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Welcome to The Beyoncé Experience! If you have not been to this wiki before than you do not know
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-Beyoncé feat. Dragon Ball Z - Get Me Bodied (Main Video RMX)-

I created my first AMV for Dragon Ball Z! I made a remix video of DBZ episode 288, "He's Alway Late", andBeyoncé's "Get Me Bodied".
I can't show the video on the site because of Sony/BMG requests, but here's the link. More to come, an extended version of the song featuring more dances and a Dragon Ball Z clip version. Enjoy!

Posted by David on April 19, 2008
-Releases-

March 11: Beyoncé Karaoke Hits I (featuring background vocals by Beyoncé).

March 25: The Beyoncé Experience Live Instrumentals (featuring instrumental versions of the live tour by Suga Mama).

Late 2008-2009: Cadillac Records (Motion Picture starring Beyoncé as Etta James).

2009: Obsessed (Motion Picture with Beyoncé).


]]>Biographyhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Biographydbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/BiographyMon, 07 Apr 2008 20:21:45 CDT

Here's a biography of Beyoncé's life from when she was born to now:

1981:

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born to Tina Knowles and Mathew Knowles on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas.
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1988:

A Standing Ovation

Beyoncé enters her first talent show at age 7. Singing John Lennon's "Imagine", she doesn't just win, she beats 15 and 16 year olds and
receives a standing ovation. The shy third grader then asks her mom if she can get her trophy and leave before the winners are announced.
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1991:

It's Gyrls Time
With hands-on help from her parents, Beyoncé forms the singing group Gyrls Time, with Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson. They practice on the deck outside the Knowles' home before hitting the talent show circuit in Houston, Texas.
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1995:

A Father's Gamble for Destiny

Beyoncé's father, Mathew, leaves his six-figure marketing job at Xerox to manage the girls full-time, and negotiates a deal for them with Columbia Records. Renamed Destiny's Child, they release their self-titled debut in 1997, and have a standout single with Wyclef Jean's remix of "No, No, No".
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1999:


- July 27

"Jumpin', Jumpin'" Off the Shelves

The group's second album, The Writing's on the Wall, quietly debuts at No. 6 on the Billboard charts. After the CD gains momentum thanks to singles "Say My Name" and "Jumpin', Jumpin'", it goes on to sell more than 4 million copies.
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2000:

- February

The Lineup Shuffles

Beyoncé announces on TRL that original DC members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson have left the group, and the "Say My Name" video premieres with new members Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Claiming to have discovered their dismissal only after seeing the video, Luckett and Roberson file a lawsuit, and eventually settle out of court. In August, Franklin leaves the group and Destiny's Child remains a trio.

- October

Charlie's Angels Soundtrack

Destiny's Child contributes "Independent Women, Pt. 1" to the Charlie's Angels movie soundtrack (starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu). The song spends 11 weeks at No. 1, raising the group's profile to full-fledged pop phenomenon.
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2001:

- February 21

A Grammy Says Her Name

After making her acting debut in MTV's "hip-hopera" Carmen, Beyoncé wins her first Grammy with Destiny's Child for "Say My Name", a song she co-wrote. The following year, Beyoncé becomes the first black woman to win ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year Award, and writes "Survivor", a song about success despite trying circumstances. It leads the group's third album, which sells 4 million copies.
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2002:

- July 24

Welcome to the Big Screen

In her big-screen debut, Beyoncé plays Foxxy Cleopatra in the Austin Powers movie, Goldmember, which tops the box office and makes $73.1 million its first weekend. In 2006, she takes a leading-lady role in The Pink Panther opposite Steve Martin. The movie remake also hits No. 1 and earns $21.7 million opening weekend.

- October

The Dating Dirt

Reports begin to circulate that Beyoncé is dating hip hop mogul Jay-Z after she appears on his song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde." (They play a couple on the run in the video.) The duo will go on to collaborate on Beyoncé's solo hits, 2003's "Crazy in Love" and 2006's "Deja Vu" before going public as a couple.

- December 18

Sipping Spears' Pepsi

Replacing Britney Spears, who famously starred in Pepsi commercials for two years, Beyoncé lands pop's most sought-after endorsement. Before taking over for Spears, Beyoncé stars with her and Pink as ancient Roman gladiators singing "We Will Rock You" at the Coliseum. The sonic vibrations of their voices cause Pepsi cans to fall out of the emperor's box to the feet of the three pop stars in the arena.
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2003:

- June 24

Beyoncé's Solo Success

Beyoncé's first solo disc, Dangerously in Love, sells 317,000 copies in its first week. The album's lead single, "Crazy in Love", spends eight weeks at No. 1 and becomes the summer's party anthem. She went on her first solo tour to promote the album in late 2003 to 2004.

- August 28

Rocking the MTV Awards

For Beyoncé's first solo performance at MTV's Video Music Awards, she is lowered from the ceiling in a harness to sing "Crazy in Love" with Jay-Z. She's also rewarded for the music video, winning Best R&B Video, Best Female Video, and Best Choreography for "Crazy in Love" – every award she was nominated for that night except for the Viewer's Choice award, which goes to Good Charlotte for "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous".
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2004:

- February 1

Star-Spangled Performance

Fulfilling a childhood dream, an emotional Beyoncé sings the national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, her hometown. "It was one of the most memorable performances of my life," she tells Oprah Winfrey.

- February 08

A Record Win

After opening the show with Prince on a medley of his hits and her "Crazy in Love", Beyoncé performs again two hours later solo, singing "Dangerously in Love." She takes home five Grammys, tying the record for the most wins ever for a single artist. "This is unbelievable. Performing was enough for me," she says in her acceptance speech.

- November 15

Fourth Time's a Charm

Despite reports that they wouldn't get back together, Destiny's Child releases its fourth and final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled. The album debuts at No. 2, selling more than 497,000 copies its first week. In September, they play their tearful final show in Vancouver. "'Breakup' sounds so final," Beyoncé tells PEOPLE, "It's more a growing up." In March 2006, the ladies receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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2005:

- November 16

Mom, Let's Do Couture

Known for never looking less than red-carpet ready, Beyoncé launches House of Deréon – a high-end clothing company named for her maternal grandmother – with her mother and former stylist Tina. "It's a little vintage and a little couture," Beyoncé tells PEOPLE.
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2006:

- September 5

Celebrating B'Day

The day after her 25th birthday, Beyoncé releases B'Day, her sophomore solo album. It debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and her single "Irreplaceable" becomes her fourth No. 1 single as a solo artist. At the 2007 Grammys, she is nominated in four categories and wins Best Contemporary R&B album for B'Day.

