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Renaissance (Beyoncé album)

January 01, 1970

Renaissance (also referred to as Act I: Renaissance) is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on July 29, 2022, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Her first solo studio release since Lemonade (2016) and the first installment of her trilogy project, Beyoncé wrote and produced the album with Nova Wav, The-Dream, Symbolyc One, A. G. Cook, Honey Dijon, Beam, Tricky Stewart, BloodPop, Skrillex, Hit-Boy, No I.D., P2J and various other collaborators. Beam, Grace Jones and Tems appear as guest vocalists.

Renaissance
Studio album by
Beyoncé
ReleasedJuly 29, 2022
Recorded2020–2021
Studio
Genre
Length62:14
LanguageEnglish
Label
Producer
Beyoncé chronology
The Lion King: The Gift
(2019) 		Renaissance
(2022) 		Cowboy Carter
(2024)
Alternative cover
For select vinyl releases, the artwork features Luca Giordano's 1690 painting La Conversion de Saint Paul behind Beyoncé atop a disco ball horse.[1][2]
Singles from Renaissance
  1. "Break My Soul"
    Released: June 20, 2022
  2. "Cuff It"
    Released: September 30, 2022
  3. "America Has a Problem"
    Released: May 19, 2023
  4. "Virgo's Groove"
    Released: June 2, 2023

Beyoncé conceived and recorded Renaissance during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to inspire joy and escapism in listeners who had experienced isolation and to celebrate a club era in which marginalized people sought liberation through dance music. With its songs seamlessly arranged like a DJ mix, the album blends post-1970s Black dance music styles such as disco and house and pays homage to the Black and queer pioneers of those genres. The album's lyrical content explores themes of escapism, hedonism, self-assurance and self-expression.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, Beyoncé's seventh consecutive album to do so, and is certified platinum. It also reached number one in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The platinum-certified lead single "Break My Soul" was released on June 20, 2022, and reached number one on several charts worldwide, including the US Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single "Cuff It" peaked in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and internationally.

The album received universal acclaim from music critics for its eclectic yet cohesive sound, joyous mood, and Beyoncé's vocal performance. It became the best-rated album of 2022, named the best album of the year by publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone, which would later place the record at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.[3] Renaissance and its songs garnered nine nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year) and won four awards, including Best Dance/Electronic Album, making Beyoncé the most awarded artist in the Grammy Awards history. In promotion of the album, Beyoncé embarked on the Renaissance World Tour, and released an accompanying documentary concert film. The second installment of the trilogy, Cowboy Carter, was released on March 29, 2024.

Background and conception edit

Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom.

— Beyoncé on Renaissance[4]

In the latter half of the 2010s, Beyoncé released several critically acclaimed, narrative-driven[5] projects that explored the legacies of Black musicians and artists,[6] including 2016's Lemonade; her 2018 Coachella performance and the Netflix film and live album that documented it; and 2019's The Lion King soundtrack album The Gift and its visual companion, 2020's Black Is King.[7]

Beyoncé told British Vogue that the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic changed her as a person, stating that she has "spent a lot of time focusing on building my legacy and representing my culture the best way I know how. Now, I've decided to give myself permission to focus on my joy."[8] Further, she called this period the most creative time in her life as she sought to escape feelings of isolation by recording new music.[4] As lockdowns began to end, Beyoncé told Harper's Bazaar that "we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible."[9]

Beyoncé sought inspiration in post-1970s Black ball culture, dance music and club culture.[10] Beyoncé noted that she was largely introduced to this culture by her "Uncle" Jonny, her gay cousin[a] who helped raise her until his death during the AIDS epidemic.[12][13][14] Further, she wanted the album to be a celebration of the underappreciated pioneers of dance music, whose contributions had been unrecognized in the mainstream.[15]

I had no idea what type of genre I would end up singing for [Renaissance], but I tried to stay open and open my palette and discover aspects of myself or create something new. [...] I always wanted to make a record that I could work out to [..] It's a little bit over an hour and it's exactly that. It just makes you wanna move, it makes you wanna dance, it makes you laugh, it makes you wanna fall in love and it makes you wanna be with your man or your woman, it makes you just wanna have some joy and have some fun and that’s really all I wanted to do. I felt like that was my mission and that was my assignment. I was inspired by so many incredible artists, I knew if I was gonna do an album that had Dance music elements, l would have to make it my own and mix a few things together, so I think it has elements of Disco, Techno, Electronic and Soul and still some elements of Hip hop. I wanted to give myself permission to just have fun, that’s the goal. Because I definitely had fun recording it.

— Beyoncé in pre-recorded audio speech at 'Club Renaissance' 2022 party.[16]

Renaissance was heavily influenced by Studio 54.[17] Beyoncé wanted to challenge listeners with songs of longer length, bridges, vamps and melody in a musical landscape where it was lacking.[16] "Thique" was originally made in 2014, but did not fully materialize until 8 years later on the album.[18]

Cover artwork edit

 
The cover art has been compared to Lady Godiva, an 1898 painting by British artist John Collier.

On June 30, 2022, Beyoncé revealed the album's cover art, shot by fashion photographer Carlijn Jacobs, on her social media accounts. In the image, she is seated atop a mirrored disco ball horse[19][20] (dubbed "Reneigh" by fans[21][22][23]) in a 3D printed silver bodysuit designed by Nusi Quero.[24] The piece is helix-shaped, detailed with spikes and embellished with crystals.[25] Critics interpreted the equestrian pose as an allusion both to John Collier's 1897 painting Lady Godiva and to photographs of Bianca Jagger riding a horse into Studio 54.[26][27]

An alternate cover image for the vinyl release features Beyoncé atop the same horse, but "wearing a white cowboy hat with a silver headpiece that hides her hair" and "sparkling silver chains that drape her arms and legs, as white, feathery poofs hang along the body of the horse".[1] Behind her lies Luca Giordano's 1690 painting La Conversion de Saint Paul, depicting the Conversion of Paul the Apostle.[2]

Composition edit

 
 
Beyoncé collaborated with several progenitors of dance music on the album, such as Grace Jones (left) and Nile Rodgers. (right)

According to critics, Renaissance has an "innovative" and "playful" approach to genre,[28][29][30] blending and shifting between several styles, primarily various genres of post-1970s black dance music.[31][32][33][6][15] Described as a dance,[33] house,[34] disco,[35] pop and R&B album,[29] its songs incorporate elements of a wide variety of sub-genres, namely bounce, Detroit techno, dembow,[36] reggaeton,[36] garage,[37][38] Afrobeats, boogie,[39] funk, gospel, Miami bass, psychedelic soul, hip hop, trap, gqom, new jack swing, Jersey club,[28][30] Chicago house,[33] deep house,[39] electro house,[40] hip house,[28] synth-pop, hyperpop,[41] dancehall, and nu-disco.[33][42]

The tracks are connected by seamless transitions facilitated by beatmatching, evoking a DJ mix.[35][43] This reflects "the shifting moods and the physicality of the dance floor" rather than "the constraints of a radio station or a playlist", according to The New Yorker's Carrie Battan.[44] Some tracks also have unconventional song structures, containing multiple tempos and movements.[28][45][46]

Lyrically, Renaissance contains themes of escapism, self-assurance, self-expression, hedonism and pleasure,[35][47][48] with Beyoncé inspiring joy and confidence in listeners.[49] According to The Guardian, it "urg[es] listeners to wholeheartedly embrace pleasure", particularly referencing joy in Black culture.[30] The album's lyrics emphasize dance as both a measure of personal catharsis and a liberating spiritual practice.[50]

Beyoncé collaborated with, sampled and interpolated several progenitors of dance music on the album, including both mainstream and underground artists. This made the album a celebration of Black and Black queer dance culture, with Vulture's Charlie Harding likening it to "a DJ set curated by house-music pioneers".[51]

Promotion and release edit

Beyoncé originally intended to release Cowboy Carter as the first installment of her trilogy project, but explained that "with the pandemic, there was too much heaviness in the world", and so released Renaissance first, because "[people] deserved to dance."[52]

Beyoncé began to tease a new album on June 7, 2022, by removing her profile picture from all of her social media platforms.[53][54] Four days later, the text "What is a B7?" appeared on the homepage of the singer's official website.[55] Fans noticed that the website also had placeholders for her upcoming seventh and eighth studio albums.[56] Beyoncé officially announced the album and released the pre-sale for Renaissance on her website and digital streaming platforms the following day.[57][58][59]

After first joining TikTok in December 2021, Beyoncé posted her first video, a compilation of people (including American rapper Cardi B) "dancing, vibing, and singing along" to Renaissance's lead single, "Break My Soul", on July 14, 2022.[60] Further, she made her entire catalog available for use on the platform,[61] attracting significant media attention.[62][63][64] Two days before the scheduled release, on July 27, the album arrived in retailers in France and eventually leaked onto the Internet.[65]

The album was released on July 29, 2022. Upon the album's release, Beyoncé posted a note on her website revealing that Renaissance is the first part of a trilogy project that she recorded over the past three years, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[66]

Critics opined that Renaissance appeared to be getting a more conventional rollout than a number of Beyoncé's previous albums, which were surprise releases, an approach Beyoncé herself was credited with popularizing. The New York Times wrote that the album's rollout reflected its throwback themes and music, with Beyoncé eschewing an exclusive digital release and instead releasing elaborate vinyl and CD packages.[67] This ushered in a revival of CD sales, according to Billboard.[68]

However, despite Beyoncé's decision to forego a surprise release, Renaissance's rollout quickly proved to be unconventional and disruptive in several other ways. Beyoncé kept her public appearances to a minimum, foregoing interviews and promotional efforts, and mostly keeping her communication limited to subtle clues, Easter eggs, and messages placed throughout her online media. She has also completely avoided promotional live performances for the album until the Renaissance World Tour. Her only other performance following the album's release was a private concert at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, UAE in January 2023, but, despite anticipation, the set list did not contain any material from Renaissance. Most notably, Beyoncé has eschewed a traditional release schedule for music videos, and as of January 2024 , over a year following the album's release, there remains no official video accompaniment to any of the album's songs and no estimated date for them to be released.[citation needed]

