History Music / Beyonce2013

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# "Haunted"[[note]](contains hidden track "Ghost")[[/note]] (6:09)

# "Partition"[[note]](contains hidden track "Yoncé")[[/note]] (5:19)

# "Haunted" (contains hidden track "Ghost") (6:09)
# "Drunk in Love" (featuring Music/JayZ) (5:23)

# "Partition" (contains hidden track "Yoncé") (5:19)

# "Mine" (featuring Music/{{Drake}}) (6:18)

# "[=***Flawless=]" (featuring Creator/ChimamandaNgoziAdichie) (4:10)
# "Superpower" (featuring Music/FrankOcean) (4:36)

# "Blue" (featuring Blue Ivy) (4:26)

''Beyoncé'' is the fifth studio album by Music/{{Beyonce}} released in 2013. It is Beyoncé's first SelfTitledAlbum, and is also a visual album where each song is accompanied by a music video. The album is also notable for being released in the middle of the night on December 13, 2013 on Creator/{{Apple}} [=iTunes=] without ''any'' announcement or promotion.

While the concept of a SurpriseRelease wasn't new in the music industry, having already been used by Music/{{Radiohead}} for ''Music/InRainbows'' and Music/DavidBowie for [[Music/TheNextDay "Where Are We Now?"]], Beyoncé's use of it brought the idea to the forefront thanks to her stature. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry. Not only would it be credited with the popularization of surprise albums, but many other big artists such as Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Drake}}, and Music/{{Eminem}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little advance hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first-week album sales.

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While the concept of a surprise release wasn't new in the music industry, having already been used by Music/{{Radiohead}} for ''Music/InRainbows'' and Music/DavidBowie for [[Music/TheNextDay "Where Are We Now?"]], Beyoncé's use of it brought the idea to the forefront thanks to her stature. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry. Not only would it be credited with the popularization of surprise albums, but many other big artists such as Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Drake}}, and Music/{{Eminem}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little advance hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first-week album sales.

The album's surprise release broke social media in half. There were thousands of happy freakouts amongst Beyoncé fans, and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual promotion campaign. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry, as many big artists such as Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Drake}}, and Music/{{Eminem}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first-week album sales.

-->--Beyoncé, referencing ''Beyoncé's'' surprise release on Music/NickiMinaj's "Feeling Myself"

Beyoncé collaborated with several artists for the album; such as Music/{{Sia}}, Music/FrankOcean, Music/PharrellWilliams, Music/{{Timbaland}}, Music/JustinTimberlake and virtually unknown singer-songwriter BOOTS (Jordan Cruz). Beyoncé wanted the songs to connect with a visual element to help show her thoughts and emotions for each track and had music videos shot in secret while she was on tour through 2012-2013. The album marks a darker, more introspective direction for the singer, as she touches subjects that include motherhood, feminism, sexuality, insecurity, and empowerment.

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-->-Beyoncé, referencing ''Beyoncé's'' surprise release on Music/NickiMinaj's "Feeling Myself"

'''''Beyoncé''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/{{Beyonce}} released in 2013. It is Beyoncé's first SelfTitledAlbum, and is also a visual album where each song is accompanied by a music video. The album is also notable for being released in the middle of the night on December 13, 2013 on Creator/{{Apple}} [=iTunes=] without ''any'' announcement or promotion.

# "[=***Flawless=]" (featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) (4:10)

!!This album contains the following tropes

* DarkerAndEdgier: This was Beyoncé's moodiest album until Music/Lemonade2016 took that slot.

The album's surprise release pretty much broke social media. There were thousands of happy freakouts amongst Beyoncé fans and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual promotion campaign. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry, as many big artists such as Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Drake}}, and Music/{{Eminem}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first week album sales.

!!Track listing (Standard Edition)

[-Each song is accompanied with a music video (including the hidden tracks "Ghost" and "Yoncé"), there is a bonus video for the song "Grown Woman."-]

* AppearanceAngst: "Pretty Hurts" which reflects on the stress society puts women through in order to maintain their beauty and meeting impossible beauty standards. Bonus points for the video revolving around a beauty pageant.

