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I Am... Sasha Fierce

February 24, 2023

I Am... Sasha Fierce is the third studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on November 12, 2008, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. In its original release, the album was formatted as a double album, intending to market Beyoncé's dichotomous artistic persona. The first disc I Am... contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the second, Sasha Fierce (named after Beyoncé's on-stage alter ego), focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europop elements. In composing the songs' lyrics, Beyoncé worked with writers, with each session accompanied by live orchestration.

I Am... Sasha Fierce
Standard edition cover[a]
Studio album by
Beyoncé
ReleasedNovember 12, 2008 (2008-11-12)
RecordedNovember 2007-August 2008
Studio
Genre
Length41:36
Label
Producer
Beyoncé chronology
Singles from I Am... Sasha Fierce
  1. "If I Were a Boy"
    Released: October 8, 2008
  2. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
    Released: October 13, 2008
  3. "Diva"
    Released: January 20, 2009
  4. "Halo"
    Released: January 20, 2009
  5. "Ego"
    Released: May 19, 2009
  6. "Sweet Dreams"
    Released: June 2, 2009
  7. "Broken-Hearted Girl"
    Released: August 28, 2009
  8. "Video Phone"
    Released: September 22, 2009
  9. "Why Don't You Love Me"
    Released: July 2, 2010

Beyoncé credited both her husband—rapper Jay-Z—and jazz singer Etta James for inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and artistry. Musically, I Am... drew inspiration from folk and alternative rock, while blending acoustic guitar elements into contemporary ballads, and its tracks were written and produced by Beyoncé, during collaborative efforts with Babyface, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream and Ryan Tedder. Sasha Fierce boasted production from Darkchild and Sean Garrett.

I Am... Sasha Fierce received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and was a massive commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 482,000 units and earning Beyoncé her third consecutive US number-one solo album. The album has earned one diamond and over thirty platinum certifications in separate worldwide markets, being certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after shipping over six million units in the United States. I Am... Sasha Fierce has sold 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.[5] The album garnered seven Grammy Award nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony (2010), including a nomination for Album of the Year, winning six—the most awards won in one night by a female artist.

The album was marketed with the release of several singles, including "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", both of which charted highly internationally. The former topped the charts in over ten countries and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, with the latter becoming her fifth number-one single on the Hot 100 chart. "Diva" and "Ego" were released exclusively in the United States, while "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams" were promoted internationally as the third and fourth singles, respectively. "Broken-Hearted Girl" was released internationally as the fifth single, while "Video Phone" was released in September 2009 as the overall eighth, and "Why Don't You Love Me" was released in July 2010 as the ninth and final single. To further promote the album, Beyoncé made several award show and televised appearances across Europe and America, and embarking on the worldwide I Am... World Tour (2009–10).

Recording and production

The recording of the album took place over an eight-month period.[6] Beyoncé recorded the album in sessions at Bangladesh Studios, PatchWerk Recording Studios, Silent Sound Studios and Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia; Chung King Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Roc the Mic Studios and Strawberrybee Productions in New York City, New York; GAD Studios in Ibiza, Spain; Mansfield Studios and The Campground in Los Angeles, California; South Beat Studios in Miami Beach, Florida; and The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California.[7] Beyoncé either co-wrote or co-produced all material on I Am... Sasha Fierce.[8] She collaborated with several record producers and songwriters, including Babyface, Stargate (production duo composed of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen), Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Darkchild, Sean Garrett, Solange Knowles, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Ryan Tedder, Bangladesh, Ian Dench, Dave McCracken, Wayne Wilkins and Blac Elvis.[9] Beyoncé also collaborated with some musicians she had never worked with in the past, such as Toby Gad and BC Jean on "If I Were a Boy"; she also worked again with Amanda Ghost on "Disappear".[10]

I'm a human being. I cry. I'm very passionate and sensitive. My feelings get hurt. I get scared and nervous like everyone else. And I wanted to show that about myself. It [The album] is about love. I'm a woman, I'm married, and this portion of my life is all in the album. It's a lot more personal. I'm very private and I don't talk about a lot of things, but there are certain songs that are on the album that are very personal. It's [The album] my diary. It's my story... I still have my album of fun songs.

—Beyoncé

For the I Am... disc, Beyoncé was influenced by folk and alternative rock genres, while incorporating other instruments she had not normally used previously, such as the acoustic guitar.[9] Tedder specifically assisted Beyoncé with crafting the album's balladry.[9] The ballads were crafted in a way to combine "the best elements" of pop and soul music, while simultaneously "expanding the possibilities of both genres".[9] Beyoncé attempted something different as people had strong expectations from her; she experimented with stronger lyrics.[9] Beyoncé worked with Ghost to re-write Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" after having co-written "Disappear" in London, England. Ghost told The Daily Telegraph that they were both inspired by their then-recent marriages and had walked down the aisle to "Ave Maria".[11] The song "Smash Into You", featured on the deluxe edition of the album, was originally slated to appear on Jon McLaughlin's sophomore album OK Now under the name "Smack Into You", but was cut from the finalized tracklist after it was leaked online and was subsequently given to Knowles.[12]

During the nine-month period between November 2007 and August 2008, Beyoncé recorded over seventy songs and decided during the editing process that she did not want to reconcile the two approaches into one disc.[13] If a song was meaningless to her, she would cut it off during the process of elimination for the final track listing.[10] After a process of elimination, twelve tracks were selected to be placed on the standard edition of the album, while five additional tracks were chosen to make the final cut for the deluxe edition of the album.[13] Beyoncé later revealed that songs from established producers like The Neptunes and Danja were not able to make the final cut.[citation needed]

Music and lyrics

In an interview for Billboard magazine, Beyoncé described I Am... Sasha Fierce as a double album. She said, "One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional R&B songs for my fans who've been there the whole time. Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter and The Beatles around the 1970s."[14] Music writer Andy Kellman of AllMusic viewed its first disc as "essentially a small set of adult contemporary ballads. Acoustic guitars, pianos, strings, contemplative soul searching, and grand sweeping gestures fill it out, with more roots in '[19]70s soft rock than soul."[15] The second disc, Sasha Fierce, contains consistent electronic influences, which are displayed in songs like "Radio" and "Sweet Dreams".[16] Kellman said in his review that "Diva" resembles B'Day's "Freakum Dress" or "Ring the Alarm" in terms of audacity.[15] Despite being on the Sasha Fierce disc, "Ego", "Why Don't You Love Me" and "Scared of Lonely" were noted to be a meeting ground between the album's halves. According to Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News, they resemble Sasha Fierce musically, but thematically and lyrically, they are vulnerable like Beyoncé on the I Am... disc.[17] The album formally introduces Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha Fierce. She revealed that Sasha was born during the making of her hit single "Crazy in Love" (2003). In an interview with Emmet Sullivan of People magazine, Beyoncé affirmed that her alter ego is strictly for the stage, with the editor describing Sasha Fierce as the singer's sensual, aggressive alter ego.[18]

"If I Were a Boy", the first single of I Am..., stands as the only song on either disc that Beyoncé did not co-write. BC Jean, who wrote most of the song's lyrics, took inspiration from a poor relationship.[19] Beyoncé explained in Essence that "If I Were a Boy" is different from her previous songs in the sense that it is not a traditional R&B song. Music critics remarked that the song seemed to be a mixture of her hit single "Irreplaceable" (2006), Fergie's single "Big Girls Don't Cry" (2007), and Ciara's single "Like a Boy" (2007).[20] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times saw the song's theme of female empowerment as an expansion on that of "Irreplaceable".[16] Musically, "Single Ladies" is an upbeat-dance-pop and R&B song,[21] and features dancehall and bounce influences.[22] According to Jonah Weiner of Blender, the song makes a clear reference to marriage[23] while Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune felt that the lyrics had a connection with "post-breakup".[24] "Halo", composed by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart, was initially intended for Beyoncé but was almost recorded by Leona Lewis due to Beyoncé's schedule.[25] According to Christian Williams of Billboard, "Halo" has a mainstream pop sound, with subtle R&B undertones.[26] "Ave Maria" samples Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria". Critics noted "Diva" as a variation on Lil Wayne's "A Milli" and coined it as its female counterpart. "Diva" carries a stuttering beat.[27] "Sweet Dreams" was critically acclaimed for its use of electronic bassline, which some critics compared to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" because of its electropop sound.[28][29] "Sweet Dreams" is derived from contemporary R&B and incorporates influences from the classic 1980s funk.[30] "Broken-Hearted Girl" is a midtempo piano ballad.[30] Its production and melody is backed by strings and a drum machine beat.[31] According to Spence D. of IGN Music, "Hello" comes off like another ballad that "populate[s] the first part of the album."[32] It contains the Jerry Maguire line – "You had me at hello" – as part of its chorus. It essentially consists of "sweet guitar-picking and delicate harmonies."[33] According to critics, "Video Phone" contains lyrics that are in reference to "a celebration of Skype sex and putting on a solo show, on camera, for a guy you just met at the club".[34] The remixed version featured both Beyoncé and Lady Gaga trading verses with one another.[35] Musically the song consists of simple lyrics, with hidden innuendos, and is backed by thin-spread beats; Beyoncé and Gaga uttering gasps and groans while singing the song.[36] "Disappear" consists of "sweet guitar-picking and delicate harmonies".[33] "That's Why You're Beautiful" is a slow-tempo soft rock[29] and rock[37] power ballad, which consists of a "grungy" guitar riff and stuterring drums.[17] Critics compared the song with the materials by Alice in Chains and Jill Scott.[17] The platinum edition of the album also included a cover version of Billy Joel's song "Honesty" (1979).[38]

Title and artwork

The album was titled I Am... Sasha Fierce to showcase the difference between Beyoncé and her alter ego Sasha Fierce; the first disc is titled I Am... while the second is titled Sasha Fierce.

