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1 | 1+1- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (lead vocals), Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas and Pat Thrall
- assistant engineer:
- Steven Dennis , Mark Gray , Jason Sherwood and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, C. “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “The‐Dream” Nash
- assistant mixer:
- Val Brathwaite
- mixer:
- Tony Maserati
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Nikki Gallespi
- guitar:
- Pete Wolford
- strings:
- Lee Blaske
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- mixed for:
- Two Chord Music, Inc.
- produced for:
- RadioKilla Nation and RedZone Entertainment
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals), The Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada, United States and Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- mixed at:
- Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 157)
- recording of:
- 1+1
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart and Terius Nash
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and RZE Music Publishing
| Beyoncé | 3.5 | 4:34 |
2 | I Care- recording engineer:
- Jeff Bhasker, Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (lead vocals) and Mitch Kenny
- drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
- Jeff Bhasker
- assistant engineer:
- Ryan Kelly
- co-producer and executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Jeff Bhasker
- assistant mixer:
- Serge Nudel
- mixer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Nikki Gallespi
- electric guitar [Soloist], guitar and keyboard [keyboards]:
- Jeff Bhasker
- guitar [rhythm guitar]:
- Chad Hugo
- background vocals:
- Billy Kraven
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- I Care
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Jeff Bhasker and Chad Hugo
- publisher:
- B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Raynchaser Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music – Careers and Way Above Music
| Beyoncé | 4.5 | 3:59 |
3 | I Miss You | Beyoncé | 3 | 2:59 |
4 | Best Thing I Never Had- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Gloria Kaba , Serge Nudel and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Caleb , Antonio Dixon, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds , S1 and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Val Brathwaite
- mixer:
- Tony Maserati
- guitar:
- Rob Suchecki
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Columbia Records (in 2011) and Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- mixed for:
- Two Chord Music, Inc.
- produced for:
- Soul Kontrollaz Productions, Inc. and Very Good Beats, Inc.
- recorded at:
- KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States
- music videos:
- Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
- recording of:
- Best Thing I Never Had
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Caleb McCampbell , Antonio Dixon, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds , Larry Griffin, Jr. , Patrick “j.Que” Smith and Shea Taylor
- publisher:
- B‐Day Publishing, Christopher Matthew Music, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Publishing, Faze 2 Music, Hitco Music Publishing, Muzik and Roc Nation Music
| Beyoncé | 4 | 4:14 |
5 | Party- recording engineer:
- Andrew Dawson and Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (lead vocals)
- assistant engineer:
- Edwin Delahoz, Gaylord Holomalia, Christian Mochizuki and Serge Nudel
- co-producer:
- Jeff Bhasker
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Ye
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- alto saxophone:
- Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Morgan Price and Drew Sayers
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- tenor saxophone:
- Morgan Price, Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- background vocals:
- Consequence and Ye
- guest vocals:
- André 3000
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Avex Honolulu Studios in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals), Roc the Mic in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and SlumDrum in Georgia, United States (other vocals [André 3000’s rap verse])
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- samples:
- La Di‐Da‐Di by Doug E. Fresh and M.C. Ricky D
- recording of:
- Party
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Jeff Bhasker, Dexter R. Mills , Douglas Davis, K. West and Ricky Walters
- publisher:
- B‐Day Publishing, Chrysalis Music , EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood, Get Ya Frog On Publishing, JTC Atlantic Pacific Partners, Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc. , Slick Rick Music Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Way Above Music and Wedontplayevenwhenwereplayinsongs
| Beyoncé featuring André 3000 | 3 | 4:05 |
6 | Rather Die Young- recording engineer:
- Jeff Bhasker and Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (lead vocals)
- drums (drum set) [drum] programming:
- Jeff Bhasker
- assistant engineer:
- Ryan Kelly , Serge Nudel and Pete Wolford
- co-producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Luke Steele
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Jeff Bhasker
- assistant mixer:
- Jon Castelli and Justin Hergett
- mixer:
- Tony Maserati
- alto saxophone:
- Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- guitar:
- Luke Steele
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Jeff Bhasker
- tenor saxophone:
- Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- background vocals:
- Billy Kraven and Luke Steele
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- horn [horns] arranger:
- Shea Taylor
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- mixed for:
- Two Chord Music, Inc.
