Naughty Girl (Beyoncé song)
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| Single by Beyoncé | ||
| from the album Dangerously in Love | ||
| Released | May 18, 2004 | |
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 3:28 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Angela Beyince, Donna Summer, Peter Belotte, Giorgio Moroder | |
| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch | |
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |
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| Beyoncé singles chronology | ||
| "Me, Myself and I" (2004) |
"Naughty Girl" (2004) |
"Dangerously In Love 2" (2004) |
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"Naughty Girl" is an R&B song performed by Beyoncé. It was released as the fourth single from her debut solo album Dangerously in Love. It was also recognized at the ASCAP awards by receiving the Songwriter of the Year sharing with Scott Storch, Robert Walker, Angela Beyince and Donna Summer, and Most Performed Songs award in 2005. The remix features Lil Flip.
The single was co-written by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, and Angela Beyince The song samples the song "Love to Love You Baby" originally performed by Donna Summer and written by Summer, Peter Belotte, and Giorgio Moroder. "Naughty Girl" was originally supposed to be the first single from Dangerously in Love. The single was deemed not to have potential to fail but, at the same time, not to become a big hit. The single was pushed back when "Crazy in Love" was chosen as the first single. On "Naughty Girl," over a Middle East-flavored beat, Beyoncé declares that she's feeling sexy and wants to hear her name spoken by her lover; she then intimates her carnal desires as she offers the suggestion, "Tonight, I'll be your naughty girl."
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this swingin' song on their 2006 album Silent Nightclub.
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[edit] Chart performance
As the fourth single released from Dangerously in Love, expectations were lowered on "Naughty Girl," and the single didn't perform as well on the charts as did the album's previous singles. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, failing to reach number one like "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" had. It also failed to reach the top two on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks as the previous three singles had done, and it instead peaked at number eight.
The song was a sales hit (due to the release of the song's CD single) and reached number one on both Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales. Digitally speaking, "Naughty Girl" was also a hit on Hot Digital Tracks and peaked at number four, while a remix of the song featuring Lil' Flip also managed to chart. At the time, digital downloads did not count towards the Hot 100. Nevertheless, Beyoncé was awarded a gold digital single for sales of over 200,000 digital downloads. The commercial release of the single and the digital download also contributed to the single's number-three peak on the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Music video
The video for this song was directed by Jake Nava, who had risen to popularity after directing Beyoncé's first two videos, "Crazy In Love" and "Baby Boy." This video harks back to the days of glamorous Hollywood, as Beyoncé and the cast of the video are dressed in old fashioned, glamorous clothing and hairstyles. As the title of the song suggest, Beyoncé plays the role of the naughty girl in several sexy sequences, as she can be seen lying in an over-sized champagne glass, and dancing seductively with Usher.
The video begins with Beyoncé performing a simple dance routine surrounded by a wall of mirrors and then behind a white curtain, revealing only her silhouette. We then see Beyoncé enter the club with a different outfit and hairstyle, and with a few of her girlfriends; she and Usher notice each other. The two meet on the dancefloor and dance intimately together, before Beyoncé performs an elaborate dance scene with female backing dancers. After this Beyoncé sings a sample of Donna Summer's classic hit "Love to Love You Baby" as she swirls around in a larger-than-life champagne glass filled with bubbles. In the final scene Beyoncé has another new look as she sits atop a piano, and after being lifted down by a gentleman she begins to dance and pose as confetti falls everywhere. The music video was very popular; on MTV's Total Request Live the video retired to TRL's "Hall of Fame" after being on the top-10 TRL chart for 50 days, which was the maximum period. The video won the award for Best Female Video at the 2004 VMAs, beating out Britney Spears' "Toxic." Knowles had won the same award the previous year for "Crazy in Love."
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[edit] External link
- Beyoncé music videos — watch "Naughty Girl" at LAUNCHcast
| Beyoncé |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Dangerously in Love (2003) • B’Day (2006) |
| DVDs |
| Live at Wembley (2004) • B’Day Anthology Video Album (2007) |
| Singles |
| "Work It Out" • "Crazy in Love" • "Baby Boy" • "Fighting Temptation" • "Me, Myself and I" • "Naughty Girl" • "Dangerously in Love 2" • "Check on It" • "Deja Vu" • "Ring the Alarm" • "Irreplaceable" • "Listen" • "Beautiful Liar" |
| Other songs |
| "I Got That" • "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" • "Hollywood" • "Upgrade U" |
| Related articles |
| Filmography • Awards and nominations • Destiny's Child (Rowland • Williams • Luckett • Franklin • Roberson) • Solange Knowles • Jay-Z • Columbia • Sony BMG |