Making comparisons to a magazine, Beyoncé elaborated that the record was a double album and that it had two covers.[17] The cover artworks for the standard, deluxe and platinum editions of I Am... Sasha Fierce were all shot by German photographer Peter Lindbergh.[38]

In a 2021 interview for Harper's Bazaar, Beyoncé revealed that she based the entire project on black and white photography after being told in a meeting discussing analytics that a research discovered that her fans did not like when her photography was black and white. She stated that "it pissed her off that an agency could dictate what her fans wanted based on a survey", pointing out that she was "so exhausted and annoyed with these formulaic corporate companies" and highlighting the album's subsequent great commercial success.[39]

Release and promotion

Main article: I Am... (Beyoncé tour)
 
Beyoncé performing in Vienna, Austria during the I Am... World Tour on April 28, 2009

Beyoncé promoted I Am... Sasha Fierce through various televised appearances and awards ceremonies by performing songs featured on the album from late 2008 until early 2010. Beyoncé's father and then-manager Mathew Knowles held a listening party for the album in New York City on October 22, 2008.[17] Beyoncé first promoted "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in a concert organized by the Power 105.1 radio station on October 29.[40] Beyoncé first performed "If I Were a Boy" on October 31, on the Japanese music television program Music Station.[41] She later performed “If I Were a Boy” on November 6, at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.[42] Soon after, she sang "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" on November 9, at the 2008 World Music Awards in Monaco. She then took to the stage of The Oprah Winfrey Show to perform "If I Were a Boy" on November 13.[43] She appeared on Saturday Night Live on November 15, where she sang "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[44] On November 16, Beyoncé sang a medley of "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", and "Crazy in Love" during the final episode of Total Request Live.[45] I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in the United States on November 18, 2008, and previously in Japan on November 12, in Australia and Germany on November 14, and in France and the United Kingdom on November 17; deluxe edition of the album was released simultaneously with the standard edition.[46][47] Beyoncé performed "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" on BET's 106 & Park on November 18,[48] at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 25,[49] on Today the following day,[50] and on The Tyra Banks Show with two male dancers, on January 9, 2009.[51] Beyoncé's first live performance of "Halo" was at the 40th NAACP Image Awards on February 12, 2009.[52] She later performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman after an interview on April 22, 2009.[53]

On June 16, 2009, Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes was released,[54] composed of a CD of dance remixes to the singles from the album, including the remix of "Ego" with rapper Kanye West, and a DVD featuring music videos previously released for those singles, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.[54] Beyoncé was due to perform "Sweet Dreams" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13;[55] however, she only performed the bridge from the song at the beginning of her performance, before switching to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[56] The platinum edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in Australia on Beyoncé's twenty-eighth birthday on September 4, 2009, and in the United States on October 20, 2009;[57][58] it included a cover version of Billy Joel's song "Honesty" (1979).[38] Beyoncé performed "Sweet Dreams" at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 5.[59] The deluxe edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce was reissued in the United States on November 23, 2009,[60] including all of the previously released songs in addition to the new songs "Poison" and the remix of "Video Phone" with Lady Gaga.[61] An extended play (EP) titled I Am... Sasha Fierce – The Bonus Tracks was released the same day for digital download in the United States, featuring the latter songs, along with Why Don't You Love Me.[62] Beyoncé performed "If I Were a Boy" on January 31, 2010, at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, along with a cover of Alanis Morissette's song "You Oughta Know" (1995).[63] In February 2010, the bonus track "Why Don't You Love Me" from the album's multiple reissues, climbed up the US Dance Club Songs, eventually taking the top spot and becoming Beyoncé's thirteenth number-one hit on the chart.[64] On May 4, 2010, a full-length music video appeared online after its release as a promotional single.[65][66]

To further promote the album, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am... World Tour, which started in Edmonton, Canada on March 26, 2009. The European leg of the tour started on April 26 in Zagreb, Croatia, and ended on June 9 in London, England. On June 21, she began the third leg of the tour in the United States and finished in August with the I Am... Yours four-day revue at Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. Starting on September 15, 2009, the fourth leg began in Melbourne, Australia and finished on September 24 in Perth, Australia. Beyoncé then went on to perform in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the United Kingdom, before finishing the 2009 portion of the tour on November 24 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The tour had its final leg in February 2010, visiting Latin America. Starting on February 4 in Florianópolis, Brazil, she visited five other places before ending in Trinidad on February 18. According to Pollstar, the 2010 shows earned $17.2 million, which added to the total of $86 million for the first 86 concerts in 2009,[67] bringing the tour total to $103.2 million for 97 shows.[68] The I Am... Yours residency at the Encore Theater in Las Vegas was recorded on August 2, 2009, and later released as a DVD, audio CD and television special in late November 2009 titled I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas.[69] Various performances on the tour were filmed worldwide for a live DVD, I Am... World Tour, which was released on November 30, 2010.[70]

Singles

On October 8, 2008, Beyoncé premiered two lead singles from the album.[71] "If I Were a Boy" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100,[72] topped eight charts worldwide and reached the top ten on many other charts.[73] "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was the second lead single and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's fifth number-one single,[72] and was also successful in other international markets, peaking within the top ten around the world.[74] The singles were certified double platinum[75] and quadruple platinum,[75] respectively, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Diva" was released exclusively in the United States and peaked at number nineteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's twelfth top-twenty single, and at number three on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[76] It was certified gold by the RIAA.[75] The next single, "Halo", was released internationally and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100,[72] proving to be commercially successful and reaching top ten around the world.[77] It was certified double platinum by the RIAA on January 5, 2010.[75]

Following announcements of the I Am... World Tour two more singles were initially lined up, namely "Broken-Hearted Girl" and "Sweet Dreams"—though they switched order to become the sixth and seventh singles, respectively.[78] "Sweet Dreams" reached the top ten in most countries, including the United States,[72] managing to top the New Zealand Singles Chart,[79] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 5, 2010.[75] "Broken-Hearted Girl", the seventh single, reached the top forty on charts around the world, despite never being certified nor released in the United States.[80] "Video Phone" was released as the eighth single from I Am... Sasha Fierce on September 22, 2009, with an accompanying music video and digital download release, taking form as an extended remix featuring American recording artist Lady Gaga. Like its predecessor, it reached the top-forty on charts around the world, peaking at number sixty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[72] It also became Beyoncé's fourteenth number-one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs.[81] "Why Don't You Love Me" was released as the ninth and final single on July 2, 2010, and peaked atop the US Hot Dance Club Songs, before its official single release.[82][83] As of July 2010, the digital tracks from the album had sold a combined total of 12.3 million units in the United States;[84] and according to Columbia Records the album has sold fifteen million digital singles worldwide.[85]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?4.9/10[86]
Metacritic62/100[87]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [15]
Blender     [23]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[33]
The Guardian     [88]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)B[89]
The Observer     [90]
Pitchfork5.7/10[91]
Rolling Stone     [92]
Spin4/10[93]
USA Today    [94]

I Am... Sasha Fierce received mixed to positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62 (indicating "generally favorable reviews"), based on 24 reviews.[87] Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that the album's "strength" is "its individual songs ... a testament to Beyoncé as one of today's most reliable singles artists", but felt that "the real disparity is her inability to reconcile the adult-contemporary schmaltz of I Am with the more modern, edgy sounds of Sasha Fierce."[20] Adam Mattera of The Observer felt that both discs lack depth, observing that the first is "too busy chasing radio formats to expose any genuine soul", and criticizing the second disc's "succession of independent woman anthems such as 'Single Ladies' and 'Diva', which will no doubt inspire drag queens the world over but leave most others bemused."[90] AllMusic's Andy Kellman called its double-disc "gimmick" "flimsy" and favored its second disc's "decent, if easily forgettable, upbeat pop."[15] He expressed that on the I Am... disc, "Beyoncé feels each line to the fullest extent, which almost rescues the set's staidness."[15] In his consumer guide for MSN Music, Robert Christgau named it the "dud of the month",[89] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought".[95] He found its "split-personality bit" to be "deeply vapid", only observing "three good songs on this 11-track artifact".[89]

Jonah Weiner of Blender commented that "Beyoncé is still a beauty-shop feminist, quick with the smack-downs, and she still describes the rattling rush of love with preternatural poise".[23] Stacey Anderson of Spin commented that its first disc "meanders over [...] down-tempo cuts" and called ... Sasha "an intriguing but diluted direction".[93] The Village Voice's Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond felt that the I Am... disc lacks cohesion, but complimented "Sasha Fierce as "brassy, big-headed, confrontational, and witty," and stated, "each incendiary track challenges you to leave your inhibitions at coat-check."[96] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone noted that its slow songs are "full of bland self-affirmation and saggy lines", but wrote that "the "Sasha" disc boasts Beyoncé's most adventurous music yet".[92] Colin McGuire of PopMatters called the album "a little rough around the edges at times" and viewed its Sasha Fierce disc as "a far more compelling trip down dance-lane".[97] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album offers "two compelling sides" of Beyoncé and stated: "The collection might have been better served had she edited it down to one disc, rather than belabor what ultimately seems like a marketing gimmick. And while fans will surely speculate, there's little in the lyrics that feels more revealing than previous emotional fire-starters."[33] Sasha Frere-Jones from The New Yorker found the album to be "something of a mess", mostly because the alter ego "trips on the idea of redefinition".[98]

Accolades

For a complete list of awards won by Beyoncé, her albums and her singles, see List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé.

Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly ranked I Am… Sasha Fierce at number two on her list "10 Best CDs of 2008", stating that "'If I Were a Boy' and 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' are undoubtedly album highlights; still, the surprise here is how consistently satisfying the rest of it is – even the less showy tracks blossom on repeated listening."[99] Mark Edward Nero of About.com ranked it at the ninth place on his list of the Best R&B Albums of 2008.[100] Christian Gerard of NBC Washington placed I Am... Sasha Fierce on his list of "Honorable Mentions" while writing the list "Best Albums of 2008".[101] Agence France-Presse, as reported by ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, recognized I Am... Sasha Fierce as the twelfth best-selling album of 2008.[102] On The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop year-end lists, I Am... Sasha Fierce was ranked at numbers three-hundred-and-thirty-three and five-hundred-and-eighty in 2008 and 2009, respectively.[103][104] The album was ranked at number twelve on the list of the best albums of the 2000s decade in Rolling Stone's Reader's Poll.[105] The writers of Entertainment Weekly ranked I Am... Sasha Fierce at number eight on their list "10 Best Albums of the Decade".[106]

I Am... Sasha Fierce won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Album of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards. Beyoncé won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the American Music Awards of 2009, while I Am... Sasha Fierce garnered a nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Album.[107] Beyoncé also won a BET Award for Best R&B Artist at the BET Awards 2009.[108] However, she lost the same award to Alicia Keys at the following ceremony.[109] Similarly, Beyoncé was nominated for Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist at the 2009 Brit Awards,[110] for a Meteor Music Award for Best International Female at the 2009 Meteor Awards,[111] and for International Dance Music Awards for Best Artist (Solo) and Best R&B/Urban Dance Track for "Sweet Dreams" at the 25th Annual International Dance Music Awards (2010).[112] At the MOBO Awards 2009, Beyoncé won the MOBO Award for Best International Act and I Am... Sasha Fierce was nominated for Best Album.[113] Beyoncé won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won Best Video and "Halo" won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.[114]

I Am... Sasha Fierce was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album at the 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009),[115] and for an NRJ Music Award for International Album of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards 2010.[116] Beyoncé was also nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite R&B Artist at the 36th People's Choice Awards (2010),[117] as well as winning a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: R&B Artist at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards,[118] and being nominated for World's Best R&B Artist at the 2010 World Music Awards.[119] I Am... Sasha Fierce and its singles earned Beyoncé seven Grammy Award nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010), including Album of the Year. She won a record-setting six Grammy Awards out of seven, and an award for her rendition of the classic Etta James' song "At Last", from the Cadillac Records soundtrack.[120]

Commercial performance

I Am... Sasha Fierce debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 482,000 copies in its first week and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the United States.[121] With this, Beyoncé became the third female artist of the 2000s to have her first three albums debut atop the US Billboard 200.[122] Having sold 1,459,000 copies in six weeks of release by the end of 2008,[123] I Am... Sasha Fierce emerged as the tenth best-selling album of the year according to Billboard.[124] With this achievement, Beyoncé eventually equaled Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, and Shania Twain for placing an album in Nielsen SoundScan's year-end top ten for the fifth time.[125] The album later emerged as the second best-selling album of 2009 in the United States itself.[126] It has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[127] As of July 2022, I Am... Sasha Fierce has sold 8.12 million album-equivalent units in the United States.[128] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number ten on November 29, 2008, becoming Beyoncé's lowest-debuting album despite having higher first-week sales than her previous album, B'Day (2006).[129] Following her performance at The X Factor fifth season finale with winner Alexandra Burke, the album moved up to number nine on December 27, 2008.[130] Due to the success of its singles in the United Kingdom, particularly "Sweet Dreams", I Am... Sasha Fierce rose from number five to its highest peak of number two in its thirty-ninth week on the chart, which was the week of August 16, 2009.[131] It is her best-selling album in the United Kingdom, having sold over 1.5 million copies.[132] It was certified six times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[133]

In Australia, I Am... Sasha Fierce debuted at number nine on November 24, 2008[134] and peaked at number eight on January 5, 2009.[135] Following the success of singles "Sweet Dreams" and "Broken-Hearted Girl", the album rebounded to a new peak of number three on two separate occasions in October 2009. It was later certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[136] In New Zealand, the album debuted at number sixteen on November 24, 2008[137] and initially peaked at number six on March 2, 2009.[138] After growing popularity of its singles, especially "Sweet Dreams", the album upped to a new peak of number three on September 21, 2009.[139] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) on April 26, 2009 (after twenty-three weeks on the chart), shipping over 15,000 copies to retailers[140] and was later certified double platinum.[141] In Spain, the album debuted and peaked at number seven on November 26, 2008,[142] and was certified platinum by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE) for shipments of over 60,000 copies on October 26, 2009.[143] The album was also the best-selling international album of 2009 in Turkey.[144] The album experienced massive success in Brazil, topping the country's year-end chart and being certified double diamond for sales in excess of 500,000 copies by Pro-Música Brasil.[145] The album has sold over ten million copies worldwide.[5] As of February 2017, the album has generated over 1 billion streams.[146]

Track listing

I Am...

Disc one: I Am... — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If I Were a Boy"
4:09
2."Halo"
  • Tedder
  • B. Knowles
4:21
3."Disappear"
4:27
4."Broken-Hearted Girl"
4:37
5."Ave Maria"
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
3:42
6."Satellites"
  • Gosein
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
3:06
Total length:24:22
Disc one: I Am... — Spanish and Latin American standard edition (bonus track)[147]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."Si Yo Fuera un Chico"
  • Gad
  • B. Knowles
4:09
Total length:28:31
Disc one: I Am... — Deluxe edition[148]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Smash Into You"
4:31
7."Satellites"
  • Gosein
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
3:06
8."That's Why You're Beautiful"
  • Hey
  • B. Knowles
3:41
Total length:32:24
Disc one: I Am... — Japanese deluxe edition (bonus track)[149]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Save the Hero"
4:33
Total length:36:57
Disc one: I Am... — iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[150]
No.TitleWriter(s)Director(s)Length
10."If I Were a Boy" (music video)
  • Gad
  • Jean
Jake Nava5:04
Total length:42:01

Sasha Fierce

Disc two: Sasha Fierce — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
  • Stewart
  • The-Dream
  • B. Knowles
3:13
2."Radio"
  • Scheffer
  • Butler
  • Dwayne Nesmith
  • B. Knowles
  • Jonsin
  • D-Town
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:38
3."Diva"
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:20
4."Sweet Dreams"
  • Jonsin
  • Wilkins
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:28
5."Video Phone"
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:35
Total length:17:14
Disc two: Sasha Fierce — Deluxe edition[148]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Hello"
  • REO
  • B. Knowles
4:16
7."Ego"
  • Blac Elvis
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
3:56
8."Scared of Lonely"
3:42
Total length:29:08
Disc two: Sasha Fierce — Japanese deluxe edition (bonus track)[149]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."Why Don't You Love Me"
3:37
Total length:32:45
Disc two: Sasha Fierce — iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[150]
No.TitleWriter(s)Director(s)Length
10."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (music video)
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell
  • B. Knowles
Nava3:18
Total length:36:03

I Am... Sasha Fierce

I Am... Sasha Fierce — Deluxe reissue edition[151]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If I Were a Boy"
  • Gad
  • Jean
  • Gad
  • B. Knowles
4:10
2."Halo"
  • Tedder
  • Bogart
  • B. Knowles
  • Tedder
  • B. Knowles
4:22
3."Disappear"
  • Gosein
  • Chakrabongse
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
4:29
4."Broken-Hearted Girl"
  • Edmonds
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • B. Knowles
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
4:39
5."Ave Maria"
  • B. Knowles
  • Gosein
  • Dench
  • Riddick
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
3:42
6."Smash into You"
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • B. Knowles
  • Stewart
  • The-Dream
  • B. Knowles
4:31
7."Satellites"
  • Gosein
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
3:07
8."That's Why You're Beautiful"
  • Hey
  • Fauntleroy
  • B. Knowles
  • Hey
  • B. Knowles
3:41
9."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell
  • B. Knowles
  • Stewart
  • The-Dream
  • B. Knowles
3:13
10."Radio"
  • Scheffer
  • Butler
  • Nesmith
  • B. Knowles
  • Jonsin
  • D-Town
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:38
11."Diva"
  • B. Knowles
  • Crawford
  • Garrett
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:21
12."Sweet Dreams"
  • B. Knowles
  • Scheffer
  • Wilkins
  • Butler
  • Jonsin
  • Wilkins
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:28
13."Video Phone"
  • B. Knowles
  • Crawford
  • Garrett
  • Beyince
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:35
14."Hello"
  • B. Knowles
  • Owen
  • Quiñones
  • Bogart
  • Owen
  • B. Knowles
4:16
15."Ego"
  • Williams
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
  • Blac Elvis
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
3:56
16."Scared of Lonely"
  • Darkchild
  • Daniels
  • Cristyle
  • Butler
  • S. Knowles
  • B. Knowles
  • Darkchild
  • B. Knowles
3:42
17."Poison"
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
4:02
18."Video Phone" (Extended Remix) (featuring Lady Gaga)
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
5:04
Total length:68:14
I Am... Sasha Fierce — Platinum edition (CD)[152]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Harrell
  • B. Knowles
  • Stewart
  • The-Dream
  • B. Knowles
3:12
2."Diva"
  • B. Knowles
  • Crawford
  • Garrett
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:21
3."Ego"
  • Williams
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
  • Blac Elvis
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
3:56
4."Halo"
  • B. Knowles
  • Tedder
  • Bogart
  • Tedder
  • B. Knowles
4:21
5."If I Were a Boy"
  • Gad
  • Jean
  • Gad
  • B. Knowles
4:10
6."Smash into You"
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • B. Knowles
  • Stewart
  • The-Dream
  • B. Knowles
4:31
7."Sweet Dreams"
  • B. Knowles
  • Scheffer
  • Wilkins
  • Butler
  • Jonsin
  • Wilkins
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:28
8."Broken-Hearted Girl"
  • Edmonds
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • B. Knowles
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
4:39
9."Scared of Lonely"
  • Jerkins
  • Daniels
  • Johnson
  • Butler
  • S. Knowles
  • B. Knowles
  • Darkchild
  • B. Knowles
3:42
10."That's Why You're Beautiful"
  • Hey
  • Fauntleroy
  • B. Knowles
  • Hey
  • B. Knowles
3:41
11."Hello"
  • B. Knowles
  • Owen
  • Quiñones
  • Bogart
  • Owen
  • B. Knowles
4:16
12."Radio"
  • Scheffer
  • Butler
  • Nesmith
  • B. Knowles
  • Jonsin
  • D-Town
  • Love
  • B. Knowles
3:38
13."Video Phone"
  • B. Knowles
  • Crawford
  • Garrett
  • Beyince
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
3:35
14."Ego" (Remix featuring Kanye West)
  • Williams
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
  • West
  • Blac Elvis
  • Lilly
  • B. Knowles
4:44
15."Why Don't You Love Me"
  • S. Knowles
  • B. Knowles
  • Smith
  • Rankins
  • Wells
  • Beyince
  • Bama Boyz
  • B. Knowles
3:37
16."Honesty"Billy JoelScott Storch3:47
17."Save the Hero"
  • B. Knowles
  • Tamposi
  • Butler
  • Scheffer
  • B. Knowles
  • Jonsin
  • Love
4:34
18."Satellites"
  • Gosein
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
3:07
19."Disappear"
  • Gosein
  • Chakrabongse
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
  • Ghost
  • McCracken
  • Dench
  • B. Knowles
4:28
20."Ave Maria"
  • B. Knowles
  • Gosein
  • Dench
  • Riddick
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
3:42
Total length:74:29
I Am... Sasha Fierce — Platinum edition (DVD)[152]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."If I Were a Boy"Nava5:05
2."Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Nava3:19
3."Diva"Melina Matsoukas4:05
4."Halo"Philip Andelman3:45
5."Broken-Hearted Girl"Sophie Muller4:40
6."Ego" (Remix featuring Kanye West)
  • B. Knowles
  • Frank Gatson, Jr.
4:53
7."Ego" (Fan exclusive)
  • B. Knowles
  • Gatson, Jr.
3:58
8."Sweet Dreams"Adria Petty4:01
9."Behind the Scenes"Ed Burke19:01
Total length:52:26
I Am... Sasha Fierce — The Bonus Tracks EP[62]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Video Phone" (Extended Remix) (featuring Lady Gaga)
  • B. Knowles
  • Crawford
  • Garrett
  • Germanotta
  • Bangladesh
  • Garrett
  • B. Knowles
5:04
2."Why Don't You Love Me"
  • S. Knowles
  • B. Knowles
  • Smith
  • Rankins
  • Wells
  • Beyince
  • Bama Boyz
  • B. Knowles
3:37
3."Poison"
  • B. Knowles
  • Austin
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Stargate
  • B. Knowles
4:02
Total length:12:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Am... Sasha Fierce.[7]

