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Knowles launched her singing career with [[Destiny's Child]], an [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group of which she was the centerpiece, in the late 1990s. According to Corey Moss of [[MTV News]], "fans are eager to see" how Knowles, after years with the group, performs solo.<ref name="1Corey">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love – Part 1 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/ |work=MTV News |accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref> While recording their third album, ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'', in late 2000, Knowles announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest to Destiny's Child.<ref name="vanHorn">{{Cite news |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |title=Destiny's Child Solo CDs Won't Compete With Group, Each Other |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1375022/20001208/destinys_child.jhtml |work=MTV News |date=2000-12-08 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, [[Mathew Knowles|Mathew]].<ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |title=Kelly Rowland pursues her own destiny |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/23/mroom.rowland/index.html |work=Cable News Network |date=2003-01-23 |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>
Knowles launched her singing career with [[Destiny's Child]], an [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group of which she was the centerpiece, in the late 1990s. According to Corey Moss of [[MTV News]], "fans are eager to see" how Knowles, after years with the group, performs solo.<ref name="1Corey">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love – Part 1 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/ |work=MTV News |accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref> While recording their third album, ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'', in late 2000, Knowles announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest to Destiny's Child.<ref name="vanHorn">{{Cite news |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |title=Destiny's Child Solo CDs Won't Compete With Group, Each Other |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1375022/20001208/destinys_child.jhtml |work=MTV News |date=2000-12-08 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, [[Mathew Knowles|Mathew]].<ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |title=Kelly Rowland pursues her own destiny |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/23/mroom.rowland/index.html |work=Cable News Network |date=2003-01-23 |accessdate=2008-05-22}}</ref>


With different types of music for each member to produce, the albums were not intended to compete on the charts.<ref name="Kaufman">{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child's Long Road To Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' For Nothing) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |work=MTV News |date=2005-06-13 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger every year each member's album. Group mate [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] was the first to release a debut solo album, ''[[Heart to Yours]]'', in April 2002.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Meanwhile, Knowles debuted on the big screen, starring in the comedy film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''; she recorded her debut single, "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Work It Out]]", which is featured in the soundtrack to the film.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Rowland collaborated with American rapper [[Nelly]] on the song "[[Dilemma (song)|Dilemma]]" as a featured artist; it became a hit that year, causing the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, ''[[Simply Deep]]'', to late 2002. Knowles starred in ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' and recorded another solo single. In 2003, she collaborated with long-time boyfriend [[Jay-Z]] as featured vocalist in the song "[['03 Bonnie & Clyde]]"; the single earned Knowles credibility and paved the way for release of ''Dangerously in Love''.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="Louie">{{Cite web |last=Louie |first=Rebecca |title=Crazy in love with Beyonce |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2007/08/05/2007-08-05_crazy_in_love_with_beyonce.html |work=New York Daily News |date=2007-08-06 |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>
With different types of music for each member to produce, the albums were not intended to compete on the charts.<ref name="Kaufman">{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child's Long Road To Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' For Nothing) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |work=MTV News |date=2005-06-13 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger every year each member's album. Group mate [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] was the first to release a debut solo album, ''[[Heart to Yours]]'', in April 2002.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Meanwhile, Knowles debuted on the big screen, starring in the comedy film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''; she recorded her debut single, "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Work It Out]]", which is featured in the soundtrack to the film.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Rowland collaborated with American rapper [[Nelly]] on the song "[[Dilemma (song)|Dilemma]]" as a featured artist; it became a hit that year, causing the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, ''[[Simply Deep]]'', to late 2002. Knowles starred in ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' and recorded another solo single. In 2003, she collaborated with then-boyfriend [[Jay-Z]] as featured vocalist in the song "[['03 Bonnie & Clyde]]"; the single earned Knowles credibility and paved the way for release of ''Dangerously in Love''.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="Louie">{{Cite web |last=Louie |first=Rebecca |title=Crazy in love with Beyonce |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2007/08/05/2007-08-05_crazy_in_love_with_beyonce.html |work=New York Daily News |date=2007-08-06 |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>


=== Recording ===
=== Recording ===

Revision as of 22:36, 13 October 2009

This article is about the album. For the song with the same name, see Dangerously in Love (song).
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Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 24, 2003 by Columbia Records. Aside from blending R&B and soul genres in the album, Knowles explores into hip hop and Arabic music, influenced by the album's record producers and featured guests. Housing a combination of uptempo songs and ballads, the album had mixed reactions, many of whose critics approved the former and dismissed the latter. Its lyrical contents are about love, and although Knowles remained discreet about her interpretation of the songs, they were attributed to her close relationship with rapper and long-time boyfriend Jay-Z.

