Beyoncé

Released: February 11, 2002

Producer: The Neptunes

[Intro]
Zu-boom-boom
Come on
Sing it baby

[Verse 1]
How you doing honey baby?
You know I don't ask for much, but
For a girl spending time alone can be pretty rough
But I get a knock on my door (My door)
You know it’s yours for sure (For sure)
We can't wait for the bedroom
So we just hit the floor

[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing it girl)
Is y'all alright?
I don’t know but I know what's happening to me, girl
(Sing it y'all)
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
(Sing it girl)
Is y'all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me, girl
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
(Sing it girl, come on)

[Chorus]
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
A brotha gotta work it out, oh
Chad, blow your horn now
Come on Chad, blow your horn now
Chad, blow your horn now
Come on Chad, blow your horn now

[Verse 2]
So we shaking back and forth now
Just keep it coming babe
Treat my body like a guitar
You got to, you got to keep on strumming
But in the back of my mind
I wonder is it gonna be the last time?
Well if there ain’t nobody loving and you gon’ keep it coming
Well baby, with me that's fine

[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing it girl)
Is y’all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me, girl
(Sing it girl)
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
(Sing it girl, come on)
Is y’all alright?
I don't know but I know what's happening to me, girl
(Come on)
Is y'all alright?
Uh, break it down now
(Sing it girl, come on)

[Chorus]
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
A brotha gotta work it out, oh
Chad, blow your horn now
Come on Chad, blow your horn now
Chad, blow your horn now
Come on Chad, blow your horn now

[Spoken]
I like this, oh, hey, uh
Look it here, ha
Bridge!

[Bridge]
So baby hold me like you don't wanna let go
I'm feeling foxy 'cause boy you working it out
Daddy, you've given me a taste of your honey
I want the whole beehive
I'm gonna call you my sugar
'Cause I had the sweetest time

[Chorus]
See you gotta work it out
See you gotta work it out
A brotha gotta work it out
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go
I like it when the horn go

[Outro]
Ha, Austin better work it out
Ha, Foxxy better work it out
Ha, AP3 better work it out
Ha, AP3 better work it out

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.

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