4 (Beyoncé album)
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Beyoncé's studio album | |||||||||||
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June 24, 2011 |
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2009-2011 |
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Label (s) | Columbia | ||||||||||
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12 13 or 12/6 with bonus pieces |
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running time |
46:33 |
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Antonio Dixon, Babyface , Brent Kutzle , Beyoncé Knowles (Executive Producer) , Caleb, Jeff Bhasker, Julian Napolitano, Jens Bergmark, Kuk Harrell, Kanye West , Kaskade , Luke Steele , Los Da Mystro , Ryan Tedder , Shea Taylor, Switch, Symbolyc One, The-Dream |
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4 is the fourth studio album by the American singer Beyoncé . It was released on Columbia Records in June 2011 .
Emergence
Beyoncé delivered 72 tracks to her record label for her fourth album. She started working on the album in the spring of 2009 and was working with the band from the Broadway musical Feal! together.
Most of 4 were recorded at MSR Studios in New York City , but recordings have also taken place in Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Denver , Boston , Hollywood , Atlanta and Honolulu, as well as London and Sydney .
reception
On the Metacritic.com website , the album received 74 points out of 100 based on 30 reviews in English. Allmusic's Andy Kellman wrote that the strength of most of the pieces on the album and Knowles' "acrobatic vocal skills" alleviated the problem of digging through the rest of the "tangled mix" on the album. Only an artist like Beyoncé Knowles, who had nothing to prove with 16 Grammys , could have made such an album. He awarded 3.5 out of five stars.
Cover
The official cover art for Album 4 was posted on Knowles' website on May 18, 2011, the same day the album's release date was announced and the music video for Run the World (Girls) premiered. On the cover picture, Knowles is only covered by a blue cloth that covers her intimate areas.
Commercial win
On the first day after its release, the album sold 32,000 copies in the United Kingdom and after the first week of sales on July 4, 2011, it entered the British album charts at number 1 with a total of 89,211 units .
In the United States, 4 debuted at number 1 on the American Billboard 200 with 310,000 units sold, and was later named one of the most successful albums of 2011 by various magazines.
Single releases
On April 21, 2011 Run the World (Girls) was released as the first single on the album. On May 7, it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 33 and reached its top position at number 23, making it Knowles' weakest first single release to date.
The second single, Best Thing I Never Had , was released on June 1, 2011 and was first aired on radio in the United States on the same day. In Germany, the release of Run the World (Girls) was directly replaced by Best Thing I Never Had . On the last day of the Glastonbury Festival , Knowles gave a 90-minute concert, which brought numerous songs by her back to the UK charts and Best Thing I Never Had even debuted there at number 3. The album also made it to number 1 on the British album charts a week after Knowles' concert.
On May 25, 2011 1 + 1 was released as a promotional single, on the same day Knowles presented the piece for the first time on American Idol . The piece was able to position itself in the charts in several countries. a. ranks 57th on the US Billboard 200 , 82nd on the Canadian Hot 100 and 71st in the UK. The song party , which was first published on June 28, 2011 and reached number 2 on the American hot R&B / hip-hop charts in July, also served as a promo download . Only after the track was released for various radio stations did it climb to number 50 on the Billboard 200. In addition, another clip was created for the song Dance for You , which is included on the deluxe edition of the album. The video - produced by Knowles and Alan Ferguson - is inspired by the black and white film genre of the 1940s and pays homage to Marlene Dietrich . The video premiere took place on November 25, 2011. Unlike 1 + 1 and Party , however, the song was not called Promo single released and only reached number 200 on the South Korean charts.
The album's third single, Countdown , was first played on October 4, 2011 by American radio stations. After regular publication, Countdown charted at number 85 on the Billboard 200 and rose to position 71 in the following weeks. In Great Britain, it was a success with number 35; in Germany the single was released on November 25th, but did not make it into the charts.
