these routines|last=Barnett|first=Laura|date=2009-01-14|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2009-01-15}}</ref> and has been credited as having started the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet".<ref name="Star"/> It was ] on '']'', where the two female backup dancers from the video were replaced by three men, one of whom was ] (the other two were ''SNL'' castmembers ] and ]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20240788,00.html|title=VIDEO: Justin Timberlake Out of Sync in Heels and Leotard|last=Clinton|first=Ivory Jeff|date=2008-11-16|work=People|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref> | |||
"Single Ladies" gained widespread popularity for its catchy hook and theme of female empowerment.<ref name="lati">{{cite news |first=Ann |last=Powers |date=October 8, 2008 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-10-et-beyonce10-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301182029/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/soundboard/2008/10/snap-judgement.html |archive-date=March 1, 2009 |title=Snap Judgment: Beyoncé's 'If I Were a Boy' and 'Single Ladies' |work=] |url-status=live |access-date=December 31, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Star">{{cite news|last=Crawford|first=Trish|title=Beyoncé's single an anthem for women|newspaper=]| pages =L1, L4|date=January 23, 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806105510/http://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705 |url-status=live|archive-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> Critics have compared the song to ]'s "]" and ]'s "]", prompted by their lyrics, which all promote female empowerment.<ref name="Star"/> The music video achieved fame for its intricate choreography<ref name=guard/> and its deployment of ] with a wrist twist.<ref name="twist">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120618331 |title=The Decade In Music: Beyonce's 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' (2009) |publisher=]. National Public Radio, Inc |first=Frannie |last=Kelley |date=November 23, 2009 |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221194442/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120618331 |archive-date=February 21, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been credited with starting the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet",<ref name="Star"/> triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography.<ref name="people"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2010/06/02/beyonce-single-ladies-timeline/|title=Beyonce's "Single Ladies" Timeline – The single woman's anthem|last=Misick|first=Bobbi|date=June 2, 2010|work=]|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407003949/http://www.essence.com/2010/06/02/beyonce-single-ladies-timeline/|archive-date=April 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Billy Johnson of Yahoo! Music wrote that the video of "Single Ladies" was the top music-related viral hit of 2009.<ref name=billy>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/beyonc-lady-gaga-or-shakira-who-has-the-best-dance-video.html |title=Beyoncé, Lady Gaga Or Shakira: Who Has The Best Dance Video? |first=Billy |last=Johnson |publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! |date=December 23, 2009 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119075223/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/beyonc-lady-gaga-or-shakira-who-has-the-best-dance-video.html |archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> MTV News' James Montgomery wrote that "it appears like was custom-made for the YouTube generation, which probably explains why making homages became a worldwide phenomenon."<ref name=lad/> 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.<ref name=Times/> | |||
In a radio interview on NPR's '']'', Knight shared his excitement that the popular video made people want to learn to dance.<ref name="NPR">{{cite AV media |people=] |date=November 22, 2008 |title=Beyoncé's Infectious Moves |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97356053 |format=mp3 |medium=radio broadcast |publisher=]. NPR |access-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604125129/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97356053 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Trish Crawford from the ''Toronto Star'' observed how it has appealed to all age groups and genders, in contrast with the short-lived dance craze inspired by ] two years before, which she considered "mainly a male hip-hop dance".<ref name="Star"/> Crawford mentioned, "Toddlers have tackled . recreation centre dance classes, sorority sisters in their dorm rooms, suburban teenagers in their basements and high school cheerleaders."<ref name="Star"/> In February 2009, ] announced the launch of a "Single Ladies" Dance Video Contest. Fans aged eighteen and older were invited to adhere precisely to the dance routine performed by Beyoncé and her two dancers in the original production.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/ca/news/beyonc%C3%A9-announces-official-single-ladies-dance-video-contest |title=Beyoncé Announces Official 'Single Ladies' Dance Video Contest |publisher=Columbia Records |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123935/http://www.beyonceonline.com/ca/news/beyonc%C3%A9-announces-official-single-ladies-dance-video-contest |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The winning video was included in her live album, ''I Am... World Tour''.<ref name="ae"/> | |||
The music video has inspired a legion of imitators who have posted videos of themselves on to ] attempting to perform the choreography.<ref name=guard>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jan/14/beyonce-dance-routines|title=Forget Beyoncé's new dance}}</ref> One of the more popular imitations is that of Shane Mercado, and he was even interviewed on ]. The '']'' writes: "There are gospel and acoustic versions. Toddlers have tackled it. Recreation centre dance classes, sorority sisters in their dorm rooms, suburban teenagers in their basements and high school cheerleaders have all filmed themselves doing the dance. There are all-male tributes, an impromptu number in an airport lounge and even some "new 'n' improved" videos of dance teams taking a second try. As with every Internet trend, there are of course the requisite Facebook groups devoted to it ... a couple of years ago, Soulja Boy initiated a short-lived dance craze ... but it remained mainly a male hip-hop dance, whereas the 'Single Ladies' dance has crossed over to all age groups and genders."<ref name="Star"/> | |||
===Parodies and homages=== | |||
The video has generated interest in ], the dance form that choreographer JaQuel Knight highlights in the video, and is credited as bringing the African American ] dance style to the mainstream. Like the histories of many popular dances, there are several versions of the development of J-setting (named after the "]" of ] in ]). Majorettes at southern universities incorporated some of Fosse's popular vocabulary into the 'sets' of movement presented and then imitated in parades and marches. This movement vocabulary then became popular in the gay club scene. In a radio interview on NPR's ''All Things Considered'', Knight shared his excitement about the popularity of the video's one-take dance sequence as an inspiration for anyone to get up off the couch and try out the moves.<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97356053</ref> | |||
] inspired by the "Single Ladies" music video|alt=Three men wearing leotards]] | |||
"Single Ladies" was first parodied in the November 15, 2008, episode of ''SNL'', which featured Beyoncé.<ref name="firstparo">{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/06/so_long_single_ladies_a_retros.html |title=So Long, 'Single Ladies': A Retrospective |first=Jason |last=Richards |work=], LLC |date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625034908/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/06/so_long_single_ladies_a_retros.html |archive-date=June 25, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was initially reluctant to participate in the segment but agreed to after a visit from Timberlake in her dressing room.<ref name="just"/> Beyoncé's choreographer, Frank Gatson Jr., expressed mixed emotions at the result, saying: "I was upset because I know that Justin's a great dancer and if he learned the choreography, he could do it really well... If they're making parodies just like they make parodies of politicians and presidents, that means it must be big time. So in that respect, I have to take my hat off to them for doing it."<ref name="mixed">{{cite magazine |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2008/12/10/beyonces-snl-sp/ |title=Beyonce's 'SNL' spoof: Why it irked her choreographer |first=Margeaux |last=Watson |date=December 10, 2008 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118215632/http://music-mix.ew.com/2008/12/10/beyonces-snl-sp/ |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, ] of the ] band ] posted a video on their YouTube account where he imitated the dance in a black leotard and heels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/06/03/joe-jonas-shows-off-his-beyonce-moves-in-a-unitard-for-single-ladies-spoof/ |title=Joe Jonas Shows Off His Beyonce Moves (In A Unitard!) For 'Single Ladies' Spoof |first=Rya |last=Backer |publisher=MTV. Viacom |date=June 3, 2009 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226163809/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/06/03/joe-jonas-shows-off-his-beyonce-moves-in-a-unitard-for-single-ladies-spoof/ |archive-date=December 26, 2010}}</ref> In London, one hundred dancers wearing leotards similar to the one worn by Beyoncé performed the choreography on April 20, 2009, to promote ] gum.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2009-04/21/content_7700636.htm|title=Beyoncé lookalikes unwrapped in London|date=April 21, 2009|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061734/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2009-04/21/content_7700636.htm|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The music video inspired a legion of amateur imitators to post videos of themselves performing the choreography on YouTube.<ref name="people"/><ref name=guard>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jan/14/beyonce-dance-routines |title=Forget Beyoncé's new dance |work=The Guardian |first=Laura |last=Barnett |date=January 14, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111731/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jan/14/beyonce-dance-routines |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> One of the most viewed ]s is that of Shane Mercado, who appeared on '']'' in bikini bottoms to perform the choreography. His subsequent meeting with Beyoncé became a media event.<ref name="sing"/> Beyoncé has acknowledged the popularity of the videos on YouTube; during her concert tour, excerpts from many of the YouTube videos were played in the background while Beyoncé was performing the song.<ref name=Times/> Cubby, who is an on-air personality for ]'s ], based his parody on the ''SNL'' one.<ref name="sing">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/beyonc-single-ladies-remakes-still-coming-in.html|title=Beyoncé 'Single Ladies' Remakes Still Coming In|access-date=December 15, 2010|date=December 10, 2009|first=Billy|last=Johnson|publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119201326/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/hip-hop-media-training/beyonc-single-ladies-remakes-still-coming-in.html|archive-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref> His video lead to a meet and greet with Beyoncé and eventually, an opportunity to join her on stage at a show stop in ] during her I Am... World Tour.<ref name="sing"/> Many videos featuring babies of different ages, imitating the dance choreography of "Single Ladies", have been uploaded on YouTube.<ref name="baby1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1929777,00.html#ixzz195mVaYxs|title=All the Single Babies: Why Do Tots Love Beyoncé?|magazine=Time|author=Ada Calhoun|date=October 15, 2009|access-date=December 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108075901/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1929777,00.html#ixzz195mVaYxs|archive-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="baby"/> ''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."<ref name="baby">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1945171_1945168,00.html|title=Top 10 Viral Videos|magazine=Time|first=Josh|last=Tyrangiel|date=December 8, 2009|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106162252/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1945171_1945168,00.html|archive-date=January 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, when a video of seven-year-old girls performing choreography from "Single Ladies" at a dance competition in Los Angeles went viral on YouTube, it created a controversy and sparked outrage from many viewers, who felt the girls were sexualized by the suggestive dance moves.<ref name="ABCnews">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/girl-single-ladies-dance-sparks-controversy-internet/story?id=10644648#.Tur4A3OerME |title=Young Girls' 'Single Ladies' Dance Sparks Controversy on Internet |publisher=]. ] |date=May 14, 2010 |access-date=December 16, 2011 |last1=Berman |first1=John |first2=Sarah |last2=Netter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225170100/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/girl-single-ladies-dance-sparks-controversy-internet/story?id=10644648#.Tur4A3OerME |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In one of the videos on the internet, filmed by American singer ], the American president ], can be seen doing a part of "Single ladies" dance, while talking to Knowles. In London, 100 dancers wearing leotards similar to the one worn by Knowles performed the choreography on April 20, 2009 to promote Trident Unwrapped, a gum company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2009-04/21/content_7700636.htm|title=Beyonce lookalikes unwrapped in London|date=2009-04-21|work=China Daily|accessdate=2009-04-22}}</ref> | |||
