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The Beyoncé Experience Live
Live album by Beyoncé
Released November 16, 2007
Recorded September 2, 2007
at Staples Center
(Los Angeles, United States)
Genre R&B, Hip Hop, Funk
Length 130 mins
Language English
Label Columbia
Director Nick Wickham
Producer Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé live album chronology
Live at Wembley
(2004)		 The Beyoncé Experience Live
(2007)		 I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas
(2009)
Beyoncé video chronology
B'Day Anthology Video Album
(2007)		 The Beyoncé Experience Live
(2007)		 Above and Beyoncé – Video Collection & Dance Mixes
(2009)

The Beyoncé Experience Live is a live DVD by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles that was released in the US on November 20, 2007[1] and was released on November 26 in the UK.[2] It was shot in Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2007 during her worldwide tour The Beyoncé Experience. The DVD features guest appearances from rapper Jay-Z on "Upgrade U" and former Destiny's Child mates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland on "Survivor".[3] For one night only on November 19, 2007 the show was shown in theaters across the U.S. BET aired an edited version of the concert on Thanksgiving day.

The DVD has also been released on iTunes as an audio version called "The Beyoncé Experience: Live Audio". The DVD was released in Blu-Ray Disc format on November 18, 2008. Beyonce's third solo album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, was released on the same date. A cut-down version of the Los Angeles show was also shown in the UK on Channel 4 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 3sat. The DVD features a 27-song jukebox feature which was achieved by the use of advanced "bitwise" programming. The DVD was authored by Neil Matthews at Ascent Media in New York City. The DVD has been certified three-time platinum by the RIAA.[4] It has so far spent 151 weeks charting.

Contents

[edit] Broadcastings

The Beyoncé Experience Live was shown at ninety-six cinemas across the United States on November 19, 2007, one day before its DVD release.[5] BET broadcast the show on Thanksgiving Day 2007—November 22–[6] and on December 18.[7] On December 31, 2007 The Beyoncé Experience Live was broadcast to members of the United States Army serving in the Iraq War.[8] On December 31, 2008, European network 3sat aired the concert.[9]

[edit] Critical reception

Mark Deming of the website Allmusic commented, "The Beyonce Experience captures her dazzling live act as she shines in a performance recorded at the Staples Center in Los Angeles."[10]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] DVD

  1. Intro (The Beyoncé Experience Fanfare) — 1:08
  2. "Crazy In Love (Crazy Mix)" — 4:08
  3. "Freakum Dress" — 3:55
  4. "Green Light" — 8:22
  5. "Baby Boy (Reggae Medley)" — 4:10
  6. "Beautiful Liar" — 2:25
  7. "Naughty Girl" — 5:17
  8. "Me, Myself and I" — 7:17
  9. "Dangerously in Love (He Loves Me Mix)" — 7:10
  10. "Flaws and All" — 4:19
  11. Destiny's Child Medley (Cops and Robbers Intro) — 3:38
    1. "Independent Women Part 1" — 2:20
    2. "Bootylicious" — 0:46
    3. "No, No, No Part 2" — 1:18
    4. "Bug A Boo (H-Town Screwed Down Mix)" — 3:10
    5. "Bills, Bills, Bills" — 1:01
    6. "Cater 2 U" — 1:54
    7. "Say My Name" — 3:12
    8. "Jumpin' Jumpin'" — 1:34
    9. "Soldier (Soldier Boy Crank Mix)" — 2:02
    10. "Survivor" (Destiny's Child Reunion) — 2:30
  12. "Speechless" — 4:15
  13. "Ring the Alarm Intro Skit (Jailhouse Confessions)" — 3:33
  14. "Ring the Alarm" — 3:23
  15. "Suga Mama" — 3:07
  16. "Upgrade U" (Feat. Jay-Z) — 4:19
  17. "Bonnie and Clyde '03 (Beyoncé's Prince Mix)" — 1:16
  18. "Check on It (Special Tour Version)" — 2:07
  19. "Déjà Vu" — 7:07
  20. "Get Me Bodied" — 5:06
  21. "Welcome To Hollywood" — 2:28
  22. "Deena/Dreamgirls" — 1:56
  23. "Listen" — 3:07
  24. "Irreplaceable" — 7:31
  25. Beyoncé B'Day Surprise — 5:03
  26. The Beyoncé Experience Credits ("Beautiful Liar" live instrumental) — 4:05

[edit] Bonus Disc: Irreemplazable

In some countries the live DVD was packed with Irreemplazable as a bonus disc.

  1. "Amor Gitano" with Alejandro Fernández – 3:48
  2. "Listen (Oye)" – 3:41
  3. "Irreplaceable (Irreemplazable)" – 3:48
  4. "Beautiful Liar (Bello Embustero)" – 3:20
  5. "Beautiful Liar (Remix)" with Shakira – 3:01
  6. "Beautiful Liar (Spanglish)" featuring Sasha a/k/a Beyoncé – 3:21
  7. "Irreplaceable (Irreemplazable - Norteña Remix)" – 3:51
  8. "Get Me Bodied (Timbaland Remix)" featuring Voltio – 6:14

[edit] Audio Version

An audio only version was released digitally on download sites like iTunes.

