fierce studio album american recording artist beyoncé released november columbia_records initial release album dual disc intending market beyoncé contrasting disc contains slow pop ballads second named beyoncé stage alter ego focuses uptempo beats blend electropop genres composing songs lyrics beyoncé worked writers session accompanied live orchestration beyoncé credited husband rapper jazz singer inspiring push limits songwriting musically drew inspiration folk alternative rock blending acoustic guitar elements contemporary ballads tracks disc written produced beyoncé collaborative efforts boasted production album received generally lukewarm reviews critics felt properly differentiate double discs contrasts goals fierce debuted number billboard chart week sales units earning beyoncé consecutive number solo album album earned thirty platinum diamond certifications separate worldwide markets sold million copies worldwide million songs album garnered seven nominations 52nd annual grammy awards ceremony winning eventually collecting record setting wins awards won night female promote album beyoncé award televised appearances europe america embarking worldwide world tour album spawned singles served international releases purely promotional purposes lead singles boy single ladies ring charted highly internationally topped charts countries reached number billboard hot fifth number single hot chart diva ego released singles halo sweet dreams promoted internationally fourth singles respectively girl released internationally fifth single video phone released september don love released july production recording recording album took place month period beyoncé recorded album sessions atlanta georgia electric new_york spain los_angeles burbank california beyoncé wrote produced material fierce collaborated record producers songwriters including stargate production duo composed bangladesh beyoncé collaborated musicians worked past like jean boy worked disappear disc beyoncé influenced folk alternative rock genres incorporating instruments normally previously acoustic guitar specifically assisted beyoncé crafting album ballads crafted way combine best elements pop soul music simultaneously expanding possibilities genres beyoncé attempted different people strong expectations experimented stronger lyrics beyoncé worked ghost write maria having written disappear london ghost told daily_telegraph inspired recent marriages walked aisle maria month period beyoncé recorded songs decided editing process want reconcile approaches disc song meaningless cut process elimination final track listing making comparisons magazine beyoncé elaborated record double album covers black white artworks standard deluxe platinum editions fierce shot german photographer composition interview billboard magazine beyoncé described double album said songs mainstream traditional songs fans time sounds like beatles 1970s music writer andy_kellman allmusic viewed disc essentially small set adult contemporary ballads acoustic guitars strings soul searching grand sweeping gestures fill roots 70s soft rock soul second disc contains consistent electro influences displayed songs like radio sweet dreams said review diva resembles day dress ring alarm terms despite fierce disc ego don love scared lonely noted meeting ground album halves according mtv_news resemble musically thematically lyrically vulnerable like beyoncé disc album formally introduces beyoncé alter ego revealed born making hit single crazy love interview people magazine beyoncé affirmed alter ego strictly stage editor describing singer sensual aggressive alter ego boy single stands song disc beyoncé write jean wrote song lyrics took inspiration product poor relationship beyoncé explained boy different previous songs sense traditional song music critics remarked song mixture beyoncé hit single big girls don cry single like boy los_angeles_times saw song theme female empowerment expansion musically single ladies upbeat dance pop song features bounce influences according blender song makes clear reference marriage greg_kot chicago_tribune felt lyrics connection post breakup halo composed initially intended beyoncé recorded beyoncé schedule according billboard halo mainstream pop sound subtle critics noted diva variation coined female counterpart diva carries beat critically acclaimed use electronic bassline critics compared michael_jackson beat electropop sound derived contemporary incorporates influences classic 1980s funk broken hearted girl piano ballad production melody backed strings drum machine beat according hello comes like ballad album contains jerry line hello chorus essentially consists sweet guitar picking delicate harmonies according critics video phone contains lyrics reference celebration sex putting solo camera guy met club remixed version featured beyoncé lady_gaga trading verses musically song consists simple lyrics hidden backed thin spread beats beyoncé gaga singing song disappear consists sweet guitar picking delicate harmonies beautiful slow tempo soft rock rock power ballad consists guitar riff drums critics compared song materials alice chains platinum edition album included cover version beyoncé song honesty release deluxe edition album released simultaneously standard edition beyoncé father manager held listening party album new_york october june beyoncé video collection dance mixes released combined dvd release included dance remixes singles album including ego remix rapper kanye_west dvd features videos previously released singles finally platinum edition released list selected countries november featuring dvd deluxe edition album issued united_states november including previously released songs addition new songs poison don love remix video phone lady_gaga titled fierce bonus tracks released november countries featuring new tracks beyoncé covered version song honesty song included bonus track platinum edition album february bonus track album multiple releases don love served promotional single climbed hot dance club songs chart eventually taking spot beyoncé thirteenth number dance hit length music video appeared online release promotional single promotion beyoncé promoted album televised appearances awards ceremonies performing songs featured fierce beyoncé promoted single ladies ring concert organized power radio station october beyoncé performed boy november later sang single ladies november world music awards took stage perform boy november appeared television saturday night live november sang single ladies november beyoncé sang medley boy single ladies crazy love final episode total request live single ladies performed beyoncé november bet park american music awards november ellen degeneres november today following day banks male dancers january beyoncé live performance halo awards february later performed song late david_letterman interview april beyoncé perform sweet dreams mtv_video_music_awards september performed bridge song beginning performance switching single ladies later performed sweet dreams november performed boy january 52nd grammy awards