In a video filmed by singer ], US President ] appears with his wife Michelle performing part of the "Single Ladies" routine.<ref name=bar>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603760/20090129/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|title=Watch President Barack Obama Do The 'Single Ladies' Dance|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=January 29, 2009|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218132439/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603760/20090129/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archive-date=December 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also briefly performed the hand-twirl move from the song's video at the ].<ref name="firstparo"/> This video prompted an Obama look-alike, ], to do his own version of the "Single Ladies" choreography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/ex-wsu-student-dayton-dancer-hits-big-with-obama-1/nM3Y9/|title=Ex-WSU student, Dayton dancer hits big with Obama impersonation|work=]|date=August 10, 2009|access-date=January 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921001557/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local/ex-wsu-student-dayton-dancer-hits-big-with-obama-1/nM3Y9/|archive-date=September 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Several other well-known personalities, including American environmentalist and politician ] and American actor ], have performed the dance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hey, Tom Hanks, keep on singing Beyonce's 'Single Ladies'!|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2009/10/tom-hanks-sings-beyonce.html|date=October 30, 2009|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206074035/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2009/10/tom-hanks-sings-beyonce.html|archive-date=February 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In the music video for "]" by ] and ], three females are featured in the background, imitating the "Single Ladies" dance.<ref name=Times/> ], ] and ] did the "Single Ladies" dance as part of the ] in June 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/20/glee-live-concert-2011/ |title='Glee' Live 2011: The shrieks shall inherit |first=Hillary |last=Busis |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 20, 2011 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202141816/http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/20/glee-live-concert-2011/ |archive-date=December 2, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The music minister at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in ], thought it would be "an excellent idea" to attract interest in the church choir by using a remix of "Single Ladies" and having choir members dance to it. In the music video he made, the choir members sing, "All the singing ladies, all the singing fellas ... If you like the choir, then won't you come and sing in it." Cyndi Wilkerson, Music Ministry Assistant at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, uploaded the video to YouTube on August 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/beyonces-single-ladies-used-by-church-choir-for-recruitment-drive-video-55554/ |title=Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' Used by Church Choir for Recruitment Drive |first=Nicola |last=Menzie |work=] |publisher=The Christian Post Company |date=September 13, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402111331/http://global.christianpost.com/news/beyonces-single-ladies-used-by-church-choir-for-recruitment-drive-video-55554/ |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2013, YouTube phenomenon ] did the dance routine during a concert in Seoul while wearing a red leotard and red boots.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Psy dances to Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' during concert – video|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a473322/psy-dances-to-beyonces-single-ladies-during-concert-video.html|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation|access-date=April 18, 2013|date=April 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418070947/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a473322/psy-dances-to-beyonces-single-ladies-during-concert-video.html|archive-date=April 18, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> A television advert for the South African cellular service ], used the song as a backdrop to an actor who was humorously mimicking Beyoncé's dancing, the advert quickly went viral and spawned several different variations. | |||
==Track listing and remixes== | |||
;UK CD Single<ref name="EIL.com"/> | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - 3:13 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Redtop Remix) - 3:31 | |||
===Usage in media=== | |||
;US Digital Remix EP <ref>http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=303751276&id=303751275&s=143441</ref> | |||
"Single Ladies" has been used in various media including television shows, commercials and books. In the Best of 2009 issue of ''People'' magazine, ], ], and ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20335437,00.html|title=Khloé, Kim, & Kourtney Kardashian as Beyoncé's Single Ladies|access-date=December 15, 2010|date=December 28, 2009|work=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108113316/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20335437,00.html|archive-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The song has been included in many television shows, including '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sidereel.com/posts/62781-review-recap-divorce-party-|publisher=]|title=Divorce Party|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718093010/http://www.sidereel.com/posts/62781-review-recap-divorce-party-|archive-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/01/cougar-town-episode-2-recap/ |title='Cougar Town' recap: Paying homage to 'The Hangover' with...a hangover |first=Michael |last=Slezak |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 1, 2009 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225013454/http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/10/01/cougar-town-episode-2-recap/ |archive-date=February 25, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and in two episodes in '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-4/|title=Preggers|publisher=]. ]|date=September 23, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121144952/http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-4|archive-date=November 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/glee-recap-so-long-farewell-20120523|title='Glee' Recap: So Long, Farewell|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Erica|last=Futterman|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625094727/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/glee-recap-so-long-farewell-20120523|archive-date=June 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the video for "Single Ladies" was used for a 2009 television commercial for the new ] flavored ].<ref name="sing"/> In other media, issue 33 of comic book series '']'' features a scene in which ], ], and ] sing a karaoke version of the song while at a club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/05/02/ow-my-brain-or-the-absolute-failure-of-the-brave-and-the-bold-33/|publisher=]. Boiling Point Productions|title=Ow, My Brain!; Or, The Absolute Failure Of the Brave And The Bold #33|date=May 2, 2010|access-date=December 15, 2010|first=Greg|last=Burgas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507131558/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/05/02/ow-my-brain-or-the-absolute-failure-of-the-brave-and-the-bold-33/|archive-date=May 7, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> A ] video of the theme of "Single Ladies" and '']'' circulated on the Internet in early 2010. It was produced by Party Ben at the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite news |first=Christie |last=D'Zurilla |date=March 29, 2010 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/rose-mcgowan-beyonce-single-ladies-andy-griffith-mayberry.html |title=Happy Monday from Mayberry, single ladies ... |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206113807/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/rose-mcgowan-beyonce-single-ladies-andy-griffith-mayberry.html |archive-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2010, the line "Put a Ring on It" was used by the ] as the tagline for a female condom public awareness campaign in the US.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E1jwF1bK1tQC&pg=PA29 |title=UNAIDS Outlook Report July 2010|page=29|publisher=]. ] |date=September 2010 |isbn=978-92-9173-859-5}}</ref> The song appeared in '']'' a year after the song was released as it was sung by the ]. It also appeared in the ] film '']'' and the 2016 rhythm game '']''. | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Dave Audé Remix Club Version) - 8:24 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Karmatronic Remix Club Version) - 5:58 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Redtop Remix Club Version) - 6:59 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix Club Version) - 6:58 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Lost Daze Dating Service Remix Club Version) - 6:52 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Craig C's Master Blaster Remix Club Version) - 8:19 | |||
===Cover and remix versions=== | |||
;EU Digital Remix EP <ref>itms://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=303646952&id=303646947&s=143454</ref> | |||
Singers and bands of various genres have covered the song in their own style. British band ] performed a cover version in April 2009 on ]'s '']'' show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sessions/2009-04-22_marmadukeduke |title=Live Lounge – Marmaduke Duke |publisher=]. BBC |date=April 22, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127014432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sessions/2009-04-22_marmadukeduke |url-status=live |archive-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref> In October 2009, it was released on '']'', a compilation of ''Live Lounge'' recordings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/radio-1s-live-lounge-vol-4/id336062299 |title=Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 4 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203093032/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/radio-1s-live-lounge-vol-4/id336062299 |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Australian singer ] sang a jazzier version of the song on the ] of '']'' in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams |first=Cameron |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/review-australian-idols-stan-walkers-debut-album-introducing-stan-walker/story-e6frf9hf-1225809137824 |title=Review – Australian Idol's Stan Walker's debut Album, Introducing Stan Walker |work=] |publisher=] |date=December 10, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2011}}</ref> The same year, elementary school group ] covered "Single Ladies" and "]" (2009) during ''Billboard''{{'}}s annual Women In Music luncheon held at ] in New York City.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267205/beyonce-accepts-billboards-woman-of-the-year-award-lady-gaga-is-rising-star|title=Beyonce Accepts Billboard's Woman Of the Year Award, Lady Gaga Is Rising Star|magazine=Billboard|first=Mariel|last=Concepcion|date=October 2, 2009|access-date=November 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035604/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267205/beyonce-accepts-billboards-woman-of-the-year-award-lady-gaga-is-rising-star|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In her short-lived Broadway revue "All About Me" in March 2010, ] performed a version of the song with backup dancers Gregory Butler and Jon-Paul Mateo.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/theater/reviews/19allaboutme.html?scp=2&sq=dame%20edna&st=cse |title=Two on a Seesaw |work=The New York Times |date=March 19, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |first=Ben |last=Brantley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609121619/http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/theater/reviews/19allaboutme.html?scp=2&sq=dame%20edna&st=cse |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was also covered by ]<ref name="jeff">{{cite magazine |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/06/25/jeff-tweedy-single-ladies-beyonce/ |title=Wilco's Jeff Tweedy covers Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' |first=Simon |last=Vozick-Levinson |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=June 25, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525043203/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/06/25/jeff-tweedy-single-ladies-beyonce/ |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and British singer-songwriter ].<ref>{{LastFM music|Alan+Pownall/_/Single+Ladies+%28Put+a+Ring+on+It%29 |name=Alan Pownall – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (2:23) |access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> According to Simon Vozick-Levinson of ''Entertainment Weekly'', Tweedy sang only a few bars; he gave "Single Ladies" an ] feel and recited the rest of the song's lyrics. He performed the hand movements that Beyoncé and her dancers do in the song's video.<ref name="jeff"/> ], an American ] duo consisting of Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, recorded a cover of "Single Ladies" on video, which makes use of split screens to show Dawn on vocals and Conte playing the instruments.<ref name="wsj"/> Inspired by the ] ] movement in cinema, Conte began to record songs on video as a quick way to create "organic and raw" music.<ref name="wsj"/> They chose "Single Ladies" as they believed that it would help them grow their audience.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/03/pomplamoose-inspired-by-avant-garde-film-and-michael-jackson-a-hit-on-youtube/ |title=VideoSong Pioneers Pomplamoose Take on Beyonce's 'Single Ladies', Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' |work=] |first=Sara |last=Lin |date=December 3, 2009 |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605032957/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/03/pomplamoose-inspired-by-avant-garde-film-and-michael-jackson-a-hit-on-youtube/ |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (RedTop Remix Radio Edit) | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (My Digital Enemy Remix) | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Olli Collins & Fred Portelli Remix) | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Dave Audé Remix Club Version) | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (The Japanese Popstars Remix) | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Album Version) | |||
], ] and ] during a performance of "Single Ladies" on the tour ] in 2011|alt=The grayscale picture of three people, two women and a man, who dance and put their hands on their hips. The man wears a dark outfit, compound of a vest, a shirt and pants. The women wear similar leotards.]] | |||
==Charts== | |||
During a concert at New York's ], ] performed a mash-up of his 1984 songs "]" and "]", incorporating a ] of "Single Ladies".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/473177/prince-rules-at-madison-square-garden-boots-kim-kardashian |title=Prince Rules At Madison Square Garden, Boots Kim Kardashian |magazine=Billboard |first=Jessica |last=Letkemann |date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407162223/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/473177/prince-rules-at-madison-square-garden-boots-kim-kardashian |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> During her tour in Melbourne, Australia, on August 13, 2010, ] performed "Single Ladies" and attempted to emulate the choreography.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/956805/katy-perry-crashes-prom-teacher-calls-her-idiot |title=Katy Perry Crashes Prom, Teacher Calls Her 'Idiot' |first=Mariel |last=Concepcion |magazine=Billboard |date=August 18, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094147/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/956805/katy-perry-crashes-prom-teacher-calls-her-idiot |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> British composer of ] ] composed a setting of the song which he titled "Hammered Out".<ref name="turnage"/> Describing it as his "most R&B work to date",<ref name="turnage"/> Turnage told Tim Rutherford-Johnson of ''The Guardian'' that he was motivated to put the "Single Ladies" reference in his work by his young son, a fan of the song.<ref name="turnage"/> The piece premiered at the ] on August 27, 2010.<ref name="turnage">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/sep/02/prom-beyonce-single-ladies |title=An unexpected Prom date with Beyoncé and her Single Ladies |first=Tim |last=Rutherford-Johnson |work=The Guardian |date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112124307/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/sep/02/prom-beyonce-single-ladies |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] covered the song as part of ''Billboard''{{'}}s "Mashup Mondays" and performed it as part of her set list on the ].<ref name="sara">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/mashup-mondays/956960/sara-bareilles-switches-up-single-ladies |title=Sara Bareilles Switches Up 'Single Ladies' |magazine=Billboard |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420100302/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/mashup-mondays/956960/sara-bareilles-switches-up-single-ladies |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> As stated by a critic writing for the magazine, Bareilles put "a piano-pop" twist on "Single Ladies" and turned it "into a slow, jazzy track, complete with creeping bassline and vocal harmonies".<ref name="sara"/> American rock band ] covered "Single Ladies" and placed it on their EP, ''The Rainy Day Sessions'', which was released in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |id=r2047179 |class=album |pure_url=yes}} |title=The Rainy Day Sessions |access-date=May 13, 2011 |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}}</ref> | |||
