Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes

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Above and Beyoncé – Video Collection & Dance Mixes is a remix and video album by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. Consisting of two discs, the album features music videos on one disc and dance remixes on the other. It was initially released on June 16, 2009 through Wal-Mart stores and J&R exclusively, although it was later made available through other retailers. Above and Beyoncé peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard 200, and was received positively by Andy Kellman of Allmusic, who rated it three out of five stars. It also appeared on Billboard's component charts, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Dance/Electronic Albums.

Composition and release

Above and Beyoncé comprises of two discs. The first contains the music videos of six of the singles from her 2008 studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce: "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Diva", "Halo", Broken-Hearted Girl" and "Ego". It also features a "fan exclusive" cut of the "Ego" video and behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the videos. The second disc hosts electronica dance remixes of the songs, as well as of the album's sixth single, "Sweet Dreams". A mix of "Ego" with a rap verse from Kanye West closes the album. On June 15, 2009, the behind-the-scenes footage was broadcast on BET's Access Granted. The alternate "Ego" video premiered afterwards.

The cover art of Above and Beyoncé was previewed by People.com in May 2009. The album was originally released exclusively to Wal-Mart stores and J&R, on June 16, 2009. The dance mixes only were made available via MP3 format through Amazon.com on June 16, and the whole album was released to the online store on November 3, 2009. The iTunes Store began selling the remixes on February 1, 2010.

Reception

Allmusic's Andy Kellman called the album "a nice set for devoted fans who haven't already shelled out for all the mixes", and awarded it three out of five stars. Above and Beyoncé debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200 chart dated July 4, 2009, selling 14,000 copies that week. It later peaked at number thirty-five, spending fourteen weeks on the chart. On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Above and Beyoncé debuted and peaked at number twenty-three, lasting forty-three weeks in the chart. Among the Dance/Electronic Albums, the album debuted at number two, placing below Lady Gaga's The Fame. It spent a total of forty-eight weeks on the component chart, including twenty-four weeks in the top ten. Above and Beyoncé was ranked at number nine on the year-end Dance/Electronic Albums Chart for 2009, and number twenty-one on the 2010 chart.

Track listing

Disc one: Video collection

Directors are noted in brackets.

1. "If I Were a Boy" (Jake Nava) – 5:06
2. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Jake Nava) – 3:19
3. "Diva" (Melina Matsoukas) – 4:06
4. "Halo" (Philip Andelman) – 3:45
5. "Broken-Hearted Girl" (Sophie Muller) – 4:40
6. "Ego" (remix featuring Kanye West) (Beyoncé Knowles, Frank Gatson Jr.) – 4:53
7. "Ego" (Fan Exclusive) (Beyoncé Knowles, Frank Gatson Jr.) – 3:57
8. "Behind The Scenes: The Videos" (Ed Burke) – 19:02
9. Credits – 0:30

Disc two: Dance mixes

1. "If I Were a Boy" (Maurice Joshua Mojo UK Remix) – 6:29
2. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix – Club Version) – 6:57
3. "Diva" (Karmatronic Club Remix) – 5:08
4. "Halo" (Dave Audé Club Remix) – 8:55
5. "Broken-Hearted Girl" (Catalyst Remix) – 4:46
6. "Ego" (OK DAC Remix) – 6:29
7. "Sweet Dreams" (Harlan Pepper & AG III Remix) – 6:43
8. "Ego" (Remix featuring Kanye West) – 4:44

Credits

Credits for Above and Beyoncé, adapted from Allmusic:

• Kory Aaron – assistance
• Damien Alexander – artists and repertoire
• Phillip Andelman – direction
• Dave Audé – production, remixing
• Babyface – writing
• Christian Baker – assistance
• Bangladesh – writing
• Tim Blacksmith – management
• Evan Bogart – writing
• Ed Burke – direction
• Domenic Capello – mixing
• Jim Caruana – engineering, vocal engineering
• Fusako Chubachi – art direction
• Tony Coluccio – remixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• James Cruz – mastering
• Kim Dellara – executive production
• DJ Escape – remixing
• The-Dream – writing
• Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – engineering, instrumentation, writing
• Jens Gad – drums
• Toby Gad – arrangement, engineering, production, instrumentation, writing
• Tim Gant – keyboards
• Sean Garrett – writing
• Alan Gordon – engineering
• Matt Green – assistance
• Kuk Harrell – engineering, writing
• Matt Hennessy – engineering
• Ty Hunter – stylist
• Jim Jonsin – production
• Maurice Joshua – remixing
• Grant Jue – production
• Chris Kantrowitz – executive production

• Anthony Kilhoffer – vocal engineering
• Kimberly Kimble – hair stylist
• Juli Knapp – artists and repertoire
• Beyoncé Knowles – executive production, production, writing, vocals vocal production
• Mathew Knowles – executive production
• Tina Knowles – creative consultant
• Melissa Larsen – production
• Harold Lilly – production, writing
• Peter Lindbergh – photography
• Rico Love – producer, writing, vocals, vocal production
• Philip Margiziotis – horn
• Melina Matsoukas – direction
• Jake McKim – artists and repertoire
• Michael Paul Miller – assistance
• Sophie Muller – director
• Jake Nava – director
• Jeff Pantaleo – executive production
• Dave Pensado – mixing
• James Scheffer – writing
• Hagai Shaham – production
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – writing
• Ryan Tedder – arrangement, engineering, instrumentation, production, writing
• Francesca Tolot – make-up
• Lidell Townsell – keyboards
• Jennifer Turner – marketing
• Randy Urbanski – assistance
• Miles Walker – engineering
• Wayne Wilkins – production, writing
• Elvis Williams – writing
• Dontae Winslow – trumpet
• John Winter – production
• Andrew Wuepper – assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	35
US Dance/Electronic Albums	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	23

Year-end charts

Chart	Position
US Dance/Electronic Albums (2009)	9
US Dance/Electronic Albums (2010)	21