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"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). It was released by Columbia Records on October 12, 2008, as the album's lead single alongside "If I Were a Boy", showcasing the contrast between Knowles' persona as herself and her aggressive onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce. Inspired by her secret marriage to Jay-Z in April 2008, the song explores men's unwillingness to commit, a topic that motivated Knowles to write "Single Ladies", "the only public statement [Knowles and Jay-Z] ever made about marriage".
Composed by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell and Knowles, "Single Ladies" is a dance-pop and R&B song with dancehall, disco and bounce influences. According to the lyrics, the female protagonist is in a club to celebrate after a recent end to a poor relationship; her former lover is also present. The song and the repeated refrain, "If you like it then you should have put a ring on it", are directed to him. Critics praised the song for its smooth production and noted its similarity to Knowles' 2007 single "Get Me Bodied". "Single Ladies" won the Grammy Awards for the Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It received many other awards and nominations between 2008 and 2010, and was named one of the best songs of 2008 by media outlets including MTV News, Rolling Stone, and Time magazine. It was also included on many critics' list of the best songs of the 2000s.
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Beyonce - Single Ladies (put a ring on it) (LYRICS ON SCREEN)
Beyoncé performs 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' on Good Morning America
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (lyrics)
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Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) Live - LG Arena, Birmingham, UK, April 2013
Beyoncé Performs 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)' at Glastonbury 2011
All the single ladies (7x)
Now put your hands up
Up in the club, just broke up
Im doing my own little thing
Decided to dip but now you wanna trip
Cuz another brother noticed me
Im up on him, he up on me
Dont pay him any attention
Cried my tears, three good years
Ya cant be mad at me
[Chorus]
Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Dont be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
(Chorus)
I put gloss on my lips, a man on my hips
Hold me tighter than my Dereon jeans
Acting up, drink in my cup
I could care less what you think
I need no permission, did I mention
Dont pay him any attention
Cuz you had your turn
But now you gonna learn
What it really feels to miss me
(Chorus)
Dont treat me like things of this world
Im not that kind of girl
Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve
Hes a man that makes me and takes me
And delivers me to a destiny, to infinity and beyond
Pull me into your arms
Say Im not the one you own
If you dont, youll be alone
And like a ghost, Ill be gone
All the single ladies (7x)
Now put your hands up