  • Beyoncé – lead vocals, background vocals (track 2.08); A&R, executive producer, arrangement, audio production (tracks 1.01-06, 1.07–08, 2.01–08); vocal production (tracks 1.06, 2.01)
  • Mathew Knowles – A&R, executive producer
  • Max Gousse – A&R
  • Juli Knapp – A&R administration
  • Alexandra Velella – A&R coordination
  • Jake McKim – artist coordination
  • Beyoncé – executive producer
  • Quincy Jackson – marketing
  • Tim Blacksmith – management
  • Danny D – management
  • Rico Love – background vocals (2.04), audio production, vocal production (2.02, 2.04)
  • Jim Caruana – background vocals (1.04); recording engineer (tracks 1.03, 1.08, 2.04, instrumental: 1.06, 2.02), mixing (track 1.08); Jim Caruana (tracks 1.01-02, 1.06–07, 2.01–03, 2.05–08, Additional- 1.04)
  • Fusako Chubachi – art direction
  • Jean-Paul Gaultier – clothing design
  • Thierry Mugler – clothing design
  • Kimberly Kimble – hair stylist
  • ilovedust – logo design
  • Francesca Tolot – make-up
  • Manicurist – Lisa Logan – manicurist
  • Peter Lindbergh – photography
  • Ty Hunter – stylist
  • Jens Gad – drums (live-track 1.01)
  • Steven J. – drums (1.07)
  • Syience – drums, guitar (1.01)
  • Ian Dench – guitar (track 1.05); audio production (1.03, 1.07)
  • Philip Margiziotis – additional horns (track 2.07)
  • Donald Hayes – saxophone (track 2.07)
  • Dontae Winslow – trumpet (track 2.07)
  • Stargate – other instrumentation, recording engineer, production (1.04-05)
  • Toby Gad – instrumentation (1.01); arrangement (track 1.01); recording engineer (instrumental: 1.01); production
  • Andrew Hey – instrumentation, recording engineer (1.08); production
  • Darkchild – instrumentation, production, mixing (2.08)
  • Ryan Tedder – arrangement, engineer, instrumentation and audio production (1.02)
  • Tricky Stewart – audio production (1.06, 2.01)
  • Dave McCracken – audio production (1.03, 1.07)
  • Amanda Ghost – audio production (1.03, 1.07)
  • Wayne Wilkins – audio production, mixing (2.04)
  • Bangladesh – audio production (2.03, 2.05)
  • Sean Garrett – audio production (2.03, 2.05)
  • The-Dream – audio production (1.06, 2.01)
  • D-Town – audio production
  • BC Jean – audio production
  • Kuk Harrell – recording engineer (1.06, 2.01)
  • Jim Jonsin – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.02); mixing, production (2.04)
  • Miles Walker – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.03, 2.05)
  • Brian "B Luv" Thomas – recording engineer (instrumental: 1.06, 2.01)
  • Marcos Tovar – recording engineer (1.03, instrumental: 1.07)
  • David Quiñones – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.06)
  • Mack Woodard – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.07)
  • Mike "Handz" Donaldson – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.08)
  • Roberto "Tito" Vasquez – recording engineer (instrumental: 2.08)
  • Radio Killa – recording engineer
  • Kory Aaron – assistant engineer (tracks 2.03, 2.05)
  • Christian Baker – assistant engineer (1.02)
  • David Boyd – assistant engineer (1.08)
  • Michael Miller – assistant engineer (2.03, 2.05)
  • Johntá Austin – assistant engineer
  • Lady Gaga – assistant engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Matt Green – mixing
  • Dave Pensado – mixing (2.01)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (1.01-05, 1.07, 2.02–03, 2.05–08)
  • Andrew Wuepper – mixing, mix assistant (2.01)
  • Randy Urbanski – mixing, mix assistant (2.01)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing (2.01)
  • Matt Green – mix assistant (tracks 1.01-05, 1.07, 2.02–03, 2.05–08)
  • Bama Boyz – producer
  • Harold Lilly – production (2.07)
  • Ramon Owen – production (2.06)
  • Blac Elvis – production (2.07)
  • Radio Killa – production
  • Lisa Logan – other contributions

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for I Am... Sasha Fierce
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[136] 4× Platinum 280,000 
Austria (IFPI Austria)[239] Gold 10,000*
Belgium (BEA)[240] Platinum 30,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[145] 2× Diamond 500,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[241] 5× Platinum 400,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[242] 2× Platinum 40,000 
GCC (IFPI Middle East)[243] Platinum 6,000*
Germany (BVMI)[244] 3× Gold 300,000 
Greece (IFPI Greece)[245] Platinum 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[246] Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[247] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy
sales in 2008 		— 40,000[248]
Italy (FIMI)[249]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 60,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[250] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[251] Platinum 60,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[141] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[252] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Portugal (AFP)[253] Platinum 20,000^
Russia (NFPF)[254] Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[255] Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[256] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[257] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[133] 6× Platinum 1,800,000 
United States (RIAA)[258] 6× Platinum 6,000,000 
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[259] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*
Worldwide — 10,000,000[5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for I Am... Sasha Fierce
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan November 12, 2008 Standard Double CD Sony Music Japan [260]
Germany November 14, 2008
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Sony Music
[261]
France November 17, 2008 Columbia [262]
United Kingdom RCA [263]
United States November 18, 2008
[264]
Australia September 4, 2009 Platinum CD+DVD Sony Music [265]
Canada September 22, 2009 [266]
Japan October 7, 2009 Double CD+DVD Sony Music Japan
[267]
Italy October 30, 2009 CD+DVD Sony Music [268]
France November 2, 2009 Columbia
[269]
United Kingdom RCA [270]
Australia November 20, 2009 Deluxe (reissue) CD Sony Music [271]
Germany Platinum CD+DVD
[272]
Canada November 23, 2009 Deluxe (reissue) CD [273]
France
[274]
Germany January 29, 2010 [275]
Italy [276]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Deluxe and platinum editions' covers feature different photos of Beyoncé, all photographed by Peter Lindbergh.[1][2][3]

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External links

  • Official website
  • I Am... Sasha Fierce at Discogs (list of releases)