- December 25

Playing the Diva

Beyoncé portrays a Diana Ross-like character in the musical Dreamgirls. She gets star billing, but it's co-star Jennifer Hudson, as Effie, who wins a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Beyoncé, who does not receive an Oscar nod, denies rumors that she is jealous of Hudson's success. "Because I'm a star they just automatically assume that I'm not humble enough to sit down and take a back seat, which I am," Beyoncé says at a press event.
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2007:

- February

Coveted Beauty Duties

Beyoncé is the first non-model and non-athlete (and the second African American – Tyra Banks was the first in 1996 and 1997) to land the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. "These are photos I can show my kids some day," she tells PEOPLE, "so I can say, 'See, momma was beautiful. Look how good I looked!'" In May, she is named one of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful, with Giorgio Armani picking her as the face for his women's fragrance, Emporio Armani Diamonds.

- April 3

B' Day Deluxe Edition and Video Anthology

Beyoncé re-releases her B' Day album as a deluxe edition and a video anthology of her videos from the album. The deluxe edition of the album included all songs from the original along with 13 all-new songs (featuring collaborations with Jay-Z and Shakira). As an added bonus, she reached out to her Spanish-speaking fans, and released Irreemplazable, an album featuring Spanish versions of 3 songs and a duet with Alejandro Fernández for a theme song for Telemundo's "Zorro: La Espada y La Rosa."

- April 10

The Beyoncé Experience Begins!

Beyoncé's second world tour started off in Tokyo, Japan. Along with Suga Mama and the Mamas, each concert was over 2 hours long. With guests like Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and Robin Thicke. The DVD release of the concert was in Staples Center, Los Angeles, California on September 2, 2007; 2 days before her 26th birthday. Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, the performers, and the crowd sang happy birthday to her to make the day even more special.

- June 26

Beyoncé rocked the stage with Mo'nique, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and her sister Solange with their performance of "Get Me Bodied", followed by a performance of "Like This" by Kelly with Eve. During the rest of the show, she won Best R&B Artist and Video of the Year for "Irreplaceable". She was well respected by Mo'nique and fans.
- November 18

Beyoncé Makes AMA History

At the 35th Annual American Music Awards, Beyoncé sings a Bluegrass version of her No. 1 hit "Irreplaceable" with country group Sugarland. She ends the night making history as the first woman to win the International Artist Award. When Usher presents her with the honor, the stunning songstress says, "I'm so blessed to wake up every morning and do what I love. I don't take it for granted."
- December 20

Rockin' New Years Eve

Beyoncé ends The Beyoncé Experience at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the day before New Years Eve. This certainly can be a memorial for 2007, as a sort of 2007 year-end performance.
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2008:

- March

Beyoncé Goes Karaoke!

Beyoncé releaseD a karoke album of her B' Day hits with original background vocals. That same month The Beyoncé Experience was released in an audio version of the instrumental of songs like "Deja Vu", "Get Me Bodied", and "Irreplaceable".

- April 4

There were many rumors of Beyoncé and Jay-Z getting married throughout the years of 2005 to 2007. After getting a marriage license in Scarsdale, New York on April 2, 2008, the rumors got bigger. On the 4th day of the 4th month (being the days Jay and Bey were born, September 4 and December 4), they tied the knot. The newly weds kept the marriage ceremony secret, with a private get-together of some friends and family in Jay-Z's penthouse in Tribeca. Congrats to the couple!


]]>Video of the Weekhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Video+of+the+Weekdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Video+of+the+WeekThu, 03 Apr 2008 19:51:11 CDT ..::Video of the Week::..
Week of March 31, 2008


"Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath"

Let's go back to DC, here's a popular song released on their last album.


]]>Linkshttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Linksdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/LinksSun, 03 Feb 2008 22:56:00 CST Links...
To Beyoncé and More!

Here are some other websites you can go to for more Beyoncé:

Beyoncé's Official Website

We Love Beyoncé!

Beyoncé's Myspace Page






]]>Dangerously In Love Tourhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Dangerously+In+Love+Tourdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Dangerously+In+Love+TourMoved from: ToursMon, 10 Dec 2007 18:47:27 CST
]]>The Beyoncé Experience Live Audiohttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+Experience+Live+Audiodbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+Experience+Live+AudioTue, 04 Dec 2007 15:49:10 CST

"The Beyoncé Experience Live Audio" is an iTunes audio version of the The Beyoncé Experience Live! DVD with edited versions of the tracks. The album cuts the dance branks and intro for the songs on the album. Some songs were cut, for example, Ring The Alarm, the dance after the verse was cut due to the fact that there were no vocals. The tracks on the B'Pod Downloads page of the live performances, are not the actual tracks on the album.


Track Listings:

  1. Crazy In Love (Live)
  2. Freakum Dress (Live)
  3. Green Light (Live)
  4. Baby Boy (Live)
  5. Beautiful Liar (Live)
  6. Naughty Girl (Live)
  7. Me, Myself, and I (Live)
  8. Dangerously In Love (Live)
  9. Flaws and All (Live)
  10. DC Medley (Live)
  11. Speechless (Live)
  12. Ring The Alarm (Live)
  13. Suga Mama (Live)
  14. Upgrade U - feat. Jay-Z (Live)
  15. Bonnie & Clyde '03 (Live)
  16. Check On It (Live)
  17. Deja Vu (Live)
  18. Get Me Bodied (Live)
  19. Welcome To Hollywood (Live)
  20. Dreamgirls Medley (Live)
  21. Irreplaceable (Live)


]]>Albumshttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Albumsdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/AlbumsTue, 04 Dec 2007 15:27:42 CST Click on the albums to see the info and track listings!






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]]>B'Dayhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/B%27Daydbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/B%27DaySat, 17 Nov 2007 11:37:03 CST

B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B singer Beyoncé, released by Columbia Records on September 1, 2006 outside North America, on September 4, 2006 worldwide, and on September 5, 2006 in Canada and the United States. The album's title comes from the fact that September 4 is Beyoncé's birthday. B'Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.