On December 7, 2011, the fourth single was released with Love on Top . Knowles presented the song on August 28, 2011 at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles , whereupon Love on Top et al. a. in Great Britain at number 75, where he later came to position 13, and in New Zealand at number 14 in the charts. In America the single reached number 20 on the Billboard 200 , as well as in Australia, where it was awarded platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
Single chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | R&B | |||
2011 |
Run the World (Girls) 4 |
- | - |
CH22 (13 weeks) CH |
UK11 (19 weeks) UK |
US29 (13 weeks) US |
R&B30 (14 weeks) R&B |
First published: April 21, 2011
Sales: + 1,382,500 |
Best Thing I Never Had 4 |
DE29 (14 weeks) DE |
AT39 (12 weeks) AT |
CH35 (18 weeks) CH |
UK3 (27 weeks) UK |
US16 (20 weeks) US |
R&B4 (26 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 1, 2011
Sales: + 1,757,500 |
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Party 4 |
- | - | - | - |
US50 (18 weeks) US |
R&B2 (46 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 30, 2011
feat. André 3000 |
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Love on Top 4 |
- | - | - |
UK13 (21 weeks) UK |
US20 (20 weeks) US |
R&B1 (57 weeks) R&B |
First published: September 12, 2011
Sales: + 1,790,000 |
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Countdown 4 |
- |
AT65 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK35 (10 weeks) UK |
US71 (15 weeks) US |
R&B12 (40 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 4th, 2011
Sales: + 700,000 |
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2012 | End of Time 4 |
- | - | - |
UK39 (8 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: April 23, 2012
Sales: + 200,000 |
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||||||
2011 | 1 + 1 4 |
- | - | - |
UK71 (4 weeks) UK |
US57 (2 weeks) US |
- |
Chart entry: July 9, 2011
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I Was Here 4 |
- | - |
CH74 (1 week) CH |
- | - | - |
Chart entry: July 10, 2011
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2012 | Dance for You 4 |
- | - | - | - |
US78 (15 weeks) US |
R&B7 (36 weeks) R&B |
Chart entry: August 25, 2012
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Track list
No. | title | length | |
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1. | 1 + 1 | 4:33 | |
2. | I care | 3:59 | |
3. | I miss you | 2:59 | |
4th | Best Thing I Never Had | 3:52 | |
5. | party | (with André 3000 ) | 4:13 |
6th | Rather Die Young | 3:42 | |
7th | Start over | 3:19 | |
8th. | Love on top | 4:27 | |
9. | countdown | 3:33 | |
10. | End of Time | 3:44 | |
11. | I Was Here | 3:59 | |
12. | Run the World (Girls) | 3:55 |
Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition)
No. | title | length | |
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1. | Lay up under me | 4:13 | |
2. | Schoolin 'Life | 4:52 | |
3. | Dance for you | (with TI ) | 6:19 |
4th | Run the World (Girls) (Kaskade Club Remix) | 5:03 | |
5. | Run the World (Girls) (Redtop Club Remix) | 6:03 | |
6th | Run the World (Girls) (Jochen Simms Club Remix) | 3:42 |
Bonus tracks (Japanese version)
No. | title | length | |
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1. | Dreaming | 4:38 | |
2. | Party (remix) | (with Kanye West & J. Cole ) | 3:54 |
Charts
Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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Chart placements | ||
Germany (GfK) | 5 (12 weeks) | 12 |
Austria (Ö3) | 13 (10 weeks) | 10 |
Switzerland (IFPI) | 1 (19 weeks) | 19th |
United Kingdom (OCC) | 1 (63 weeks) | 63 |
United States (Billboard) | 1 (78 weeks) | 78 |
Sales figures and awards
Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Australia (ARIA) | platinum | 70,000 |
Brazil (PMB) | 3 × platinum | 120,000 |
Denmark (IFPI) | gold | 10,000 |
France (SNEP) | gold | 75,000 |
Ireland (IRMA) | platinum | 15,000 |
Italy (FIMI) | gold | 30,000 |
Canada (MC) | gold | 40,000 |
Colombia (ASINCOL) | gold | 5,000 |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | gold | 7,500 |
Poland (ZPAV) | platinum | 20,000 |
Russia (NFPF) | gold | 10,000 |
Sweden (IFPI) | gold | 20,000 |
United States (RIAA) | platinum | 1,500,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × platinum | 600,000 |
All in all |
8 × gold 9 × platinum |
2,522,500 |
Main article: Beyoncé / Awards for Music Sales
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abendblatt.de
- ↑ Beyonce has 72 tracks in contention for new album '4' - audio . In: NME . May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ 4 . metacritic.com
- ↑ Andy Kellman: Review 4 . allmusic.com
- ↑ a b Album Cover: Beyoncé - '4' . In: Rap-Up . May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
- ^ Paul Williams: Beyoncé to lead Glastonbury-dominated chart . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Alan Jones: Beyonce's 4 wins the album chart numbers game . United Business Media . July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ Keith Caulfield: Beyonce Notches 4th Billboard 200 No. 1 with '4' . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ rap-up.com
- ^ Rollingstone.com
- ^ Jason Lipshutz: Beyonce to Release New Single on Wednesday . In: Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ Beyonce to Headline Glastonbury Festival - NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2011 . In: PR Newswire , February 10, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ↑ 4, chart position Germany. GfK Entertainment, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ 4, chart position Austria. GfK Entertainment, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Chart placement Switzerland 4th Hung Medien, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ 4 Chart History. The Official Charts Company, accessed October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ 4 Chart History. Billboard , accessed October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Keith Caulfield: Beyoncé's 'Dangerously in Love' album Surpasses 5 Million Sold on US Billboard, December 30, 2015, accessed December 3, 2016 .