Ring the alarm
| Ring the alarm | |
|---|---|
| Beyoncé Knowles | |
| publication | October 3, 2006 |
| length | 3:16 (radio) 3:23 (album) |
| Genre (s) | R&B , hip-hop |
| Author (s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Cashem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, Sean Garrett |
| album | B'Day |
Ring the Alarm is an R & B - Hip Hop - Soul -Song by the American R & B singer Beyoncé Knowles from her second studio album B'Day from the year of 2006.
Ring the Alarm was released as the second single on the album and was mixedly recorded by music critics. The single debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making the song Beyoncé's highest US debut of her career to date. It then reached number 11 in the Hot 100 as the highest ranking, making it Knowles' first single to miss the top ten. Only Get Me Bodied came in even worse with 68th place. The song was nominated for a Grammy at the 49th Grammy Awards . The 1992 film Basic Instinct is believed to be the inspiration for the music video .
background
Ring the Alarm was written and produced by Knowles, Garrett and Swizz Beatz.
Musical and content
Ring the Alarm is an R&B song with elements of hip hop , rap , soul , funk and crunk . The beat to ring the alarm was, as with any song on this album, from a drum machine produced.
Publication and criticism
The CD - Single was in the United States published on 3 October 2006, two months after Déjà Vu . A remix CD was released on October 17th, 2006.
Ring the Alarm was received mixed by music critics. Eb Haynes from Allhiphop describes the song as "emotional gangsta hip-hop" with "innocent R&B singing". The Boston Globes Sarah Rodman describes the song as "Hip-Hop-Beyoncé", who "goes more and more in the hip-hop direction, but does not forget about R&B, for which her friend and colleague Jay-Z is probably also responsible. who also taught her to rap. " Blender's Jonah Weiner wrote that "'Ring the Alarm' doesn't fit Beyoncé". Chris Richards of The Washington Post describes the song "as unsuccessful attempts at rap. Beyoncé makes harder and harder songs instead of the erotic and romantic songs she can sing best."
Andy Kellman of Allmusic describes the song as " old school hip-hop of the early 90s". Norman Mayers of Prefixmag said, "The song shows Ms. Knowles' rock side."
Beyoncé sang the song live at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards .
- Trouble about the cover picture
On the cover picture of Ring the Alarm , Knowles poses with two alligators . She was accused that the alligators had been killed for the picture, but this could not be proven. PETA reported Knowles and the case had to be resolved in court .
Commercial win
Ring the Alarm was released on September 23, 2006 in the US as the second single from B'Day simultaneously with Irreplaceable . The single debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making the song Beyoncé's highest US debut of her career. The single reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 30, 2006 , making it Knowles' first single to miss the top ten. Only Get Me Bodied came in even worse with 68th place. On January 13, 2007, it hit the Billboard Hot 100 again , peaking at 81, and then staying on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks before dropping out of the US charts for good.
Ring the Alarm reached # 1 in Hot Dance Music / Club Play , Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Singles Sales, and Hot 100 Singles Sales , # 3 in Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs and # 7 in Hot Digital Songs . The song reached number 21 in the Rhythmic Top 40 .
Ring the Alarm was not successful internationally . In Sweden , the single debuted at number 57 on January 15, 2007, a week after it hit the Hot 100 again. It reached number 31 as the highest ranking and fell off the charts after 4 weeks. In Japan the single reached number 16 on the charts.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 United States (Billboard)
|
11 (14 weeks) | 14th |
Music video
The music video for Ring the Alarm was filmed in an empty warehouse in Brooklyn , New York City . The filming of the music video took 3 days. The video interprets a familiar scene from the 1992 film Basic Instinct . The video premiered on August 16, 2006.
Individual evidence
- ↑ release date
- ↑ B'Day deluxe edition - CD liner notes . Sony Music BMG Entertainment, 2007 (Retrieved February 1, 2008).
- ↑ MTV News staff: For The Record: Quick News On Eminem, Aaliyah, Panic! At The Disco, DMX, Beyoncé, Britney Spears & More . In: MTV News , August 25, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ^ Beyoncé Digital Sheet Music: Ring the Alarm . In: Musicnotes.com . Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ Ring the Alarm [2 tracks ] . In: Billboard . Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
- ↑ Ring the Alarm [5 Tracks ] . In: Billboard . Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
- ↑ Eb Haynes: B'Day . In: Allhiphop . September 20, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ^ Sarah Rodman: Beyoncé shows rage and range on new release . In: The Boston Globe . September 4, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ^ Jonah Wiener: Beyoncé: B'Day . In: Blender Magazine . Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Chris Richards: Beyoncé's 'B'Day' Is Nothing to Celebrate . In: The Washington Post . September 6, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Tom Breihan: Pitchfork Track Reviews: Ring The Alarm . In: Pitchfork Media . August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Andy Kellman: Album review: B'Day . In: Allmusic . Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Norman Mayers: Beyoncé: B Day . Prefixmag.com. September 18, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ↑ Jody Rosen: B'Day (2006): Beyoncé Knowles . In: Entertainment Weekly . September 1, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ↑ James Montgomery: Underdog Night At The VMAs: Panic, Gnarls, Blunt, Chamillionaire Win Big . In: MTV News , September 1, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- ↑ PETA Wants Gator-aid From Beyoncé . In: TMZ.com . August 29, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 . αCharts.us. chart dated September 23, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ Clover Hope: Timberlake's 'Sexy' Fends Off Fergie For No. 1 . In: Billboard , September 14, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 . αCharts.us. chart dated September 30, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Beyoncé: Artist Chart History . In: Billboard . Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100 . αCharts.us. chart dated January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b c “Ring The Alarm” Global charts and trajectories . αCharts.us. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b Beyoncé: Billboard Singles . In: Allmusic . Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ^ Beyoncé Knowles . Rock On The Net. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- ↑ Sweden Singles Top 60 . αCharts.us. chart dated January 15, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ Beyone Knowles Ring The Alarm full chart history . Top40-charts.com. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ Blender editors: Beyoncé: The Ice Princess . In: Blender Magazine . October 2006. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
- ↑ Natalie Moore: Beyoncé's Bootyful B'Day . In These Times. November 17, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
- ↑ a b TRL Debuts. Popfusion, archived from the original on January 2, 2008 ; accessed on September 23, 2014 (English).
- ↑ TRL Number Ones . Pop fusion. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