Knowles had "bottled up so many things, so many emotions, so many ideas", though at the same time feeling that she "didn't want to do another album like Dangerously in Love because that's boring", that she decided to leave her vacation early to record the album in two weeks, recording three songs a day. She did this without telling her father/manager Mathew Knowles or her record label, Columbia Records. At that time Knowles had booked the whole New York City Sony Studios, simultaneously recording with an "all-star team of producers", including Rodney Jerkins, Rich Harrison, The Neptunes, Stargate, Cameron Wallace, Walter Milsap, and Swizz Beatz. Rapper T.I. also joined the sessions to record a verse for "Upgrade U", but like Lil Wayne he did not make the cut on B’Day.
"Resentment" is a cover of a song originally recorded by Victoria Beckham. The track, which was also covered by Jazmine Sullivan in 2004, appeared on the The Real Beckhams DVD release as a bonus song. It features slightly altered lyrics, and thus a writing credit for Knowles.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first week sales of 541,000 copies, and at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In the UK it peaked at number three on its release before quickly falling out of the top twenty. After being reduced in price in the Christmas and January sales however, B'Day re-entered the top twenty and later received a platinum certificate. According to mediatraffic, B’Day was the twelfth biggest selling album of 2006 worldwide. When the album was re-released with new material, it jumped from number sixty-nine to number six.


The first single from the album was "Déjà Vu", a 1970s funk-influenced uptempo track featuring Jay-Z. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also became Beyonce's second UK number-one hit. "Ring the Alarm", the second single, peaked at number eleven on the Hot 100, and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was not released outside the U.S. "Irreplaceable", the third U.S. single and second non-U.S. single, was at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks in succession, and topped the United World Chart for twelve weeks. During the chart run of "Irreplaceable", "Upgrade U" (also featuring Jay-Z) was a radio hit, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 without an official release. The song reached number fifty-nine on the Hot 100 and peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"Beautiful Liar", Beyoncé's duet with Shakira, was the first single from the re-release of B'Day, and the fourth single from the album overall. The single made the top five in the U.S and became the second B'Day single to top the UK Singles Chart, holding the position for three weeks. The "Beautiful Liar" and "Upgrade U" videos (off the B’Day Anthology Video Album) were premiered on February 28 on BET's 106 & Park to promote the deluxe edition of B'Day. In a similar fashion to "Upgrade U", "Get Me Bodied" entered the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart without any official promotion, peaking at number forty-seven, and it entered the Billboard Hot 100. After its radio success, "Get Me Bodied" was released as the fifth U.S. single from B'Day. The video is included on the B'Day Video Anthology. The fifth non-U.S. single was "Green Light", which has had commercial success in countries such as the UK.
B’Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for "Ring the Alarm", "Best R&B Song" for "Déjà Vu", "Best Contemporary R&B Album", "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" for "Déjà Vu", and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" for "Déjà Vu" (Freemasons club mix - no rap) (remixed by Russell Small and James Wiltshire). It won "Best Contemporary R&B Album".

Track listing
  1. "Déjà Vu" (featuring Jay-Z) – 3:59
  2. "Get Me Bodied" – 3:25
  3. "Suga Mama" – 3:25
  4. "Upgrade U" (featuring Jay-Z) – 4:32
  5. "Ring the Alarm" – 3:23
  6. "Kitty Kat" – 3:55
  7. "Freakum Dress" – 3:20
  8. "Green Light" – 3:29
  9. "Irreplaceable" – 3:47
  10. "Resentment" – 4:41
North American Edition Bonus Tracks
  1. "Encore for the Fans" – 0:39
  2. "Listen" (from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture) – 3:39
  3. "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) – 5:59
European/Australian/Latin American/Singaporean Editions Bonus Tracks
  1. "Check on It" (featuring Bun B and Slim Thug) – 3:30
  2. "Encore for the Fans" – 0:39
  3. "Listen" (from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture) –3:39
  4. "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) – 5:59
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
  1. "Creole" – 3:53
  2. "Check on It" (featuring Bun B and Slim Thug) – 3:30
  3. "Encore for the Fans" – 0:39
  4. "Listen" (from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture) – 3:39
  5. "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) – 5:59
iTunes Edition Bonus Tracks
  1. "Check on It" (featuring Bun B and Slim Thug) – 3:30
  2. "Lost Yo Mind" (iTunes pre-order exclusive) – 3:52
  3. "Encore for the Fans" – 0:39
  4. "Listen" (from Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture) – 3:39
  5. "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) – 5:59
  6. Video: "Déjà Vu" – 4:02
  7. Video: Behind the Scenes with Beyoncé – 3:08
  8. Interactive Booklet- B'Day
Circuit City Bonus Track
  1. "Back Up/ Encore for the Fans/ Listen/ Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) –14:15

]]>B'Day Video Anthologyhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/B%27Day+Video+Anthologydbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/B%27Day+Video+AnthologySat, 17 Nov 2007 11:23:43 CST

B’Day Anthology Video Album is a video album, released by the American R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé, it was released alongside B’Day Deluxe Edition on April 3, 2007.


The B’Day Anthology Video Album was a Wal-Mart exclusive product in the United States but is now sold in other stores. This DVD contains the music videos already shot to promote the singles released from the album ("Deja Vu", "Ring the Alarm", and "Irreplaceable"). In addition to those videos, Beyoncé also went on to record music videos to many of the rest of the tracks.

Minor clips of all these videos were shown on MTV's TRL on the day Beyoncé went there to premiere "Beautiful Liar". These small clips were also shown on BET's 106 & Park while the singer was there to premiere "Upgrade U". The compilation DVD was also promoted by a BET and a MTV Hits special which premiered the videos with Beyoncé's commentary about the filming process and/or the lyrics
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In late March, the music videos which were previously unseen by the public leaked on the Internet. On April 2, the full-length videos for "Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)", "Kitty Kat/Green Light", and "Suga Mama" premiered on BET to promote the B’Day Anthology Video Album which was released on the following day. The videos have garnished thousands of views on YouTube and other video sharing sites even though this clearly violates the terms of use of those sites.

Another flagrant copyright infringement is the fact that this video album contains the track "Still in Love (Kissing You)", a cover of the song "I'm Kissing You" originally performed by Des'Ree. Des'ree filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé on April 18, 2007, alleging Knowles never obtained proper clearance to use the song. Des'ree claims the terms her team submitted to Knowles for use of the song were not satisfactory, and as a result the former Destiny's Child star ignored copyright law and recorded her own version. The terms stated Knowles couldn't retitle the song or film a video using the track. Des'ree is seeking $150,000 in damages.