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!Chart (2008) | |||
On September 26, 2010, Kharizma sang their version of the song on the ] of '']'',<ref>{{cite episode|title=Musical Heroes |season=2 |number=2 |series=The X Factor |series-link=The X Factor (Australia) |network=] |location=Australia |airdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref> and on May 31, 2011, ] sang the song live on the seventh prime of the second series of the '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://x-factor.m6.fr/prestations/2682-matthew-r-barker-single-ladies.html|title=Matthew R. Barker : Single ladies |work=] |publisher=]/] |date=May 31, 2011 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603054332/http://x-factor.m6.fr/prestations/2682-matthew-r-barker-single-ladies.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2011}}</ref> During the finale of the ] of '']'' on May 25, 2011, the lady contestants joined onstage to perform "Single Ladies" and attempted the dance moves from the song's video.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664616/beyonce-american-idol-finale.jhtml |title=Beyonce Dons Her Diva Crown On 'American Idol' Finale |first=Adam |last=Graham |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106221756/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664616/beyonce-american-idol-finale.jhtml |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film '']'' features a performance of the song by American singer and actress ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Liza-Minnelli-at-her-best-with-live-audience-3184237.php|work=]|title=Liza Minnelli at her best with live audience|first=David|last=Wiegand|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=November 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119164130/http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-06-23/entertainment/21921322_1_film-director-vincente-minnelli-liza-minnelli-kander-and-ebb|archive-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 18, 2011, ] sang "Single Ladies" on the ] of ''The X Factor Australia'',<ref name="week5performers">{{cite web|url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/10484140/jason-derulo-and-altiyan-childs-on-the-show/|title=Jason Derulo and Altiyan Childs on the show!|publisher=Yahoo!7 (Australia). Yahoo!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022155856/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/x-factor/news/article/-/10484140/jason-derulo-and-altiyan-childs-on-the-show/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> and on June 30, 2014, Holly Tapp sang the song on the ] of '']''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Natasha|last=Rudra|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-voice-australia-2014-recap-the-live-voting-app-and-williams-fit-ball-20140630-zsrgl.html|title=The Voice Australia 2014 recap: the live voting app and Will.i.am's fit ball|work=]|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704003106/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-voice-australia-2014-recap-the-live-voting-app-and-williams-fit-ball-20140630-zsrgl.html|archive-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
!Peak<br/>position | |||
In 2008, female rapper ] released an unofficial remix of "Single Ladies" with two rap verses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Freeload: Beyonce f. Nicki Minaj, "Single Ladies (Remix)"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2008/11/19/freeload-beyonce-f-nikki-minaj-single-ladies-remix|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The FADER|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Formats and track listings== | |||
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* '''Australia, Germany and New Zealand CD single and download'''<ref name="au"/><ref name="nzz"/><ref name="ger"/> | |||
# "]" – 4:08 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – 3:13 | |||
* '''US dance remixes'''<ref name="Mast">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001U7YK2Q|title=Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Dance Remixes|website=Amazon|access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(] Club Remix)</small> – 8:20 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Karmatronic Club Remix)</small> – 5:54 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (<small>RedTop Club Remix)</small> – 6:52 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Club Remix)</small> – 6:54 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Lost Daze Dating Service Club Remix)</small> – 6:47 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Craig C's Master Blaster Club Remix)</small> – 8:19 | |||
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* '''UK CD single'''<ref name="UKCD">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QITONY |title=Single Ladies [Single, Import] |website=Amazon |access-date=March 22, 2011}}</ref> | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – 3:13 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(RedTop Remix Radio Edit)</small> – 3:33 | |||
* '''UK and Europe remixes download'''<ref name="amazon.uk"/><ref name="itunes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00280OTM0 |title=Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Dance Remixes |publisher=] |access-date=March 22, 2011}}</ref> | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Redtop Remix – Dance Remix)</small> – 3:33 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(My Digital Enemy Remix)</small> – 6:38 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Olli Collins & Fred Portelli Remix)</small> – 7:40 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(Dave Audé Remix Club Version)</small> – 8:20 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" <small>(The Japanese Popstars Remix)</small> – 7:46 | |||
# "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – 3:13 | |||
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==Credits and personnel== | |||
Credits adapted from ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' album liner notes.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=I Am... Sasha Fierce |title-link=I Am... Sasha Fierce |others=Beyoncé|id=0088697417352 |year=2008 |type=Deluxe Edition Compact Disc liner notes |publisher=] |page=12}}</ref> | |||
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* Jim Caruana – ] | |||
* ] – music recorded by, songwriter | |||
* ] – ] | |||
* ] – vocals performed by, vocal producer, music producer, songwriter | |||
* ] – audio mixer | |||
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* ] – music producer, songwriter | |||
* ] –music producer, songwriter | |||
* Brian "B-LUV" Thomas – music recorded by | |||
* Randy Urbanski – audio mixing assistant | |||
* Andrew Wuepper – audio mixing assistant | |||
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== Charts == | |||
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===Weekly charts=== | |||
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|]<ref>http://www.ariacharts.com.au/</ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|Australia (])<ref name="HM">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Single+Ladies+%28Put+A+Ring+On+It%29&cat=s |title=Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) |publisher=Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=April 12, 2011}}</ref> | |||
|] (Flanders) | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|5 | ||
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!scope="row"|Australia Urban (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue980.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue980.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-19 |title=The ARIA Report (issue 980) |page=18 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=August 3, 2009 |access-date=July 22, 2011 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | |||
|]<ref name=acharts/> | |||
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|]<ref>http://allcharts.org/music/denmark/singles.htm</ref> | |||
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{{single chart|Flanders|11|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|] | |||
|align="center"|1 | |||
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{{single chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|]<ref>http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp</ref> | |||
|align="center"|1 | |||
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!scope="row"| Brazil (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2010/02/10/beyonce-encerra-nesta-noite-em-salvador-turne-assistida-por-quase-115-mil-brasileiros.jhtm |title=Beyoncé reúne 164 mil pessoas em sua primeira turnê pelo Brasil |publisher=]. ] |date=February 7, 2010 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112115925/http://musica.uol.com.br/ultnot/2010/02/10/beyonce-encerra-nesta-noite-em-salvador-turne-assistida-por-quase-115-mil-brasileiros.jhtm |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> | |||
|]<ref></ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|1 | ||
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!scope="row"|Bulgaria (])<ref name="Bul">{{cite web|url=http://www.bamp-bg.org/read.php?id=176 |title=NMC Airplay TOP 10 Week05 (26.01.2009 – 01.02.2009) |publisher=BAMP |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409044356/http://www.bamp-bg.org/read.php?id=176 |archive-date=April 9, 2009 }}</ref> | |||
|]<ref>http://www.italiancharts.com/</ref> | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|5 | ||
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!scope="row"|Canada (])<ref name="cu2">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} |title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
|] | |||
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| style="text-align:center;"|2 | ||
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{{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|2|artist=Beyonce|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2019}} | |||
|New Zealand ] Singles Chart<ref name=acharts></ref> | |||
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|align="center"|2 | |||
{{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|1|artist=Beyonce|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2020}} | |||
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{{single chart|CIS|17|artist=Beyonce|song=Single Ladies|rowheader=true|songid=15937|access-date=August 11, 2019|refname="cis"}} | |||
|]<ref name=acharts/> | |||
|align="center"|1 | |||
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!scope="row"|Croatia (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305044109/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/strana_lista.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2009|title=Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija|publisher=]|access-date=March 14, 2021}}</ref> | |||
|] | |||
|align="center"|2 | |align="center"|2 | ||
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!scope="row"|Czech Republic (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=146651&sec=2d53966abc3ff0d0cb8878c0cae74116 |title=Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) |access-date=April 5, 2011 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Czech Republic) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207124553/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=146651&sec=2d53966abc3ff0d0cb8878c0cae74116 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|Portuguese Singles Chart | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|13 | |||
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{{single chart|Denmark|21|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|] ('']'')<ref name="Eu2">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=European Hot 100}} |title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|20 | |||
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!scope="row"|France (]) Download Chart<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-260585-Telechargement-Singles.html?cid=270675 | title=Classement singles téléchargés | publisher=] | language=fr | access-date=May 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112124603/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-260585-Telechargement-Singles.html?cid=270675 | archive-date=November 12, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|43 | |||
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!scope="row"|Germany (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-511766|title=Beyonce|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409100136/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-511766|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><br />''with "]"'' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|3 | |||
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!scope="row"|]('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/dgl/|title= Beyoncé – Global Dance Songs |magazine= Billboard |access-date= May 19, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|4 | |||
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!scope="row"|Hungary (])<ref name="hungary">{{cite web | url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=radios&ev=2009&het=22&submit_=Keres%E9s | title=Rádios Top 40 játszási lista |publisher=] |language=hu| access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|14 | |||
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!scope="row"|Ireland (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9|title=Discography Beyoncé|publisher=]. Hung Medien|access-date=December 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055734/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9|archive-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|4 | |||
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!scope="row"|Israel (])<ref>{{cite web | title=Media Forest: Airplay chart | url=http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2009&week=04 | access-date=April 2, 2012 | publisher=mediaforest.biz | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112115208/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2009&week=04 | archive-date=November 12, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