ceremony covered song know event tour promote album beyoncé embarked worldwide tour performances world tour kicked canada march support album european leg tour started april croatia ended june london england june began leg tour united_states finished august day revue encore las_vegas starting september fourth leg began melbourne australia finished september perth australia beyoncé went perform asia middle_east europe africa united_kingdom finishing portion tour november belfast northern_ireland tour final leg visiting latin_america starting february brazil visited places ending trinidad february according tour earned million january june added total million concerts bringing tour total million shows residency las_vegas recorded august later released dvd audio television special late november titled intimate performance las performances tour filmed worldwide live dvd world tour released november singles october beyoncé premiered lead singles album boy peaked number billboard hot topped charts worldwide reached charts single ladies ring second lead single peaked number billboard hot beyoncé fifth number single successful international markets peaking listings world singles certified platinum platinum respectively recording_industry_association_of_america riaa diva released single peaked number nineteen billboard hot beyoncé twelfth single number hot hip hop songs chart certified gold riaa single halo released internationally peaked number billboard hot proving commercially successful reaching listings world certified double platinum early riaa following announcements world tour singles initially lined girl sweet dreams switched order sixth seventh singles respectively reached countries managing new zealand singles chart certified platinum united_states girl seventh single reached charts world despite certified released united_states year album release video phone released eighth single fierce music video digital download release taking form extended remix featuring american recording artist lady_gaga like predecessor reached countries world peaking number beyoncé fourteenth number dance club chart july digital tracks album sold combined total million units united_states according columbia_records album sold million digital singles worldwide critical reception metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews slant_magazine sal_cinquemani wrote album strength individual songs testament beyoncé today reliable singles artists felt real inability reconcile adult contemporary modern edgy sounds observer felt discs lack depth observing busy chasing radio formats expose genuine soul criticizing second disc succession independent woman anthems single ladies diva doubt inspire drag queens world leave allmusic andy_kellman called double disc gimmick favored second disc decent easily forgettable upbeat pop expressed disc beyoncé feels line extent rescues set consumer guide robert_christgau named month grade indicating bad record details rarely merit thought found split personality bit deeply observing good songs track artifact blender commented beyoncé beauty shop feminist quick downs describes rush love spin commented disc tempo cuts called intriguing direction village_voice felt disc lacks complimented fierce big headed witty stated track challenges leave coat check rolling_stone noted slow songs bland self lines wrote disc boasts beyoncé adventurous music popmatters called album little rough edges times viewed fierce disc far compelling trip dance lane entertainment weekly wrote album offers compelling sides beyoncé stated collection better served edited disc ultimately like marketing gimmick fans surely speculate little lyrics feels revealing previous emotional fire starters new_yorker found album mess alter ego trips idea accolades entertainment weekly ranked number list best albums stating boy single ladies ring undoubtedly album highlights surprise consistently satisfying rest tracks repeated listening ranked ninth place list nbc washington placed fierce list honorable mentions writing list best albums reported news current affairs recognized album twelfth best selling year end lists ranked numbers respectively album ranked number list best albums decade rolling_stone writers entertainment_weekly ranked fierce number list best albums 2000s fierce won soul train award album year beyoncé won award american music awards album garnered nomination category soul won bet awards lost award bet awards similarly beyoncé nominated female solo artist brit awards awards ireland international dance music awards beyoncé won best international act united_kingdom fierce nominated best album beyoncé recognized single ladies won best video halo winner best song category nominated outstanding album award image award international album year music award world awards beyoncé won artist year album lost category album year beyoncé nominated favorite female artist 36th people choice awards teen choice awards categories world best artist world best pop artist world music awards fierce singles earned beyoncé seven nominations including album year won record setting grammy awards seven plus award rendition classic song records soundtrack commercial performance album debuted number billboard selling units week giving beyoncé consecutive number album beyoncé female artist 2000s decade albums debut spot billboard albums chart having sold copies weeks release fierce emerged tenth best selling album year according billboard magazine achievement beyoncé eventually mariah carey placing album nielsen soundscan year end fifth time album later emerged second best selling album certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa january sold million copies united_kingdom album debuted number november beyoncé lowest debuting album despite having higher week sales previous album day following performance factor finale winner album moved number december success singles united_kingdom particularly sweet dreams fierce rose number highest peak number thirty ninth week chart week august best selling album having sold million copies australia fierce debuted number late november peaked number early january following success singles sweet dreams broken hearted girl album rebounded new peak separate occasions october certified triple platinum november new_zealand album debuted number late november initially peaked number early march growing popularity singles especially sweet dreams album new peak september album certified platinum april weeks chart shipping copies retailers later certified double platinum spain album debuted peaked number november certified platinum shipment copies october album best selling international album turkey december album sold million copies worldwide formats track listings platinum edition september enhanced disc version album released disc featuring tracks original version bonus audio tracks second disc video collection beyoncé including seven music videos bonus tracks personnel credits taken album liner notes imagery production charts certifications
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