Singles edit

On June 20, 2022, Beyoncé announced the album's lead single, "Break My Soul", would be released at midnight Eastern Time on June 21, to coincide with the 2022 summer solstice.[69][70] The song appeared on music streaming service Tidal hours early, on June 20, and a lyric video was later released on YouTube.[71][72] The song peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her twelfth total career chart topper (eighth as a solo artist) and her first song without an accompanying artist to do so since "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in 2008.[73] On August 5, 2022, Beyoncé released a remix exclusively through her online store, before releasing it to streaming services; "The Queens Remix" is a collaboration with Madonna, sampling and interpolating her 1990 song "Vogue". It features Beyoncé name-dropping Madonna and many iconic black women during the song's rap.[citation needed]

On September 21, 2022, Hiphop-n-more reported that "Church Girl" would be released as the album's second single; a week later, it was announced that it would be simultaneously released alongside "Cuff It" as the next two singles.[74] "Church Girl" was scheduled to impact rhythmic contemporary radio on October 4, 2022,[75] but the release failed to materialize whereas "Cuff It" was released as the sole second single, being sent to radio in France on September 28, 2022.[76] It impacted rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations in the United States on October 4, 2022.[75][77] The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the 21st song in her solo career to reach this milestone, and 31st overall.[78] On April 11, 2023, the song became Beyoncé's longest-charting solo Hot 100 hit.[79] Charting for a 34th week on the Hot 100, the song surpassed her previous hit with Lady Gaga, "Telephone" which released in 2010 and charted for 33 weeks.

A remix of "America Has a Problem" featuring Kendrick Lamar was released through digital and streaming platforms on May 19, 2023, as the third single. The remix debuted at 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Virgo's Groove" impacted Italian radio stations on June 2, 2023, as the radio follow-up to "Cuff It" and fourth single, overall.[citation needed]

Tour edit

 
Beyoncé performing at the Renaissance World Tour in 2023

On February 1, 2023, Beyoncé announced the Renaissance World Tour via her Instagram account. The concert run began on May 10, 2023, at Friends Arena in Stockholm. It is her first solo tour since The Formation World Tour in 2016. The tour quickly received widespread acclaim, with Rolling Stone dubbing it a "once-in-a-lifetime show from one of pop's greatest live performers".[80]

Visuals edit

When Renaissance was first released, Beyoncé stated through a press release that she wanted fans to focus on the music, rather than any visual components, but confirmed that visuals were eventually forthcoming.[81] On August 9, 2022, Beyoncé released a teaser video for the album's opening track, "I'm That Girl", that included a rapid montage of over twenty outfits that news outlets interpreted as previewing the various impending music videos for each track on the album. Some scenes included Beyoncé recreating Moi Renee performing her 1992 song "Miss Honey", Beyoncé and 2 dancers fronting La Conversion de Saint Paul, and Beyoncé in a hedge maze labyrinth.[82][83]

9 months later, Beyoncé embarked on the album's companion tour on May 10, 2023. Part of her tour visuals additionally included a message stating that, although fans were demanding visuals, "a queen moves at her own pace".[84] During her concert in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 17, 2023, Beyoncé addressed a fan's sign inquiring about the visuals, responding, "You are the visuals, baby."[85] Jeff Sneider of Above the Line reported on August 31, 2023, that a visual album for Renaissance, directed by Nadia Lee Cohen, was secretly filmed and is being shopped to various studios and streamers. He described it as an art film that is "weirder" than Beyoncé's previous works, Lemonade (2016) and Black Is King (2020).[86]

The last show of the Renaissance World Tour at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on October 1, 2023, closed out with a trailer for Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. Released on December 1, 2023, the film features highlights from the tour and documentary footage from the development of both the album and the tour.[87][88]

Renaissance Couture edit

In July 2022, Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing was inspired by Renaissance to sketch designs that related to the songs and lyrics. Rousteing refined the sketches during a vacation in August and proposed to Beyoncé and her stylist Marni Senofonte to create a couture collection in collaboration. Over the next five months, they developed a Balmain x Beyoncé couture collection inspired by the history of the house and the performer's musical heritage. The collection includes 16 pieces for the 16 tracks on the album, two of which were worn by Beyoncé at the Grammys and the BRIT Awards in early 2023. Rousteing described the collaboration as historic, expressing his gratitude to Beyoncé for launching the collaboration and partnering with him to design a collection that reflected the power of the album's compositions. Rousteing noted that he is the first Black person to lead a Parisian couture house and that he believes Beyoncé is the first Black woman to oversee a collection from a Parisian couture house.[89] Beyoncé fronted the April 2023 edition of Vogue France to promote the collection.[90]

Reception edit

Critical response edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.6/10[91]
Metacritic91/100[92]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [93]
And It Don't StopA+[94]
Clash9/10[95]
Entertainment WeeklyA[96]
Exclaim!10/10[49]
The Guardian     [97]
MusicOMH     [98]
NME     [99]
Pitchfork9.0/10[100]
Rolling Stone     [39]

Renaissance was met with universal acclaim from music critics,[101][102] many of whom praised its cohesive yet eclectic production, joyous nature, vocal performance, and celebration of post-1970s Black dance music.[103][104] Renaissance is the most highly lauded album of 2022, topping many critics' year-end lists.[105] On review aggregator Metacritic, Renaissance received a score of 91 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". On review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?, the album has a rating of 8.6 out of 10 based on 25 reviews.[91]

Veteran critic Robert Christgau hailed Renaissance as "the album of the year" and Beyoncé's "finest album", calling it unconventionally political, "erotically explicit, knowledgeable, and felt", with each song a "shrewdly differentiated pop smash".[94] Characterizing it as a "modern classic" and Beyoncé's most impressive album, Exclaim!'s Vernon Ayiku wrote that Renaissance is "the sound of a once-in-a-generation superstar performing at her peak".[49] According to Kyle Denis of Billboard, Renaissance is an "absolutely stunning body of work", and perhaps Beyoncé's most innovative and experimental album with her "most nuanced vocal performances" to date.[28] NPR's Ann Powers described it as "Beyoncé's Sistine Chapel", with its "stunning" design and detail, multifaceted nature and "timeless" impact.[105]

Describing the album as "intergenerational musical exchange that landed like a cultural comet", Okayplayer's Robyn Mowatt praised Beyoncé's ability to bring together dance legends (such as Grace Jones and Nile Rodgers) with contemporary underground musicians.[106] The Line of Best Fit critic David Cobbald described the album as one of Beyoncé's best, noting that it is a departure from her previous work. Cobbald praised the album for celebrating "underappreciated architects" of disco, house and funk music.[107] Music journalist Kate Solomon, writing for i, dubbed the album a "dazzling tribute to underground and underappreciated Black culture" and a dancefloor record aimed to heal "the pain and anguish" of the COVID-19 pandemic.[108] Melissa Ruggieri described it "a danceteria devoted to hedonism, sex and most importantly self-worth" in USA Today.[48]

Wesley Morris of The New York Times noted Beyoncé's "galactic" vocal performance, delivery and range.[109] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times called the album "the year's smartest record [and] also its most deep-feeling", praising its rhythms, harmonies and vocals.[110] Pitchfork critic Julianne Escobedo Shepherd called it "a challenging, densely-referenced album" that forays into dance and club music more successfully than similar projects by Beyoncé's peers.[100] Marcus Shorter of Consequence wrote that Renaissance is "damn close to perfect" with its "infectious and not overbearing, elegant, but not shallow" songs.[111] John Amen, writing for PopMatters, complimented the album's contemporaneous production, dubbing it "a litany of samples, allusions, and tributes" but with "more style than substance" at times.[112] Resident Advisor's Kiana Mickles praised Beyoncé's use of experimental production and genres on the album but wrote that it "falls flat" when Beyoncé references Black/Brown queer ballroom culture.[113]

Featured, sampled and interpolated artists edit

Producer Kelman Duran, who received permission from the late Memphis rapper Princess Loko's family and main collaborator Tommy Wright III to use her catalog of songs in his productions, sampled a song of hers with Wright (1994s "Still Pimpin") to create dembow and reggaeton-infused opening track "I'm That Girl".[114][115] Jamaican singer Grace Jones was featured on the track "Move"; Jones said how she does not usually collaborate with other artists, but agreed to work with Beyoncé because she is "a beautiful person, a beautiful talent" and she attends the same church as Jones' brother.[116][117] American television personality Ts Madison, whose viral video clip "Bitch, I'm Black" is sampled on "Cozy", expressed gratitude to Beyoncé for allowing her to "let me use my voice" and "let it be known that we are all Black in totality" to a global audience.[118] Other artists who expressed gratitude for being included on Renaissance include Kevin Aviance, whose song "Cunty" is sampled on "Pure/Honey";[119] and ballroom commentator Kevin JZ Prodigy, whose chants are borrowed from the 2009 DJ MikeQ track "Feels Like" on "Pure/Honey".[120]

While many artists felt honored to have their work sampled on this album, a few took issue with it. One of them being American singer and songwriter Kelis, whose 2003 single "Milkshake" was interpolated on "Energy". Beyoncé sought permission from Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes – the sole writers, producers, and rights owners of "Milkshake" – who subsequently cleared the interpolation. Kelis voiced anger about this, claiming that the Neptunes made her sign an exploitative contract and that she should have been notified of the song's use in advance. In response, the interpolation was removed from "Energy".[121] British tabloid The Sun claimed that English pop duo Right Said Fred said that Beyoncé did not seek permission to interpolate their 1991 single "I'm Too Sexy" on "Alien Superstar". In response, Beyoncé's representative said that the accusation is false, with permission being sought on May 11, 2022, and granted on June 15, noting that the duo had previously spoken of their gratitude for being on the album on social media.[122] Other featured producers on the song include Sonny John Moore, A.G. Cook, Nile Rodgers, Honey Dijon, and Green Velvet.[citation needed]