* GenreShift: From the Contemporary R&B of her first four albums, to a more alternative R&B direction, mixed in with Hip-Hop, Soul, and Electronic.

* SeductionLyric: "Lemme sit this aaaaaaaaaaaass on you..."

Beyoncé collaborated with several artists for the album; such as Music/{{Sia}}, Music/FrankOcean, Music/PharrellWilliams, Music/{{Timbaland}}, Music/JustinTimberlake and virtually known singer-songwriter BOOTS (Jordan Cruz). Beyoncé wanted the songs to connect with a visual element to help show her thoughts and emotions for each track and had music videos shot in secret while she was on tour through 2012-2013. The album marks a darker, more introspective direction for the singer, as she touches subjects that include motherhood, feminism, sexuality, insecurity, and empowerment.

The album's surprise release pretty much broke social media. There were thousands of happy freakouts amongst Beyoncé fans and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual promotion campaign. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry, as many big artists such as Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Drake}}, and Music/{[Eminem}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first week album sales.

The album's surprise release pretty much broke social media. There were thousands of happy freakouts amongst Beyoncé fans and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual promotion campaign. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry, as many big artists such as Music/KanyeWest and Music/{{Drake}} started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first week album sales.

* GenreShift: From the Contemporary R&B of her first four albums, to a more alternative R&B direction, mixed Hip-Hop, Soul, and Electronic.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Changed the game with that digital drop/Know where you was when that digital popped/I stopped the world/Male or female, it make no difference, I stop the world"]]

'''Beyoncé''' is the fifth studio album by Music/{{Beyonce}} released in 2013. It is Beyoncé's first SelfTitledAlbum, and is also a visual album where each song is accompanied by a music video. The album is also notable for being released in the middle of the night on December 13, 2013 on Creator/{{Apple}} [=iTunes=] without ''any'' announcement or promotion.

# "[=***Flawless=]" (featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) (4:10)

* IntercourseWithYou: “Blow”, “Drunk in Love,” and especially “Rocket.”

# "Flawless" (featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) (4:10)

The album's surprise release pretty much broke social media. There were thousands of happy freakouts amongst Beyoncé fans and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual promotion campaign. Beyoncé would later comment that she was getting tired of the usual album cycle promotion and wanted to release her music in different ways to surprise fans. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry, as many big artists such as Music/KanyeWest and Music/TaylorSwift started to forego the usual promotional campaign for new projects and simply turned to social media to promote projects and/or release with little hype. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and had her highest first week album sales.

[-Each song is accompanied with a music video (including the hidden tracks "Ghost" and "Yoncé"), there is a bonus video for the song "Grown Woman."-]

'''Beyoncé''' is the fifth studio album by Music/{{Beyonce}} released in 2013. It is Beyoncé's first SelfTitledAlbum, and also notable for being a "visual album" where each song is accompanied by a music video, and for being released in the middle of the night on December 13, 2013 on Creator/{{Apple}} [=iTunes=] without ''any'' announcement or promotion.

Beyoncé collaborated with several artists for the album; such as Music/{{Sia}}, Music/FrankOcean, Music/PharrellWilliams, Music/{{Timbaland}}, Music/JustinTimberlake and virtually known singer-songwriter BOOTS (Jordan Cruz). Beyoncé wanted also wanted to have the songs connect with a visual element to better tell the story and had music videos shot in secret while she was on tour. The album marks a darker, more introspective direction for the singer, as she touches subjects that include motherhood, feminism, sexuality, insecurity, and empowerment.

The album's surprise release pretty much broke social media. There were thousands of happy freakouts and industry insiders were completely incredulous that an artist of Beyoncé's stature was able to release a project without the usual pop artist promotion campaign. The album's release would mark a turn for the entire music industry as many big artists started to forego the usual promotion for a new project and simply turn to social media to promote projects. Despite the surprise release and physical copies being released a week later, ''Beyoncé'' was Beyoncé's fifth number-one album, and the her highest first week album sales.

Each song is accompanied with a music video (including the hidden tracks "Ghost" and "Yoncé", there is a bonus video for the song "Grown Woman."

Each song is accompanied with a music video, there is a bonus video for the song "Grown Woman."

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