In the DVD feature "Anthology Behind The Scenes", Beyoncé said that,
“ First it was just "Green Light" and "Upgrade U". Let's sneak in "Kitty Kat". We might as well put in "Suga Mama". We gotta do "Get Me Bodied", that's the dance record. Gotta do something for "Beautiful Liar", that's the song with Shakira, of course we know we gotta do a video for that. ”


Beyoncé added,
“ If I had another week I probably would have shot three more videos. ”

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About The Videos

Déjà Vu: During the making of the video for "Déjà Vu", Beyoncé recalled being in swamps dodging alligators, snakes and bees. She revealed that she "decided to go to Louisiana because it has a soul that a studio can't give you. We were in the swamps. Literally, there were alligators, snakes, bees, and wasps. The song is about her seeing unreal images because of the absence of her lover. It was 105 degrees. All of that sweat in the video is real. That's not some spritzer. That's real."

Ring The Alarm: The video starts with Beyoncé on a table in an interrogation room set in a milieu similar to the one in the film Basic Instinct, lit with a bright red flashing light. Further perpetuating the comparison to the film is the image of a body covered with a white sheet, suggesting perhaps Beyoncé's character is being investigated for murdering someone. She wears a white skirt and turtleneck also made to resemble Sharon Stone's wardrobe from the movie. The scenes cut between her dancing violently on the table shouting out the lyrics and her sitting on a chair wearing a coat. There are scenes of her at her beach side home and then dancing in a corner wearing army camouflage clothing. She is also seen crying towards the bridge of the video.

Irreplaceable:The video is a simple story where Beyoncé's boyfriend is packing his belongings and leaving her house. Between cuts, she is seen dancing, looking at herself in the mirror, huge curlers, a high-waisted skirt, and lipstick, singing with her band, and enjoying herself. The video ends with Beyoncé's new boyfriend at her front door. The background music in the video varies from the album version; it contains more musical instruments. This video also featured a guest appearance by model Bobby Roache. During the video, Beyoncé is seen leaning on a 2007 Jaguar XK.

Listen: Beyoncé is seen in an original photo shoot in clothing she seems to be unhappy in. During the bridge she is finally tired of people changing her image so she removes all her excess clothing and goes up stairs to the roof where she finishes the song.

Kitty Kat: The half-day shoot for "Kitty Kat" was a breeze - except for getting the cats to cooperate. The theme of "Kitty Kat" is Knowles walking an over-sized cat. Knowles wanted the video to be very sexy and sassy. She imitaded cat movements and crawled for most of the video while wearing cheetah print clothes, shoes and earings. The video was shot on green screen to give the appearence of Knowles riding the cat. They used a plastic cow with black fur on for the model cat.

Green Light: "Green Light" was an intense three-day shoot. The video was inspired by Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" video with the sexy, sheik women with blank expressions in a simple almost black and white theme. The "patent-leather, ballet-pointe heels" she wears in the clip, blistered her feet and gave her legs muscle spasms.

Upgrade U: In between "Kitty Kat" and "Green Light", "Upgrade U" was shot in a day and a half. The theme of "Upgrade U" is of silver and gold metalics. There are several shots of diamonds, rings, and car keys. Things that are "fabulous" and "upgrade your life." Jay-Z shot his part first. Beyoncé then studied his scene for her impersonation. The choregraphy has a street edge using only male dancers.

Get Me Bodied: "Get Me Bodied" was a two-day shoot. The video had 50 extras. Tina Knowles made 60 dresses for all of them. It was mainly inspired by "The Rich man's Frug". The video also featured cameos by former Destiny's Child member's Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Along side them was Beyoncé's younger sister Solange Knowles-Smith. The heels worn by Beyoncé, Kelly, Michelle, and Solange wore 6-inch platforms that made dancing in gravel difficult for the scene when the girls are about to enter the club. Because of scheduling conflicts the extended dances at the end of the video could only be shot once each so all dancers had to get the steps right the first time.

Suga Mama: Beyoncé opens up the video acting like a masculine women while smoking a cigar. She then removes her hat and coat and begins pole dancing. Knowles is also seen dancing on a "sugar cube". Beyoncé had never ridden a mechanical bull before until they started shooting. The man who came with the bull was playing a game. Every time they called 'Action!' he made it go faster and because Beyoncé tried to do tricks too complicated for a novice she kept falling off. So they shot those scenes at 12 frames a second, with her singing twice as fast, so that she wouldn't have to be on the bull for as long.

Freakum Dress: 30 dresses were made for this 18-hour shoot in New York by Tina Knowles (eight dresses for Beyoncé). Sometimes Tina would have to make dresses on the spot. The dresses Beyoncé and her dancers wear constantly change in the video to the beat of the song. Beyoncé borrowed the glasses she wears at the podium from her makeup artist, Francesca. The director for the video was Ray Kay who also shot "Soldier" for Destiny's Child.

Beautiful Liar: Beyoncé and Shakira made up choreography in 40 minutes for this two-day shoot, so Shakira taught her a bit of belly-dancing. In the video Beyoncé & Shakira are seen as oppisites (Beyoncé having sunrise in the first verse while Shakira has sunset). In th breakdown at the end of the video the women do an arabic style belly dance like mirror reflections of each other.

Flaws and All: Beyoncé did her own hair and makeup for this clip shot in inexpensive Super 8 film, in which she emulates Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and Barbra Streisand. The video features a black and white theme and a grainy film texture. Knowles does not actually mime the lyrics but acts out parts of the song and poses. The camera shots are all still placing Beyoncé in the middle of each shot taking focus away from the background. Several of the scenes used in the video had been shot in 2006 for a B'Day promotional add by Wal-Mart.

Still In Love (Kissing You): Beyoncé recorded the song last minute and was not intended for the album. Director Cliff Watts (who shot Beyoncé's Sports Illustrated cover) went on a trip to Miami and, after shopping for a black bathing suits, they shot it on Super 8, with Beyoncé doing her own hair and makeup. This is a cover song for Des'ree song "I'm Kissing You". She said Beyonce could only use the song if she didn't change the name or put the song in video form. She did both anyways.



]]>Green Lighthttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Green+Lightdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Green+LightThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:41:19 CST

"Green Light" is an R&B/funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Sean Garrett, and Pharrell Williams for Knowles' second solo album B’Day (2006). Co-produced by Pharrell and Beyoncé, it was released as fifth UK single on July 30, 2007. Two weeks prior to physical release in the UK, the single managed to chart at number 152 on the UK Singles Chart (based solely on downloads). OCC compiles the Top 200 as the full sales chart for singles and albums, with Top 75 being officially charted. As of July 18, 2007, Green Light (Freemasons Remix) was added to the Radio 1 A-Playlist.

According to thelondonpaper, the "uh-oh-oh-oh-oh" vocal in the song is "a blatant steal" from the 2005 Amerie single "1 Thing". Amerie said that she was flattered by it and that she liked the song.