The album has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide.

Recorded during the hiatus of former group Destiny's Child, the album facilitated Knowles in becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable acts in the recording industry, signing to a number of promotional deals. Along with numerous awards and accolades, the album earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004, matching the likes of Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones for most wins by a female artist. With worldwide number-one hit singles "Crazy in Love," "Baby Boy," and "Naughty Girl," the album became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, being also her best selling album to date. The album ranked as one of the top 200 albums that shaped rock and roll according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [1] Entertainment Weekly also named the album one of the best albums in the past 25 years of music.

Conception

Context

Knowles launched her singing career with Destiny's Child, an R&B group of which she was the centerpiece, in the late 1990s. According to Corey Moss of MTV News, "fans are eager to see" how Knowles, after years with the group, performs solo.[2] While recording their third album, Survivor, in late 2000, Knowles announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest to Destiny's Child.[3] The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, Mathew.[4]

With different types of music for each member to produce, the albums were not intended to compete on the charts.[5] Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger every year each member's album. Group mate Michelle Williams was the first to release a debut solo album, Heart to Yours, in April 2002.[5] Meanwhile, Knowles debuted on the big screen, starring in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember; she recorded her debut single, "Work It Out", which is featured in the soundtrack to the film.[5] Rowland collaborated with American rapper Nelly on the song "Dilemma" as a featured artist; it became a hit that year, causing the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, Simply Deep, to late 2002. Knowles starred in The Fighting Temptations and recorded another solo single. In 2003, she collaborated with then-boyfriend Jay-Z as featured vocalist in the song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"; the single earned Knowles credibility and paved the way for release of Dangerously in Love.[5][6]

Recording

Knowles singing the title track "Dangerously in Love 2", originally by Destiny's Child

Before Knowles started recording materials for Dangerously in Love, she chose which producers she would collaborate with. For a schedule of two days, she held meetings with prospective producers from West Coast across the East Coast and had interviews with them.[7] Knowles went to Miami, Florida to begin sessions with Canadian record producer Scott Storch, her first collaborator,[8] and lived in a Miami hotel in the following months.[9] As she wanted to concentrate working on the album, Knowles "took her time" to avoid pressure build-up, significantly different from the hasty productions of Destiny's Child.[9]

Like she did in Survivor, Knowles took a wider role in the production of Dangerously in Love: she co-wrote majority of the songs, chose which one to produce, and shared idea in the mixing and mastering of tracks.[10] Although Knowles did not create beats, she came up with melodies and ideas she shared with the producers. With completed forty-three songs—fifteen of which made it to the album[9]—Knowles is credited as co-writer and co-producer,[11] as well as the album's executive producer alongside Mathew Knowles.

Knowles felt that recording an album without her group mates was "liberating and therapeutic", coming into the studio and freely express her ideas with her collaborators.[10] The dependency she developed with Destiny's Child, however, came to be harder "to be on [her] own creatively".[10] As she wanted to grow as an artist and be able to collaborate with people, Knowles contacted other artists. When the collective finished writing several songs, she printed copies of each and sent to prospective guests. She talked to them by phone for possible collaboration and eventually earned their approval. Besides Jay-Z, Knowles was able to work with Jamaican artist Sean Paul, American rapper Missy Elliott, among others. In contrast, some artists sent copies of songs to Knowles and were eventually produced.