Additionally, the song "Heated" was met with criticism online for its use of the word "spaz" in its lyrics, which disability advocates said is an ableist slur.[123] Other users online said that "spaz" has a different meaning in African-American English and is synonymous with "freaking out".[124][123] Beyoncé announced the following day that the word would be removed from the song, with the word soon being replaced with "blast".[125]

Accolades edit

At the end of 2022, Renaissance appeared atop several critics' lists ranking the year's top albums. According to Metacritic, it was the most prominently ranked record of 2022, and the album that was listed at number one by the most publications (25 publications).[126] Renaissance was the most nominated album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, receiving eight including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. This tied Beyoncé with Jay-Z as the most Grammy-nominated artists of all time. Her four wins made her the most awarded artist in Grammy history with 32 wins, surpassing the previous record of 31 that was held for 22 years by Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti.[127][128] Rolling Stone placed Renaissance at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.[3]

Awards edit

Organization Year Award Result Ref.
American Music Awards
2022
 Favorite Pop/Rock Album Nominated
[129]
Favorite Soul/R&B Album Won
Danish Music Awards
2022
 International Album of the Year Nominated [130]
People's Choice Awards
2022
 The Album of 2022 Nominated
[131]
Soul Train Music Awards
2022
 Best Album of the Year Won
[132]
BET Awards
2023
 Album of the Year Won[b]
[133]
Billboard Music Awards
2023
 Top Dance/Electronic Album Won
[134]
Top R&B Album Nominated
Fonogram – Hungarian Music Awards
2023
 Foreign Modern Pop-Rock Album of the Year Nominated
[135]
GAFFA Awards (Denmark)
2023
 International Release of the Year Nominated
[136]
Grammy Awards
2023
 Album of the Year Nominated
[137]
Best Dance/Electronic Album Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards
2023
 R&B Album of the Year Won
[138]
Kids' Choice Awards
2023
 Favorite Album Nominated
[139]
MTV Video Music Awards
2023
 Album of the Year Nominated
[140]
NAACP Image Awards
2023
 Outstanding Album Won
[141]
Urban Music Awards
2023
 Best Album Nominated
[142]

Year-end rankings edit

Selected year-end rankings of Renaissance
Publication List Rank Ref.
Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2022
1
[143]
The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2022
1
[144]
The Hollywood Reporter The 10 Best Albums of 2022
1
[145]
Los Angeles Times The 20 Best Albums of 2022
1
[146]
NPR Best Albums of 2022
1
[147]
The New York Times Jon Pareles' Best Albums of 2022[c]
1
[148]
The Observer Kitty Empire's 10 Best Albums of 2022
1
[149]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022
1
[150]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022
1
[151]
Vulture The Best Albums of 2022
1
[152]

Commercial performance edit

Renaissance was a commercial success.[153] Upon release, Beyoncé became the first artist in history to simultaneously chart at #1 on 23 or more Billboard charts.[154] Renaissance garnered the record for the one of the most single-day streams for an album by a female artist on Spotify in 2022, with over 43 million streams,[155] Within three months of its release, Renaissance amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify.[156] It was also the 17th best-selling album of the year according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[157] Renaissance was the number one most streamed album worldwide on Deezer in 2023.[158]

North America edit

In the United States, Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with 332,000 album-equivalent units—the second biggest 2022 album debut by a female artist and the third-biggest overall.[159][160] In doing so, Renaissance became Beyoncé's seventh consecutive studio album to debut at number one and the first album released by a woman in 2022 to reach number one.[159] Already the first artist to have her first six albums all debut at number one, she became the only female artist whose first seven albums did so as well.[161]

Following its release, all tracks from Renaissance charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated August 13, 2022. All 15 new tracks debuted inside the top 70 of the chart, while previously released lead single "Break My Soul" ascended to number one,[162] making Renaissance Beyoncé's second album to chart all of its tracks simultaneously after Lemonade achieved the feat in 2016.[163] Additionally, Renaissance became Beyoncé's first album since I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008) to achieve multiple top ten singles in the United States, with "Break My Soul" and "Cuff It" peaking at number 1 and 6 respectively.[citation needed]

Renaissance received 179.06 million streams in its first week, the eighth-biggest of the year overall, and the most of Beyoncé's career.[159] In terms of traditional album sales, Renaissance posted the fourth-largest sales week for an album in 2022 with 190,000 albums sold. Additionally, the album sold 26,000 vinyl copies in its debut week.[160]

Renaissance went on to spend its first 14 consecutive weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard 200. It returned to the Top 15 after a boost following the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[164]

In Canada, Renaissance debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, becoming Beyoncé's third consecutive album to do so and her fourth number one album overall.[165]

Internationally edit

By its second day of release, Renaissance was outselling the rest of the week's top five bestselling albums combined in the UK.[35] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Beyoncé fourth album to do so as a solo act, and her fifth including Destiny's Child. The album also debuted at number one on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.[166] In Ireland, Renaissance debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart, becoming Beyoncé's fifth number one album in the country. Simultaneously, "Break My Soul" also peaked at number one on the Irish Singles Chart, allowing Beyoncé to score an Irish chart double.[167] In France, Renaissance debuted at number one on the SNEP albums chart, becoming Beyoncé's first number one album and her fourth top-ten album in the country. Previously, 4 was Beyoncé's highest-charting album in the country, peaking at number two in 2011. Additionally, the album was the first album by a female artist to top the chart in 2022.[168] In the Netherlands, the album landed atop the Album Top 100, becoming Beyoncé's third consecutive album to reach the summit in the country. The album has so far spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one, following its return to number one in its 11th week on the chart.[169]

In Australia, the album debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart, becoming Beyoncé's third consecutive number-one album in the country after Beyoncé and Lemonade.[170] Additionally, seven tracks from the album debuted in the top 50.[171] It spent two consecutive weeks at number one, becoming her first album to do so since Beyoncé. Renaissance debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, becoming Beyoncé's second consecutive number one album in the country following 2016's Lemonade, and her seventh top ten albums in the country overall.[172] The album also saw success in Brazil, where it has been certified diamond by Pro-Música Brasil.[173]

Impact edit

Upon release, Renaissance sparked conversations and essays on the history of dance music and its roots in Black culture.[174][175]

Several industry fellows reacted positively toward the release. American singer Crystal Waters, who helped make house music mainstream in the 1990s, said she was "ecstatic" when she heard Beyoncé's new music and expressed gratitude for how she is shining a light on underappreciated house singers.[176] Chicago house DJ Ron Carroll described Renaissance as a "trailblazing" album that has reintroduced house music to the radio and encouraged other musicians to follow Beyoncé's lead.[177] Aluna Francis of English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge lauded Renaissance for its impact on dance music and its Black creators. Francis explained that throughout her career, she had hoped and fought for the widespread recognition of Black musicians' place in dance music. Francis wrote that this revolution has now occurred following the release of Renaissance, with Beyoncé breaking stigmas and declaring that dance music is Black music, in turn encouraging listeners to reflect on the visibility and exploitation of Blackness within dance genres. Francis added that Renaissance could greatly benefit the investment and growth of communities around the world which allow Black dance music to thrive.[178]

Other musicians also praised the album for its impact and musicology. British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding said that her then-upcoming album Higher Than Heaven is a dance and house album in the same vein as Renaissance, with Beyoncé taking those genres to a global level.[179] She later said that Renaissance restored her faith in pop music after the genre was heading in a bad direction.[180] American singer SZA said that the album was the biggest risk a mainstream artist has taken in recent years.[181] American musician Sufjan Stevens praised the production on the album, telling Stereogum: "The wizardry on that album is so awesome and frustrating for me as a musician because even if you took out her vocals, I'm still obsessed; I'm still intrigued by the engineering and production that's going on and the harmonic relationship between chords."[182]

Beyoncé's mention of Telfar and Birkin bags in the closing track "Summer Renaissance" caused searches for both items to increase on Google Trends and multiple re-sale websites.[183]

Considered by many music critics and journalists to be the favorite for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Renaissance's loss to Harry Styles's Harry's House was widely considered a "snub" or upset, with some critics ascribing Beyoncé's repeated losses in this category to the Recording Academy's overlooking or misunderstanding of Black female musicians and African American musical styles.[184][185][186]

Track listing edit

Renaissance track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."I'm That Girl"
3:28
2."Cozy"
3:30
3."Alien Superstar"
3:35
4."Cuff It"
  • Beyoncé
  • Andrews
  • Coney
3:45
5."Energy" (featuring Beam)
1:56
6."Break My Soul"
  • Beyoncé
  • Gesteelde-Diamant
  • Ross
  • Carter
4:38
7."Church Girl"Beyoncé
3:44
8."Plastic Off the Sofa"
4:14
9."Virgo's Groove"
  • Beyoncé
  • Kali
  • Jesse Wilson
  • Solomon Cole
  • Daniel Memmi
  • Beyoncé
  • Kali
  • The-Dream[b]
6:08
10."Move" (featuring Grace Jones and Tems)
3:23
11."Heated"
4:20
12."Thique"
  • Beyoncé
  • Gesteelde-Diamant
4:04
13."All Up in Your Mind"
  • Beyoncé
  • Stevens
  • Nichols
2:49
14."America Has a Problem"
  • Beyoncé
  • Gesteelde-Diamant
  • Carter
  • Beyoncé
  • The-Dream
  • Dean[a]
3:18
15."Pure/Honey"
  • Eric Snead
  • Count Maurice
  • Kevin Bellmon Richard Cowie Tucker
  • Andrews
  • Coney
  • Gesteelde-Diamant
  • Saadiq
  • Jerel Black
  • Michael Cox
  • Beyoncé
  • BloodPop
  • Nova Wav
  • Saadiq[b]
  • The-Dream[b]
  • White[b]
  • Dean[b]
4:48
16."Summer Renaissance"
  • Beyoncé
  • Boggs
  • Coppin
  • Diagne
  • Lawson
4:34
Total length:62:14