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sasha, fierce, third, studio, album, american, singer, beyoncé, released, november, 2008, columbia, records, music, world, entertainment, original, release, album, formatted, double, album, intending, market, beyoncé, dichotomous, artistic, persona, first, dis. I Am Sasha Fierce is the third studio album by American singer Beyonce It was released on November 12 2008 by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment In its original release the album was formatted as a double album intending to market Beyonce s dichotomous artistic persona The first disc I Am contains slow and midtempo pop and R amp B ballads while the second Sasha Fierce named after Beyonce s on stage alter ego focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europop elements In composing the songs lyrics Beyonce worked with writers with each session accompanied by live orchestration I Am Sasha FierceStandard edition cover a Studio album by BeyonceReleasedNovember 12 2008 2008 11 12 RecordedNovember 2007 August 2008StudioChung KingElectric LadyGermanoRoc the MicStrawberrybee Productions New York City BangladeshPatchWerkSilent SoundSoapboxTree Sound Atlanta 2nd Floor Orlando South Beat Miami Beach Music World Houston MansfieldThe Campground Los Angeles The Boom Boom Room Burbank GAD Ibiza 4 GenrePop R amp BLength41 36LabelColumbia Music WorldProducerBama Boyz Bangladesh D Town Darkchild Ian Dench Blac Elvis Toby Gad Sean Garrett Amanda Ghost Andrew Hey Jim Jonsin Beyonce Harold Lilly Dave McCracken Rico Love Ramon REO Owen Stargate Tricky Stewart Ryan Tedder The Dream Wayne WilkinsBeyonce chronologyThe Beyonce Experience Live 2007 I Am Sasha Fierce 2008 Above and Beyonce Video Collection amp Dance Mixes 2009 Singles from I Am Sasha Fierce If I Were a Boy Released October 8 2008 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Released October 13 2008 Diva Released January 20 2009 Halo Released January 20 2009 Ego Released May 19 2009 Sweet Dreams Released June 2 2009 Broken Hearted Girl Released August 28 2009 Video Phone Released September 22 2009 Why Don t You Love Me Released July 2 2010Beyonce credited both her husband rapper Jay Z and jazz singer Etta James for inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and artistry Musically I Am drew inspiration from folk and alternative rock while blending acoustic guitar elements into contemporary ballads and its tracks were written and produced by Beyonce during collaborative efforts with Babyface Tricky Stewart The Dream and Ryan Tedder Sasha Fierce boasted production from Darkchild and Sean Garrett I Am Sasha Fierce received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and was a massive commercial success debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 482 000 units and earning Beyonce her third consecutive US number one solo album The album has earned one diamond and over thirty platinum certifications in separate worldwide markets being certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA after shipping over six million units in the United States I Am Sasha Fierce has sold 10 million copies worldwide making it one of the best selling albums of the 21st century 5 The album garnered seven Grammy Award nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony 2010 including a nomination for Album of the Year winning six the most awards won in one night by a female artist The album was marketed with the release of several singles including If I Were a Boy and Single Ladies Put a Ring on It both of which charted highly internationally The former topped the charts in over ten countries and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 with the latter becoming her fifth number one single on the Hot 100 chart Diva and Ego were released exclusively in the United States while Halo and Sweet Dreams were promoted internationally as the third and fourth singles respectively Broken Hearted Girl was released internationally as the fifth single while Video Phone was released in September 2009 as the overall eighth and Why Don t You Love Me was released in July 2010 as the ninth and final single To further promote the album Beyonce made several award show and televised appearances across Europe and America and embarking on the worldwide I Am World Tour 2009 10 Contents 1 Recording and production 2 Music and lyrics 3 Title and artwork 4 Release and promotion 5 Singles 6 Critical reception 7 Accolades 8 Commercial performance 9 Track listing 9 1 I Am 9 2 Sasha Fierce 9 3 I Am Sasha Fierce 10 Personnel 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Monthly charts 11 3 Year end charts 11 4 Decade end charts 11 5 All time charts 12 Certifications and sales 13 Release history 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External linksRecording and production EditThe recording of the album took place over an eight month period 6 Beyonce recorded the album in sessions at Bangladesh Studios PatchWerk Recording Studios Silent Sound Studios and Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta Georgia Chung King Studios Electric Lady Studios Roc the Mic Studios and Strawberrybee Productions in New York City New York GAD Studios in Ibiza Spain Mansfield Studios and The Campground in Los Angeles California South Beat Studios in Miami Beach Florida and The Boom Boom Room in Burbank California 7 Beyonce either co wrote or co produced all material on I Am Sasha Fierce 8 She collaborated with several record producers and songwriters including Babyface Stargate production duo composed of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tricky Stewart The Dream Darkchild Sean Garrett Solange Knowles Jim Jonsin Rico Love Ryan Tedder Bangladesh Ian Dench Dave McCracken Wayne Wilkins and Blac Elvis 9 Beyonce also collaborated with some musicians she had never worked with in the past such as Toby Gad and BC Jean on If I Were a Boy she also worked again with Amanda Ghost on Disappear 10 I m a human being I cry I m very passionate and sensitive My feelings get hurt I get scared and nervous like everyone else And I wanted to show that about myself It The album is about love I m a woman I m married and this portion of my life is all in the album It s a lot more personal I m very private and I don t talk about a lot of things but there are certain songs that are on the album that are very personal It s The album my diary It s my story I still have my album of fun songs Beyonce For the I Am disc Beyonce was influenced by folk and alternative rock genres while incorporating other instruments she had not normally used previously such as the acoustic guitar 9 Tedder specifically assisted Beyonce with crafting the album s balladry 9 The ballads were crafted in a way to combine the best elements of pop and soul music while simultaneously expanding the possibilities of both genres 9 Beyonce attempted something different as people had strong expectations from her she experimented with stronger lyrics 9 Beyonce worked with Ghost to re write Franz Schubert s Ave Maria after having co written Disappear in London England Ghost told The Daily Telegraph that they were both inspired by their then recent marriages and had walked down the aisle to Ave Maria 11 The song Smash Into You featured on the deluxe edition of the album was originally slated to appear on Jon McLaughlin s sophomore album OK Now under the name Smack Into You but was cut from the finalized tracklist after it was leaked online and was subsequently given to Knowles 12 During the nine month period between November 2007 and August 2008 Beyonce recorded over seventy songs and decided during the editing process that she did not want to reconcile the two approaches into one disc 13 If a song was meaningless to her she would cut it off during the process of elimination for the final track listing 10 After a process of elimination twelve tracks were selected to be placed on the standard edition of the album while five additional tracks were chosen to make the final cut for the deluxe edition of the album 13 Beyonce later revealed that songs from established producers like The Neptunes and Danja were not able to make the final cut citation needed Music and lyrics EditIn an interview for Billboard magazine Beyonce described I Am Sasha Fierce as a double album She said One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional R amp B songs for my fans who ve been there the whole time Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand Karen Carpenter and The Beatles around the 1970s 14 Music writer Andy Kellman of AllMusic viewed its first disc as essentially a small set of adult contemporary ballads Acoustic guitars pianos strings contemplative soul searching and grand sweeping gestures fill it out with more roots in 19 70s soft rock than soul 15 The second disc Sasha Fierce contains consistent electronic influences which are displayed in songs like Radio and Sweet Dreams 16 Kellman said in his review that Diva resembles B Day s Freakum Dress or Ring the Alarm in terms of audacity 15 Despite being on the Sasha Fierce disc Ego Why Don t You Love Me and Scared of Lonely were noted to be a meeting ground between the album s halves According to Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News they resemble Sasha Fierce musically but thematically and lyrically they are vulnerable like Beyonce on the I Am disc 17 The album formally introduces Beyonce s alter ego Sasha Fierce She revealed that Sasha was born during the making of her hit single Crazy in Love 2003 In an interview with Emmet Sullivan of People magazine Beyonce affirmed that her alter ego is strictly for the stage with the editor describing Sasha Fierce as the singer s sensual aggressive alter ego 18 If I Were a Boy the first single of I Am stands as the only song on either disc that Beyonce did not co write BC Jean who wrote most of the song s lyrics took inspiration from a poor relationship 19 Beyonce explained in Essence that If I Were a Boy is different from her previous songs in the sense that it is not a traditional R amp B song Music critics remarked that the song seemed to be a mixture of her hit single Irreplaceable 2006 Fergie s single Big Girls Don t Cry 2007 and Ciara s single Like a Boy 2007 20 Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times saw the song s theme of female empowerment as an expansion on that of Irreplaceable 16 Musically Single Ladies is an upbeat dance pop and R amp B song 21 and features dancehall and bounce influences 22 According to Jonah Weiner of Blender the song makes a clear reference to marriage 23 while Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune felt that the lyrics had a connection with post breakup 24 Halo composed by Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart was initially intended for Beyonce but was almost recorded by Leona Lewis due to Beyonce s schedule 25 According to Christian Williams of Billboard Halo has a mainstream pop sound with subtle R amp B undertones 26 Ave Maria samples Franz Schubert s Ave Maria Critics noted Diva as a variation on Lil Wayne s A Milli and coined it as its female counterpart Diva carries a stuttering beat 27 Sweet Dreams was critically acclaimed for its use of electronic bassline which some critics compared to Michael Jackson s Beat It because of its electropop sound 28 29 Sweet Dreams is derived from contemporary R amp B and incorporates influences from the classic 1980s funk 30 Broken Hearted Girl is a midtempo piano ballad 30 Its production and melody is backed by strings and a drum machine beat 31 According to Spence D of IGN Music Hello comes off like another ballad that populate s the first part of the album 32 It contains the Jerry Maguire line You had me at hello as part of its chorus It essentially consists of sweet guitar picking and delicate harmonies 33 According to critics Video Phone contains lyrics that are in reference to a celebration of Skype sex and putting on a solo show on camera for a guy you just met at the club 34 The remixed version featured both Beyonce and Lady Gaga trading verses with one another 35 Musically