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Beyonce - “If I Were A Boy” Music Video
Check out the music video premiere of Beyonce’s “If I Were A Boy”!
“[The video] is about all of the little things that mean so much in a relationship,” the 27-year-old singer has said. “At the end of the clip, you realize that I was acting out his life, and it all starts over again. He was a cop and everything that happened was really him doing the same thing to me.” (Check out the lyrics here.)
The video was directed by Jake Nava, who also did Beyonce’s “Baby Boy” featuring Sean Paul. The song was produced by Toby Gad, who also worked on Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry”.
Beyonce - “If I Were A Boy” Music Video
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Love it! Love her! Love the song! She’s amazing!
First!!!!
a big crap for me the song is annoying so is the video
im dissapointed womanizer!!!!!!!
Weak. I don’t like it. Looking forward to Mariah’s “I stay in love” video.
Wow !!!!!
AMAZING !!!!
Her best music video ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Queen is back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really don’t like it. so boring
OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS DONE FOR BEYONCE BUT THIS VIDEO IS HOT. IF U UNDERSTAND SHE IS LIVING OUT HIS LIKFE BUT SHE IS REALLY HURTING…………….POWERFUL VIDEO LIKE A MINI MOVIE, UIHHHHHHHHHH I HATED DA SONG BUT KNOW I UNDERSTAND IT
She is so pretty and an amazing singer. How can you not like this :)
LIA I AGREE, THEIR HATERS CAUSE BEYONCE ISNT SHAKING AND GIRATING BUT SINGING SOMETHING USEFUL HATERZ
very nice!
OMG!
This video is AMAZING!
The best video of Beyoncé to date.
Waiting for the video of Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Becky did you not just say that you hated the song? And why, oh why, must you wright with caps lock on?
She’s perfect, the video’s perfect, the song’s perfect! She’ll rock the world with this super powerful ballad.
I don’t like the song very much but the music video is amazing!
I like the song a lot. However it was written by a new artist who I guess has to pay the bills and sell her songs to keep her head above water. BC Jean does a far better job on the song she wrote!
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BC Jean didn’t write it, it was written by Carlson/Gad.
The video shows Beyonce is a true artist, unlike Britney.
It’s credited to Toby Gad and BC Jean. Look it up
http://www.tobygad.com/photos/index.html 7th picture BC Jean
if I Were A Boy
Lyrics
Description
Short Song Description:
Long Song Description:
Story Behind the Song:
Credits
Lyrics Credits: BC Jean
Music Credits: Toby Gad and BC Jean
Producer Credits: Toby Gad
Publisher Credits: BC Jean and Toby Gad
Performance Credits: BC Jean
Label Credits:
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Song Length: 4:09
Primary Genre: Pop-Rock
Secondary Genre: -
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
I have worked on this album for close to one year. I have taken the time so I can create my sound. Something that says who I am at this stage in my life. I have poured my heart and soul into it. It is my baby. It is the most time I have spent on any project since my first records as a member of Destiny’s Child when I was 15 years old. I have recorded over 70 songs and have created a sound that reveals all of me.
I dont get beyonce for saying this: and then the first record thats she gets out there: if i were a boy, is not even hers?? Weird dont ya think.
I get it that artists dont always wright themselves, but if you read what she says on her site (read text above) and then you get to know its BC Jeans song and not only the lyrics. The way BC Jeans sings the song is exactly the way beyonce put it out. STrange!!
Boring…
very b o r i n g
The video is amazing! Congratulations Beyoncé!
very different from all her music video,i think i like it,I WAS GETTING TIRED OF ASS
This video is amazingly genious. I love videos with a storyline and I love the song, the content behind the song, it’s awesome, its a hit. Queen Bee is back! I like Brit’s video too, it’s classic Britney and you can tell that she is back to her old self! I love both!
Great videooo! and nice song! i wonder who the cop in the video is, hes cute lol
omgsh! listen to the meaning, its an awsome video!
absolutely love ittt!
If you check the authority on all things songwriting ASCAP you will see that BC Jean did NOT write this song, it was written by Britney Carlson and Tobias Gad.
I was wondering if anyone knows who the male cop at the beginning of the video is.