It was released as a single on August 13, 2007, and was recorded in Sony Music Studios.

The music video for "Green Light" was co-directed by Melina and Knowles herself. Shot in early February 2007, it was one out of eight previously unseen clips to appear on Knowles' B’Day Anthology Video Album. A one-minute music video for "Kitty Kat" serves as the intro for this video (only using the intro, 3rd verse, and an extended chorus).

The clip was inspired by Madonna's Human Nature but mainly by Robert Palmer's 1980's music videos, specifically by his 1985 single "Addicted to Love" and its "its stone-faced models pretending to play guitars." Knowles who called it the toughest video to shoot because of the pointe shoes she had to wear and dance in, described it as a "modern version" of Palmer's video. "I was pretending to be a rock star!," she said in an interview with MTV News. "The set reminded me of Vanity 6. I play a little bit of guitar ... (it) felt good in my hands." Beyoncé's invited her all-female tour band, Suga Mama, to make their second in a video after appearing in "Irreplaceable".

The video was also popular enough in the United States to reach the iTunes Top 10 R&B/Soul Videos chart, prior to any promotion for the song or any sort of release. The video has also reached the Top 100 Video downloads for all genres.



"Green Light"

Give it to mama
Give it give it
Give it to mama mama (oh)
Give it
Give it to mama mama

For some strange reason (huh)
You done pleasing me like it's OK (Oh oh ooooh)
Like a perm that's been left too long
It's like a burn
The result is it just won't take (Oh oh ooooh)
I can see
Now it's all coming so clear to me now
I can see
Misinterpreted all of my naiveness
Was just thinking if I had no you
Than I can't do
My stock just went up over 2 million

So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (want to, want to) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
Give it to mama

Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go RED LIGHT (ah) GREEN LIGHT!

Some sillies say I should be trophied
Cause it gets no stronger (Oh oh ooooh)
Ladies ya'll know (yea girl ya'll know)
This pimp ish gets no older
Is that a threat (what's another threat)
Yep! (that's another threat)
From you, you can get no colder
You got the green light (whoa)
And you can't ride (whoa)
You holding up traffic
Green means go!!

Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go RED LIGHT (I said you're holding up traffic green means go!!) GREEN LIGHT!

So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (you got the green light babe!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (go!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (ooh!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (want to, want to) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
Give it to mama

[Sung over go's]
Oh no problem you can go
I'm gon' find somebody else
So why not move along
You want a green light...so you can...GO!! (go, go, go)

Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go RED LIGHT (ah) GREEN LIGHT!

I gave all I could give
My love, my heart (my heart)
Now we're facing the end (the end) of what you did from the start
My love

[Instrument Solo]
(You're holding up traffic, GREEN MEANS GO!!)

So if you want to (WHOA oh oh!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (WHOA oh oh!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (WHOA oh!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (WHOA oh oh!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (Go!) (want to, want to) (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (Go go go go!) (uh uh huh uh uh)
So if you want to (uh uh huh uh uh)
You got the green light (uh uh huh uh uh)
Give it to mama

[Sung over go's]
Oh no problem you can go
I'll go find somebody else
So why not move along
You want a green light...so you can...GO!! (go, go, go)

Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go go goooo
Go go RED LIGHT (ah) GREEN LIGHT!






]]>Amor Gitanohttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Amor+Gitanodbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Amor+GitanoThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:40:41 CST

"Amor Gitano" (Gypsy Love) is the theme song for the telenovela Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa, performed in Spanish by Beyoncé Knowles and Alejandro Fernández . The song was featured on Beyoncé's two albums, "B'Day Deluxe Edition" and "Irreemplazable", and on Alejandro Fernández's album, "Viento A Favor." The single was sold mainly in markets with a strong latin demographic, such as Mexico. In Mexico, the single has reached number thirty-eight on the Official Singles Chart, and number-five on the Digital Sales Chart in late April 2007.


Sony commissioned the flamenco-pop track for the Zorro series. According to the label's translation, Fernández sings, "I'm your gypsy, your pilgrim. I'm your thief, I'm going to love you even if they tear my heart out."

Grammy winner Rudy Pérez produced the track, which appeared on both performers' albums. Jaime Flores, Reyli Barba and Beyoncé Knowles are listed as songwriters. The track was recorded at the Rock the Mic Studios in New York in January, 2007, shortly before Zorro's Telemundo premiere.

In Spain, the song was certified 7x Platinum (140,000 copies) for downloads and 14x Platinum (280,000 copies) for ringtone sales. The song is currently at number one in Spanish downloads chart. The song has spent 13 weeks on top of the Spanish singles chart. It's the Beyoncé's second number-one hit in the Spanish Download chart (the first was Beautiful Liar) as well as her first Spanish language number-one hit.





]]>Upgrade Uhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Upgrade+Udbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Upgrade+UThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:36:06 CST

"Upgrade U" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Sean Garrett, Solange Knowles, Angela Beyince, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Makeba Riddick, Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid for Beyoncé's second solo album, B'Day (2006). It is her fifth collaboration with Jay-Z, who is featured on the song. The song samples Betty Wright's "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do", and was originally going to have featured T.I.. The song is about a relationship between a female and a male; Beyoncé sings that she can upgrade her man and introduce him to new things, improving his life style and reputation. It was released as a single on November 27, 2007 and was recorded in Sony Music Studios, in New York City. After the release of B'Day, and before its release as a single, the song gained popularity on R&B and hip hop radio stations in the U.S.; consequently, it entered the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and later the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-two on November 9, 2006. The song was released as a twelve-inch promotional single on November 27, after which it reached number fifty-nine on the Hot 100 and number eleven on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Upgrade U" remained on the Hot 100 for eighteen non-consecutive weeks. In addition, it charted for three weeks on the UK top 200 singles, peaking at number 176.






