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4 (Beyoncé album)

4 is the fourth studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released June 24, 2011. Seven singles were released from the album. "Run the World (Girls)" was the first single from the album. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 8 out of 10.[1] The single "Love on Top" won the Best Traditional R&B Performance Award at the Grammy Awards.[2] The album has sold three million copies. The third song on the album "I Miss You" was written by Frank Ocean.[3]

4
Studio album by
Beyoncé
ReleasedJune 24, 2011 (2011-06-24)
Recorded2010–11
Genre
Length46:33
Label
Producer
Beyoncé chronology
Heat
(2010) 		4
(2011) 		4: The Remix
(2012)
Singles from 4
  1. "Run the World (Girls)"
    Released: April 21, 2011
  2. "Best Thing I Never Had"
    Released: June 1, 2011
  3. "Party"
    Released: August 30, 2011
  4. "Love on Top"
    Released: September 12, 2011
  5. "Countdown"
    Released: October 4, 2011
  6. "I Care"
    Released: March 23, 2012
  7. "End of Time"
    Released: April 23, 2012

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "1+1"  
  • Knowles
  • Nash
  • Stewart
 4:33
2. "I Care"  
  • Bhasker
  • Knowles[a]
 3:59
3. "I Miss You"  
  • Knowles
  • S. Taylor
 2:59
4. "Best Thing I Never Had"  
  • Knowles
  • Edmonds
  • Dixon
  • S. Taylor
  • S1 & Caleb
 4:13
5. "Party" (featuring André 3000)
  • Knowles
  • West
  • Bhasker[a]
 4:05
6. "Rather Die Young"  
  • Bhasker
  • Knowles
  • Steele
 3:42
7. "Start Over"  
  • Knowles
  • S. Taylor
 3:19
8. "Love on Top"  
  • Knowles
  • Nash
  • S. Taylor
  • Knowles
  • S. Taylor
 4:27
9. "Countdown"  
  • Knowles
  • S. Taylor
 3:32
10. "End of Time"  
 3:43
11. "I Was Here"  Diane Warren
 3:59
12. "Run the World (Girls)"  
  • Switch
  • Nash
  • Knowles
  • S. Taylor
 3:56
Total length:
 46:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 2
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[8] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 4
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 3
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[13] 2
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[14] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 24
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 5
Greek Albums (IFPI)[20] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] 10
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[25] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[29] 3
Russian Albums (2M)[30] 5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 1
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[32] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[37] 1
US Billboard 200[38] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] 1

Monthly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[40] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[41] 26
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[42] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[44] 81
Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[45] 11
Brazilian International Albums (ABPD)[45] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[46] 93
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[47] 29
French Albums (SNEP)[48] 77
French Digital Albums (SNEP)[49] 40
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[50] 77
Italian Albums (FIMI)[51] 99
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[52] 36
Russian Albums (2M)[53] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[55] 18
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[56] 4
US Billboard 200[57] 21
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[58] 7
Worldwide IFPI [59] 12
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[60] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[61] 79
US Billboard 200[62] 91
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[63] 13
Chart (2013) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[64] 29
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[65] 73
Chart (2014) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[66] 86
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[67] 89
Chart (2016) Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[68] 79
Chart (2017) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[69] 84
Chart (2018) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[70] 84
Chart (2019) Position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[71] 77

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[72] 79
US Billboard 200[73] 123

4 (Beyoncé Album) Media

  • RealWorldSide.jpg

    Beyoncé recorded at various locations, including Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Wiltshire, England.

  • Beyonce 1+1 live (2).jpg

    Beyoncé performing on a piano, singing the opening track of 4 –"1+1"– on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour

  • Beyonce's Arrival glastonbury 2011.jpg

    Beyoncé, on the eve of 4's release, opens her set at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival with "Crazy in Love". She was the first solo female artist to headline the event in over twenty years.

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