Dangerously in Love was originally taken from a song of the same title which Knowles wrote for Survivor. "Dangerously in Love" was deemed "sophisticated" among other songs in Survivor, and the group decided it not to be released as a single off the album. After she had recorded several tracks for Dangerously in Love, Knowles decided to add "Dangerously in Love", after realizing that it fits to the overriding theme of the album.[8] Since the album's release date was postponed to capitalize the success of "Dilemma", Knowles had given the chance to further improve the album.[11] Although she was disappointed with the move, Knowles realized that "everything happens for a reason",[12] agreeing to return to the recording studio to work with other songwriters: it allowed her to record more songs, including what became the album's lead single, "Crazy in Love". In late 2002, Knowles paused working on Dangerously in Love for a holiday tour with Destiny's Child.[13] With a few weeks left for recording in March 2003, Knowles was still collaborating with other guests for the album, including Sean Paul and P. Diddy.[5]

Music

Musical style

"Baby Boy"
Knowles' second number-one single features Arabic influences.
"Crazy in Love"
The album's lead single, a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z, contains hip hop influence and lyrics about the effect of love.
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Knowles' father-manager said that Dangerously in Love showcases her musical roots.[14] While Williams and Rowland focused on gospel and alternative pop, respectively, Knowles remained on creating R&B records.[15] Songs in the album are varied: from mid tempo and club-oriented tracks in the first half, and ballads in the second half.[10][16] Knowles commented: "My album is a good balance of ... ballads and ... mid-tempos with just ridin'-in-your-car feels, to a lot of ... up-tempo club songs, to really sexy songs, to songs that make you feel emotional. It's a nice mixture of different types of tracks."[17] With high-energy songs like "Crazy in Love" and "Naughty Girl", however, the album's focal mode is slow and moody.[9] Knowles said that she had written lots of ballads in the album.[10]

According to Knowles, she wanted to be understood as an artist and to showcase her range: in effect, she blended the album with various genres and musical influences.[10] The album incorporates contemporary R&B, hip hop, soul, and rock influences.[18] The album took hip hop influences from Jay-Z, OutKast, and Lil' Kim; the reggae is from Sean Paul; and courtesy of Storch, the album explores Arabic music.[10] His personal study of that kind of music has given the album a Middle-Eastern vibe.[19] Knowles and the producers also used a wide array of instrumentations.[18]

Lyrical content

Knowles said that Dangerously in Love has lyrical similarities to Destiny's Child's albums. But because she only had to write for herself, Knowles had the chance to compose personally deeper songs than their previous records.[10] With a theme that is based upon different stages of a mutual relationship, Dangerously in Love contains songs that speak of love and honesty. In addition, Knowles admitted that there are songs about love-making.[9] The somewhat personal content of the album, however, was not generally attributed to Knowles' experience—although some were based from her'—instead, because the theme kept recurring into her mind. Knowles later explained: "I wanted to have an album that everyone could relate to and would listen to as long as I'm alive and even after ... Love is something that never goes out of style. It's something everybody experiences, and if they are not in love, people usually want to feel that ..."[2]

While some songs merely focus on the "beauty of love", the album also explores the other side, of which songs that "celebrate breakup" and songs that narrate a woman's desire to having a degree of control in a relationship with a man.[2] The album's hidden track, "Daddy", is a tribute to her father, whom she was with in the industry for years since Mathew Knowles fronted the group as their manager. The song is an account of Knowles wanting her future husband and child to possess qualities similar to her father's.[11] Originally, Knowles did not intend to include the track in the album, having thought its lyrics would make her appear immature. However, considering it one of the songs that reflect Knowles' life at that transitional moment, she instead relegated "Daddy" as the closing track.[20]

When "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was released as a single in late 2002, critics and the public had speculated that Knowles and Jay-Z were having a mutual affair.[21] Despite widespread rumors, they remained silent about their relationship.[11] According to the critics, the title itself of the album sounds "more intriguing" with Knowles singing personal songs.[2] Though love is the theme Knowles had incorporated in the album, "most the material is vague enough to be about any relationship";[11] however, there are songs that suggest affirmation of their relationship. In the song "Signs", Knowles sings being in love with a Sagittarius which coincidentally is Jay-Z's zodiac sign.[11] In response to the persistent rumors about them, Knowles stated, "People can come to whatever conclusion they like ... That's the beauty of music ... I'm a singer, I'll talk about writing songs all you want. But when it comes to certain personal things any normal person wouldn't tell people they don't know, I just feel like I don't have to [talk about it]."[11]

Release and promotion

Knowles performing "Baby Boy" during the 2007 Beyoncé Experience tour

Since "Dilemma" was charting atop the Billboard Hot 100, Knowles' management released her first solo single, "Work It Out", a soundtrack to Austin Powers in Goldmember, instead of a single from Dangerously in Love to keep it from possible competition.[22] From the original October 2002, the album was pushed to December of the same year,[22] and to May the following year.[23] Knowles recorded a version of "In da Club", and served its way to mixtapes before its original release date. The single failed to dominate as "dancefloor favorite"; Mathew Knowles, however, confirmed that it was just a "buzz cut" and was not included in the album.[24] Nevertheless, it earned enough airplay to appear on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[25] While Knowles was keeping the record to wrap up, several of the songs have leaked online. In efforts to prevent materials in the album from continuing to spread in the internet, as well as being a victim of bootlegging,[14] and with highly commercial expectations,[9] Knowles' management pushed up the release of Dangerously in Love to June 24, 2003, two weeks ahead of the planned July 8 release[26].