|align="center"|2 | |align="center"|2 | ||
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{{single chart|Italy|10|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|]<ref>http://promusicae.es/listastonos/listas/historial/TOP%2050%20CANCIONES%2009_17.pdf</ref> | |||
|align="center"|1 | |||
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!scope="row"|Japan (])<ref name="JAP">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Japan Hot 100}} |title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
|]<ref name=acharts/> | |||
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! scope="row"|Mexico (])<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/min/|title=Beyoncé Chart History - Mexiko Ingles Airplay|access-date=May 23, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | |||
|]<ref></ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/beyonc/beyonce-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it_20581 |title=Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) |language=nl |publisher=Top 40 Netherlands |year=2013|access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> | |||
|]<ref> Retrieved on 2009-01-26</ref> | |||
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{{single chart|Dutch100|12|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2020}} | |||
|]<ref name="SWISS">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=34133| title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) UK Chart Position and Trajectory| publisher=chartstats.com| accessdate=10 April, 2009 }}</ref> | |||
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{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|]<ref></ref> | |||
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{{single chart|Norway|19|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
|U.S. ]<ref name="BillboardChart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=317670&model.vnuAlbumId=1097735|title= Artist Chart History - Beyoncé|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-01-24}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"|] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Chart Search – Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f=ts_chart_artistname%3ABeyonce&f=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2ASingle%20Ladies%20%28Put%20A%20Ring%20On%20It%29%2A&f=itm_field_chart_id%3APortugal%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=Beyonce&title=Single%20Ladies%20%28Put%20A%20Ring%20On%20It%29|magazine=]|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> | |||
|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="BillboardChart"/> | |||
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! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20090102-20090108|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jan 8, 2009|publisher=]|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> | |||
|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="BillboardChart"/> | |||
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! scope="row"| Russia Airplay (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20090109-20090115|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jan 15, 2009|publisher=]|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref><br />{{small|Dave Audé remix}} | |||
|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="BillboardChart"/> | |||
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!scope="row"|Slovakia (])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145281&sec=9e42ddd3c395db309bac1564e77b8cfb |title=Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) |access-date=April 5, 2011 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Slovakia) |language=sk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207152456/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145281&sec=9e42ddd3c395db309bac1564e77b8cfb |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|20 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|South Korea (])<ref name="gaon">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|title=South Korean Gaon Chart – Week: January 03, 2010 to January 09, 2010|access-date=February 15, 2012|language=ko|publisher=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203100432/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon|archive-date=December 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|align="center"|75 | |||
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{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=20090222|rowheader=true|access-date=September 5, 2018}} | |||
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{{single chart|Spain|10|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
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{{single chart|Sweden|40|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
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{{single chart|Switzerland|40|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
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{{single chart|UK|7|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020|date=20090118}} | |||
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!scope="row"|] (])<ref name="UKrnb">{{cite magazine |date=January 18, 2009 |title=UK R&B Chart |magazine=] |volume=32 |issue=1 |page=46 |publisher=] |issn=0265-1548}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Beyoncé|rowheader=true|access-date=August 15, 2021}} | |||
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{{single chart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|21|artist=Beyoncé|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2015}} | |||
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!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="nacn">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}}|title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
|- | |||
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Beyoncé|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
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!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Pop Songs B}} |title=Beyonce Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|1 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|US ] ('']'')<ref name="allmusiccharts">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|pure_url=yes|id=p349078 |tab=charts-awards/billboard-singles}} |title=Beyoncé |access-date=December 11, 2010 |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|2 | |||
|- | |||
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|2|artist=Beyoncé|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
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! scope="col"| Chart (2011) | |||
==Sales and certifications== | |||
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" | |||
|- | |- | ||
{{single chart|France|68|artist=Beyoncé|song=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2020}} | |||
! Country | |||
|} | |||
! Certification | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
! Sales | |||
===Year-end charts=== | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |- | ||
!scope="col"|Chart (2008) | |||
| Australia | |||
!scope="col"|Position | |||
| 2x Platinum | |||
| 140,000+ | |||
|- | |- | ||
!scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref name="pa"/> | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|74 | |||
| Gold | |||
| 7,500+<ref>http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
!scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref name="pa">{{cite web |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090120-0000/issue983EOY.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090120-0000/issue983EOY.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-19 |title=The ARIA Report (issue 980 – End of Year) |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |page=20 |access-date=July 22, 2011 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | |||
| USA | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|22 | |||
| 3x Platinum | |||
|- | |||
| 3,000,000+ | |||
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=yechart&year=2008&chid=5 |title=Germany Top 100 Singles ~ 2008 |publisher=Musicharts.net |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221002156/http://www.musicharts.net/index.php?cat=yechart&year=2008&chid=5 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />''with "If I Were a Boy"'' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|71 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|title=2008 UK Singles Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911230607/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|175 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?begin=71&order=position |title=Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525025339/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs?begin=71&order=position |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|75 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"|Chart (2009) | |||
!scope="col"|Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref name="pan">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/EOY2009.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100204130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100205-0000/EOY2009.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-02-04 |title=The ARIA Report (End of Year 2009) |pages=2, 17 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=July 22, 2011 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|14 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref name="pan"/> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|6 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009 |title=Jaaroverzichten 2010 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111033834/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2009 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|59 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"| Brazil (])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2009/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2009|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|19 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/canadian-hot-100 |title=Canadian Hot 100 Year End Chart – 2009 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002231929/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/canadian-hot-100 |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|19 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viva.tv/Charts/Detail/id/2187547/part/0/name/VIVA+Single+Jahrescharts+2009|title=Charts Year End: German Singles Chart|access-date=January 15, 2011|publisher=]. ]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415133438/http://www.viva.tv/charts|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref><br />''with "If I Were a Boy"'' | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|46 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=radios&ev=2009|title=Éves összesített listák – MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)|language=hu|publisher=Mahasz|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925231220/http://mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=radios&ev=2009|archive-date=September 25, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|73 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irma.ie/best2009.htm |title=Best of 2009 – Ireland |publisher=] |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607022105/http://www.irma.ie/best2009.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|17 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2009.html|title=Dutch Top 40 Year End|publisher=]|access-date=December 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928081813/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2009.html|archive-date=September 28, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|43 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2009&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2009|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|78 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp?chartYear=2009&chartKind=S |title=Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2009 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522101206/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp?chartYear=2009&chartKind=S |archive-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|31 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/files/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20Canciones%20Anual%202009.pdf |title=Chart: PROMUSICAE Year end Singles Chart – 2009 |publisher=] |access-date=December 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326222943/http://promusicae.es/files/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20Canciones%20Anual%202009.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2010 }}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|38 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20090001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2009 | |publisher=] |access-date=October 3, 2011 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719010043/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20090001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|95 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|title=2009 UK Singles Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821103352/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|archive-date=August 21, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|34 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-100-songs |title=Year End Charts – Hot 100 Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530085706/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-100-songs |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|8 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US Dance Club Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-dance-club-play-songs |title=Year End Charts – Dance Club Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006014915/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-dance-club-play-songs |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|30 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US ] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-digital-songs |title=Year End Charts – Digital Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523233204/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-digital-songs |archive-date=May 23, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|6 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |title=Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062147/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|6 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US ] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-master-ringtones?page=3 |title=Year End Charts – Hot Ringtones |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706104820/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-master-ringtones?page=3 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|31 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|19 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US ] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-radio-songs?page=1 |title=Year End Charts – Radio Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=March 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524082411/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-radio-songs?page=1 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|11 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| US Rhythmic (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-rhythmic-songs |title=Year End Charts – Rhythmic Songs |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002232024/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/hot-rhythmic-songs |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|22 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| World (])<ref name="IFPI2009YEC"/> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|7 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"|Chart (2010) | |||