"Upgrade U"
(feat. Jay-Z)

Hehehe Yeah b,
Talk yo shit heheh (partner let me upgrade you)
How you gon' upgrade me
What's higher than number 1
you know I used to beat that block
Now I be's the block (partner let me upgrade you)

[verse 1:]
I hear you be the block
But I'm the lights that keep the streets on
Notice you the type that like to keep them on a
Leash though
I'm known to walk alone
But I'm alone for a reason
Sending me a drink ain't appeasing
Believe me
Come harder this wont be easy
Don't doubt yourself trust me you need me
This ain't a shoulder with a chip or an ego
But what you think they all mad at me for

[bridge:]
You need a real woman in your life
That's a good look
Taking care, home is still fly
That's a good look
Imma help you build up your account
Thats a good look
Better yet a hood look,
Ladies thats a good look
When you're in them big meetings for the mills
Thats a good look
It take me just to compliment the deal
Thats a good look
Anything you cop I'll split the bill
Thats a good look
Better yet a hood look
Believe me
Ladies thats a good look

[chorus:]
Partner Let me upgrade you
Audemars Piguet you
Switch your neck ties to purple labels
Upgrade you
I can (up), can I (up)
Lemme upgrade you
Partner let me upgrade you
Partner let me upgrade you
Flip a new page
Introduce you to some new things &
Upgrade you
I can (up),
Can I (up), let me
Upgrade you
(partner let me upgrade you)

[verse 2:]
I can do for you what Martin did for the people
Ran by the men but the women keep the tempo
It's very seldom that you're blessed to find your equal
Still play my part and let you take the lead role
Believe me
I'll follow this could be easy
I'll be the help whenever you need me
I see you hustle wit my hustle I
Can keep you
Focused on yo focus I can feed you

[bridge:]
You need a real woman in your life
That's a good look
Taking care
Home is still fly
Thats a good look
Ima help you build up your account
Thats a good look
Better yet a hood look
Ladies thats a good look

When you're in the big meetings for the mills
That's a good look
It take me just to compliment the deal
That's a good look
Anything you cop I'll split the bill
That's a good look
Better yet a hood look
Ladies that's a good look

[chorus:]
Partner let me upgrade you
Audemars Piguet you
Switch your neck tie to purple labels
(Have you rocking purple labels!)
Upgrade you
I can (up), can I (up), let me
Upgrade you (partner let me upgrade you)
Let me upgrade you
Flip a new page
Introduce you to some new things
Upgrade you
I can (up), can I (up), let me
Upgrade you (partner let me upgrade you)

[Jay-Z:]
(Uh HOV, Uh, HOV, uh huh huh!)
I B the d-boy who infiltrated all the corporate dudes
They call shots, I call audibles
Jacob the jeweler, baubles, Lauraine Schwartz sorta dude
It's big balling baby when I'm courting you
I'm talking spy bags and fly pads and rooms at the Bloomberg
And rumors you on the verge of a new merge
'Cause that rock on ya finger is like a tumor
You can't fit ya hand in ya new purse
It's humorous to me they watching
and we just yachting off the island hopping off
Amalfi coast
Mafioso, oh baby you ever seen Saturn
No, not the car but everywhere we are
You sure to see stars.
This is high level not eye level,
My bezzle courtesy of Audemars
I order yours tomorrow now look at the time I saved you
Mama let me upgrade you

[hook:]
Just when you think we had it all
Big ends, condos, collecting cars
Picture your life elevating with me
You my project celebrity
I keep your name hot in them streets
That little glimpse of light
Makes that diamond really shine
And you already is a star
Unless your flawless
Then ya dynasty ain't complete without a chief like me
Partner let me upgrade you
Audemars Piguet you
You switch your neckties to purple labels
Upgrade you
I can up
Can I up
Lemme upgrade you
Partner let me upgrade you
Partner let me upgrade you
Flip a new page
Introduce you to some new things
And upgrade you
I can up
Can I up?
Lemme upgrade you
Partner lemme upgrade you

[Outro:]
Audemars Piguet watch
Dimples in ya necktie
Hermes briefcase
Cartier top clips
Silk lined blazers
Diamond creamed facials
VVS cuff links
6 star pent suites

Partna let me upgrade ya grade ya
Partna partna let me upgrade ya grade ya
Let me let me let me upgrade ya grade ya
Partna partna partna let me upgrade ya (huh...)

]]>Ring the Alarmhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Ring+the+Alarmdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Ring+the+AlarmThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:30:13 CST

"Ring the Alarm" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and Sean Garrett for Knowles' second solo album B’Day (2006). Co-produced by Knowles, and Swizz Beatz, the song premiered on August 8, 2006 to radio outlets in the United States and eventually debuted at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, making the single her highest entry on the official American singles chart and the second highest debut of 2006 behind only Taylor Hicks's "Do I Make You Proud". It previously debuted at Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number seventeen.


The song is one of a total of four tracks Swizz Beatz originally recorded with Knowles for B’Day and the pair's second single after "Check On It" (2005). In opposition to her past efforts the overall feel of "Ring the Alarm" shows a more angry and explosive side of the singer, a fact supported by a loud and roared vocal performance and the use of a screaming alarm. Beyoncé considered the song one of her favorites on the album "because it's honest. I think people will be surprised, 'cause it shows a lot of vulnerability for a woman to say, 'Yeah, I don't want you, but somebody else is gonna step in and benefit from all of the things I taught you.

Aggressive and emotionally ambiguous, the song explores the feelings of a woman who knows she should get rid of her man because of how he is treating her, but who's also worried that he's found someone else, making her jealous, turbulent and verging on psychotic. The thought of another woman benefitting from what she has taught her man, and also exploiting his wealth, makes her 'ring the alarm' because she'll be 'damned' if she sees another chick on his arm. There's no solace here: this is an elemental performance of unbridled anger and new territory for the singer. Some have suggested that this song is incredibly abrasive.
The song was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards 2007.

"Ring the Alarm" was released as the second single in North America from B’Day. The song debuted at number-twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, the second highest debut of 2006 and the highest debut of Beyoncé's career. However, the song peaked at number-eleven, which would be known as Beyoncé's lowest peaking single until "Upgrade U" (the song peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100).



"Ring The Alarm"

[Hook:]
Ring the alarm
I been through this too long
But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm
Won't you ring the alarm?
I been through this too long
But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm

[Chorus:]
She gon' be rockin' chinchilla coats
If I let you go
Getting the house off the coast
If I let you go
She gon' take everything I own
If I let you go
I can't let you go
Damn, if I let you go
She gon' rock them VVS stones
If I let you go
Couped in the 'bach or the Rolls
If I let you go
She gon' profit everything I taught
If I let you go
I can't let you go
Damn, if I let you go

[Verse 1:]
Tell me how should I feel
When I know what I know,
And my female intuition
Telling me you a dog?
People told me 'bout the flames
I couldn't see through the smoke
When I need answers, accusations
What you mean you gone choke?

