Irreplaceable
“Irreplaceable” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album, B’Day. It was released internationally on October 23, 2006 as the album’s second single, and the third in the United States on December 5, 2006. The single became Beyoncé’s fourth number-one in the U.S. and remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks. It also peaked at number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, and New Zealand, at number four in the UK, and reached the top twenty in several other European countries.
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“Irreplaceable” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album, B’Day. The song was written by Shaffer \”Ne-Yo\” Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel, S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Beyoncé and produced by Stargate and Beyoncé. It was released internationally on October 23, 2006 as the album’s second single, and the third in the United States on December 5, 2006. The single became Beyoncé’s fourth number-one in the U. S. and remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks. It also peaked at number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, and New Zealand, at number four in the UK, and reached the top twenty in several other European countries. Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone placed it on their lists of Best Songs of the 2000s. It won several awards, including Best R&BSoul Single at the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards and Record of the Year award at the 50th Grammy Awards. It is the most successful song of 2007 in the US and 2007’s tenth best-selling digital single with over 4. 6 million copies sold worldwide. The accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and served as the debut performance of Beyonce’s all-female band, Suga Mama. The video was included on the 2007 B’ Day Anthology Video Album, and a video edit was produced for \”Irreemplazable\”, the Spanish version of the song.
The tune did not suit Beyoncé’s voice, and Ne-Yo wrote the lyrics from a male perspective, although it was not based upon his personal experiences. When the drums were incorporated into the music, it was brought to an R&B western vibe. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized the song as one of the most performed of 2007 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. The song’s lyrics are about the breakdown of a relationship with an unfaithful man and the song contains a message about female empowerment. Beyoncé has regularly featured in her tours and live performances since 2006. She is the second singer to achieve this feat, the first having been Mariah Carey in 2005, and she is the third singer to do so in Europe and the Middle East. She has also performed the song on several of her live shows and in the music video for her single, “Suga Mama”, which was released in September 2007. She said that the song was supposed to be hard-hitting, but she was pleased with the demo of the demo that was presented to her. Two labels wanted the song to be sung by a woman, but Beyoncé said it was better when sung by an A&R person who suggested the song would work when a woman sung it. When they recorded the song with a male vocalist, they thought a female vocalist would be more suitable, and thought it was more empowering.
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