Beyoncé reminisces on 10th anniversary of self-titled album
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on December 13, 2023
Ten years ago Beyoncé surprised fans and shocked the music world with the unexpected drop of her self-titled fifth studio album.
The critically acclaimed project, released in the early morning hours of December 13, 2003, was developed as a visual album, with each of the 14 tracks accompanied by a short film.
A video Bey unveiled on Instagram Wednesday morning features snippets of the songs and music videos, starting with “Partition” and including “Flawless,” along with her Grammy-winning Jay-Z collaboration “Drunk in Love.”
Beyoncé contributed three trophies to the singer’s total 32 Grammys, topped the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and earned a high-ranking spot on countless music “top” lists.
On Nicki Minaj‘s 2014 hit “Feeling Myself,” Beyoncé boasts about the unexpected album release: “Know where you was when that digital popped. I stopped the world.”
“This album is the anti-perfection,” she said in the celebratory video. “Happy 10th anniversary.”
Here’s a reminder of the Beyoncé track list:
1. “Pretty Hurts”
2. “Haunted”
3. “Drunk in Love” ft. Jay-Z
4. “Blow”
5. “No Angel”
6. “Partition”
7. “Jealous”
8. “Rocket”
9. “Mine” ft. Drake
10. “XO”
11. “***Flawless” ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
12. “Superpower” ft. Frank Ocean
13. “Heaven”
14. “Blue” ft. Blue Ivy
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