the song consists of simple lyrics with hidden innuendos and is backed by thin spread beats Beyonce and Gaga uttering gasps and groans while singing the song 36 Disappear consists of sweet guitar picking and delicate harmonies 33 That s Why You re Beautiful is a slow tempo soft rock 29 and rock 37 power ballad which consists of a grungy guitar riff and stuterring drums 17 Critics compared the song with the materials by Alice in Chains and Jill Scott 17 The platinum edition of the album also included a cover version of Billy Joel s song Honesty 1979 38 Title and artwork EditThe album was titled I Am Sasha Fierce to showcase the difference between Beyonce and her alter ego Sasha Fierce the first disc is titled I Am while the second is titled Sasha Fierce Making comparisons to a magazine Beyonce elaborated that the record was a double album and that it had two covers 17 The cover artworks for the standard deluxe and platinum editions of I Am Sasha Fierce were all shot by German photographer Peter Lindbergh 38 In a 2021 interview for Harper s Bazaar Beyonce revealed that she based the entire project on black and white photography after being told in a meeting discussing analytics that a research discovered that her fans did not like when her photography was black and white She stated that it pissed her off that an agency could dictate what her fans wanted based on a survey pointing out that she was so exhausted and annoyed with these formulaic corporate companies and highlighting the album s subsequent great commercial success 39 Release and promotion EditMain article I Am Beyonce tour Beyonce performing in Vienna Austria during the I Am World Tour on April 28 2009 Beyonce promoted I Am Sasha Fierce through various televised appearances and awards ceremonies by performing songs featured on the album from late 2008 until early 2010 Beyonce s father and then manager Mathew Knowles held a listening party for the album in New York City on October 22 2008 17 Beyonce first promoted Single Ladies Put a Ring on It in a concert organized by the Power 105 1 radio station on October 29 40 Beyonce first performed If I Were a Boy on October 31 on the Japanese music television program Music Station 41 She later performed If I Were a Boy on November 6 at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards 42 Soon after she sang If I Were a Boy and Single Ladies Put a Ring on It on November 9 at the 2008 World Music Awards in Monaco She then took to the stage of The Oprah Winfrey Show to perform If I Were a Boy on November 13 43 She appeared on Saturday Night Live on November 15 where she sang Single Ladies Put a Ring on It 44 On November 16 Beyonce sang a medley of If I Were a Boy Single Ladies Put a Ring on It and Crazy in Love during the final episode of Total Request Live 45 I Am Sasha Fierce was released in the United States on November 18 2008 and previously in Japan on November 12 in Australia and Germany on November 14 and in France and the United Kingdom on November 17 deluxe edition of the album was released simultaneously with the standard edition 46 47 Beyonce performed Single Ladies Put a Ring on It on BET s 106 amp Park on November 18 48 at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on November 25 49 on Today the following day 50 and on The Tyra Banks Show with two male dancers on January 9 2009 51 Beyonce s first live performance of Halo was at the 40th NAACP Image Awards on February 12 2009 52 She later performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman after an interview on April 22 2009 53 On June 16 2009 Above and Beyonce Video Collection amp Dance Mixes was released 54 composed of a CD of dance remixes to the singles from the album including the remix of Ego with rapper Kanye West and a DVD featuring music videos previously released for those singles as well as behind the scenes footage 54 Beyonce was due to perform Sweet Dreams at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13 55 however she only performed the bridge from the song at the beginning of her performance before switching to Single Ladies Put a Ring on It 56 The platinum edition of I Am Sasha Fierce was released in Australia on Beyonce s twenty eighth birthday on September 4 2009 and in the United States on October 20 2009 57 58 it included a cover version of Billy Joel s song Honesty 1979 38 Beyonce performed Sweet Dreams at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 5 59 The deluxe edition of I Am Sasha Fierce was reissued in the United States on November 23 2009 60 including all of the previously released songs in addition to the new songs Poison and the remix of Video Phone with Lady Gaga 61 An extended play EP titled I Am Sasha Fierce The Bonus Tracks was released the same day for digital download in the United States featuring the latter songs along with Why Don t You Love Me 62 Beyonce performed If I Were a Boy on January 31 2010 at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony along with a cover of Alanis Morissette s song You Oughta Know 1995 63 In February 2010 the bonus track Why Don t You Love Me from the album s multiple reissues climbed up the US Dance Club Songs eventually taking the top spot and becoming Beyonce s thirteenth number one hit on the chart 64 On May 4 2010 a full length music video appeared online after its release as a promotional single 65 66 To further promote the album Beyonce embarked on the I Am World Tour which started in Edmonton Canada on March 26 2009 The European leg of the tour started on April 26 in Zagreb Croatia and ended on June 9 in London England On June 21 she began the third leg of the tour in the United States and finished in August with the I Am Yours four day revue at Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip Starting on September 15 2009 the fourth leg began in Melbourne Australia and finished on September 24 in Perth Australia Beyonce then went on to perform in Asia the Middle East Europe Africa and the United Kingdom before finishing the 2009 portion of the tour on November 24 in Belfast Northern Ireland The tour had its final leg in February 2010 visiting Latin America Starting on February 4 in Florianopolis Brazil she visited five other places before ending in Trinidad on February 18 According to Pollstar the 2010 shows earned 17 2 million which added to the total of 86 million for the first 86 concerts in 2009 67 bringing the tour total to 103 2 million for 97 shows 68 The I Am Yours residency at the Encore Theater in Las Vegas was recorded on August 2 2009 and later released as a DVD audio CD and television special in late November 2009 titled I Am Yours An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas 69 Various performances on the tour were filmed worldwide for a live DVD I Am World Tour which was released on November 30 2010 70 Singles EditOn October 8 2008 Beyonce premiered two lead singles from the album 71 If I Were a Boy peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 72 topped eight charts worldwide and reached the top ten on many other charts 73 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It was the second lead single and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming Beyonce s fifth number one single 72 and was also successful in other international markets peaking within the top ten around the world 74 The singles were certified double platinum 75 and quadruple platinum 75 respectively by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Diva was released exclusively in the United States and peaked at number nineteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming Beyonce s twelfth top twenty single and at number three on the US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs 76 It was certified gold by the RIAA 75 The next single Halo was released internationally and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 72 proving to be commercially successful and reaching top ten around the world 77 It was certified double platinum by the RIAA on January 5 2010 75 Following announcements of the I Am World Tour two more singles were initially lined up namely Broken Hearted Girl and Sweet Dreams though they switched order to become the sixth and seventh singles respectively 78 Sweet Dreams reached the top ten in most countries including the United States 72 managing to top the New Zealand Singles Chart 79 and was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 5 2010 75 Broken Hearted Girl the seventh single reached the top forty on charts around the world despite never being certified nor released in the United States 80 Video Phone was released as the eighth single from I Am Sasha Fierce on September 22 2009 with an accompanying music video and digital download release taking form as an extended remix featuring American recording artist Lady Gaga Like its predecessor it reached the top forty on charts around the world peaking at number sixty five on the US Billboard Hot 100 72 It also became Beyonce s fourteenth number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs 81 Why Don t You Love Me was released as the ninth and final single on July 2 2010 and peaked atop the US Hot Dance Club Songs before its official single release 82 83 As of July 2010 the digital tracks from the album had sold a combined total of 12 3 million units in the United States 84 and according to Columbia Records the album has sold fifteen million digital singles worldwide 85 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 4 9 10 86 Metacritic62 100 87 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 15 Blender 23 Entertainment WeeklyB 33 The Guardian 88 MSN Music Consumer Guide B 89 The Observer 90 Pitchfork5 7 10 91 Rolling Stone 92 Spin4 10 93 USA Today 94 I Am Sasha Fierce received mixed to positive reviews from critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 62 indicating generally favorable reviews based on 24 reviews 87 Slant Magazine s Sal Cinquemani wrote that the album s strength is its individual songs a testament to Beyonce as one of today s most reliable singles artists but felt that the real disparity is her inability to reconcile the adult contemporary schmaltz of I Am with the more modern edgy sounds of Sasha Fierce 20 Adam Mattera of The Observer felt that both discs lack depth observing that the first is too busy chasing radio formats to expose any genuine soul and criticizing the second disc s succession of independent woman anthems such as Single Ladies and Diva which will no doubt inspire drag queens the world over but leave most others bemused 90 AllMusic s Andy Kellman called its double disc gimmick flimsy and favored its second disc s decent if easily forgettable upbeat pop 15 He expressed that on the I Am disc Beyonce feels each line to the fullest extent which almost rescues the set s staidness 15 In his consumer guide for MSN Music Robert Christgau named it the dud of the month 89 indicating a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought 95 He found its split personality bit to be deeply vapid only observing three good songs on this 11 track artifact 89 Jonah Weiner of Blender commented that Beyonce is still a beauty shop feminist quick with the smack downs and she still describes the rattling rush of love with preternatural poise 23 Stacey Anderson of Spin commented that its first disc meanders over down tempo cuts and called Sasha an intriguing but diluted direction 93 The Village Voice s Nana Ekua Brew Hammond felt that the I Am disc lacks cohesion but complimented Sasha Fierce as brassy big headed confrontational and witty and stated each incendiary track challenges you to leave your inhibitions at coat check 96 Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone noted that its slow songs are full of bland self affirmation and saggy lines but wrote that the Sasha disc boasts Beyonce s most adventurous music yet 92 Colin McGuire of PopMatters called the album a little rough around the edges at times and viewed its Sasha Fierce disc as a far more compelling trip down dance lane 97 Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album offers two compelling sides