Country Release Date
Switzerland June 22, 2003
United Kingdom June 23, 2003
Poland
Australia
United States June 24, 2003
Canada
Japan June 25, 2003
Germany July 14, 2003

Buyers who pre-ordered the album online received links where they could download a song called "I Can't Take It No More"; the promo lasted until the album's release.[27] On June 14, 2004, Knowles premiered songs from the album during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view TV special, "Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford's 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan".[14] By the night of the album's release, Knowles broadcast the concert in more than twenty theaters across the United States.[27] Destiny's Child cohorts, Tyrese, Solange Knowles and girl group Ramiyah also performed in the show. Knowles also promoted the album in televised performance like Saturday Night Live, Late Show with David Letterman, The Today Show, The Early Show, and The View.[17]

By April 2003, Knowles' management was choosing the album's lead single between two songs. Sent to clubs, the song that would receive positive reception were be considered the lead single.[24] Finally, "Crazy in Love" was released as the lead single off the album. With commercial success that included crossover music markets,[28] the single spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[29] "Baby Boy" followed, and received greater success than "Crazy in Love". With its dominance on radio airplays,[30] the single surpassed "Crazy in Love"'s chart performance, remaining on the top spot for nine consecutive weeks.[31] The album released "Me, Myself and I" as the third single and "Naughty Girl" as fourth and final;[32] although the last two releases only reached the top five on the Hot 100, like "Baby Boy", it attained more immediate and commercial successes which propelled the album atop the chart and helped reach multi-platinum sales.[33] From November 11 to November 18 in 2008, the iTunes Store offered Dangerously in Love for a discount price in promotion of Knowles' third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, allowing the former to re-enter Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums and Top Comprehensive Albums charts at numbers seven and eighty-one, respectively.

Reception

Critical response

Dangerously in Love received generally positive response from critics,[34] although some of whom wrote that the album's ballads failed to live up the vibe of its uptempos. Anthony deCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine said Dangerously in Love presents Knowles in two styles: one "far more flattering" than the other. Rating the album three out of five stars, deCurtis found the ballad-oriented songs in the album least flattering, commenting that Knowles has "plenty of time" to develop the style maturely that would "makes sense for her".[35] Entertainment Weekly magazine's critic Neil Drumming claimed that the album validates Knowles' "taste in innovation". According to him, Knowles' collaboration with various record producers explores new directions in contemporary music, doing more reinventing than revisiting. Like deCurtis' commentaries, however, Drumming pointed out that "most of the disc's missteps" are in its latter part.[36] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic echoed the above commentaries: "['Crazy in Love' and 'Baby Boy'] are the moments when Dangerously in Love not only works, but sounds like Knowles has fulfilled her potential and risen to the top of the pack of contemporary R&B divas. It's just too bad that momentum is not sustained throughout the rest of the record. About halfway through, around the astrological ode 'Signs' with Missy Elliott, it starts crawling through its ballads and, while listenable, it's not as exciting as the first part of the record." According to Metacritic, the album holds a rating of 64/100, indicating generally favorable reviews.[37]

Dangerously in Love and its singles earned Knowles numerous awards. In 2003, "Crazy in Love" won her three awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Female Video and Best R&B Video.[38] In the same year, Knowles was recognized the New Female Artist and New R&B Artist, among the four awards she won during the Billboard Music Awards.[39] The following year, she won Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Crazy in Love", Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "The Closer I Get to You" with Luther Vandross and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Dangerously in Love 2" at the Grammy Awards.[40]