[Pre-Chorus 1:]
You can't stay, you gotta go.
Ain't no other chicks spending your dough
This is taking a toll, the way the story unfolds
Not the picture perfect movie everyone would've saw

[Chorus]

[Hook]

[Verse 2:]
Tell me how should I feel
When you made me belong
And the thought of you just touching her
Is what I hate most?
I don't want you but I want it
And I can't let it go
To know you give it to her like you gave it to me, come on

[Pre-Chorus 2:]
He's so arrogant and bold (Oh)
She gon' love that shit, I know
I done put in a call, time to ring the alarm
'Cause you ain't never seen a fire like the one I'ma 'cause

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
How can you look at me
And not see all the things that I kept only just for you?
Why would you risk it baby? Is that the price that I pay?
But this is my show and I won't let you go
All has been paid for, and it's mine
How could you look at me
And not see all the things?

[Chorus]

]]>Deja Vuhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Deja+Vudbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Deja+VuThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:27:55 CST

"Déjà Vu" is an R&B/funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Rodney Jerkins, Delisha Thomas, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price, and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter for Knowles' second solo album, B’Day (2006). It features rapper Jay-Z and production by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, utilizing the bass, hi-hat, and the 808 instruments and sound system, reminiscent of many popular Rich Harrison productions. Released as the album's lead single in the third quarter of 2006, "Déjà Vu" reached number one in Brazil, China, Poland, and the United Kingdom. While the song failed to match the success of 2003's "Crazy in Love", it entered the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on. It also was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best R&B Song at the 2007 Grammy Awards.


After the filming of Dreamgirls was wrapped in April 2006, Beyoncé spent three weeks in the month of May recording for her upcoming album without informing her label or her management.

The song was relesed as a single on July 31, 2007 and was recorded in Sony Music Studios, New York City.

The song leaked on June 13, 2006, and instantly debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at sixty-nine, after only two days of radio airplay. Afterwards it jumped from number sixty-nine to number twelve on that particular chart, eventually moving to number one. "Déjà Vu" debuted at number forty-four on the Hot 100, on which it peaked at number four, making it her seventh consecutive mainstream single to make the top four on the chart.


"Déjà Vu"
(feat. Jay-Z)

[Intro:]
[Beyonce:] Bass
[Jay-Z:] Uh
[Beyonce:] Hi hat
[Jay-Z:] Uh
[Beyonce:] 808
[Jay-Z:] Uh
[Beyonce:] Jay
[Jay-Z:] Uh-huh
Ready?
Uh-huh
[Beyonce:] Let's go get 'em
[Jay-Z:] Uh-huh
C'mon

[Jay-Z]
I used to run base like Juan Pierre
Now I run the bass hi hat and the snare
I used to bag girls like Birkin Bags
Now I bag B ([Beyonce:] Boy you hurtin' that)
Brooklyn Bay where they birthed me at
Now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap
The audacity to have me whipping curtains back
Me and B, she about to sting
Stand back

[Verse 1]
Baby seems like everywhere I go
I see you, from your eyes, your smile
It's like I breathe you, helplessly I reminisce
Don't want to compare nobody to you

[Pre-Hook]
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go
Oh

[Hook]
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu

[Verse 2]
Seeing things that I know can't be
Am I dreaming? When I saw you walking past me
Almost called your name
Got a better glimpse and then I looked away
It's like I'm losing it

[Pre-hook]
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go, oh

[Hook]
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu

[Jay-Z]
Yes! Hova's flow so unusual
Baby, girl you should already know
It's H-O, light up the dro'
'Cause you gon' need help tryna study my bounce, flow, blow
What's the difference?
One, you take in vein while the other you sniffin'
It's still dough, po-po try to convict him
That's a no-go
My dough keep the scales tipping like 4-4's
Like I'm from the H-O-U-S-T-O-N
Blow, wind so Chicago of him
Is he the best ever, that's the argu-a-ment
I don't make the list, don't be mad at me
I just make the hits, like a factory
I'm just one-to-one, nothin' after me
No Deja Vu, just me and my, Oh

[Bridge]
Baby I can't go anywhere
Without thinking that you're there
Seems like you're everywhere, it's true
Gotta be having Deja Vu
'Cause in my mind I want you here
Get on the next plane, I don't care
Is it because I'm missing you
That I'm having Deja Vu

[Pre-hook]
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go
Whoo...

[Hook]
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu

Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby I swear it's Deja Vu

]]>Check On Ithttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Check+On+Itdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Check+On+ItThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:20:47 CST

"Check on It" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, and Stayve Thomas for the soundtrack to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which Beyoncé co-stars. Although not included on its soundtrack album, the song is included on Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's; it also appears on select non-U.S. versions of Knowles' second studio album, B’Day. It was produced by Knowles and Swizz Beatz. Knowles has stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single became because she felt that it was very simple and probably wouldn't catch on like some of her previous singles. Knowles said that the song started out as a joke, and that the title "Check on It" was jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn it into a song. Though the song had worldwide success, Knowles has stated she disliked the song. It is on her set list for her tour The Beyoncé Experience, but she only performs the last lines of the first verse a cappella and a set of the chorus. In the beginning of the song, Swizz Beatz says "Swizz... Beatz... DC Destiny's Child", even though the record only features Knowles singing lead.


The song was not originally intended for release as a single from #1's, but it was played by U.S. radio stations instead of the first single, "Stand Up for Love" (recorded by all three members of Destiny's Child), which became a commercial failure. Because of its heavy airplay, "Check on It" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2005. The single reached number one on the Hot 100 in its twelfth week on the chart (replacing Nelly's "Grillz"), becoming Knowles's third number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first. The single remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks, and it was certified four times platinum by the RIAA for net shipment of 800,000 paid downloads. "Check on It" achieved crossover success, peaking at number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Check on It" reached number one on the Pop 100, becoming Knowles's first entry on the chart. It was the eighth most played song of 2006 on the radio, being played 290,231 times.

It became Knowles' fifth top-twenty hit in Canada in late 2005, and in February 2006 the song climbed to number twenty on the Canadian BDS airplay chart for a second time. It debuted inside the UK top five and peaked at number three, selling 122,500 copies. On January 31, 2006 "Check on It" passed the 200 million audience impressions mark in the United States, according to Mediabase, becoming Knowles' first single to do so; her late 2006 single "Irreplaceable" also passed the 200 million audience impressions mark, making her one of two artists to have two singles pass the 200 million mark in a single year, the other being Mariah Carey ("We Belong Together" and "Shake It Off" in 2005). "Check on It" reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Europe, Switzerland, Austria and Brazil, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden. The single peaked at number two on the United World Chart.


]]>The Beyoncé Experience DVDhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+Experience+DVDdbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+Experience+DVDThu, 15 Nov 2007 13:01:06 CST

Music World Music/Columbia Records will release "The Beyoncé Experience LIVE!"-- a deluxe DVD capturing all the visual thrills and musical excitement of the year's most spectacular world concert tour, "The Beyoncé Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oréal Paris" -- on Tuesday, November 20.