of Beyonce and stated The collection might have been better served had she edited it down to one disc rather than belabor what ultimately seems like a marketing gimmick And while fans will surely speculate there s little in the lyrics that feels more revealing than previous emotional fire starters 33 Sasha Frere Jones from The New Yorker found the album to be something of a mess mostly because the alter ego trips on the idea of redefinition 98 Accolades EditFor a complete list of awards won by Beyonce her albums and her singles see List of awards and nominations received by Beyonce Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly ranked I Am Sasha Fierce at number two on her list 10 Best CDs of 2008 stating that If I Were a Boy and Single Ladies Put a Ring on It are undoubtedly album highlights still the surprise here is how consistently satisfying the rest of it is even the less showy tracks blossom on repeated listening 99 Mark Edward Nero of About com ranked it at the ninth place on his list of the Best R amp B Albums of 2008 100 Christian Gerard of NBC Washington placed I Am Sasha Fierce on his list of Honorable Mentions while writing the list Best Albums of 2008 101 Agence France Presse as reported by ABS CBN News and Current Affairs recognized I Am Sasha Fierce as the twelfth best selling album of 2008 102 On The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop year end lists I Am Sasha Fierce was ranked at numbers three hundred and thirty three and five hundred and eighty in 2008 and 2009 respectively 103 104 The album was ranked at number twelve on the list of the best albums of the 2000s decade in Rolling Stone s Reader s Poll 105 The writers of Entertainment Weekly ranked I Am Sasha Fierce at number eight on their list 10 Best Albums of the Decade 106 I Am Sasha Fierce won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Album of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards Beyonce won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul R amp B Female Artist at the American Music Awards of 2009 while I Am Sasha Fierce garnered a nomination for Favorite Soul R amp B Album 107 Beyonce also won a BET Award for Best R amp B Artist at the BET Awards 2009 108 However she lost the same award to Alicia Keys at the following ceremony 109 Similarly Beyonce was nominated for Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist at the 2009 Brit Awards 110 for a Meteor Music Award for Best International Female at the 2009 Meteor Awards 111 and for International Dance Music Awards for Best Artist Solo and Best R amp B Urban Dance Track for Sweet Dreams at the 25th Annual International Dance Music Awards 2010 112 At the MOBO Awards 2009 Beyonce won the MOBO Award for Best International Act and I Am Sasha Fierce was nominated for Best Album 113 Beyonce won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female Single Ladies Put a Ring on It won Best Video and Halo won Best Song at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards 114 I Am Sasha Fierce was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album at the 40th NAACP Image Awards 2009 115 and for an NRJ Music Award for International Album of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards 2010 116 Beyonce was also nominated for a People s Choice Award for Favorite Female Artist and Favorite R amp B Artist at the 36th People s Choice Awards 2010 117 as well as winning a Teen Choice Award for Choice Music R amp B Artist at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards 118 and being nominated for World s Best R amp B Artist at the 2010 World Music Awards 119 I Am Sasha Fierce and its singles earned Beyonce seven Grammy Award nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards 2010 including Album of the Year She won a record setting six Grammy Awards out of seven and an award for her rendition of the classic Etta James song At Last from the Cadillac Records soundtrack 120 Commercial performance EditI Am Sasha Fierce debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 482 000 copies in its first week and giving Beyonce her third consecutive number one album in the United States 121 With this Beyonce became the third female artist of the 2000s to have her first three albums debut atop the US Billboard 200 122 Having sold 1 459 000 copies in six weeks of release by the end of 2008 123 I Am Sasha Fierce emerged as the tenth best selling album of the year according to Billboard 124 With this achievement Beyonce eventually equaled Garth Brooks Mariah Carey and Shania Twain for placing an album in Nielsen SoundScan s year end top ten for the fifth time 125 The album later emerged as the second best selling album of 2009 in the United States itself 126 It has been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 127 As of July 2022 I Am Sasha Fierce has sold 8 12 million album equivalent units in the United States 128 In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number ten on November 29 2008 becoming Beyonce s lowest debuting album despite having higher first week sales than her previous album B Day 2006 129 Following her performance at The X Factor fifth season finale with winner Alexandra Burke the album moved up to number nine on December 27 2008 130 Due to the success of its singles in the United Kingdom particularly Sweet Dreams I Am Sasha Fierce rose from number five to its highest peak of number two in its thirty ninth week on the chart which was the week of August 16 2009 131 It is her best selling album in the United Kingdom having sold over 1 5 million copies 132 It was certified six times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry 133 In Australia I Am Sasha Fierce debuted at number nine on November 24 2008 134 and peaked at number eight on January 5 2009 135 Following the success of singles Sweet Dreams and Broken Hearted Girl the album rebounded to a new peak of number three on two separate occasions in October 2009 It was later certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA 136 In New Zealand the album debuted at number sixteen on November 24 2008 137 and initially peaked at number six on March 2 2009 138 After growing popularity of its singles especially Sweet Dreams the album upped to a new peak of number three on September 21 2009 139 The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand RIANZ on April 26 2009 after twenty three weeks on the chart shipping over 15 000 copies to retailers 140 and was later certified double platinum 141 In Spain the album debuted and peaked at number seven on November 26 2008 142 and was certified platinum by the Productores de Musica de Espana PROMUSICAE for shipments of over 60 000 copies on October 26 2009 143 The album was also the best selling international album of 2009 in Turkey 144 The album experienced massive success in Brazil topping the country s year end chart and being certified double diamond for sales in excess of 500 000 copies by Pro Musica Brasil 145 The album has sold over ten million copies worldwide 5 As of February 2017 the album has generated over 1 billion streams 146 Track listing EditI Am Edit Disc one I Am Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 If I Were a Boy Tobias Gad Brittany CarlsonToby Gad Beyonce Knowles4 092 Halo B Knowles Ryan Tedder Evan BogartTedder B Knowles4 213 Disappear Amanda Gosein Hugo Chakrabongse Dave McCracken Ian Dench B KnowlesAmanda Ghost McCracken Dench B Knowles4 274 Broken Hearted Girl Kenneth Edmonds Mikkel Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen B KnowlesStargate B Knowles4 375 Ave Maria B Knowles Gosein Dench Makeba Riddick Eriksen HermansenStargate B Knowles3 426 Satellites Gosein McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles3 06Total length 24 22 Disc one I Am Spanish and Latin American standard edition bonus track 147 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length7 Si Yo Fuera un Chico Gad Jean Rudy PerezGad B Knowles4 09Total length 28 31 Disc one I Am Deluxe edition 148 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length6 Smash Into You Christopher Stewart Terius Nash B KnowlesTricky Stewart The Dream B Knowles4 317 Satellites Gosein McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles3 068 That s Why You re Beautiful Andrew Hey James Fauntleroy II B KnowlesHey B Knowles3 41Total length 32 24 Disc one I Am Japanese deluxe edition bonus track 149 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length9 Save the Hero B Knowles James Scheffer Richard Butler Jr Alexandra TamposiJim Jonsin Rico Love B Knowles4 33Total length 36 57 Disc one I Am iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks 150 No TitleWriter s Director s Length10 If I Were a Boy music video Gad JeanJake Nava5 04Total length 42 01 Sasha Fierce Edit Disc two Sasha Fierce Standard editionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Stewart Nash Thaddis Harrell B KnowlesStewart The Dream B Knowles3 132 Radio Scheffer Butler Dwayne Nesmith B KnowlesJonsin D Town Love B Knowles3 383 Diva B Knowles Shondrae Crawford Sean GarrettBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 204 Sweet Dreams B Knowles Scheffer Wayne Wilkins ButlerJonsin Wilkins Love B Knowles3 285 Video Phone B Knowles Crawford Garrett Angela BeyinceBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 35Total length 17 14 Disc two Sasha Fierce Deluxe edition 148 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length6 Hello B Knowles Ramon Owen David Quinones BogartREO B Knowles4 167 Ego Elvis Williams Harold Lilly B KnowlesBlac Elvis Lilly B Knowles3 568 Scared of Lonely Rodney Jerkins LaShawn Daniels Crystal Johnson Butler Solange Knowles B KnowlesDarkchild B Knowles3 42Total length 29 08 Disc two Sasha Fierce Japanese deluxe edition bonus track 149 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length9 Why Don t You Love Me S Knowles B Knowles Eddie Smith III Jesse Rankins Jonathan Wells BeyinceBama Boyz B Knowles3 37Total length 32 45 Disc two Sasha Fierce iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks 150 No TitleWriter s Director s Length10 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It music video Stewart Nash Harrell B KnowlesNava3 18Total length 36 03 I Am Sasha Fierce Edit I Am Sasha Fierce Deluxe reissue edition 151 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 If I Were a Boy Gad JeanGad B Knowles4 102 Halo Tedder Bogart B KnowlesTedder B Knowles4 223 Disappear Gosein Chakrabongse McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles4 294 Broken Hearted Girl Edmonds Eriksen Hermansen B KnowlesStargate B Knowles4 395 Ave Maria B Knowles Gosein Dench Riddick Eriksen HermansenStargate B Knowles3 426 Smash into You Stewart Nash B KnowlesStewart The Dream B Knowles4 317 Satellites Gosein McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles3 078 That s Why You re Beautiful Hey Fauntleroy B KnowlesHey B Knowles3 419 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Stewart Nash Harrell B KnowlesStewart The Dream B Knowles3 1310 Radio Scheffer Butler Nesmith B KnowlesJonsin D Town Love B Knowles3 3811 Diva B Knowles Crawford GarrettBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 2112 Sweet Dreams B Knowles Scheffer Wilkins ButlerJonsin Wilkins Love B Knowles3 2813 Video Phone B Knowles Crawford Garrett BeyinceBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 3514 Hello B Knowles Owen Quinones BogartOwen B Knowles4 1615 Ego Williams Lilly B KnowlesBlac Elvis Lilly B Knowles3 5616 Scared of Lonely Darkchild Daniels Cristyle Butler S Knowles B KnowlesDarkchild B Knowles3 4217 Poison B Knowles Eriksen Hermansen Johnta AustinStargate B Knowles4 0218 Video Phone Extended Remix featuring Lady Gaga B Knowles Crawford Garrett Beyince Stefani GermanottaBangladesh Garrett B Knowles5 04Total length 68 14 I Am Sasha Fierce Platinum edition CD 152 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Stewart Nash Harrell B KnowlesStewart The Dream B Knowles3 122 Diva B Knowles Crawford GarrettBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 213 Ego Williams Lilly B KnowlesBlac Elvis Lilly B Knowles3 564 Halo B