Thanks
AMAZING video y AMAZING song! I love it! <3
Come on Beyonce, you can do so much better. I still love you though!
perfect, i love it
bey is amazing
#26, Britney Carlson is BC Jean thus the BC
I JUST CRIED MY EYES OUT HERE! THIS VIDEO IS BEAUTIFUL, MUCH BETTER THAN WOMANIZER. HELLO, GRAMMY, AMA, VMA, THE QUEEN IS BACK!
This song is so sad and beautiful. I love it. Go B!
for anyone who thinks that this song was bc jeans and beyonce took it, they are wrong. this song was sung by bc just as a demo for beyonce.
and its much better on beys voice.
dont forget to buy her album =)
If I were a boy? I really don’t like this song & I don’t like Beyoncé … I guess she isn’t pretty like everyone is saying and her “alleged”
sexy body is a ordinary body ….
AMAZING
BORING
OMG!! I absolutely love it. It’s so real. It’s one of my favorite music videos ever already.
BEEEEY!
AMAZIIING VIDEEO!
LOVEEE IT !
BEEEEY!
AMAZIIING VIDEEO!
LOVEEE IT !
video is amazing ans so is the song.unlike other artist out there beyonce always has a message behind her music and that is what music should be about.inspiring other people.Nov 18 i will get the album.
I WOULD LIKE IT IF SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO GO AND STEAL THE SONG FROM A GIRL WHO SINGS IT BETTER THAN HER.
WRITE YOUR OWN **** BEYONCE, SUCKY ARTIST.
Great video. glad there’s a little growth here.
Great video. glad there’s a little growth here.
i tot she will come with a bang…but disappointed. this could have been a third single. beyounce we want a booty shaking song not a song that will make us duzzzzzzzzzzzz…….
I just saw the video on Yahoo! too. It’s awesome. Very good narrative and her singing really makes it emotional. I love it!
BC Jean’s version=wayyyy better.
sorry, but it’s true.
wut a HOT LIE. That song was orignally produced by BC Jean bcuz thatt is BC Jean’s song! wow
song and video boring… zzzZZzzzz
Wow you are smart Liana, BC Jean is Britney Carlson. Wow, GREAT research. BC Jean is a stage name, BC stands for Britney Carlson.
This song wasn’t stolen by Beyonce BC Jean sung the demo and sold it to Beyonce. I don’t know why yall keep comparing the two they have their own style, which makes them unique. Beyonce has a R&B/ Soul flare on the record and BC Jean has a punk rocker vibe on it. Either way both records are hot SO STOP HATIN’!!!
great video & song, Beyoncé is back!
# 52 you are right. but consider this: if BC Jean could have put the song out there herself and people would give it the same credit they do when its a beyonce song, than she wouldnt have sold it.. And put it out there herself. Dont you think? Its a same that nobody knows her good enough to make it a number 1 hit. Cause i heard it on her myspace and she also makes it a good song. Beyonce has a big fanbase that will by her record anyhow. I truly hope that BC jean will get bigger after this song, cause she really is a good writer and singer!!
Nobody said it was stolen. I clearly stated it was too bad an up and coming artist had to sell her song to make it by. Especially when it’s clear that song is a hit. Personally with so FEW singer-songwriters out there it’s a shame this had to go to someone that doesn’t write their own music or lyrics.
Hate the song to the max ! Don’t like the sound of it ! I am disappointed of the likes of bey and Alicia to go for a more pop sound than the original soulfull sound. Where are the soul sisters ?
However, props to Beyonce for venturing more mature stuff than the teeny boopey booty shaking stuff !
Her most honest vocal performance!plus the video is flawless!
A very clean and beautiful performance!i am glad ‘real music’ is back! Cant wait for the album, beyonce rocks!
So many people have gotten caught up in the sexuality of music so when one comes out with a meaning they cant handle it. but believe me Beyonce also gave some of that with SL but as far as IIWAB goes it’s a beautiful song and video.
I like this Beyonce she stepped her game up in the right direction and I hope all the lip sync artist takes notes as how a real singer with talent can bring it on.
Good for you Beyonce
LOVE THE SONG AND VIDEO. Sorry but for those of you who saidit was boring must not get it or are the people who others would dedicate the song to.
Beyonce is awesome!!!!