Commercial performance

Country Certification Sales
United States 4x Platinum 4,688,000+[41]
United Kingdom 4x Platinum 1,223,000+[42]
Australia Platinum 70,000+[43]
Canada 3x Platinum 278,000+[44]
Germany Platinum 300,000+[42]
France Platinum 248,000+[45]
Sweden Gold 20,000+[46]
Japan Platinum 350,000+[47]

Dangerously in Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, amassing 317,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.[48] Although the album's first-week sales failed to match Survivor which sold 663,000 units in its debut in 2001, Knowles earned the highest among Destiny's Child members' solo albums by best weeks: Rowland sold 77,000 copies for Simply Deep in its strongest week while Williams earned 17,000 copies for Heart to Yours in its top week.[48] The album has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[49] It remains as Knowles' best-selling album to date, with sales of over 4,688,000 copies in the United States, as of July, 2009.[50]

Internationally, Dangerously in Love had similar commercial reception. On July 12, 2003, Knowles became the first female artist (and the fifth artist ever) to top both the singles—with "Crazy in Love"—[51] and albums chart simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom, following The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, and Men at Work. The album has sold over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and the British Phonographic Industry has since certified the album two-time platinum.[52] Dangerously in Love is the fifteenth best-selling album of 2003 in the United Kingdom.[53] In Australia, it reached number two; the album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 70,000 copies.[54] In 2003, Dangerously in Love was the fifty-first best-selling album in Australia, and the seventy-fourth the following year.[55][56] To date the album has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.[57]

Acclaim and impact

Rebecca Louie of the New York Daily News wrote that the success of Dangerously in Love brought Knowles into "sultry solo star" who "blossomed from a girly group".[6] However, critics felt that Dangerously in Love is not yet the record that would set her independently. While the first half of the album received positive feedbacks, the following half was criticized. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times said that it missed the harmonies Knowles had in Destiny's Child records. She went on to comment that although Knowles is undeniably a "strong and independent" singer, she becomes stronger "when she's got a posse behind her".[16] The 1000th issue of the Entertainment Weekly which celebrates "the new classics: the 1000 best movies, TV shows, albums, books, etc. from 1983 to 2008" ranks Dangerously in Love nineteenth of the Top 100 Best Albums of the past 25 years.[58] The album is ranked at number 183 on the 200 albums that shaped rock and roll according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [1]

The creative output of sessions for Dangerously in Love has left several tracks ready for another pressing.[5][59] In late 2003, Knowles planned to release a follow-up album that would comprise left-over songs from Dangerously in Love.[60] The move was prompted when a P. Diddy-collaboration called "Summertime", a left-over track from the album, was sent to radio stations and had received favorable response.[61] Meanwhile, the success of the album incited the public to infer that it signals Destiny's Child to finally part ways, as pop singer Justin Timberlake "could not go back to 'N Sync after tasting solo success".[5] However, Knowles said that their side projects were only "a brief diversion in the juggernaut that has become Destiny's Child".[12] As time did not permit, Knowles' musical aspirations were put on hiatus to concentrate for her Super Bowl performance—slated to sing the U.S. national anthem—and the recording of Destiny's Child's fourth album, Destiny Fulfilled,[5][59] although the group finally disbanded in 2005.