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates a co-producer
  • ^[b] indicates an additional producer

Samples and interpolations edit

Source: Billboard[187]

  • "I'm That Girl"
  • "Cozy"
    • contains an excerpt of "Bitch I'm Black" by Ts Madison
    • contains a sample of "Get With U", written by Curtis Alan Jones and performed by Lidell Townsell & M.T.F
    • contains a sample of "Unique", as performed by Danube Dance featuring Kim Cooper.
  • "Alien Superstar"
  • "Cuff It"
  • "Energy"
    • contains an interpolation of "Ooh La La La", written by Mary Brockert and Allen McGrier and performed by Teena Marie
    • contains a sample of "Explode", written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia.
    • contains an interpolation of "Milkshake", written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and performed by Kelis (later removed on digital and streaming versions).[188]
  • "Break My Soul"
    • contains elements of "Show Me Love", written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane and performed by Robin S.
    • contains a sample of "Explode", written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia.
  • "Church Girl"
    • contains a sample of "Center of Thy Will", written by Elbernita Clark and performed by The Clark Sisters.
    • contains elements and interpolations of "Where They At", written by Jimi Payton, Dion Norman, and Derrick Ordogne and performed by DJ Jimi.
    • contains elements and interpolations of "Think (About It)", written by James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins.
    • contains elements of "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall and Phillip Price and performed by the Showboys.
    • contains a sample of "Mister Magic" written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter and performed by Grover Washington Jr.
  • "Heated"
  • "America Has a Problem"
  • "Pure/Honey"
    • contains a sample of "Miss Honey", written by Andrew Richardson, Count Maurice, and Moi Renee and performed by Moi Renee.
    • contains a sample of "Cunty (Wave Mix)", written by Eric Snead and Jerel Black and performed by Kevin Aviance.
    • contains a sample of "Feels Like", written by Michael Cox and Kevin Bellmon and performed by MikeQ & Kevin Jz Prodigy.
  • "Summer Renaissance"

Credits and personnel edit

Recording locations edit

Personnel edit

  • Beyoncé – vocals (all tracks), programming (tracks 1, 15), horn (15), vocal production
  • Beam – vocals (4, 11), drums (5)
  • Grace Jones – vocals (10)
  • Tems – vocals (10)
  • The-Dream – background vocals (1, 11), synthesizer (3, 4, 9), programming (7, 14), drums (13, 15)
  • Kelman Duran – programming (1, 11)
  • Stuart White – programming (1), drums (7, 11, 12, 15)
  • Mike Dean – synthesizer (1–3, 13, 14, 16), drums (13), programming (16)
  • Nija Charles – background vocals (2)
  • Chris Penny – keyboards (2, 3), programming (2–4)
  • Honey Dijon – programming (2–4)
  • Luke Solomon – programming (2–4)
  • Dave Giles – vocals (2)
  • Blu June – background vocals (3, 15)
  • Raphael Saadiq – bass, clavichord, drums, strings (4); horn (15)
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar (4)
  • Sheila E. – percussion (4)
  • Daniel Crawford – piano (4)
  • Scott Mayo – saxophone (4)
  • Lemar Guillary – trombone (4)
  • Jamella Adisa – trumpet (4)
  • Al Cres – drums (5)
  • Skrillex – drums (5)
  • Nova Wav – synthesizer (5)
  • Big Freedia – vocals (5, 6)
  • The Samples[d] – choir (6)
  • Jason White – conductor (6)
  • Caleb Curry – vocals (6)
  • Danielle Withers – vocals (6)
  • Jasmine Patton – vocals (6)
  • Jorel Quinn – vocals (6)
  • Kim Johnson – vocals (6)
  • Kristen Lowe – vocals (6)
  • Sabrina Claudio – background vocals (8)
  • Patrick Paige II – bass (8)
  • Derek Renfroe – guitar (8)
  • Leven Kali – synthesizer (8), background vocals (9, 16)
  • Annika Gesteedle-Diamant – background vocals (9)
  • Ashlee Wingate – background vocals (9)
  • Kye Young – background vocals (9)
  • Laylani Gesteedle-Diamant – background vocals (9)
  • Ari PenSmith – background vocals (10)
  • Tatiana "Tatu" Matthews – background vocals (11)
  • Calev – guitar (11)
  • Cadenza – programming (11)
  • Hit-Boy – programming (12)
  • Lil Ju – programming (12)
  • Jameil Aossey – drums (13)
  • S1a0 – drums (13)
  • BAH – programming (13)
  • BloodPop – programming (13, 15), synthesizer (13)
  • DIXSON – background vocals (15)
  • Kenneth Whalum – saxophone (15)
  • Lee Blaske – strings (15)
  • Keyon Harrold – trumpet (15)
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Stuart White – mixing, recording
  • Andrea Roberts – engineering (all tracks), recording (11)
  • John Cranfield – engineering
  • Brandon Harding – recording (1, 2, 4–7)
  • Chi Coney – recording (3–5, 11, 15, 16)
  • Hotae Alexander Jang – recording (4, 15), engineering assistance (15)
  • Russell Graham – recording (4)
  • Steve Rusch – recording (4)
  • Chris Mclaughlin – recording (6)
  • Delroy "Phatta" Pottinger – recording (10)
  • GuiltyBeatz – recording (10)
  • Jabbar Stevens – recording (13)
  • Matheus Braz – engineering assistance
  • Mariel Gomerez - A&R
  • Ricky Lawson - A&R/Project Manager

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Renaissance
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[252] Gold 35,000[251]
Belgium (BEA)[253] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[254] Diamond 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[255] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[256] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[257] Platinum 100,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[258] Gold 2,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[259] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[260] Platinum 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[261] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[262] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[263] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[264] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[265] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history for Renaissance
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various July 29, 2022
[266][267]
Japan September 14, 2022 CD Sony Music Japan [268]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ John Edward Rittenhouse Jr. was nephew of Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles-Lawson. Tina stated that, although Beyoncé and her sister Solange referred to him as "Uncle", Johnny was her nephew, not her brother.[11]
  2. ^ Tied with SZA's SOS.
  3. ^ The New York Times released three year-end album rankings by three of their music critics. Renaissance was one of only two albums, alongside Rosalía's Motomami, to be ranked on all three lists, placing second on Lindsey Zoladz's list and fifth on Jon Caramanica's list in addition to topping Pareles'.
  4. ^ The Samples choir consists of Alexandria Griffin, Anthony McEastland, Ashley Washington, Ashly Williams, Chelsea Miller, Deanna Dixon, Erik Brooks, Fallynn Rian, Herman Bryant, Jamal Moore, Javonte Pollard, Jonathan Coleman, Naarai Jacobs, and Porcha Clay.