- recorded at:
- Enormous Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, KMA Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals) and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals)
- mixed at:
- RMC Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Rather Die Young
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Jeff Bhasker and Luke Steele
- publisher:
- B‐Day Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Way Above Music
| Beyoncé | 3 | 3:42 |
7 | Start Over- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Ramon Rivas and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- Start Over
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, E. Dean and Shea Taylor
- publisher:
- 2412 LLC, B‐Day Publishing, Dat Damn Dean Music, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and Peermusic III, Ltd.
| Beyoncé | 3 | 3:19 |
8 | Love on Top- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Scott Barnett and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- alto saxophone:
- Shea Taylor and Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Nikki Gallespi
- guitar:
- Robert “R.T.” Taylor and Pat Thrall
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- tenor saxophone:
- Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States and Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- part of:
- Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 167)
- recording of:
- Love on Top
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Shea Taylor and Terius Nash
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, B‐Day Publishing, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing and EMI April Music Inc.
| Beyoncé | 4.5 | 4:27 |
9 | Countdown- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young
- assistant engineer:
- Ryan Kelly and Pete Wolford
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Shea Taylor
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- alto saxophone:
- Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- tenor saxophone:
- Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- samples:
- Uhh Ahh by Boyz II Men
- part of:
- Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 28) and Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 116)
- recording of:
- Countdown
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Bivins, E. Dean, Julie Frost, Cainon Lamb, Nathan Morris , Wanya Morris, Shea Taylor and Terius Nash
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, 2412 LLC, B‐Day Publishing, Biv Ten Publishing, Cainon’s Land Music Publishing, Dat Damn Dean Music, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Mike Ten Publishing Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. , Totally Famous Music and Universal Music Corp.
| Beyoncé | 2 | 3:33 |
10 | End of Time- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young (lead vocals) and Pat Thrall
- assistant engineer:
- Chris Soper and Pete Wolford
- additional producer:
- Switch
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Terius “The‐Dream” Nash
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- alto saxophone:
- Nick Videen
- baritone saxophone:
- Drew Sayers
- bass guitar:
- Jack Daley
- horn [horns]:
- The Superpower Horns
- tenor saxophone:
- Johnny Butler , Drew Sayers and Nick Videen
- trombone:
- Alex Asher
- trumpet:
- Cole Kamen‐Green and Josiah Woodson
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- produced for:
- RadioKilla Nation
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States and MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals)
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- End of Time
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, David Taylor , Shea Taylor and Terius Nash
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, B‐Day Publishing, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc. and Switch Werd Music
| Beyoncé | 2 | 3:44 |
11 | I Was Here- recording engineer:
- Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder
- additional programming:
- Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder
- assistant engineer:
- Eric Aylands, Smith Carlson and Jon Sher
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles (lead vocals), Kuk Harrell (lead vocals), Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- cello and guitar:
- Brent Kutzle
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Ryan Tedder
- piano:
- Brent Kutzle and Ryan Tedder
- background vocals:
- Beyoncé and Ryan Tedder
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- produced for:
- Patriot Entertainment, LLC
- recorded at:
- Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (lead vocals), Lear 60/G2 Studios and Patriot Studios in Denver, Colorado, United States
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- recording of:
- I Was Here
- writer:
- Diane Warren
- publisher:
- Realsongs
| Beyoncé | 4 | 3:59 |
12 | Run the World (Girls)- recording engineer:
- Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young and Pat Thrall
- assistant engineer:
- Pete Wolford
- co-producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles and Shea Taylor
- executive producer:
- Beyoncé Knowles
- producer:
- Switch and Terius “The‐Dream” Nash
- assistant mixer:
- Phil Seaford
- mixer:
- Serban Ghenea and John Hanes
- lead vocals:
- Beyoncé
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sony Music Entertainment (in 2011)
- produced for:
- RadioKilla Nation
- recorded at:
- MSR Studios in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- samples:
- Pon de Floor by Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel
- music videos:
- Run the World (Girls) by Beyoncé and Run the World (Girls) (exclusive version) by Beyoncé
- recording of:
- Run the World (Girls)
- writer:
- Beyoncé Knowles, Adidja Palmer , David Taylor , Terius Nash , Nick van de Wall and Wesley Pentz
- publisher:
- 2082 Music Publishing, B‐Day Publishing, DLJ Songs, Downtown Music Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., Music by Tafari, Inc., Switch Werd Music and The Royalty Network, Inc.
| Beyoncé | 2.5 | 3:56 |