!scope="col"|Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2010.htm |title=Australian Urban Singles Year End Charts 2010 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611203904/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2010.htm |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|29 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon|title=Annual South Korea International Chart|publisher=Gaon Chart|access-date=February 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624235211/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon|archive-date=June 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|title=2010 UK Singles Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002113934/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|archive-date=October 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|172 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"| Chart (2011) | |||
!scope="col"| Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2011&cat=sj |title=Jaaroverzichten 2011 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125172808/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2011&cat=sj |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|44 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"| Chart (2012) | |||
!scope="col"| Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=sj |title=Jaaroverzichten 2012 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125172808/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=sj |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|72 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=sj |title=Rapports Annuels 2012 (Wallonia) |language=fr |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910202457/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=sj |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|75 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"|Chart (2013) | |||
!scope="col"|Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2013.htm |title=Australian Urban Singles Year End Charts 2013 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209160714/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2013.htm |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|41 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=sj |title=Jaaroverzichten 2013 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721104531/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=sj |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|34 | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=sj |title=Rapports Annuels 2013 (Wallonia) |language=fr |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125172808/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2013&cat=sj |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|48 | |||
|} | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
!scope="col"|Chart (2014) | |||
!scope="col"|Position | |||
|- | |||
!scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2014.htm |title=Australian Urban Singles Year End Charts 2014 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227152618/http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2014.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|48 | |||
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!scope="row"| Belgium Catalog (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=sj |title=Jaaroverzichten 2014 (Flanders) |language=nl |publisher=]. Hung Medien |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915132838/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=sj |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aria.com.au/pages/documents/2000sDecadeChartssingles.pdf |page=2 |title=ARIA Chart Sales – ARIA End of Decade Sales/Top 100 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |year=2010 |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205174113/http://aria.com.au/pages/documents/2000sDecadeChartssingles.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009 |title=Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527054241/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009%23/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009 |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-songs?year=2009&begin=11&order=position |title=Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728160250/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-songs?year=2009&begin=11&order=position%23/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-songs?year=2009&begin=11&order=position |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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==Certifications== | |||
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Platinum|number=6|type=single|relyear=2009|certyear=2021|access-date=August 10, 2022}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2009|certyear=2009|title=Single Ladies|artist=Beyoncé|type=ringtone|award=Platinum|note=Mastertone}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|relyear=2009|certyear=2009|title=Single Ladies|artist=Beyoncé|type=video|award=Platinum|note=Video}} | |||
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Platinum|id=10367|relyear=2008|certyear=2021|access-date=June 30, 2021}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)|award=Gold|number=3|relyear=2008|certyear=2023|access-date=August 3, 2023}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Italy|award=Gold|relyear=2009|certyear=2014|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|id=2789|access-date=March 11, 2015|note=Since 2009}} | |||
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Mexico|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2010|access-date=November 11, 2021}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2008|certyear=2017|refname=nzcert|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-17}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Platinum|id=beyonce-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it|relyear=2009|certyear=2010|access-date=November 11, 2021}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2008|certyear=2020|id=8517-682-1|salesamount=1,400,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonces-official-top-40-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__15481/ | title=Exclusive: Beyoncé's Official Top 40 biggest songs in the UK revealed | website=] }}</ref>}} | |||
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Beyoncé|title=Single Ladies|award=Platinum|number=11|relyear=2008|certyear=2024|access-date=December 17, 2024}} | |||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2008|certyear=2009|refname=US2009|title=Single Ladies|artist=Beyoncé|type=single|award=Platinum|digital=true|note=Mastertone}} | |||
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==Release history== | |||
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| October 13, 2008 | |||
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| November 24, 2008 | |||
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| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue978.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20090111222714mp_/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue978.pdf|archivedate=December 20, 2008|title=New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th November 2008|work=The ARIA Report|publisher=]|date=November 24, 2008|accessdate=September 17, 2022|page=31|via=]}}</ref>}} | |||
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| rowspan="16"| February 5, 2009 | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date= October 13, 2008 |language=de |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112012842/https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Belgium | |||
| align="center"| <ref name="itunes">{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 | title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP | date=October 13, 2008 | publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc | access-date=April 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110213543/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 | archive-date=November 10, 2012 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Canada | |||
| align="center"| <ref name="itunes5">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215300/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Denmark | |||
| align="center"| <ref name="itunes1">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215045/https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Finland | |||
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112012853/https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=fr |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112012905/https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref name="itunes2">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215115/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=it |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112012957/https://itunes.apple.com/it/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=es |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112013004/https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref name="itunes3">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=nl |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110215140/https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112013011/https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/pt/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112013022/https://itunes.apple.com/pt/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Spain | |||
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=es |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112013038/https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row"| Sweden | |||
| align="center"| <ref name="itunes4">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102162332/http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |title=Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP |date=October 13, 2008 |language=de |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=April 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112013130/https://itunes.apple.com/ch/album/single-ladies-put-ring-on/id303646947 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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* An article published by ''New York Daily News'' about the impact of "Single Ladies" on small children: {{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/girls-provocative-dance-routine-single-ladies-sparks-fears-growing-fast-article-1.445170|title=Little girls' provocative dance routine to 'Single Ladies' sparks fears of growing up too fast|last=Black|first=Rosemary|newspaper=]|date=May 14, 2010}} | |||
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2008 single by Beyoncé"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | ||||
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A-side | "If I Were a Boy" (double A-side) | |||
Released | October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) | |||
Recorded | May 2008 | |||
Studio | The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, California | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" on YouTube | ||||
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé, from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Columbia Records released "Single Ladies" as a single on October 8, 2008, as a double A-side alongside "If I Were a Boy", showcasing the contrast between Beyoncé and her aggressive onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce. It explores men's unwillingness to propose or commit. In the song, the female protagonist is in a club to celebrate her single status.
"Single Ladies" won three Grammy Awards in 2009, including Song of the Year, among other accolades. 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. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 228 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2021. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for four non-consecutive weeks and received a 11x platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song charted among the top ten within the singles category in several other countries. Globally, it was 2009's seventh best-selling digital single with 6.1 million copies sold.
A black-and-white music video accompanied the single's release. It won several awards, including three at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards winning the top prize Video of the Year. Beyoncé has performed "Single Ladies" on television and during her concert tours. The song and particularly its music video have been widely parodied and imitated. Several notable artists have performed cover versions. Media usage has included placement in popular television shows.
Background and release
The-Dream (left) and Christopher Stewart (right) co-wrote and produced "Single Ladies"."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was written by Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, and was produced by Nash and Stewart. 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. Nash conceptualized "Single Ladies" after Beyoncé's secret marriage to hip hop recording artist Jay-Z in April 2008. Stewart commented that the song was "the only public statement that ever made about marriage", and that while in the studio recording the song Beyoncé had remained tightlipped, even to the point of removing her wedding band. Beyoncé's marriage inspired Nash to compose a song about an issue that affected many people's relationships: the fear or unwillingness of men to commit. 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". She stated that although "Single Ladies" is a playful uptempo song, it addresses an issue that women experience every day.
In "Single Ladies", Beyoncé portrays her alter ego Sasha Fierce, which appears on the second part of I Am... Sasha Fierce. The song was released simultaneously with "If I Were a Boy"; as lead singles, they were meant to demonstrate the concept of the dueling personalities of the singer. This reinforced the theme of the album, which was created by placing its ballads and uptempo tracks on separate discs. The singles debuted on US radio on October 8, 2008; "Single Ladies" did so on mainstream urban New York radio station Power 105.1. Both singles were added to rhythmic contemporary radio playlists on October 12, 2008; "Single Ladies" was sent to urban contemporary playlists the same day, while "If I Were a Boy" was instead classified for contemporary hit radio. The two songs were released as a double A-side single on November 7, 2008, in Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. Dance remixes of the song were made available in the US on February 10, 2009, and in Europe on February 16, 2009. "Single Ladies" was not originally released as a single in the UK, but the song became increasingly popular there and reached the top ten in the UK Singles Chart as a result of download sales. On February 16, 2009, it was released as a CD single, and the dance remixes became available as a digital download.