  1. "Crazy In Love" — 5:30
  2. "Freakum Dress" — 4:00
  3. "Green Light" — 3:36
  4. "Baby Boy" — 4:22
  5. "Beautiful Liar" — 2:30
  6. "Naughty Girl" — 3:35
  7. "Me, Myself and I" — 3:12
  8. "Dangerously In Love" — 6:59
  9. "Flaws and All" — 4:23
  10. "Destiny's Child Medley" (Featuring Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams) — 19:47
  11. "Speechless" — 3:35
  12. "Ring the Alarm" — 2:41
  13. "Suga Mama" — 3:08
  14. "Upgrade U" (Featuring Jay-Z) — 4:30
  15. "Bonnie and Clyde" — 1:35
  16. "Check on It" — 1:55
  17. "Déjà Vu" — 3:03
  18. "Get Me Bodied" — 5:14
  19. "Welcome To Hollywood" — 2:31
  20. "Dreamgirls Medley" — 5:08
  21. "Irreplaceable" — 7:37

[edit] Live Instrumentals Audio Disk[11]

Some of the concerts live version instrumentation's were made available to download. They only include the songs from "Speechless" onward. Although it is credited as Various Artists, technically the album is performed by Beyoncé's tour band Suga Mama.

  1. "Speechless" — 4:11
  2. "Ring the Alarm" — 7:03
  3. "Suga Mama" — 2:41
  4. "Upgrade U" — 4:19
  5. "Bonnie and Clyde" — 1:30
  6. "Check on It" — 0:27
  7. "Déjà Vu" — 2:48
  8. Band Jam — 4:09
  9. "Get Me Bodied" — 5:05
  10. "Welcome To Hollywood" — 2:12
  11. "Dreamgirls Medley" — 2:11
  12. "Listen" - 3:07
  13. "Irreplaceable" — 12:54

[edit] Japan DVD Bonus Disk[12]

  1. "Krazy in Luv (Rockwilder Remix)" feat. Jay-Z – 4:07
  2. "Baby Boy (Junior Vasquez Club Anthem Remix)" – 8:52
  3. "Naughty Girl (Calderone Quayle Club Mix Edit)" – 4:09
  4. "Me, Myself and I (Bama Boyz Sexy Remix)" – 4:37
  5. "Green Light (Freemasons Remix)" – 3:21
  6. "Ring the Alarm (Tranzformas Remix)" feat. Collie Buddz – 4:12
  7. "Déjà Vu" (Freemasons Radio Mix) feat. Jay-Z – 3:16
  8. "Get Me Bodied (Timbaland Remix)" feat. Fabolous – 4:50
  9. "Irreplaceable (DJ Speedy Remix)" – 4:20
  10. "World Wide Woman" – 3:42
  11. "ChampagneChroniKnightCap" by Solange Knowles – 4:53

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
ARIA Top 40 Music DVD Chart[13] 8
Greek Music DVD Top 20 Chart[14] 45
Dutch Concert DVDs 2
Italy Albums Chart 14
Japanese Oricon Album Chart 22
Japanese Oricon Foreign Album Chart 9
France Top Videos Chart 12
Mexican DVD Chart 4
Taiwan DVD/VCD Chart 12
South Korea Music Chart 22
Belgium DVD Chart 16
Brazilian Top 20 DVDs Sales 1
Philippines DVD/VCD Chart 1
Spanish DVD Chart[15] 3
US Billboard Top Music Videos[16] 2

[edit] Year-end charts

End of year chart Position
Australian DVD Chart (2009)[17] 19
Dutch DVD Chart (2008)[18] 22
Dutch DVD Chart (2009)[19] 48
US Top Music Video Sales (2008)[20] 4
US Top Music Video Sales (2009)[21] 8
US Top Music Video Sales (2010)[22] 31

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Brazil 2× Platinum[23] 200,000+
Australia 2× Platinum[13] 30,000+
Spain Gold[24] 15,000+
Portugal Gold[25] 4,000+
United States 3× Platinum 400,000+

[edit] References

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  2. ^ "UK release info". amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000X1YDCM. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
  3. ^ Hillary Crosley. "Billboard Bits: Beyonce, Bob Marley, Bragg/Brad". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646949. Retrieved 2007-09-27. 
  4. ^ Platinum Certificate
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  6. ^ "BET Serves Up 'The Beyonce Experience,' a BET News Special on Darfur and Marathons of Viewer Favorites, 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is,' 'Baldwin Hills,' 'American Gangster' and 'College Hill: Interns,' Beginning Thanksgiving Day" (Press release). New York: BET. November 20, 2007. http://bet.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=576. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
  7. ^ "The Powerful Finale of BET's 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is' Premieres as the #1 Series Telecast in Network History". The Futon Critic. December 13, 2007. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071212bet01. Retrieved April 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Brandy Won't Be Charged In 2006 Car Crash; Plus Yung Joc, Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Angels & Airwaves, Beyonce & More, In For The Record". MTV News. December 28, 2007. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1578713/brandy-wont-be-charged-2006-car-crash.jhtml. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
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  11. ^ Rhapsody
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  13. ^ a b "The ARIA report". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2010. http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/documents/Issue1036.pdf. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
  14. ^ Greek Top 20 DVD
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  16. ^ "Top Music Videos". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 120 (10): 58. March 8, 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=HBMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&hl=en&ei=hvioTb25CZP0tgO_97D6DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CFoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&f=true. 
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Music DVDs 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2009. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dvd-chart-2009.htm. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - DVD Music 2009 [Overview - DVD Music 2008]". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. 2009. http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart_2008.asp?cat=d. Retrieved April 16, 2011. 
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  25. ^ "AFP - Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa". AFP. http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200936.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 

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