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January 01, 1970
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Renaissance also referred to as Act I Renaissance is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyonce It was released on July 29 2022 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records Her first solo studio release since Lemonade 2016 and the first installment of her trilogy project Beyonce wrote and produced the album with Nova Wav The Dream Symbolyc One A G Cook Honey Dijon Beam Tricky Stewart BloodPop Skrillex Hit Boy No I D P2J and various other collaborators Beam Grace Jones and Tems appear as guest vocalists RenaissanceStudio album by BeyonceReleasedJuly 29 2022Recorded2020 2021StudioAtlanta Sing Tree Sound Los Angeles Avenue A Studio West Hardcover Henson Recording Studios The Juicy Juicy Kings Landing West Nightbird Recording Parkwood West Record Plant New York Trailer East Hampton North Hollywood Blakeslee Ochi Rios Jamaica Zak Starkey Westport Connecticut Le Crib GenreDance house disco pop R amp BLength62 14LanguageEnglishLabelParkwood ColumbiaProducerBAH Beam Beyonce Boi 1da Al Cres Honey Dijon Kelman Duran Hit Boy Leven Kali Mike Dean Neenyo No I D Nova Wav P2J Chris Penny Luke Solomon Syd Skrillex Tricky Stewart Jahaan Sweet Sevn Thomas The DreamBeyonce chronologyThe Lion King The Gift 2019 Renaissance 2022 Cowboy Carter 2024 Alternative coverFor select vinyl releases the artwork features Luca Giordano s 1690 painting La Conversion de Saint Paul behind Beyonce atop a disco ball horse 1 2 Singles from Renaissance Break My Soul Released June 20 2022 Cuff It Released September 30 2022 America Has a Problem Released May 19 2023 Virgo s Groove Released June 2 2023 Beyonce conceived and recorded Renaissance during the COVID 19 pandemic seeking to inspire joy and escapism in listeners who had experienced isolation and to celebrate a club era in which marginalized people sought liberation through dance music With its songs seamlessly arranged like a DJ mix the album blends post 1970s Black dance music styles such as disco and house and pays homage to the Black and queer pioneers of those genres The album s lyrical content explores themes of escapism hedonism self assurance and self expression The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart Beyonce s seventh consecutive album to do so and is certified platinum It also reached number one in Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Ireland the Netherlands New Zealand Sweden and the United Kingdom The platinum certified lead single Break My Soul was released on June 20 2022 and reached number one on several charts worldwide including the US Billboard Hot 100 The album s second single Cuff It peaked in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and internationally The album received universal acclaim from music critics for its eclectic yet cohesive sound joyous mood and Beyonce s vocal performance It became the best rated album of 2022 named the best album of the year by publications such as the Los Angeles Times The New York Times NPR Pitchfork and Rolling Stone which would later place the record at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list 3 Renaissance and its songs garnered nine nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and won four awards including Best Dance Electronic Album making Beyonce the most awarded artist in the Grammy Awards history In promotion of the album Beyonce embarked on the Renaissance World Tour and released an accompanying documentary concert film The second installment of the trilogy Cowboy Carter was released on March 29 2024 Contents 1 Background and conception 2 Cover artwork 3 Composition 4 Promotion and release 4 1 Singles 4 2 Tour 4 3 Visuals 4 4 Renaissance Couture 5 Reception 5 1 Critical response 5 2 Featured sampled and interpolated artists 6 Accolades 6 1 Awards 6 2 Year end rankings 7 Commercial performance 7 1 North America 7 2 Internationally 8 Impact 9 Track listing 9 1 Samples and interpolations 10 Credits and personnel 10 1 Recording locations 10 2 Personnel 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 12 Certifications and sales 13 Release history 14 See also 15 Notes 16 ReferencesBackground and conception editCreating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving My intention was to create a safe place a place without judgment A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking A place to scream release feel freedom Beyonce on Renaissance 4 In the latter half of the 2010s Beyonce released several critically acclaimed narrative driven 5 projects that explored the legacies of Black musicians and artists 6 including 2016 s Lemonade her 2018 Coachella performance and the Netflix film and live album that documented it and 2019 s The Lion King soundtrack album The Gift and its visual companion 2020 s Black Is King 7 Beyonce told British Vogue that the lockdown due to the COVID 19 pandemic changed her as a person stating that she has spent a lot of time focusing on building my legacy and representing my culture the best way I know how Now I ve decided to give myself permission to focus on my joy 8 Further she called this period the most creative time in her life as she sought to escape feelings of isolation by recording new music 4 As lockdowns began to end Beyonce told Harper s Bazaar that we are all ready to escape travel love and laugh again I feel a renaissance emerging and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible 9 Beyonce sought inspiration in post 1970s Black ball culture dance music and club culture 10 Beyonce noted that she was largely introduced to this culture by her Uncle Jonny her gay cousin a who helped raise her until his death during the AIDS epidemic 12 13 14 Further she wanted the album to be a celebration of the underappreciated pioneers of dance music whose contributions had been unrecognized in the mainstream 15 I had no idea what type of genre I would end up singing for Renaissance but I tried to stay open and open my palette and discover aspects of myself or create something new I always wanted to make a record that I could work out to It s a little bit over an hour and it s exactly that It just makes you wanna move it makes you wanna dance it makes you laugh it makes you wanna fall in love and it makes you wanna be with your man or your woman it makes you just wanna have some joy and have some fun and that s really all I wanted to do I felt like that was my mission and that was my assignment I was inspired by so many incredible artists I knew if I was gonna do an album that had Dance music elements l would have to make it my own and mix a few things together so I think it has elements of Disco Techno Electronic and Soul and still some elements of Hip hop I wanted to give myself permission to just have fun that s the goal Because I definitely had fun recording it Beyonce in pre recorded audio speech at Club Renaissance 2022 party 16 Renaissance was heavily influenced by Studio 54 17 Beyonce wanted to challenge listeners with songs of longer length bridges vamps and melody in a musical landscape where it was lacking 16 Thique was originally made in 2014 but did not fully materialize until 8 years later on the album 18 Cover artwork edit nbsp The cover art has been compared to Lady Godiva an 1898 painting by British artist John Collier On June 30 2022 Beyonce revealed the album s cover art shot by fashion photographer Carlijn Jacobs on her social media accounts In the image she is seated atop a mirrored disco ball horse 19 20 dubbed Reneigh by fans 21 22 23 in a 3D printed silver bodysuit designed by Nusi Quero 24 The piece is helix shaped detailed with spikes and embellished with crystals 25 Critics interpreted the equestrian pose as an allusion both to John Collier s 1897 painting Lady Godiva and to photographs of Bianca Jagger riding a horse into Studio 54 26 27 An alternate cover image for the vinyl release features Beyonce atop the same horse but wearing a white cowboy hat with a silver headpiece that hides her hair and sparkling silver chains that drape her arms and legs as white feathery poofs hang along the body of the horse 1 Behind her lies Luca Giordano s 1690 painting La Conversion de Saint Paul depicting the Conversion of Paul the Apostle 2 Composition edit nbsp nbsp Beyonce collaborated with several progenitors of dance music on the album such as Grace Jones left and Nile Rodgers right According to critics Renaissance has an innovative and playful approach to genre 28 29 30 blending and shifting between several styles primarily various genres of post 1970s black dance music 31 32 33 6 15 Described as a dance 33 house 34 disco 35 pop and R amp B album 29 its songs incorporate elements of a wide variety of sub genres namely bounce Detroit techno dembow 36 reggaeton 36 garage 37 38 Afrobeats boogie 39 funk gospel Miami bass psychedelic soul hip hop trap gqom new jack swing Jersey club 28 30 Chicago house 33 deep house 39 electro house 40 hip house 28 synth pop hyperpop 41 dancehall and nu disco 33 42 The tracks are connected by seamless transitions facilitated by beatmatching evoking a DJ mix 35 43 This reflects the shifting moods and the physicality of the dance floor rather than the constraints of a radio station or a playlist according to The New Yorker s Carrie Battan 44 Some tracks also have unconventional song structures containing multiple tempos and movements 28 45 46 Lyrically Renaissance contains themes of escapism self assurance self expression hedonism and pleasure 35 47 48 with Beyonce inspiring joy and confidence in listeners 49 According to The Guardian it urg es listeners to wholeheartedly embrace pleasure particularly referencing joy in Black culture 30 The album s lyrics emphasize dance as both a measure of personal catharsis and a liberating spiritual practice 50 Beyonce collaborated with sampled and interpolated several progenitors of dance music on the album including both mainstream and underground artists This made the album a celebration of Black and Black queer dance culture with Vulture s Charlie Harding likening it to a DJ set curated by house music pioneers 51 Promotion and release editBeyonce originally intended to release Cowboy Carter as the first installment of her trilogy project but explained that with the pandemic there was too much heaviness in the world and so released Renaissance first because people deserved to dance 52 Beyonce began to tease a new album on June 7 2022 by removing her profile picture from all of her social media platforms 53 54 Four days later the text What is a B7 appeared on the homepage of the singer s official website 55 Fans noticed that the website also had placeholders for her upcoming seventh and eighth studio albums 56 Beyonce officially announced the album and released the pre sale for Renaissance on her website and digital streaming platforms the following day 57 58 59 After first joining TikTok in December 2021 Beyonce posted her first video a compilation of people including American rapper Cardi B dancing vibing and singing along to Renaissance s lead single Break My Soul on July 14 2022 60 Further she made her entire catalog available for use on the platform 61 attracting significant media attention 62 63 64 Two days before the scheduled release on July 27 the album arrived in retailers in France and eventually leaked onto the Internet 65 The album was released on July 29 2022 Upon the album s release Beyonce posted a note on her website revealing that Renaissance is the first part of a trilogy project that she recorded over the past three years during the COVID 19 pandemic 66 Critics opined that Renaissance appeared to be getting a more conventional rollout than a number of Beyonce s previous albums which were surprise releases an approach Beyonce herself was credited with popularizing The New York Times wrote that the album s rollout reflected its throwback themes and music with Beyonce eschewing an exclusive digital release and instead releasing elaborate vinyl and CD packages 67 This ushered in a revival of CD sales according to Billboard 68 However despite Beyonce s decision to forego a surprise release Renaissance s rollout quickly proved