beyoncé song green light song recorded american singer beyoncé song written beyoncé beyoncé second solo studio album day produced released fifth seventh overall single july columbia_records green light funk song lyrics detailing break song female protagonist gives love interest permission song finds beyoncé fairly aggressive tone written key minor green light samples vocals music critics noted resemblance beyoncé hit single crazy love remix song features american rapper green light generally received music critics universally praised beat bass groove angry tone beyoncé song single performed moderately charts peaking number singles chart number ireland remix track peaked number eighteen dutch chart single accompanying music video directed directed beyoncé inspired music video addicted love beyoncé considered video second feature female tour band called mama toughest shoot song set list world tour background release filming beyoncé landed major role went month long vacation break went studio start working second solo album day inspired role things emotions ideas beyoncé contacted american singer songwriter worked destiny child single check previously collaborated beyoncé booked new_york_city studio work track produced beyoncé recorded mixed studio june beyoncé invited billboard magazine new_york recording studio premiered songs album including ring alarm dress cited possible second singles released united_states time revealed green light bodied planned released international singles day following release lead single ultimately opted ring alarm second single released united_states officially serviced album second international single green light released later united_kingdom july seventh overall single following international release beautiful release single featuring remixes english production team available july online digital download composition green light funk song performed tempo according sheet music published song written key minor moderate groove beats minute chord follows key series occasional shift additional beyoncé vocals range note song built bassline features organic beat green light features vocals uses stabs reviewer found direct echo crazy love according london paper vocals green light imitation performance single thing green light displays latin percussion sampled soul horns uses fairly aggressive tone jon new_york_times green light break song female protagonist gives love interest permission shown lines hook lyrics constructed traditional verse chorus form song starts intro beyoncé sings mama yahoo music commented green light come chorus follows verse chorus verse verse chorus pattern giving way bridge beyoncé repeats chorus ending song reception critical reception green light received positive reception critics referred green light classic groove andy_kellman allmusic described track ambitious fleet number continually switches sounds ign music stated green light brings things pseudo slightly organic sounding beat felt bassline sounds familiar like produced tracks yahoo music said green light best thing long long considered green light second choice song having greatest potential massive hit gave mixed review song commenting tired random percussion tracks goes chart performance album version song available digitally soon album released green light debuted singles chart number video aired early july rose number seventy july heavy radio airplay remix soon available song climbed places number seventy seven number seventeen august number giving beyoncé eleventh hit united_kingdom green light beyoncé highest charting single downloads singles chart prominent featured artist commercial single cancelled minute means receive physical release explains single failed reach higher position green light stayed chart weeks ireland single debuted number august dropped chart week later remix track debuted number thirty dutch chart september propelled number nineteen peaked number eighteen september remained chart weeks hand album version green light peaked number dutch mega single september music video music video green light directed directed beyoncé filmed early videos shot weeks day anthology video album previously unseen clips green light video shot sessions clip inspired mainly music video addicted love stone faced models pretending play guitars green light considered beyoncé modern version video instruments props pretended rock star revealed scenes reminded short clip opens green light video beyoncé considered green light toughest video shoot dressing latex rubber clothing dancers wear ballet heels shoes feet gave muscle hour session beyoncé invited female tour band second appearance video debut performance music video video posted march live performances september beyoncé promoted album day performance green light good morning america april appeared today promote deluxe edition day released following day beyoncé sang version green light song included set list august beyoncé performed song madison square garden manhattan wearing silver dress long train performance beyoncé brought squad female dancers according mtv_news women moved precision navy seal strike force crowd synchronized dances jon new_york_times praised performance stating beyoncé needs singing vicious rapid fire syllables sustained constant motion costumes according performance green light moved fans screams los_angeles beyoncé gave length performance song dressed silver dress long train executed female backup dancers live instrumentation green light included live album track listings formats digital download green light green light remix green light remix featuring digital green light remix beautiful featuring radio mix featuring jay-z ring alarm club mix radio edit credits personnel credits taken day liner notes charts
Green Light (Beyoncé song)