Recorded on September 2, 2007 during Beyoncé's SRO performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, "The Beyoncé Experience LIVE!" DVD contains Beyoncé's full concert performance -- more than 2 hours of music -- and includes performances by special guest artist Jay-Z as well as that evening's historic reunion of Beyoncé's R&B/pop supergroup Destiny's Child.

Superstar and cultural icon Beyoncé launched her 2007 world tour in Tokyo on April 10 following the release of her latest chart-topping album, "B'Day," bringing the multi-media extravaganza stateside beginning July 6 at the Superdome in New Orleans.

The most eagerly-anticipated tour of 2007, "The Beyoncé Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oréal Paris" showcases the international music and film star, along with her sizzling all-female band, performing musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment. The show's production is conceived by Beyoncé. Tina Knowles is stylist for the tour and, for the House of Deréon, one of the show's wardrobe designers, along with Elie Saab, Giorgio Armani and Versace.

In conjunction with the stateside leg of "The Beyoncé Experience," Music World/Columbia Records released Beyoncé's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, an expanded two-CD edition of the pop icon's best-selling Grammy-winning solo album.

"The Beyoncé Experience LIVE!" - tracklisting


1. Intro (The Beyoncé Experience Fanfare)
2. Crazy in Love (Crazy Mix)
3. Freakum Dress
4. Greenlight
5. Baby Boy (Reggae Medley)
6. Beautiful Liar
7. Naughty Girl
8. Me Myself and I
9. Dangerously In Love (He Loves Me Mix)
10. Flaws and All
11. DC Medley (Cops and Robbers Intro)
12. Independent Woman
13. No No No Pt. 2
14. Bootylicious
15. Bug A Boo (H-town Screwed Down Mix)
16. Bills Bills Bills
17. Cater 2 U
18. Say My Name
19. Jumpin Jumpin
20. Soldier (Soldier Boy Crank Mix)
21. Survivor (Destiny's Child Reunion)
22. Speechless
23. Ring the Alarm Intro Skit (Jailhouse Confessions)
24. Ring the Alarm
25. Suga Mama
26. Upgrade U (feat. Jay Z)
27. Bonnie and Clyde '03 (Beyoncé's Prince Mix)
28. Check on It (Special Tour Version)
29. Deja Vu
30. Get Me Bodied
31. Welcome to Hollywood
32. Deena/DreamGirls
33. Listen
34. Irreplaceable
35. Beyoncé B'Day Surprise

]]>The Beyoncé Experiencehttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+Experiencedbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/The+Beyonc%C3%A9+ExperienceRenameThu, 15 Nov 2007 12:47:42 CST Beyoncè's tour began in early June 2007 and ends in late November 2007. It had songs from Beyoncè's 2 albums, Dangerously In Love, B'Day, and songs from her former group, Destiny's Child.

The tour was titled "The Beyoncè Experience." The concert went all through the Japan, Austrailia, Europe, and North America.

It had guests and supporting acts like Chris Brown, Lemar, Katy Shopper, and Robin Thicke.

Here's "The Beyoncè Experience" in Japan with bonus exclusive perfomances! Enjoy!




]]>Dangerously In Love 2http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Dangerously+In+Love+2dbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Dangerously+In+Love+2Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:51:05 CST
''Dangerously in Love'' is an R&B/soul song written by Destiny's Child member Beyoncé Knowles and producer Errol McCalla Jr. The ballad was first recorded for Destiny's Child's third studio album, 'Survivor'' (2001). The song was recorded with Knowles as lead vocalist, and it is one of the few songs on the album ''Survivor'' that Knowles sings almost completely solo. It is suggested that at the time of recording, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, the other members of Destiny's Child, did not bond with the song as much as Knowles did.

Knowles re-recorded the song for her debut solo album, ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003), under the title "Dangerously in Love 2". Featuring a modified arrangement and background vocals by Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, Knowles's version received a generally positive response from music critics. In the U.S. the song went for radio airplay only and was never released as a single in other countries. No music video exists for the song, though the performance on her DVD ''Live at Wembley'' was shown frequently on BET.

Knowles frequently performs the song live and often as a prelude to ''Crazy in Love", and more recently with her live cover of the Jill Scott song "He Loves Me" and often to show her vocal power and range. She performed "Dangerously in Love 2" at the 2004 Grammy Awards, where it won in the category of "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance".

]]>Naughty Girlhttp://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Naughty+Girldbzfan_29http://thebeyonceexperience.wetpaint.com/page/Naughty+GirlWed, 14 Nov 2007 18:45:16 CST

"Naughty Girl" is an R&B song performed by Beyoncé. It was released as the fourth single from her debut solo album 'Dangerously in Love'. It was also recognized at the ASCAP awards by receiving the ''Songwriter of the Year'' sharing with Scott Storch, Robert Walker, Angela Beyince and Donna Summer, and ''Most Performed Songs'' award in 2005. The remixes feature Lil' Flip, Lil' Kim, Grafh & Redman.


The single was co-written by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, and Angela Beyince.
Beyoncé interpolates portions of the song "Love to Love You Baby" originally performed by Donna Summer and written by Summer, Peter Belotte, and Giorgio Moroder. "Naughty Girl" was originally supposed to be the first single from ''Dangerously in Love''. The single was deemed not to have potential to fail but, at the same time, not to become a big hit. The single was pushed back when "Crazy in Love" was chosen as the first single. On "Naughty Girl", over a disco-flavored beat, Beyoncé declares that she's feeling sexy and wants to hear her name spoken by her lover; she then intimates her carnal desires as she offers the suggestion, "Tonight, I'll be your naughty girl."

The song was released as a single on Mrach 24, 2004 and was recorded in South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida.





"Naughty Girl"

I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby.

I'm feelin' sexy
I wanna hear you say my name boy
If you can reach me
You can feel my burning flame

I'm feelin kind of n-a-s-t-y
I just might take you home with me
Baby the minute i feel your energy
Your vibe's just taken over me
Start feelin so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don't know what's gotten into me
The rhythm's got me feelin so crazy babe

Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And i came to party

You're so sexy, tonight i am all yours boy
The way your body moves across the floor
You got me feelin n-a-s-t-y
I just might take you home with me

Baby the minute i feel your energy
The vibe's just taken over me
Start feelin so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don't know what's gotten into me
The rhythm's got me feelin so crazy babe

Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And i came to party

I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby

Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight i'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And i came to party

[repeat to end]

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