Greatest song of 2008
I think her doing this song is our fault. She always tries to take credit for copying everyone else. For every dollar she gets for this song, and she will make money on it, she is rewarded for it. Poor BC Jean. Regardless if she wrote the song or not. She sung it. The lease Beyonce could have done was change the sound. She sung it tune by tune, lyric by lyric. This is about the twentieth time she has been caught “sampling”. Where is BC’s credit for making the effort to become something. Beyonce needs to reinvent herself by being herself, not someone else. BC Jean needs to be compensated for it and not by just appearing on her album. Beyonce makes 8-10 million a year and you can’t come up with your own stuff? or pay someone to write something? She gets away with too much… they all do! Very disappointing.
B.C. Jean sounds horrible singing this song, Beyonce has done this song wonders, I don’t care what anyone has to say. B.C jean will never be as sucessful as Beyonce. So for all you guys who are saying that Beyonce stoled this song, your dead wrong. It was brought to her, after B.C Jean deal fell through, no one can steal a song, that would be major court action if that was so, Beyonce is a talented well established signer and entertainer she doesn’t need to steal songs. Beyonce you rock
Beyonce you rock
I like the song better sung by the person who wrote it. BC Jean. Beyonce needs some originality, Fast!
it is so many haterz out here…im tried of them talkiN that BS!!! they just dNt recognize great talent when they c it!!! i feel its great and prowerful song!!!
Hi can anybody tell me who the blonde guy in her video is? his smile is savage!
We all know that VIDEO”S sell records. Why is there always a BLACK
BROTHER being hand cuffed and dogged out? We know the odds are already against them. This was a poor video choice. This video
is degrading to our BLACK BROTHERS. Can you see this as a memory every you hear this —–whatever———-Don’t hand cuff my
BLACK BROTHERS—-Don’t exploit them—-STAND UP FOR THA BROTHERS!! There is more to them than going to JAIL.
isnn’t this what we say ? CHOW
i LOVE this sooooooooooooooooo MUCH
hey peepz this song so goooooooooooooooood i love it soooooooooo much so beyonce keep on goin n ur so pretty
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Beyonce sings it with just as much heart that is a beautiful song, message, video && woman, you have gotta admit she is still gorgeous w/o make-up & ordinary body pshh dont hate she got sexxi curves that she works to keep toned so yeah Beyonce is still on top, love it or hate it.
Damn this chick got vocals! Amazing song! Cant wait for november 18 for I AM
THIS VIDEO WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!! Anyone who didn’t like this is just a hater. I mean, this is powerful stuff. Amazing, amazing, stuff.
I mean……everyone has their own opion. I am A Beyonce fan. Lets break down the song.
If I were a BOY……………….I swear I’d be a better MAN.
She is speaking from a boy’s view stating that this is the way a boy (not a man) would treat a woman. This concepts carries the weight of the entire song.
It has nothing to do with being a feminist. come on we all know that there are some great guys out there, but it is in their NATURE to do most of the things she speak about. ( turning off the phone, hanging out and getting coverec for it, roll out of bed with out a care, and yes knowing that the submissive woman would be home waiting)
I mean……isn’t this the norm.
Yes she empowers women to show them that we do not have to play the role that society creates for us. We can be stronger than that. We can show men that we ca be independent, even though we would want for them to accept us and our responsibilities. ( bills etc)
Lets face reality…….there are many songs out there that states the role a man plays and we accept it. She is not asking for us to accept this song…….she is displaying the RAW TRUTH of the way BOYS act and not Men. Women were taught to be submissive to their men….HUSBANDS…..i mean its evident.
Credit is giving to this song from me, not because I am a fan…..But because I have lived this song out with a BOY……Now that I have found a MAN, he is better and he knows how to love me.
The only people who can relate to this song is the ones who have lived and experienced every bit of it!!!!
AND THIS IS MY OPINION!!!!!!!!!
Girl i think you’ve been to the Bahamas, met and talked about my experience with men. This song was written just for me.
Thanks
Loved this video, I thught it was brilliant and insightful. Bravo
this video did soooo much for meee!
everytime i see i just feel like crying
i think more boys should listen to this song
both video and song are amazing!!
(:
in love
i love your song if i was a boy but people say it sucks but i dont and i love dereon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEYONCE RULES
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