to be unconventional and disruptive in several other ways Beyonce kept her public appearances to a minimum foregoing interviews and promotional efforts and mostly keeping her communication limited to subtle clues Easter eggs and messages placed throughout her online media She has also completely avoided promotional live performances for the album until the Renaissance World Tour Her only other performance following the album s release was a private concert at Atlantis The Royal in Dubai UAE in January 2023 but despite anticipation the set list did not contain any material from Renaissance Most notably Beyonce has eschewed a traditional release schedule for music videos and as of January 2024 over a year following the album s release there remains no official video accompaniment to any of the album s songs and no estimated date for them to be released citation needed Singles edit On June 20 2022 Beyonce announced the album s lead single Break My Soul would be released at midnight Eastern Time on June 21 to coincide with the 2022 summer solstice 69 70 The song appeared on music streaming service Tidal hours early on June 20 and a lyric video was later released on YouTube 71 72 The song peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 making it her twelfth total career chart topper eighth as a solo artist and her first song without an accompanying artist to do so since Single Ladies Put a Ring on It in 2008 73 On August 5 2022 Beyonce released a remix exclusively through her online store before releasing it to streaming services The Queens Remix is a collaboration with Madonna sampling and interpolating her 1990 song Vogue It features Beyonce name dropping Madonna and many iconic black women during the song s rap citation needed On September 21 2022 Hiphop n more reported that Church Girl would be released as the album s second single a week later it was announced that it would be simultaneously released alongside Cuff It as the next two singles 74 Church Girl was scheduled to impact rhythmic contemporary radio on October 4 2022 75 but the release failed to materialize whereas Cuff It was released as the sole second single being sent to radio in France on September 28 2022 76 It impacted rhythmic and urban contemporary radio stations in the United States on October 4 2022 75 77 The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the 21st song in her solo career to reach this milestone and 31st overall 78 On April 11 2023 the song became Beyonce s longest charting solo Hot 100 hit 79 Charting for a 34th week on the Hot 100 the song surpassed her previous hit with Lady Gaga Telephone which released in 2010 and charted for 33 weeks A remix of America Has a Problem featuring Kendrick Lamar was released through digital and streaming platforms on May 19 2023 as the third single The remix debuted at 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Virgo s Groove impacted Italian radio stations on June 2 2023 as the radio follow up to Cuff It and fourth single overall citation needed Tour edit nbsp Beyonce performing at the Renaissance World Tour in 2023 On February 1 2023 Beyonce announced the Renaissance World Tour via her Instagram account The concert run began on May 10 2023 at Friends Arena in Stockholm It is her first solo tour since The Formation World Tour in 2016 The tour quickly received widespread acclaim with Rolling Stone dubbing it a once in a lifetime show from one of pop s greatest live performers 80 Visuals edit When Renaissance was first released Beyonce stated through a press release that she wanted fans to focus on the music rather than any visual components but confirmed that visuals were eventually forthcoming 81 On August 9 2022 Beyonce released a teaser video for the album s opening track I m That Girl that included a rapid montage of over twenty outfits that news outlets interpreted as previewing the various impending music videos for each track on the album Some scenes included Beyonce recreating Moi Renee performing her 1992 song Miss Honey Beyonce and 2 dancers fronting La Conversion de Saint Paul and Beyonce in a hedge maze labyrinth 82 83 9 months later Beyonce embarked on the album s companion tour on May 10 2023 Part of her tour visuals additionally included a message stating that although fans were demanding visuals a queen moves at her own pace 84 During her concert in Louisville Kentucky on July 17 2023 Beyonce addressed a fan s sign inquiring about the visuals responding You are the visuals baby 85 Jeff Sneider of Above the Line reported on August 31 2023 that a visual album for Renaissance directed by Nadia Lee Cohen was secretly filmed and is being shopped to various studios and streamers He described it as an art film that is weirder than Beyonce s previous works Lemonade 2016 and Black Is King 2020 86 The last show of the Renaissance World Tour at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Missouri on October 1 2023 closed out with a trailer for Renaissance A Film by Beyonce Released on December 1 2023 the film features highlights from the tour and documentary footage from the development of both the album and the tour 87 88 Renaissance Couture edit In July 2022 Balmain s creative director Olivier Rousteing was inspired by Renaissance to sketch designs that related to the songs and lyrics Rousteing refined the sketches during a vacation in August and proposed to Beyonce and her stylist Marni Senofonte to create a couture collection in collaboration Over the next five months they developed a Balmain x Beyonce couture collection inspired by the history of the house and the performer s musical heritage The collection includes 16 pieces for the 16 tracks on the album two of which were worn by Beyonce at the Grammys and the BRIT Awards in early 2023 Rousteing described the collaboration as historic expressing his gratitude to Beyonce for launching the collaboration and partnering with him to design a collection that reflected the power of the album s compositions Rousteing noted that he is the first Black person to lead a Parisian couture house and that he believes Beyonce is the first Black woman to oversee a collection from a Parisian couture house 89 Beyonce fronted the April 2023 edition of Vogue France to promote the collection 90 Reception editCritical response edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 8 6 10 91 Metacritic91 100 92 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 93 And It Don t StopA 94 Clash9 10 95 Entertainment WeeklyA 96 Exclaim 10 10 49 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 97 MusicOMH nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 98 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 99 Pitchfork9 0 10 100 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 39 Renaissance was met with universal acclaim from music critics 101 102 many of whom praised its cohesive yet eclectic production joyous nature vocal performance and celebration of post 1970s Black dance music 103 104 Renaissance is the most highly lauded album of 2022 topping many critics year end lists 105 On review aggregator Metacritic Renaissance received a score of 91 out of 100 based on 26 reviews indicating universal acclaim On review aggregator AnyDecentMusic the album has a rating of 8 6 out of 10 based on 25 reviews 91 Veteran critic Robert Christgau hailed Renaissance as the album of the year and Beyonce s finest album calling it unconventionally political erotically explicit knowledgeable and felt with each song a shrewdly differentiated pop smash 94 Characterizing it as a modern classic and Beyonce s most impressive album Exclaim s Vernon Ayiku wrote that Renaissance is the sound of a once in a generation superstar performing at her peak 49 According to Kyle Denis of Billboard Renaissance is an absolutely stunning body of work and perhaps Beyonce s most innovative and experimental album with her most nuanced vocal performances to date 28 NPR s Ann Powers described it as Beyonce s Sistine Chapel with its stunning design and detail multifaceted nature and timeless impact 105 Describing the album as intergenerational musical exchange that landed like a cultural comet Okayplayer s Robyn Mowatt praised Beyonce s ability to bring together dance legends such as Grace Jones and Nile Rodgers with contemporary underground musicians 106 The Line of Best Fit critic David Cobbald described the album as one of Beyonce s best noting that it is a departure from her previous work Cobbald praised the album for celebrating underappreciated architects of disco house and funk music 107 Music journalist Kate Solomon writing for i dubbed the album a dazzling tribute to underground and underappreciated Black culture and a dancefloor record aimed to heal the pain and anguish of the COVID 19 pandemic 108 Melissa Ruggieri described it a danceteria devoted to hedonism sex and most importantly self worth in USA Today 48 Wesley Morris of The New York Times noted Beyonce s galactic vocal performance delivery and range 109 Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times called the album the year s smartest record and also its most deep feeling praising its rhythms harmonies and vocals 110 Pitchfork critic Julianne Escobedo Shepherd called it a challenging densely referenced album that forays into dance and club music more successfully than similar projects by Beyonce s peers 100 Marcus Shorter of Consequence wrote that Renaissance is damn close to perfect with its infectious and not overbearing elegant but not shallow songs 111 John Amen writing for PopMatters complimented the album s contemporaneous production dubbing it a litany of samples allusions and tributes but with more style than substance at times 112 Resident Advisor s Kiana Mickles praised Beyonce s use of experimental production and genres on the album but wrote that it falls flat when Beyonce references Black Brown queer ballroom culture 113 Featured sampled and interpolated artists edit Producer Kelman Duran who received permission from the late Memphis rapper Princess Loko s family and main collaborator Tommy Wright III to use her catalog of songs in his productions sampled a song of hers with Wright 1994s Still Pimpin to create dembow and reggaeton infused opening track I m That Girl 114 115 Jamaican singer Grace Jones was featured on the track Move Jones said how she does not usually collaborate with other artists but agreed to work with Beyonce because she is a beautiful person a beautiful talent and she attends the same church as Jones brother 116 117 American television personality Ts Madison whose viral video clip Bitch I m Black is sampled on Cozy expressed gratitude to Beyonce for allowing her to let me use my voice and let it be known that we are all Black in totality to a global audience 118 Other artists who expressed gratitude for being included on Renaissance include Kevin Aviance whose song Cunty is sampled on Pure Honey 119 and ballroom commentator Kevin JZ Prodigy whose chants are borrowed from the 2009 DJ MikeQ track Feels Like on Pure Honey 120 While many artists felt honored to have their work sampled on this album a few took issue with it One of them being American singer and songwriter Kelis whose 2003 single Milkshake was interpolated on Energy Beyonce sought permission from Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes the sole writers producers and rights owners of Milkshake who subsequently cleared the interpolation Kelis voiced anger about this claiming that the Neptunes made her sign an exploitative contract and that she should have been notified of the song s use in advance In response the interpolation was removed from Energy 121 British tabloid The Sun claimed that English pop duo Right Said Fred said that Beyonce did not seek permission to interpolate their 1991 single I m Too Sexy on Alien Superstar In response Beyonce s representative said that the accusation is false with permission being sought on May 11 2022 and granted on June 15 noting that the duo had previously spoken of their gratitude for being on the album on social media 122 Other featured producers on the song include Sonny John Moore A G Cook Nile Rodgers Honey Dijon and Green Velvet citation needed Additionally the song Heated