Composition and lyrical interpretation
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4 for one measure before the final chorus. It makes use of staccato bounce-based hand claps, Morse code beeps, an ascending whistle in the background, and a punchy organic beat. The instrumentation includes a bass drum, a keyboard 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. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the verses of "Single Ladies" are played in the key of E major and the piece modulates to E Mixolydian for the chorus and E minor for the bridge and is played in a "moderate groove" tempo of 96.9 beats per minute. Beyoncé's vocals range from the note of F♯3 to D5. It has a chord progression of E in the verses, and Bdim–C–Bdim–Am in the chorus. J. Freedom du Lac of The Washington Post noted the song features "playground vocals".
"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. Stewart and Harrell said in an interview given to People magazine that the similar rhythm of the two songs is "what Beyoncé responds to". Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times saw the song's theme of female empowerment as an extension of that of "Irreplaceable" (2006), and Daniel Brockman of The Phoenix noted that its usage of "blurry pronouns" such as "it" resembles Beyoncé's 2005 single "Check on It". Liss commented that the beat of the "Single Ladies" evokes African gumboot dancing and schoolyard Double Dutch chants, a view shared by Douglas Wolf of Time magazine. Trish Crawford of the Toronto Star concluded that "Single Ladies" is "a strong song of female empowerment", and other music critics have noted its appeal to Beyoncé's fan base of independent women as in the song, Beyoncé offers support to women who have split up from their no-good boyfriends.
In "Single Ladies", Beyoncé emphasizes her aggressive and sensual alter ego Sasha Fierce. She displays much attitude in her voice, as stated by Nick Levine of Digital Spy. Echoing Levine's sentiments, Liss wrote that Beyoncé sounds "gleefully sassy". The lyrics reflect post-breakup situations. Accompanied by robotic-like sounds, the opening lines of the song are call and response; Beyoncé chants, "All the single ladies", and background singers echo the line each time. In the first verse, Beyoncé narrates the recent end to a poor relationship after she "cried tears for three good years". She reclaims her right to flirt, have fun, and find a lover who is more devoted than the previous one. Beyoncé goes out to celebrate with her friends in a club where she meets a new love interest. However, her former boyfriend is watching her, and she directs the song to him. She then sings the chorus, which uses minor chords and contains several hooks, "If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it ... Oh oh oh".
In the second verse, Beyoncé tells her ex-lover that, as he did not attempt to make things more permanent when he had the chance, he has no reason to complain now that she has found someone else. 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". Towards the end of the song, Beyoncé takes a more aggressive vocal approach and employs a middle eight as she sings, "And like a ghost I'll be gone". When she chants the chorus for the third and final time, her vocals are omnipresent within layers of music, as described by Frannie Kelley of NPR. An electronic swoop tugs in continuously until the song ends.
Critical reception
Reviews
The song received universal critical acclaim. Nick Levine of Digital Spy particularly praised its beats, which according to him, "just don't quit". Michelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club wrote that the song is "fabulous, with glowing production, a humongous hook, and beats for weeks". Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times was also impressed with the overall production of the song, specifically the chorus, adding "More than most female singers, Beyoncé understands the funky art of singing rhythmically, and this is a prime example." Fraser McAlpine of BBC Online considered "Single Ladies" to be the best song Beyoncé has attempted since "Ring the Alarm" (2006) and complimented the former's refrain, describing it as "so amazingly catchy that it provides a surprisingly solid foundation for the entire song". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commended the threatening atmosphere that "Single Ladies" creates by using minor chords. 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 two-disc split-personality gimmick."
Darryl Sterdan of Jam! called the song single-worthy, and wrote that it is "a tune that actually sounds like a Beyoncé number". Sarah Liss of CBC News wrote that "Single Ladies" represents Beyoncé at her best, describing it as "an instantly addictive a bouncy featherweight dance-pop track". She further commented that it was pleasant to hear a voice which "changes timbre naturally, a voice with actual cracks and fissures (however slight)" in contrast to the "Auto-Tune epidemic that seems to be plaguing so many of her mainstream pop peers". Douglas Wolf of Time magazine added that "Single Ladies" is a sing-along which allows Beyoncé to demonstrate her virtuosity and "a focused, commanding display of individuality that speaks for every raised hand without a ring on it". Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker wrote that the song combines a jumble of feelings and sounds that "don't resolve but also never become tiring". He concluded that "Single Ladies" was generally jubilant and that Beyoncé's vocals were pure and glimmering. Andy Kellman of AllMusic and Jessica Suarez of Paste magazine noted the song as one of the standouts from I Am... Sasha Fierce, and saw similarities to "Get Me Bodied".
Writers praised the song's dance beat; Colin McGuire of PopMatters praised "Single Ladies" as one of Beyoncé's best dance tracks. Spence D. of IGN Music described the song as a "Caribbean flair and booty shaking jubilation that should get even the most staid of listeners snapping their necks and gyrating joyfully". Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle wrote that it is a "hip-shaking club" song similar to "Check on It". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly magazine wrote that "Single Ladies" is a "giddy, high-stepping hybrid of lyrical kiss-off and fizzy jump-rope jam". Describing the song as a "winning high-stepping" one, Adam Mazmanian of The Washington Times wrote that "Single Ladies" is designed to get the women out on the dance floor as Beyoncé sings it with "a genuinely defiant, independent voice". Some critics were unimpressed by "Single Ladies". Mariel Concepcion of Billboard magazine called it "standard screech-thump fare". The Observer's Adam Mattera saw "Single Ladies" and "Diva" as potential sources of inspiration for drag queens, although they may leave others confused. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine criticized its lyrical inconsistencies, suggesting it is a "leftover" from B'Day.
Recognition
Rolling Stone named "Single Ladies" the best song of 2008, and wrote, "The beat ... is irresistible and exuberant, the vocal hook is stormy and virtuosic." "Single Ladies" ranked as the second-best song of the 2000s decade in the magazine's 2009 readers' poll, and Rolling Stone critics placed it at number 50 on the list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade. In 2021, the same magazine placed the song at number 228 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."Single Ladies" was placed at number two on MTV News' list of The Best Songs of 2008; James Montgomery called it "hyperactive and supercharged in ways I never thought possible. It's epic and sexy and even a bit sad." "There is absolutely zero chance Beyoncé ever releases a single like this ever again", Montgomery concluded. Time magazine's critic Josh Tyrangiel, who called the song "ludicrously infectious", ranked it as the seventh-best song of 2008. Douglas Wolf of the same publication placed it at number nine on his list of the All-Time 100 Songs.
"Single Ladies" appeared at number six on the Eye Weekly's critics' list of the Best Singles of 2008, and at number six on About.com's Mark Edward Nero's list of the Best R&B Songs of 2008. On The Village Voice's year-end Pazz & Jop singles list, "Single Ladies" was ranked at numbers three and forty one in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Additionally, the Maurice Joshua Club Mix of the song was ranked at number 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" the fourth most irresistible song of the decade, and stated, " combined leotards with crass engagement-bling baiting into one delicious sexy-yet-antiquated package. The video had the whole world dancing and waving along via YouTube." VH1 ranked "Single Ladies" at number sixteen on its list of The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s. In his book Eating the Dinosaur (2009), Chuck Klosterman wrote that "Single Ladies" is "arguably the first song overtly marketed toward urban bachelorette parties". Jody Rosen of The New Yorker credited the melodies that float and dart over the thump for creating a new sound in music that didn't exist in the world before Beyoncé. He further wrote, "If they sound 'normal' now, it's because Beyoncé, and her many followers, have retrained our ears."
Organization | Country | Accolade | Year | Source |
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Rolling Stone | United States | Songs of the Decade (ranked 50) | 2009 | |
Rolling Stone | United States | "Top Songs of 2008" (ranked 1) | 2008 | |
Slant | United Kingdom | "The 100 Best Singles of the Aughts" (ranked 122) | 2010 | |
Pitchfork | United States | "The 100 Best Tracks of 2008" (ranked 23) | 2008 | |
Time | United States | All Time 100 Songs | 2011 | |
Complex | United States | The 100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade | 2012 | |
The Village Voice | United States | Pazz + Jop 2008 (ranked 3) | 2008 |
Accolades
"Single Ladies" has received a number of awards and nominations, including the Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards. It also won the awards for Favorite Song at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards, Song of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards, and Best R&B Song at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized "Single Ladies" as one of the most performed songs of 2009 at the 27th ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The song was nominated in the Best Song category at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards and in the English-language "Record of the Year" category at the 2009 Premios Oye! Awards. It was also nominated for Record of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards, Viewer's Choice Award at the 2009 BET Awards, Best R&B/Urban Dance Track at the 2009 International Dance Music Awards, and World's Best Single at the 2010 World Music Awards.
Year | Organization | Award | Result |
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2009 | BET Awards | Video of the Year | Won |
Viewers Choice Award | Nominated | ||
MOBO Awards | Best Video | Won | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Video | Won | |
MTV Video Music Awards | Video of the Year | Won | |
Best Female Video | Nominated | ||
Best Pop Video | Nominated | ||
Best Editing in a Video | Won | ||
Best Direction | Nominated | ||
Best Special Effects | Nominated | ||
Best Art Direction | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography in a Video | Nominated | ||
Best Choreography in a Video | Won | ||
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Song | Won | |
Soul Train Music Awards | Song of the Year | Won | |
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice R&B Track | Won | |
TRL Awards | Nokia Playlist Generation Award | Won | |
2010 | ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Most Performed Songs | Won |
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards | Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Won | |
52nd Annual Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | Won | |
Best R&B Song | Won | ||
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
Chart performance
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated November 1, 2008. On December 6, 2008, it moved from number 28 to number two on the Hot 100 chart, as a result of its debut at number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 204,000 digital downloads. The song became Beyoncé's fifth solo single to top the Hot Digital Songs chart. "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. The following week "Single Ladies" climbed to number one on the Hot 100 chart, selling 228,000 downloads, and became Beyoncé's fifth solo single to top the chart. It tied her with Olivia Newton-John and Barbra Streisand at number six on the list of female artists with the most Hot 100 number one hits, as of 2010.
