BEYONCÉ - SINGLE LADIES

All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies, Now Put Your Hands Up

Up In The Club (Club)
We Just Broke Up (Up)
I'm Doing My Own Lil' Thing

You Decided To Dip (Dip)
And Now You Wanna Trip (Trip)
Cause Another Brother Noticed Me

I'm Up On Him (Him)
He Up On Me (Me)
Don't Pay Him Any Attention

'Cause I've Cried My Tears (Tears)
For Three Good Years (Years)
You Can't Be Mad At Me

Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

I Got Gloss On My Lips (Lips)
A Man On My Hips (Hips)
Hold Me Tighter Than My Dereon Jeans

Actin' Up (Up)
Drinkin' My Cup (Cup)
I Can Care Less What You Think

I Need No Permission
Did I Mention?
Don't Pay Him Any Attention

Cause You Had Your Turn (Turn)
And Now You're Gonna Learn (Learn)
What It Really Feels Like To Miss Me

Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

Don't Treat Me To These Things Of The World
I'm Not That Kind Of Girl
Your Love Is What I Prefer, What I Deserve
Here's A Man That Makes Me Then Takes Me And Delivers Me
To A Destiny, To Infinity And Beyond
Pull Me Into Your Arms
Say I'm The One You Want
If You Don't, You'll Be Alone
And Like A Ghost I'll Be Gone

All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies (All The Single Ladies)
All The Single Ladies, Now Put Your Hands Up

Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wha-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Ooh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Wha-Oh-Oh

Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

Wha-Oh-Oh
Cause If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It
Don't Be Mad Once You See That He Want It
If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put A Ring On It

Wha-Oh-Oh



SONG FACTS

Writer(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell
Producer(s): Stewart, Nash, Beyoncé Knowles

In This Song, Beyoncé Urges All The Single Ladies To Dump Their Boyfriends If They Don't Propose. Her Man Stepped Up: After Dating For Two Years, She And Jay-Z Got Married On April 4, 2008, About Five Months Before This Song Was Released.

This Was Released As A Single Together With "If I Were A Boy." Beyoncé Wrote In A Letter To Her Fans Around The Time Of Their Release, That She Was "In A Different Place Right Now And I Wanted People To See The Many Sides Of Me" And Indeed The Two Songs Have Completely Different Perspectives.

In The "Single Ladies" Video, Which Features Beyoncé And Two Look-A-Likes Dancing, The Texan Singer And Her Pals Are Pointing In The Direction Of Their Wedding Fingers, As They Urge Ladies To Find A Man Who "Should Put A Ring On It." The Dancing Was Inspired By The Legendary Choreographer And Director Bob Fosse.

The Video Has Become An Internet Phenomenon With Thousands Of Homemade Versions Posted On Youtube.

This Won The 2009 Mtv Vma For Best Video. Earlier In The Ceremony The Song's Loss In The Best Female Video Category To Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" Led To Controversy During The Ceremony. Taylor Swift's Award Acceptance Speech Was Interrupted By Kanye West Who Grabbed Her Microphone And Started Ranting About This Song's Music Clip Being "One Of The Best Videos Of All Time!" Swift Was Unable To Complete Her Acceptance Speech, However Later When Beyoncé Was Receiving Her Award For This Song's Video, She Invited The Teen Singer Back Onto Stage To Finish Her Speech.

Beyoncé Triumphed At The 2010 Grammys, Winning Six Awards, A New Record For The Most Grammys Won In A Single Year By A Solo Female Performer. "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Won Three Of Them: Song Of The Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance And Best R&B Song. Beyoncé Also Won For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Halo"), Best Traditional R&B Performance ("At Last") And Best Contemporary R&B Album (I Am… Sasha Fierce).

Beyoncé Was Joined By Her Girls From Destiny's Child - Kelly Rowland And Michelle Williams - When She Performed A Snippet Of This Song At Halftime Of The Super Bowl In 2013.