was met with criticism online for its use of the word spaz in its lyrics which disability advocates said is an ableist slur 123 Other users online said that spaz has a different meaning in African American English and is synonymous with freaking out 124 123 Beyonce announced the following day that the word would be removed from the song with the word soon being replaced with blast 125 Accolades editAt the end of 2022 Renaissance appeared atop several critics lists ranking the year s top albums According to Metacritic it was the most prominently ranked record of 2022 and the album that was listed at number one by the most publications 25 publications 126 Renaissance was the most nominated album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards receiving eight including Album of the Year Song of the Year and Record of the Year This tied Beyonce with Jay Z as the most Grammy nominated artists of all time Her four wins made her the most awarded artist in Grammy history with 32 wins surpassing the previous record of 31 that was held for 22 years by Hungarian British conductor Georg Solti 127 128 Rolling Stone placed Renaissance at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list 3 Awards edit Organization Year Award Result Ref American Music Awards 2022 Favorite Pop Rock Album Nominated 129 Favorite Soul R amp B Album Won Danish Music Awards 2022 International Album of the Year Nominated 130 People s Choice Awards 2022 The Album of 2022 Nominated 131 Soul Train Music Awards 2022 Best Album of the Year Won 132 BET Awards 2023 Album of the Year Won b 133 Billboard Music Awards 2023 Top Dance Electronic Album Won 134 Top R amp B Album Nominated Fonogram Hungarian Music Awards 2023 Foreign Modern Pop Rock Album of the Year Nominated 135 GAFFA Awards Denmark 2023 International Release of the Year Nominated 136 Grammy Awards 2023 Album of the Year Nominated 137 Best Dance Electronic Album Won iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023 R amp B Album of the Year Won 138 Kids Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Album Nominated 139 MTV Video Music Awards 2023 Album of the Year Nominated 140 NAACP Image Awards 2023 Outstanding Album Won 141 Urban Music Awards 2023 Best Album Nominated 142 Year end rankings edit Selected year end rankings of Renaissance Publication List Rank Ref Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Albums of 2022 1 143 The Guardian The 50 Best Albums of 2022 1 144 The Hollywood Reporter The 10 Best Albums of 2022 1 145 Los Angeles Times The 20 Best Albums of 2022 1 146 NPR Best Albums of 2022 1 147 The New York Times Jon Pareles Best Albums of 2022 c 1 148 The Observer Kitty Empire s 10 Best Albums of 2022 1 149 Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022 1 150 Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022 1 151 Vulture The Best Albums of 2022 1 152 Commercial performance editRenaissance was a commercial success 153 Upon release Beyonce became the first artist in history to simultaneously chart at 1 on 23 or more Billboard charts 154 Renaissance garnered the record for the one of the most single day streams for an album by a female artist on Spotify in 2022 with over 43 million streams 155 Within three months of its release Renaissance amassed over 1 billion streams on Spotify 156 It was also the 17th best selling album of the year according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI 157 Renaissance was the number one most streamed album worldwide on Deezer in 2023 158 North America edit In the United States Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 332 000 album equivalent units the second biggest 2022 album debut by a female artist and the third biggest overall 159 160 In doing so Renaissance became Beyonce s seventh consecutive studio album to debut at number one and the first album released by a woman in 2022 to reach number one 159 Already the first artist to have her first six albums all debut at number one she became the only female artist whose first seven albums did so as well 161 Following its release all tracks from Renaissance charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart dated August 13 2022 All 15 new tracks debuted inside the top 70 of the chart while previously released lead single Break My Soul ascended to number one 162 making Renaissance Beyonce s second album to chart all of its tracks simultaneously after Lemonade achieved the feat in 2016 163 Additionally Renaissance became Beyonce s first album since I Am Sasha Fierce 2008 to achieve multiple top ten singles in the United States with Break My Soul and Cuff It peaking at number 1 and 6 respectively citation needed Renaissance received 179 06 million streams in its first week the eighth biggest of the year overall and the most of Beyonce s career 159 In terms of traditional album sales Renaissance posted the fourth largest sales week for an album in 2022 with 190 000 albums sold Additionally the album sold 26 000 vinyl copies in its debut week 160 Renaissance went on to spend its first 14 consecutive weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard 200 It returned to the Top 15 after a boost following the 65th Annual Grammy Awards 164 In Canada Renaissance debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart becoming Beyonce s third consecutive album to do so and her fourth number one album overall 165 Internationally edit By its second day of release Renaissance was outselling the rest of the week s top five bestselling albums combined in the UK 35 The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart becoming Beyonce fourth album to do so as a solo act and her fifth including Destiny s Child The album also debuted at number one on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart 166 In Ireland Renaissance debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart becoming Beyonce s fifth number one album in the country Simultaneously Break My Soul also peaked at number one on the Irish Singles Chart allowing Beyonce to score an Irish chart double 167 In France Renaissance debuted at number one on the SNEP albums chart becoming Beyonce s first number one album and her fourth top ten album in the country Previously 4 was Beyonce s highest charting album in the country peaking at number two in 2011 Additionally the album was the first album by a female artist to top the chart in 2022 168 In the Netherlands the album landed atop the Album Top 100 becoming Beyonce s third consecutive album to reach the summit in the country The album has so far spent three non consecutive weeks at number one following its return to number one in its 11th week on the chart 169 In Australia the album debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart becoming Beyonce s third consecutive number one album in the country after Beyonce and Lemonade 170 Additionally seven tracks from the album debuted in the top 50 171 It spent two consecutive weeks at number one becoming her first album to do so since Beyonce Renaissance debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart becoming Beyonce s second consecutive number one album in the country following 2016 s Lemonade and her seventh top ten albums in the country overall 172 The album also saw success in Brazil where it has been certified diamond by Pro Musica Brasil 173 Impact editUpon release Renaissance sparked conversations and essays on the history of dance music and its roots in Black culture 174 175 Several industry fellows reacted positively toward the release American singer Crystal Waters who helped make house music mainstream in the 1990s said she was ecstatic when she heard Beyonce s new music and expressed gratitude for how she is shining a light on underappreciated house singers 176 Chicago house DJ Ron Carroll described Renaissance as a trailblazing album that has reintroduced house music to the radio and encouraged other musicians to follow Beyonce s lead 177 Aluna Francis of English electronic music duo AlunaGeorge lauded Renaissance for its impact on dance music and its Black creators Francis explained that throughout her career she had hoped and fought for the widespread recognition of Black musicians place in dance music Francis wrote that this revolution has now occurred following the release of Renaissance with Beyonce breaking stigmas and declaring that dance music is Black music in turn encouraging listeners to reflect on the visibility and exploitation of Blackness within dance genres Francis added that Renaissance could greatly benefit the investment and growth of communities around the world which allow Black dance music to thrive 178 Other musicians also praised the album for its impact and musicology British singer songwriter Ellie Goulding said that her then upcoming album Higher Than Heaven is a dance and house album in the same vein as Renaissance with Beyonce taking those genres to a global level 179 She later said that Renaissance restored her faith in pop music after the genre was heading in a bad direction 180 American singer SZA said that the album was the biggest risk a mainstream artist has taken in recent years 181 American musician Sufjan Stevens praised the production on the album telling Stereogum The wizardry on that album is so awesome and frustrating for me as a musician because even if you took out her vocals I m still obsessed I m still intrigued by the engineering and production that s going on and the harmonic relationship between chords 182 Beyonce s mention of Telfar and Birkin bags in the closing track Summer Renaissance caused searches for both items to increase on Google Trends and multiple re sale websites 183 Considered by many music critics and journalists to be the favorite for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards Renaissance s loss to Harry Styles s Harry s House was widely considered a snub or upset with some critics ascribing Beyonce s repeated losses in this category to the Recording Academy s overlooking or misunderstanding of Black female musicians and African American musical styles 184 185 186 Track listing editRenaissance track listingNo TitleLyricsMusicProducer s Length1 I m That Girl BeyonceTerius Gesteelde DiamantAndrea SummersBeyonceKelman DuranMichael DeanTommy Wright IIIBeyonceKelman DuranMike Dean a Symbolyc One b Jameil Aossey b Stuart White b 3 282 Cozy BeyonceNija CharlesGesteelde DiamantTs MadisonBeyonceHoney RedmondChristopher PennyLuke SolomonDave Giles IIDeanCorece SmithCurtis JonesKim CooperPeter RauhoferBeyonceHoney DijonChris PennySolomonDean a 3 303 Alien Superstar BeyonceDavid BrownShawn CarterDanielle BalbuenaSaliou DiagneRedmondPennySolomonDenisia AndrewsBrittany ConeyDave HamelinLeven KaliLevar CoppinDeanAtia BoggsRob ManzoliRichard FairbrassChristopher FairbrassJohn HolidayBarbara Ann TeerKim CooperPeter RauhoferBeyonceHoney DijonPennySolomonThe Dream a Dean a Nova Wav b Kali b 3 354 Cuff It BeyonceAndrewsConeyNova WavMorten RistorpRaphael SaadiqGesteelde DiamantMary BrockertAllen McGrierNile RodgersBeyonceNova WavRissi a Saadiq a The Dream b 3 455 Energy featuring Beam BeyonceTyshane ThompsonAlmando CressoJordan DouglasTizita MakuriaSonny MooreAndrewsConeyGesteelde DiamantBrockertMcGrierPharrell WilliamsChad HugoAdam PigottFreddie RossBeyonceBeamSkrillexAl CresNova Wav b 1 566 Break My Soul BeyonceGesteelde DiamantRossCarterChristopher StewartAllen GeorgeFred McFarlanePigottRossBeyonceThe DreamTricky StewartJens Christian Isaken a 4 387 Church Girl BeyonceGesteelde DiamantErnest WilsonElbernita ClarkJimi PaytonDion NormanDerrick OrdogneJames BrownOrville HallPhillip PriceRalph MacDonaldWilliam SalterBeyonceNo I D The DreamWhite b 3 448 Plastic Off the Sofa BeyonceSydney BennettSabrina ClaudioBeyonceSydNick GreenPatrick Paige IIBeyonceSydKali b 4 149 Virgo s Groove BeyonceDustin BowieDarius ScottJocelyn DonaldAndrewsConeyBeyonceKaliJesse WilsonSolomon ColeDaniel MemmiBeyonceKaliThe Dream b 6 0810 Move featuring Grace Jones and Tems BeyonceAriowa IrosogieAndrewsConeyTemilade OpeniyiBeyonceRichard IsongRonald BanfulBeyonceP2JGuiltyBeatz a MeLo X b The Dream b White b 3 2311 Heated BeyonceAubrey GrahamAndrewsConeyRicky LawsonClarence Coffee Jr Sean SeatonRupert Thomas Jr Jahaan SweetMatthew SamuelsOliver