The song was at the top of the chart for four non-consecutive weeks, during the last of which digital downloads of "Single Ladies" increased by 157 percent to 382,000 units—its best week of digital sales. For the week ending January 15, 2009, the song moved to number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart with 147.3 million listener impressions. It reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it remained for twelve consecutive weeks. "Single Ladies" topped the Pop Songs and the Hot Dance Club Play charts, and reached number two on the Pop 100 chart. The song was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 4,000,000 copies in 2010. It passed the 5 million sales mark in October 2012. In December 2024, RIAA updated Beyoncé's sales, certifying "Single Ladies" as having sold more than 11 million copies.
"Single Ladies" debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending November 29, 2008. On January 24, 2009, its ninth charting week, it moved to its peak spot at number two, and was subsequently certified double-platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for sales of over 160,000 copies. The song peaked at number seven, and spent 112 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. It topped the UK R&B Chart, where it succeeded the song's double A-side, "If I Were a Boy". On August 7, 2020, "Single Ladies" was certified double-platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 1,200,000 copies. As of November 2013, it has sold 704,000 copies in the UK. On the Irish Singles Chart, it reached number four and enjoyed twenty weeks of charting, while on the Japan Hot 100 chart it made its way to number 25. In Australia, the single attained a high point of number five on the ARIA Singles Chart, and received a nine-times platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of over 630,000 copies. It peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipment of over 15,000 copies. "Single Ladies" appeared on several charts in mainland Europe, and peaked at number 20 on the European Hot 100 Singles 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 2009's seventh best-selling digital single with 6.1 million units sold worldwide.
Music video
Background and concept
The music video for "Single Ladies" was shot immediately after "If I Were a Boy", but it received less attention during production than the "higher-gloss, higher-profile video" for "If I Were a Boy". Both videos were shot in black-and-white in New York City and were directed by Jake Nava, with whom Beyoncé had worked on previous music videos including "Crazy in Love" and "Beautiful Liar". "Single Ladies" was choreographed by Frank Gatson Jr. and JaQuel Knight, and incorporates J-Setting choreography. The two music videos premiered on MTV's Total Request Live show on October 13, 2008 to reinforce the concept of conflicting personalities. The videos were released to other media outlets on the same date and subsequently included on Beyoncé's remix album with videography, Above and Beyoncé, and the platinum edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce.
Beyoncé told Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly that the inspiration for the video was a 1969 Bob Fosse routine entitled "Mexican Breakfast" seen on The Ed Sullivan Show, which featured Fosse's wife, Gwen Verdon, dancing with two other women. "Mexican Breakfast" had become an Internet viral sensation the previous summer after Unk's "Walk It Out" was dubbed over the original mix. Beyoncé wanted to attempt a similar dance and eventually, the choreography of "Single Ladies" was liberally adapted from "Mexican Breakfast":
I saw a video on YouTube. had a plain background and it was shot on the crane; it was 360 degrees, they could move around. And I said, 'This is genius.' We kept a lot of the Fosse choreography and added the down-south thing—it's called J-Setting, where one person does something and the next person follows. So it was a strange mixture ... It's like the most urban choreography, mixed with Fosse—very modern and very vintage.
Beyoncé wanted a simple music video; it was filmed with minimal alternative camera shots and cuts, and no changes to hairstyles, costumes and sets. According to JaQuel Knight, Beyoncé also wanted the video to feel "good and powerful" and include choreography that could be attempted by anybody. The day the video was shot, the song was divided into three parts. Nava deliberately used lengthy shots so that viewers "would connect with the human endeavor of Beyoncé's awe-inspiring dance", with all the changes in looks, angles, and lighting executed live on-camera because he wanted to keep the feel "very organic and un-gimmicky". The styling was inspired by a Vogue photo shoot. In the video Beyoncé wears a titanium roboglove designed by her long-time jeweler, Lorraine Schwartz, to complement her alter ego Sasha Fierce. The glove consists of several pieces, including a ring and a separate component that covers Beyoncé's upper arm. She first wore the roboglove on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 8, 2008. The video shoot took around twelve hours. Many performances of the song were filmed without interruption, and edited together to give the impression that the final video was filmed in a single take.
Synopsis
In the video for "Single Ladies", emphasis is laid on Beyoncé's more aggressive and sensual side, her alter ego Sasha Fierce. It shows her in an asymmetrical leotard and high-heels, with two backup dancers, Ebony Williams and Ashley Everett. Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles, designed the high-cut leotards after seeing something similar in the American musical films A Chorus Line and All That Jazz. The dance routine incorporates many styles, including jazz, tap, and hip hop, and is credited with popularizing J-Setting, a flamboyant lead and follow dance style prominent in many African American gay clubs across Atlanta and used by the all-female Prancing J-Settes dance troupe of Jackson State University.
The video features Beyoncé and her two companions dancing inside an infinity cove, which alternates between black and white and places the focus on the complex choreography. Throughout the video the women click their heels and shake their hips and legs. However, the main intention is to attract the viewers' attention toward their hands and ring fingers as they do the hand-twirl move. At one point during the video, the dancers run up to a wall, which, according to Frank Gatson Jr., pays homage to Shirley MacLaine's act in the 1969 film Sweet Charity. Toward the end of the video, Beyoncé flashes her own wedding ring on her finger.
Response and accolades
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". It spawned a dance craze and inspired thousands of imitations all over the world, many of which were posted on YouTube. In an interview with MTV, Beyoncé expressed her appreciation of the public's response to the video, and stated that she had spent much time watching several of these parodies: "It's beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a song to life with a video." 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. In an interview with Chandler Levack for Eye Weekly, Toronto director Scott Cudmore stated that the Internet age has impacted the way music videos are made, as well as perceived by an audience. Although Cudmore believes that the music video as a medium is "disappearing ... from the mainstream public eye", he accredited "Single Ladies" with its resurgence, and stated that after the video appeared on the Internet, people began to "consciously look for music videos because of its art".
The music video has won several awards and accolades. It was voted Best Dance Routine in the 2008 Popjustice Readers' Poll; and won Video of the Year becoming 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, the 2009 MOBO Awards, and the 2009 BET Awards. The video has also received many nominations: Best Video in the 2009 Popjustice Readers Polls (placed 4th); nine (including the three that it won) in the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards; Best International Artist Video at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards (losing to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"); Outstanding Music Video at the 2009 NAACP Image Awards; and two at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards for Best Video and Best Moves. The video was ranked at number four on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown, and at number three on VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2009. The video was voted Best Music Video of the Decade by MUZU.TV It was voted fifth-best music video of the 2000s by readers of Billboard magazine. Claire Suddath of Time magazine included it in her 30 All-Time Best Music Videos, writing that "sometimes the best creations are also the simplest". In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the video at number one on their list of Beyoncé's ten best music videos writing, " All of the sex appeal. Ever... Beyoncé doesn't need anything but an empty room in this one. It's all about the dancing. It's all about the leotard. It's all about the fierceness. And it's epic." The music video was certified platinum by CRIA for shipment of sales 10,000 units. In 2021, Rolling Stone named "Single Ladies" the 12th greatest music video of all time, while Slant Magazine named it the 36th.
2009 MTV Video Music Awards incident
Further information: 2009 MTV Video Music Awards § Kanye West–Taylor Swift incident"Single Ladies" was nominated for nine awards at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year. It lost the Best Female Video category to American country pop singer Taylor Swift's "You Belong with Me". Swift's acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who climbed onto the stage, grabbed her microphone to declare the "Single Ladies" video as "one of the best videos of all time", shrugged, and left the stage. Footage of Beyoncé in the audience looking shocked was then shown. 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 life". She then invited Swift on-stage to finish her speech and "have her moment".
Live performances
Beyoncé first promoted "Single Ladies" in a concert organized by Power 105.1 radio in New York on October 29, 2008, and subsequently performed the song at various awards ceremonies, concerts and television shows, including Saturday Night Live (SNL) on November 15, 2008. That night, Beyoncé was featured in a parody of the song's music video, where the two female backup dancers from the video were replaced by pop singer Justin Timberlake and SNL cast members Andy Samberg and Bobby Moynihan. On November 16, 2008, Beyoncé performed a medley of "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies", and "Crazy in Love" during the final episode of Total Request Live. "Single Ladies" was also performed by Beyoncé on November 18, 2008, on 106 & Park, on November 25, 2008, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and on November 26, 2008, at Rockefeller Plaza on The Today Show. She delivered a performance of "Single Ladies" with two male dancers on The Tyra Banks Show on January 9, 2009.
