Beyonce - New Singles, If I Were A Boy and Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Options

[Cyrus]

Ok - so the singles have been sent, added and are in heavy rotation on the radio and the videos's have been sent to all BET, MTV and VH1.

I personally like both songs. I couldn't really get into "If I Were A Boy" until I saw the video then I "got" the concept of the song....


So what are your thoughts?

[YoYoFaith]

Love both! Singles Ladies is my joint though. I swear Beyonce can make any club rock! She is killing it in that video!!

[slickrnc]

Maybe they will have to grow on me but I'm not really feeling either single that much. I want to hear more tracks like the one from Dangerously in Love.

[phillykid]

I know DeRay gon try to drag me but I am not feeling either song. You have to be of a certain.... I will not say..
I just can't get into her. I love her and I loved The dangerously in Love CD but I haven't been excited since.

[faithfully]

She put her heart and soul into this song

But I don't get into this song for the first time.Maybe later

[jchance]

I just think Beyonce should take a break......

[Cyrus]

I love Beyonce but she is the perfect example to help understand when Faith states she's free from a label to do what she wants. Beyonce is under contract with Columbia/Sony and they - not her or her father - pulls the strings. She is a big money maker for them and they are going to work her to get the most $$$ off this project.


This is what they have slated for her this year and next:

Split personality for new Beyoncé album
Oct 15, 2008, 08:57 AM | by Chris Willman

Categories: Music Biz

Details about Beyoncé’s upcoming album, due in stores Nov. 18, have been hard to come by until now. But yesterday, the singer's father, Matthew Knowles, unveiled the complete tracklisting for members of the press in Hollywood, and even played a few minutes of each song and afforded details about promotional plans. First, it’s a 17-song double-album. However, if the economy has you looking to save a few bucks, you can instead buy a condensed 11-song single-CD version; both editions will go on sale the same day.

The first disc in the deluxe package is on the balladic side, while the second disc focuses on more upbeat, rhythmic material. What’s more, the two discs have separate titles. The first one is dubbed I Am… Beyoncé. Papa Knowles said the name of the second disc will remain a secret for now and revealed in connection with an upcoming promotion; he would only refer to it as “I Am dot-dot-dot.” Rumors suggest that the name of the second disc will be I Am... Sasha, the name Beyoncé has given herself in the past as an alter ego. (If you want to take a wild guess at what kind of promotion Knowles is alluding to, there’s already a contest-laden teaser website, whoissashafierce.com, that may offer some clues.)

Despite rumors of collaborations with Kanye West and Justin Timberlake, there are no guest stars on the new album. Beyoncé’s dad said this was a purposeful choice designed to spotlight the singer's growth without fellow celebs getting in the way. He did, however, allude to plans for a guest on the song "Ego" that fell through. Given the title and playful lyrics (“It’s too big/It’s too wide/It’s too strong/It won’t fit...He’s got a huge ego...I love his big ego”), one could guess this was the track designed for a West cameo, though Knowles demurred when asked what happened with the celebrated rapper.

More, including a full track list, after the jump...

The two-CD version will sell for about $4 or $5 more than the single-disc version, according to Knowles, who said the less expensive edition is aimed at meeting the demand for CDs priced under $10 these days. Knowles said they expect about a 50/50 split between sales of the two versions.

Two singles are being pushed simultaneously: I Am... Beyoncé's “If I Were a Boy” to top 40 and adult contemporary, and I Am...'s “Single Ladies” to rhythmic formats; “Halo” and “Ego” will be the second singles for those formats, respectively. (Urban adult contemporary radio, meanwhile, is about to be offered a Beyoncé single that isn’t even on her new album: the Etta James cover “At Last,” from the soundtrack of Cadillac Records, which hits stores Dec. 3 with three new Beyoncé tracks.)

Not enough Beyoncé developments for you? All right, here’s more: A video album of clips for every song -- much like the DVD she did for her last album -- will arrive in February, about the same time as a Spanish-language version of the new set (not to mention still another Beyoncé movie, Obsessed). Then she kicks off a 110-date tour in April, starting in Canada before going on to Europe, the States, Mexico, South America, and a week-long stint in Vegas, before wrapping up in Japan, Africa, and Australia.

[ghettosexy11]

Maybe they will have to grow on me but I'm not really feeling either single that much. I want to hear more tracks like the one from Dangerously in Love.

me and you both i like like a boy better then ladies i give it that but dont care 4 it

[phillykid]

I just hate when artist keep talking about the same ish....If I was a boy? That is the Ciara song slowed down...It gives us the same point...Men wouldn't do what they do if it happened to them NEXT!!!!! Single ladies....If I wanted to marry your ass I would have given you a ring. Okay you got one, well worry about him not me!!!!!

[slickrnc]

If I were a boy featuring R. Kelly

http://www.singersroom.com/media/audio-track-1152.asp

[TheBEast]

Also for Boyz II Men fans here's Shawn Stockman's version:

If You Were A Boy - Shawn Stockman

Listen > Download

Where's Wanya'?

[faith4life]

my co-worker was telling me about this song he heard on the radio, a female singing "if she were a boy" I fell out laughing.