RodiganTravis GarlandAviel Calev HirschfieldJeremy ReevesJonathan YipMalcolm McDanielRay Charles McCullough IIRay RomulusBeyonceNeenyoSevn ThomasSweetBoi 1daCadenza a Calev b Duran b White b Harry Edwards b 4 2012 Thique BeyonceGesteelde DiamantChauncey Hollis Jr BoggsJulian MasonJabbar StevensCherdericka NicholsBeyonceHit BoyLilJuMadeDaBeat a White b Ink b 4 0413 All Up in Your Mind BeyonceStevensNicholsBeyonceMichael TuckerAlexander CookDeanLarry Griffin Jr Jameil AosseyBeyonceBAHBloodPop a A G Cook a Dean a Symbolyc One a Aossey a The Dream b 2 4914 America Has a Problem BeyonceGesteelde DiamantCarterDeanAndrell RogersTino McIntoshBeyonceThe DreamDean a 3 1815 Pure Honey BeyonceMoi ReneeScottMichael PollackEric SneadCount MauriceKevin Bellmon Richard Cowie TuckerAndrewsConeyGesteelde DiamantSaadiqJerel BlackMichael CoxBeyonceBloodPopNova WavSaadiq b The Dream b White b Dean b 4 4816 Summer Renaissance BeyonceBoggsCoppinDiagneLawsonBeyonceAndrewsConeyGesteelde DiamantKaliDeanDonna SummerGiorgio MoroderPeter BellotteBeyonceNova WavDean a The Dream b Kali b Sol Was b 4 34Total length 62 14 Notes a indicates a co producer b indicates an additional producer Samples and interpolations edit Source Billboard 187 I m That Girl contains elements of Still Pimpin written by Tommy Wright III and Andrea Summers and performed by Tommy Wright III amp Princess Loko Cozy contains an excerpt of Bitch I m Black by Ts Madison contains a sample of Get With U written by Curtis Alan Jones and performed by Lidell Townsell amp M T F contains a sample of Unique as performed by Danube Dance featuring Kim Cooper Alien Superstar contains an interpolation of I m Too Sexy written by Rob Manzoli Richard Fairbrass and Christopher Fairbrass and performed by Right Said Fred contains a sample of Moonraker written by John Michael Cooper and performed by Foremost Poets contains a sample of Barbara Ann Teer s Black Theatre speech contains a sample of Unique written by Kim Cooper and Peter Rauhofer and performed by Danube Dance Cuff It contains an interpolation of Ooh La La La written by Mary Brockert and Allen McGrier and performed by Teena Marie Energy contains an interpolation of Ooh La La La written by Mary Brockert and Allen McGrier and performed by Teena Marie contains a sample of Explode written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia contains an interpolation of Milkshake written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and performed by Kelis later removed on digital and streaming versions 188 Break My Soul contains elements of Show Me Love written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane and performed by Robin S contains a sample of Explode written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia Church Girl contains a sample of Center of Thy Will written by Elbernita Clark and performed by The Clark Sisters contains elements and interpolations of Where They At written by Jimi Payton Dion Norman and Derrick Ordogne and performed by DJ Jimi contains elements and interpolations of Think About It written by James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins contains elements of Drag Rap Triggerman written by Orville Hall and Phillip Price and performed by the Showboys contains a sample of Mister Magic written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter and performed by Grover Washington Jr Heated contains a sample of Where To Land written by Travis Garland and The Stereotypes and performed by Travis Garland America Has a Problem contains a sample of Cocaine written by Tino McIntosh and Andrell Rogers and performed by Kilo Ali Pure Honey contains a sample of Miss Honey written by Andrew Richardson Count Maurice and Moi Renee and performed by Moi Renee contains a sample of Cunty Wave Mix written by Eric Snead and Jerel Black and performed by Kevin Aviance contains a sample of Feels Like written by Michael Cox and Kevin Bellmon and performed by MikeQ amp Kevin Jz Prodigy Summer Renaissance contains elements and interpolations of I Feel Love written by Donna Summer Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte and performed by Donna Summer Credits and personnel editRecording locations edit Atlanta Georgia Sing Mastering 1 16 Tree Sound Studios 3 16 Los Angeles California Avenue A Studio West 1 16 Hardcover 13 Henson Recording Studios 6 11 The Juicy Juicy 1 16 Kings Landing West 5 8 12 15 16 Nightbird Recording Studios 3 Parkwood West 1 16 Record Plant 2 15 New York City New York Trailer East Hampton 1 3 5 7 11 12 14 North Hollywood California Blakeslee Studios 3 15 Ocho Rios Jamaica Zak Starkey Studio 10 Westport Connecticut Le Crib 3 Personnel edit Beyonce vocals all tracks programming tracks 1 15 horn 15 vocal production Beam vocals 4 11 drums 5 Grace Jones vocals 10 Tems vocals 10 The Dream background vocals 1 11 synthesizer 3 4 9 programming 7 14 drums 13 15 Kelman Duran programming 1 11 Stuart White programming 1 drums 7 11 12 15 Mike Dean synthesizer 1 3 13 14 16 drums 13 programming 16 Nija Charles background vocals 2 Chris Penny keyboards 2 3 programming 2 4 Honey Dijon programming 2 4 Luke Solomon programming 2 4 Dave Giles vocals 2 Blu June background vocals 3 15 Raphael Saadiq bass clavichord drums strings 4 horn 15 Nile Rodgers guitar 4 Sheila E percussion 4 Daniel Crawford piano 4 Scott Mayo saxophone 4 Lemar Guillary trombone 4 Jamella Adisa trumpet 4 Al Cres drums 5 Skrillex drums 5 Nova Wav synthesizer 5 Big Freedia vocals 5 6 The Samples d choir 6 Jason White conductor 6 Caleb Curry vocals 6 Danielle Withers vocals 6 Jasmine Patton vocals 6 Jorel Quinn vocals 6 Kim Johnson vocals 6 Kristen Lowe vocals 6 Sabrina Claudio background vocals 8 Patrick Paige II bass 8 Derek Renfroe guitar 8 Leven Kali synthesizer 8 background vocals 9 16 Annika Gesteedle Diamant background vocals 9 Ashlee Wingate background vocals 9 Kye Young background vocals 9 Laylani Gesteedle Diamant background vocals 9 Ari PenSmith background vocals 10 Tatiana Tatu Matthews background vocals 11 Calev guitar 11 Cadenza programming 11 Hit Boy programming 12 Lil Ju programming 12 Jameil Aossey drums 13 S1a0 drums 13 BAH programming 13 BloodPop programming 13 15 synthesizer 13 DIXSON background vocals 15 Kenneth Whalum saxophone 15 Lee Blaske strings 15 Keyon Harrold trumpet 15 Colin Leonard mastering Stuart White mixing recording Andrea Roberts engineering all tracks recording 11 John Cranfield engineering Brandon Harding recording 1 2 4 7 Chi Coney recording 3 5 11 15 16 Hotae Alexander Jang recording 4 15 engineering assistance 15 Russell Graham recording 4 Steve Rusch recording 4 Chris Mclaughlin recording 6 Delroy Phatta Pottinger recording 10 GuiltyBeatz recording 10 Jabbar Stevens recording 13 Matheus Braz engineering assistance Mariel Gomerez A amp R Ricky Lawson A amp R Project ManagerCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Renaissance Chart 2022 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 189 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 190 2 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 191 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 192 1 Canadian Albums Billboard 193 1 Czech Albums CNS IFPI 194 4 Croatian International Albums HDU 195 3 Danish Albums Hitlisten 196 1 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 169 1 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 197 3 French Albums SNEP 198 1 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 199 2 Greek Albums IFPI 200 3 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 201 13 Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 202 2 Irish Albums OCC 203 1 Italian Albums FIMI 204 2 Japanese Albums Oricon 205 40 Japanese Hot Albums Billboard Japan 206 44 Lithuanian Albums AGATA 207 2 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 208 1 Norwegian Albums VG lista 209 3 Polish Albums ZPAV 210 3 Portuguese Albums AFP 211 2 Scottish Albums OCC 212 1 Slovak Albums CNS IFPI 213 4 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 214 3 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 215 1 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 216 3 Swiss Albums Romandie 217 1 UK Albums OCC 218 1 US Billboard 200 219 1 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 220 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 221 1 Year end charts edit 2022 year end chart performance for Renaissance Chart 2022 Position Australian Albums ARIA 222 56 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 223 25 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 224 72 Danish Albums Hitlisten 225 71 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 226 21 French Albums SNEP 227 79 Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 228 95 Lithuanian Albums AGATA 229 44 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 230 43 Portuguese Albums AFP 231 48 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 232 63 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 233 35 UK Albums OCC 234 35 US Billboard 200 235 21 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 236 11 2023 year end chart performance for Renaissance Chart 2023 Position Australian Albums ARIA 237 98 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 238 31 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 239 55 Canadian Albums Billboard 240 45 Danish Albums Hitlisten 241 98 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 242 20 French Albums SNEP 243 67 Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 244 55 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 245 58 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 246 93 UK Albums OCC 247 39 US Billboard 200 248 22 US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 249 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 250 7Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Renaissance Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 252 Gold 35 000 251 Belgium BEA 253 Gold 10 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 254 Diamond 160 000 Canada Music Canada 255 Platinum 80 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 256 Gold 10 000 France SNEP 257 Platinum 100 000 Hungary MAHASZ 258 Gold 2 000 Italy FIMI 259 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 260 Platinum 15 000 Poland ZPAV 261 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 262 Gold 20 000 Sweden GLF 263 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 264 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 265 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history for Renaissance Region Date Format s Label s Ref Various July 29 2022 CDdigital downloadstreamingvinyl ParkwoodColumbia 266 267 Japan September 14 2022 CD Sony Music Japan 268 See also editList of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2022 List of number one albums of 2022 Australia List of number one albums of 2022 Belgium List of number one albums of 2022 Canada List of number one albums from the 2020s Denmark List of number one hits of 2022 France List of number one albums of 2022 Ireland List of number one albums from the 2020s New Zealand List of number one albums of 2022 Scotland List of number one singles and albums in Sweden List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020sNotes edit John Edward Rittenhouse Jr was nephew of Beyonce s mother Tina Knowles Lawson Tina stated that although Beyonce and her sister Solange referred to him as Uncle Johnny was her nephew not her brother 11 Tied with SZA s SOS The New York Times released three year end album rankings by three of their music critics Renaissance was one of only two albums alongside Rosalia s Motomami to be ranked on all three lists placing second on Lindsey Zoladz s list and fifth on Jon Caramanica s list in addition to topping Pareles The Samples choir consists of Alexandria Griffin Anthony McEastland Ashley Washington Ashly Williams Chelsea Miller Deanna Dixon Erik Brooks Fallynn Rian Herman Bryant Jamal Moore Javonte Pollard Jonathan Coleman Naarai Jacobs and Porcha Clay References edit a b Chan Anna July 22 2022 Beyonce Drops 2 New Versions of Break My Soul Reveals Renaissance Vinyl Art Billboard Archived from the 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