In July 2009, Beyoncé gave a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where American actor Tom Cruise danced with her and her dancers as they performed the dance routine of "Single Ladies". At the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009, Beyoncé performed "Single Ladies" backed by "an army of single ladies" on stage. In a poll conducted by Billboard magazine, the performance was ranked as the seventh best in the history of MTV Video Music Awards. A critic wrote in the magazine: "The world gave a collective 'whoa' when Beyonce unleashed her 'Single Ladies' video, but to see those dance moves come to life at the 2009 VMAs was beyond eye-popping." Erika Ramirez of the same publication placed the performance at number two on her list of Beyoncé's five biggest TV performances. "Single Ladies" was included on the set lists of Beyoncé's I Am... Yours concerts and her I Am... World Tour. The song was subsequently included on Beyoncé's live albums I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas (2009) and I Am... World Tour (2010). "Single Ladies" was later performed by Beyoncé in a pink fringe dress at a concert at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, on June 20, 2011, and at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26, 2011. On July 1, 2011, Beyoncé gave a free concert on Good Morning America as part of its Summer Concert Series, which included "Single Ladies". Backed by her all-female band and her backing singers The Mamas, Beyoncé performed "Single Ladies" in front of 3,500 people during the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé revue at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, in August 2011. In May 2012, Beyoncé performed the song during her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live revue at Revel Atlantic City, a hotel. Ben Ratliff of The New York Times mentioned "Single Ladies" in the "almost continuous high point" of the concert. Rebecca Thomas of MTV News wrote that Beyoncé's dancing during "Single Ladies" reflected the female empowerment theme of the song. On February 3, 2013, Beyoncé performed the song along with her former bandmates from Destiny's Child during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show. The song was added to the set list of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013). Beyoncé's performed "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 its catchy hook and theme of female empowerment. Critics have compared the song to Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", prompted by their lyrics, which all promote female empowerment. The music video achieved fame for its intricate choreography and its deployment of jazz hands with a wrist twist. It has been credited with starting the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet", triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography. Billy Johnson of Yahoo! Music wrote that the video of "Single Ladies" was the top music-related viral hit of 2009. MTV News' James Montgomery wrote that "it appears like was custom-made for the YouTube generation, which probably explains why making homages became a worldwide phenomenon." 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.
In a radio interview on NPR's All Things Considered, Knight shared his excitement that the popular video made people want to learn to dance. Trish Crawford from the Toronto Star observed how it has appealed to all age groups and genders, in contrast with the short-lived dance craze inspired by Soulja Boy two years before, which she considered "mainly a male hip-hop dance". Crawford mentioned, "Toddlers have tackled . recreation centre dance classes, sorority sisters in their dorm rooms, suburban teenagers in their basements and high school cheerleaders." In February 2009, Columbia Records announced the launch of a "Single Ladies" Dance Video Contest. Fans aged eighteen and older were invited to adhere precisely to the dance routine performed by Beyoncé and her two dancers in the original production. The winning video was included in her live album, I Am... World Tour.
Parodies and homages
"Single Ladies" was first parodied in the November 15, 2008, episode of SNL, which featured Beyoncé. She was initially reluctant to participate in the segment but agreed to after a visit from Timberlake in her dressing room. Beyoncé's choreographer, Frank Gatson Jr., expressed mixed emotions at the result, saying: "I was upset because I know that Justin's a great dancer and if he learned the choreography, he could do it really well... If they're making parodies just like they make parodies of politicians and presidents, that means it must be big time. So in that respect, I have to take my hat off to them for doing it." Later, Joe Jonas of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers posted a video on their YouTube account where he imitated the dance in a black leotard and heels. In London, one hundred dancers wearing leotards similar to the one worn by Beyoncé performed the choreography on April 20, 2009, to promote Trident Unwrapped gum.
The music video inspired a legion of amateur imitators to post videos of themselves performing the choreography on YouTube. One of the most viewed viral videos is that of Shane Mercado, who appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show in bikini bottoms to perform the choreography. His subsequent meeting with Beyoncé became a media event. Beyoncé has acknowledged the popularity of the videos on YouTube; during her concert tour, excerpts from many of the YouTube videos were played in the background while Beyoncé was performing the song. Cubby, who is an on-air personality for Charlotte, North Carolina's 96.1 The Beat AM, based his parody on the SNL one. His video lead to a meet and greet with Beyoncé and eventually, an opportunity to join her on stage at a show stop in Atlanta during her I Am... World Tour. Many videos featuring babies of different ages, imitating the dance choreography of "Single Ladies", have been uploaded on YouTube. 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. 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." However, when a video of seven-year-old girls performing choreography from "Single Ladies" at a dance competition in Los Angeles went viral on YouTube, it created a controversy and sparked outrage from many viewers, who felt the girls were sexualized by the suggestive dance moves.
In a video filmed by singer John Legend, US President Barack Obama appears with his wife Michelle performing part of the "Single Ladies" routine. He also briefly performed the hand-twirl move from the song's video at the Obama Inaugural Celebration. This video prompted an Obama look-alike, Iman Crosson, to do his own version of the "Single Ladies" choreography. Several other well-known personalities, including American environmentalist and politician Joe Nation and American actor Tom Hanks, have performed the dance. In the music video for "Dancin on Me" by DJ Webstar and Jim Jones, three females are featured in the background, imitating the "Single Ladies" dance. Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer and Heather Morris did the "Single Ladies" dance as part of the Glee Live tour in June 2011. The music minister at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, thought it would be "an excellent idea" to attract interest in the church choir by using a remix of "Single Ladies" and having choir members dance to it. In the music video he made, the choir members sing, "All the singing ladies, all the singing fellas ... If you like the choir, then won't you come and sing in it." Cyndi Wilkerson, Music Ministry Assistant at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, uploaded the video to YouTube on August 29, 2011. In April 2013, YouTube phenomenon Psy did the dance routine during a concert in Seoul while wearing a red leotard and red boots. 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 spawned several different variations.
Usage in media
"Single Ladies" has been used in various media including television shows, commercials and books. 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. The song has been included in many television shows, including CSI: Miami, Cougar Town, and in two episodes in Glee. In the United Kingdom, the video for "Single Ladies" was used for a 2009 television commercial for the new Doner kebab flavored Pot Noodle. 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. A mash-up video of the theme of "Single Ladies" and The Andy Griffith Show circulated on the Internet in early 2010. It was produced by Party Ben at the end of 2008. In July 2010, the line "Put a Ring on It" was used by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS as the tagline for a female condom public awareness campaign in the US. The song appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel a year after the song was released as it was sung by the Chipettes. It also appeared in the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange and the 2016 rhythm game Just Dance 2017.
Cover and remix versions
Singers and bands of various genres have covered the song in their own style. British band Marmaduke Duke performed a cover version in April 2009 on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show. In October 2009, it was released on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 4, a compilation of Live Lounge recordings. Australian singer Stan Walker sang a jazzier version of the song on the seventh series of Australian Idol in October 2009. The same year, elementary school group PS22 chorus covered "Single Ladies" and "Halo" (2009) during Billboard's annual Women In Music luncheon held at The Pierre in New York City. 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. It was also covered by Jeff Tweedy and British singer-songwriter Alan Pownall. According to Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly, Tweedy sang only a few bars; he gave "Single Ladies" an acoustic feel and recited the rest of the song's lyrics. He performed the hand movements that Beyoncé and her dancers do in the song's video. Pomplamoose, an American indie music duo consisting of Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, recorded a cover of "Single Ladies" on video, which makes use of split screens to show Dawn on vocals and Conte playing the instruments. Inspired by the avant-garde Dogme 95 movement in cinema, Conte began to record songs on video as a quick way to create "organic and raw" music. They chose "Single Ladies" as they believed that it would help them grow their audience.
During a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Prince performed a mash-up of his 1984 songs "Pop Life" and "I Would Die 4 U", incorporating a sample of "Single Ladies". During her tour in Melbourne, Australia, on August 13, 2010, Katy Perry performed "Single Ladies" and attempted to emulate the choreography. British composer of classical music Mark-Anthony Turnage composed a setting of the song which he titled "Hammered Out". Describing it as his "most R&B work to date", Turnage told Tim Rutherford-Johnson of The Guardian that he was motivated to put the "Single Ladies" reference in his work by his young son, a fan of the song. The piece premiered at the BBC Proms on August 27, 2010. Sara Bareilles covered the song as part of Billboard's "Mashup Mondays" and performed it as part of her set list on the 2010 Lilith Fair Tour. As stated by a critic writing for the magazine, Bareilles put "a piano-pop" twist on "Single Ladies" and turned it "into a slow, jazzy track, complete with creeping bassline and vocal harmonies". 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.
On September 26, 2010, Kharizma sang their version of the song on the second series of The X Factor Australia, and on May 31, 2011, Matthew Raymond-Barker sang the song live on the seventh prime of the second series of the X Factor France. During the finale of the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011, the lady contestants joined onstage to perform "Single Ladies" and attempted the dance moves from the song's video. The film Sex and the City 2 features a performance of the song by American singer and actress Liza Minnelli. On October 18, 2011, Young Men Society sang "Single Ladies" on the third series of The X Factor Australia, and on June 30, 2014, Holly Tapp sang the song on the third series of The Voice Australia.
In 2008, female rapper Nicki Minaj released an unofficial remix of "Single Ladies" with two rap verses.
Formats and track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from I Am... Sasha Fierce album liner notes.
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) | 10× Platinum | 700,000 |
Canada (Music Canada) | 6× Platinum | 480,000 |
Canada (Music Canada) Mastertone |
Platinum | 40,000 |
Canada (Music Canada) Video |
Platinum | 10,000 |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | 90,000 |
Germany (BVMI) | 3× Gold | 450,000 |
Italy (FIMI) Since 2009 |
Gold | 15,000 |
Mexico (AMPROFON) | Gold | 30,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | 3× Platinum | 90,000 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Platinum | 40,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2× Platinum | 1,400,000 |
United States (RIAA) | 11× Platinum | 11,000,000 |
United States (RIAA) Mastertone |
Platinum | 1,000,000 |
Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | October 13, 2008 | Columbia | ||
Australia | November 24, 2008 | Digital download | Sony Music | |
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United States | December 17, 2010 | CD | RCA |
See also
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2008 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of singles which have spent the most weeks on the UK Singles Chart
- List of best-selling singles in Australia
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- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP" (in German). iTunes Store. Apple Inc. October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Dance Remixes – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
External links
- An article published by New York Daily News about the impact of "Single Ladies" on small children: Black, Rosemary (May 14, 2010). "Little girls' provocative dance routine to 'Single Ladies' sparks fears of growing up too fast". New York Daily News.
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