Countdown

by Beyonc茅

Countdown cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 21 October 2011
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 7:29
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A remarkably complex, eclectic standout from the album '4'. The track prominently samples Boyz II Men's 'Uhh Ahh' and incorporates staccato brass sections, dancehall rhythms, and complex vocal arrangements, celebrated by critics as one of Beyonc茅's most inventive and experimental solo works.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Countdown (3:32)
  2. Countdown - RedTop Radio Edit - Clean (3:57)

Credits

  • Beyonc茅 - primary artist
  • Cainon Lamb - written-by
  • Ester Dean - written-by
  • Julie Frost - written-by
  • Michael Bivins - written-by
  • Nathan Morris - written-by
  • Terius Nash - written-by
  • Wanya Morris - written-by
  • Beyonc茅 Knowles - written-by, producer
  • Shea Taylor - written-by, producer

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