Knowles Tedder BogartTedder B Knowles4 215 If I Were a Boy Gad JeanGad B Knowles4 106 Smash into You Stewart Nash B KnowlesStewart The Dream B Knowles4 317 Sweet Dreams B Knowles Scheffer Wilkins ButlerJonsin Wilkins Love B Knowles3 288 Broken Hearted Girl Edmonds Eriksen Hermansen B KnowlesStargate B Knowles4 399 Scared of Lonely Jerkins Daniels Johnson Butler S Knowles B KnowlesDarkchild B Knowles3 4210 That s Why You re Beautiful Hey Fauntleroy B KnowlesHey B Knowles3 4111 Hello B Knowles Owen Quinones BogartOwen B Knowles4 1612 Radio Scheffer Butler Nesmith B KnowlesJonsin D Town Love B Knowles3 3813 Video Phone B Knowles Crawford Garrett BeyinceBangladesh Garrett B Knowles3 3514 Ego Remix featuring Kanye West Williams Lilly B Knowles WestBlac Elvis Lilly B Knowles4 4415 Why Don t You Love Me S Knowles B Knowles Smith Rankins Wells BeyinceBama Boyz B Knowles3 3716 Honesty Billy JoelScott Storch3 4717 Save the Hero B Knowles Tamposi Butler SchefferB Knowles Jonsin Love4 3418 Satellites Gosein McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles3 0719 Disappear Gosein Chakrabongse McCracken Dench B KnowlesGhost McCracken Dench B Knowles4 2820 Ave Maria B Knowles Gosein Dench Riddick Eriksen HermansenStargate B Knowles3 42Total length 74 29 I Am Sasha Fierce Platinum edition DVD 152 No TitleDirector s Length1 If I Were a Boy Nava5 052 Single Ladies Put a Ring on It Nava3 193 Diva Melina Matsoukas4 054 Halo Philip Andelman3 455 Broken Hearted Girl Sophie Muller4 406 Ego Remix featuring Kanye West B Knowles Frank Gatson Jr 4 537 Ego Fan exclusive B Knowles Gatson Jr 3 588 Sweet Dreams Adria Petty4 019 Behind the Scenes Ed Burke19 01Total length 52 26 I Am Sasha Fierce The Bonus Tracks EP 62 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Video Phone Extended Remix featuring Lady Gaga B Knowles Crawford Garrett GermanottaBangladesh Garrett B Knowles5 042 Why Don t You Love Me S Knowles B Knowles Smith Rankins Wells BeyinceBama Boyz B Knowles3 373 Poison B Knowles Austin Eriksen HermansenStargate B Knowles4 02Total length 12 43Personnel EditCredits adapted from the liner notes of I Am Sasha Fierce 7 Beyonce lead vocals background vocals track 2 08 A amp R executive producer arrangement audio production tracks 1 01 06 1 07 08 2 01 08 vocal production tracks 1 06 2 01 Mathew Knowles A amp R executive producer Max Gousse A amp R Juli Knapp A amp R administration Alexandra Velella A amp R coordination Jake McKim artist coordination Beyonce executive producer Quincy Jackson marketing Tim Blacksmith management Danny D management Rico Love background vocals 2 04 audio production vocal production 2 02 2 04 Jim Caruana background vocals 1 04 recording engineer tracks 1 03 1 08 2 04 instrumental 1 06 2 02 mixing track 1 08 Jim Caruana tracks 1 01 02 1 06 07 2 01 03 2 05 08 Additional 1 04 Fusako Chubachi art direction Jean Paul Gaultier clothing design Thierry Mugler clothing design Kimberly Kimble hair stylist ilovedust logo design Francesca Tolot make up Manicurist Lisa Logan manicurist Peter Lindbergh photography Ty Hunter stylist Jens Gad drums live track 1 01 Steven J drums 1 07 Syience drums guitar 1 01 Ian Dench guitar track 1 05 audio production 1 03 1 07 Philip Margiziotis additional horns track 2 07 Donald Hayes saxophone track 2 07 Dontae Winslow trumpet track 2 07 Stargate other instrumentation recording engineer production 1 04 05 Toby Gad instrumentation 1 01 arrangement track 1 01 recording engineer instrumental 1 01 production Andrew Hey instrumentation recording engineer 1 08 production Darkchild instrumentation production mixing 2 08 Ryan Tedder arrangement engineer instrumentation and audio production 1 02 Tricky Stewart audio production 1 06 2 01 Dave McCracken audio production 1 03 1 07 Amanda Ghost audio production 1 03 1 07 Wayne Wilkins audio production mixing 2 04 Bangladesh audio production 2 03 2 05 Sean Garrett audio production 2 03 2 05 The Dream audio production 1 06 2 01 D Town audio production BC Jean audio production Kuk Harrell recording engineer 1 06 2 01 Jim Jonsin recording engineer instrumental 2 02 mixing production 2 04 Miles Walker recording engineer instrumental 2 03 2 05 Brian B Luv Thomas recording engineer instrumental 1 06 2 01 Marcos Tovar recording engineer 1 03 instrumental 1 07 David Quinones recording engineer instrumental 2 06 Mack Woodard recording engineer instrumental 2 07 Mike Handz Donaldson recording engineer instrumental 2 08 Roberto Tito Vasquez recording engineer instrumental 2 08 Radio Killa recording engineer Kory Aaron assistant engineer tracks 2 03 2 05 Christian Baker assistant engineer 1 02 David Boyd assistant engineer 1 08 Michael Miller assistant engineer 2 03 2 05 Johnta Austin assistant engineer Lady Gaga assistant engineer Tom Coyne mastering Matt Green mixing Dave Pensado mixing 2 01 Mark Spike Stent mixing 1 01 05 1 07 2 02 03 2 05 08 Andrew Wuepper mixing mix assistant 2 01 Randy Urbanski mixing mix assistant 2 01 Jaycen Joshua mixing 2 01 Matt Green mix assistant tracks 1 01 05 1 07 2 02 03 2 05 08 Bama Boyz producer Harold Lilly production 2 07 Ramon Owen production 2 06 Blac Elvis production 2 07 Radio Killa production Lisa Logan other contributionsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2008 2010 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 153 3Australian Urban Albums ARIA 154 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 155 20Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 156 10Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 157 32Brazilian Albums ABPD 158 2Canadian Albums Billboard 159 6Croatian International Albums HDU 160 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 161 5Danish Albums Hitlisten 162 25Dutch Albums Album Top 100 163 6European Top 100 Albums Billboard 164 3French Albums SNEP 165 20German Albums Offizielle Top 100 166 17Greek Albums IFPI 167 3Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 168 8Irish Albums IRMA 169 1Italian Albums FIMI 170 16Japanese Albums Oricon 171 3New Zealand Albums RMNZ 172 3Norwegian Albums VG lista 173 2Polish Albums ZPAV 174 1Portuguese Albums AFP 175 2Scottish Albums OCC 176 10Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 177 7Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 178 5Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 179 7UK Albums OCC 180 2US Billboard 200 181 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 182 1 Monthly charts Edit Monthly chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2008 PeakpositionArgentine Albums CAPIF 183 7Year end charts Edit 2008 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2008 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 184 50Australian Urban Albums ARIA 185 6Dutch Albums Album Top 100 186 75French Albums SNEP 187 176Greek Albums IFPI 188 25Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 189 66UK Albums OCC 190 38Worldwide Albums IFPI 191 122009 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2009 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 192 10Australian Urban Albums ARIA 193 2Austrian Albums O3 Austria 194 69Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 195 14Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 196 57Brazilian Albums BPD 197 3Brazilian International Albums ABPD 197 1Canadian Albums Billboard 198 12Danish Albums Hitlisten 199 58Dutch Albums Album Top 100 200 11European Top 100 Albums Billboard 201 4French Albums SNEP 202 104German Albums Offizielle Top 100 203 42Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 204 18Irish Albums IRMA 205 5Italian Albums FIMI 206 58New Zealand Albums RMNZ 207 15Polish Albums ZPAV 208 53Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 209 19Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 210 28Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 211 31UK Albums OCC 212 7US Billboard 200 126 2US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 213 12010 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2010 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 214 61Australian Urban Albums ARIA 215 9Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 216 24Brazilian Albums ABPD 217 8Brazilian International Albums ABPD 217 3European Top 100 Albums Billboard 218 34UK Albums OCC 219 48US Billboard 200 220 84US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 221 252011 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2011 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 222 33UK Albums OCC 223 1362013 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2013 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 224 402015 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2015 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 225 68Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 226 952016 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2016 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 227 75Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 228 81US Billboard 200 229 1542017 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2017 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 230 55Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 231 902018 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2018 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 232 59Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 233 682019 year end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2019 PositionAustralian Urban Albums ARIA 234 63Decade end charts Edit 2000s end chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart 2000 09 PositionUS Billboard 200 235 178All time charts Edit All time chart performance for I Am Sasha Fierce Chart PositionIrish Female Albums IRMA 236 14UK Female Albums OCC 237 21st century 23US Female Albums Billboard 238 68Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for I Am Sasha Fierce Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 136 4 Platinum 280 000 Austria IFPI Austria 239 Gold 10 000 Belgium BEA 240 Platinum 30 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 145 2 Diamond 500 000 Canada Music Canada 241 5 Platinum 400 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 242 2 Platinum 40 000 GCC IFPI Middle East 243 Platinum 6 000 Germany BVMI 244 3 Gold 300 000 Greece IFPI Greece 245 Platinum 15 000 Hungary MAHASZ 246 Gold 3 000 Ireland IRMA 247 2 Platinum 30 000 Italysales in 2008 40 000 248 Italy FIMI 249 sales since 2009 Platinum 60 000 Japan RIAJ 250 Gold 100 000 Netherlands NVPI 251 Platinum 60 000 New Zealand RMNZ 141 2 Platinum 30 000 Poland ZPAV 252 2 Platinum 40 000 Portugal AFP 253 Platinum 20 000 Russia NFPF 254 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 255 Platinum 80 000 Sweden GLF 256 Gold 20 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 257 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 133 6 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 258 6 Platinum 6 000 000 SummariesEurope IFPI 259 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Worldwide 10 000 000 5 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for I Am Sasha Fierce Region Date Edition s Format s Label s Ref Japan November 12 2008 Standard Double CD Sony Music Japan 260 Germany November 14 2008 Standarddeluxe Sony Music 261 France November 17 2008 Columbia 262 United Kingdom RCA 263 United States November 18 2008 ColumbiaMusic World 264 Australia September 4 2009 Platinum CD DVD Sony Music 265 Canada September 22 2009 266 Japan October 7 2009 Double CD DVD Sony Music Japan 267 Italy October 30 2009 CD DVD Sony Music 268 France November 2 2009 Columbia 269 United Kingdom RCA 270 Australia November 20 2009 Deluxe reissue CD Sony Music 271 Germany Platinum CD DVD 272 Canada November 23 2009 Deluxe reissue CD 273 France 274 Germany January 29 2010 275 Italy 276 See also EditAlbum era List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2008 List of Billboard number one R amp B albums of 2008 List of number one urban albums of 2008 Australia List of number one albums of 2009 Ireland List of number one albums of 2011 Poland 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