With the release of Dangerously in Love and the combined commercial success of its singles, Knowles had established herself a viable solo artist. Knowles won five Grammy Awards at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony, and tied with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, and Lauryn Hill for most Grammy won by a single female artist .[40] The album has also facilitated her to become one of the marketable artists in the industry.[15] She appeared on the cover of numerous magazines, guested TV for promotions, and has signed lucrative commercial deals.[12] Knowles signed to PepsiCo, a conglomerate beverage manufacturer, in 2003, and appeared on several TV commercials for its products.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Crazy In Love" (ft. Jay-Z)Beyoncé, Rich Harrison3:56
2."Naughty Girl"Beyoncé, Rich Harrison3:29
3."Baby Boy" (ft. Sean Paul)Beyoncé, Scott Storch4:04
4."Hip Hop Star" (ft. Big Boi, Sleepy Brown)Beyoncé, Big Boi*3:43
5."Be With You"Beyoncé, Rich Harrison4:20
6."Me, Myself And I"Beyoncé, Scott Storch5:01
7."Yes"Beyoncé, Focus4:19
8."Signs" (ft. Missy Elliott)Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman*, Nisan Stewart*4:59
9."Speechless"Beyoncé, Focus, Sherrod Barnes6:00
10."That's How You Like It" (ft. Jay-Z)Beyoncé, D-Roy, Mr. B3:40
11."The Closer I Get To You" (duet w. Luther Vandross)Nat Adderley, Jr.4:57
12."Dangerously In Love 2"Beyoncé, Errol McCalla4:54
13."Beyoncé Interlude"Beyoncé0:16
14."Gift From Virgo"Beyoncé2:46
15."Daddy" (hidden track)Beyoncé, Mark Batson4:57
European/Latin American Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Work It Out"The Neptunes4:06
16."'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (ft. Jay-Z)Kanye West3:26
17."Daddy"Beyoncé, Mark Batson4:57
French/Belgian Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Bienvenue" (IAM ft. Beyoncé)IAM4:05
14."Beyoncé Interlude"Beyoncé0:17
15."Work It Out"The Neptunes4:06
16."'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (ft. Jay-Z)Kanye West3:26
17."Daddy"Beyoncé, Mark Batson4:57
Australian Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Work It Out"The Neptunes4:06
16."'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (ft. Jay-Z)Kanye West3:26
17."Crazy In Love Remix" (ft. Vanness Wu)Beyoncé, Rich Harrison3:57
18."Daddy" (hidden track)Beyoncé, Mark Batson4:57
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."What's It Gonna Be"Beyoncé, Soul Diggaz3:37
16."'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (ft. Jay-Z)Kanye West3:26
17."Work It Out"The Neptunes4:06
18."Daddy" (hidden track)Beyoncé, Mark Batson4:57

*Co-Producer

Samples

# Title Sample
1 "Crazy In Love" "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" by Chi-Lites
2 "Naughty Girl" "Love To Love You Baby" by Donna Summer
3 "Baby Boy" "No Fear" by O.G.C. (interpolation)
5 "Be With You" "I'd Rather Be With You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band
"Ain't Nothing I Can Do" by Tyrone Davis
"Strawberry Letter 23" by Brothers Johnson
10 "That's How You Like It" "I Like It" by DeBarge (resung lyrics)
15 "Daddy" "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston (uncredited)
* "03 Bonnie & Clyde" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" by Prince
"Me And My Girlfriend" by 2Pac
* "What's It Gonna Be" "Do It Roger" by Zapp

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart history

Awards

POP Music Awards

  • Most Performed Song-"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"(Shared with: Jay-Z)(2003)
  • Most performed song-"Crazy In Love"(Shared with: Jay-Z)(2004)
  • Most performed song-"Baby Boy"(Shared With: Jay-Z,Robert Walker,Scott Storch,Sean Paul)(2005)
  • Most performed song-"Me, Myself and I"(2005)
  • Most performed song-"Naughty Girl"(2005)
  • Songwriter of the year-"Naughty Girl"(2005)

BET Awards, USA

  • Best Female R&B Artist-"Crazy in Love"(2004)
  • Best Collaboration-"Crazy in Love"(2004)

BRIT Awards, UK

  • Best International Female Solo Artist(2004)

Grammy Awards, USA

  • Best Female R&B Vocal Performance(2004)
  • Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal-"The Closer I Get to You"(2004)
  • Best R&B Song-"Crazy in Love"(2004)
  • Best Contemporary R&B Album(2004)
  • Best Rap/Sung Collaboration-"Crazy in Love"(2004)

International Dance Music Awards, World

  • Best R&B/Urban-"Crazy in Love"(2003)

MTV Video MUsic Award

  • Best Female Video-"Crazy in Love"(2003)
  • Best R&B Video-"Crazy in Love"(2003)
  • Best Choreography-"Crazy in Love"(2003)
  • Best Female Video-"Naughty Girl"(2004)

MTV Europe Music Awards

  • Best R&B Award-"Crazy in Love"(2003)
  • Best Song of the Year-"Crazy in Love"(2003)

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

  • Best Collaboration-"Crazy in Love"(2004)

New Musical Express, UK (NME)

  • NME Rocklist (End-of-Year Review)-"Crazy in Love"(2003)
  • NME Record of the Year (Singles)-"Crazy in Love"(2003)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

  • Favorite Female Performer-"Crazy in Love"(2004)

Soul Train Music Awards, USA

  • Best R&B/Soul Album (2004)

Vibe Awards, USA

  • Coolest Collabo-"Crazy in Love"(2003)

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