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"Green Light" is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song was written by Knowles, Sean Garrett, and Pharrell for Knowles's second solo studio album, B'Day (2006). Produced by The Neptunes,it was released as the fifth UK single on July 30, 2007. It was primarily produced for R&B singer Amerie, for her 3rd studio album, "Because I Love It", but was rejected on grounds of project funding and forwarded to label mate Beyoncé. The song received positive responses from critics.

The single performed moderately on charts. "Green Light" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 46 in Ireland. The Freemasons remix of the track peaked at number 18 on the Dutch Top 40 chart. Its accompanying music video is inspired by Robert Palmer's 1985 music video "Addicted to Love". Beyoncé considered the video, which is her second to feature her all-female tour band Suga Mama, her toughest shoot.

Background and composition

After filming Dreamgirls in which Beyoncé landed a major role, she went on a month-long vacation. On the break she went to the studio to start working on her second solo album, B'Day.[1] She was inspired by her role and she "had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas".[1] Beyoncé contacted American singer-songwriter Sean Garrett, who had worked with her in Destiny's Child and on her 2006 single "Check on It".[2] Together with Pharrell, who had also previously collaborated with Beyoncé, Garrett was booked to Sony Music Studios in New York City, each had studio to work in.[2] The track was co-produced by Beyoncé and The Neptunes, along with "Kitty Kat", and was recorded by Jim Caruana and mixed by Jason Goldstein at the same studio.[3]

"Green Light" is an R&B/funk song performed with rhythmic energy.[4] It is composed in the key of F major and is set in common time.[4] The chord follows the Fm-G♭ key series with an occasional shift to additional B♭m7.[4] "Green Light" features "uh-huh huh huh" vocals and uses brassy stabs which a reviewer from Guardian Unlimited found a "direct echo to 'Crazy in Love'."[5] According to thelondonpaper, the "uh-oh-oh-oh-oh" vocal in the song is an imitation of Amerie's performance in her 2005 single "1 Thing".[6]

The lyrics are constructed in the traditional verse-chorus form. The song starts with an intro in which Beyoncé sings, "Give it to mama". It follows the verse-chorus-verse-verse-chorus pattern giving way to the bridge. Beyoncé repeats the chorus, ending the song.

Release and reception

Beyoncé singing "Green Light", backed with her performing ensemble, during the 2007 The Beyoncé Experience world concert tour

Along with the song "Get Me Bodied", were planned to be released as the next two singles from B'Day, following the lead single "Déjà Vu". Beyoncé aimed the tracks for the international market; but opted for "Ring the Alarm" as the second single, which charted poorly.[7] The single was released in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2007 as the fifth single, following "Beautiful Liar".[8] Along with the release of the single, the remix EP Green Light: Freemasons EP was released on July 27, 2007 as an online digital download.[9]

"Green Light" received positive reception from critics. Eb Haynes of Allhiphop referred to "Green Light" as a "classic Pharrell-Neptunes groove".[10] Andy Kellman of Allmusic described the track as an "ambitious, fleet-footed number that continually switches tempos and sounds".[11] Spence D. of IGN music stated, "'Green Light' brings things back down to pseudo earthiness; both with the slightly more organic sounding Neptunes beat."[12] He felt that the "rippling bassline sounds really familiar, like it's been used in other Neptunes' produced tracks before"....[12]

"Green Light" debuted on the UK Singles Top 75 at number 17 on August 6, 2007.[13] The single propelled to number 12 on downloads alone August 20, but failed to reach a higher position due to not having a physical release.[14] "Green Light" stayed on the chart for six weeks.[15] In Ireland, the single debuted at number 46 on August 23, 2007, and dropped off the chart a week later.[16] The Freemasons remix of the track debuted at number 30 on the Dutch Top 40 chart on September 8, 2007.[17] It propelled to number 19, and peaked at number 18 on September 29.[18] It remained on the chart for six weeks.[19]

Music video

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Beyoncé with her back-up dancers on their toes; she considered the scene her toughest shoot, giving her blistered feet and muscle spasms.

The music video for "Green Light" was directed by Melina and co-directed by Beyoncé. Filmed in early 2007, it was one of the videos shot in two weeks for the B'Day Anthology Video Album (2007) and was one out of eight previously unseen clips. "Green Light" was the third video shot during the sessions.[20] A one-minute music video for "Kitty Kat" serves as the introduction for the video.

The clip was inspired mainly by Robert Palmer's 1985 music video "Addicted to Love" with its "stone-faced models pretending to play guitars".[21] "Green Light" was considered by Beyoncé as a modern version of the video because they used the instruments as props, where she pretended as a rock star. She revealed that the scenes reminded her of Vanity 6.[21]

Beyoncé considered "Green Light" the "toughest video" to shoot.[21] Besides from dressing in latex rubber clothing, she and her back-up dancers had to wear ballet-pointe heels.[20] The shoes blistered her feet and gave muscle spasms due to the 18-hour session.[20] Beyoncé invited her all-female tour band, Suga Mama, to make their second appearance in a video after their debut performance on the 2006 music video of "Irreplaceable". The video was posted on the MTV Overdrive on March 28, 2007.

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 46
Romanian Top 100 69
UK Singles Chart 12
Dutch Top 40 18
Australian Club/Dance Play 17
European Hot 100 59

Track listing

US Freemasons EP[22]
  1. "Green Light (Freemasons Remix)" – 3:19
  2. "Beautiful Liar (Freemasons Club Remix)" (featuring Shakira) – 7:31
  3. "Déjà Vu (Freemasons Radio Mix)" (featuring Jay-Z) – 3:15
  4. "Ring the Alarm (Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit)" – 3:26

Official Versions/Remixes

  • Original Version
  • Video Version - Kitty Kat (Prelude), Greenlight
  • DJ Escape & Dom Capello Club Mix
  • DJ Escape & Dom Capello Dub
  • Freemasons Club Vox Mix
  • Freemasons Club Vox Mix Edit
  • Original Remix feat. Young Buck (Dirty)
  • Original Remix feat. Young Buck (Clean)

References

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  1. ↑ a b Shaheem Reid: Be All You Can, B. In: MTV News. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  2. ↑ a b Tamara Conniff: Beyoncé Builds Buzz For 'B-Day' In: Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc, June 16, 2006. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008 
  3. ↑ Vorlage:Citation
  4. ↑ a b c Beyoncé Digital Sheet Music: Green Light. In: Musicnotes.com. Musicnotes Inc., abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  5. ↑ Peter Robinson: Beyonce, B'Day. In: Guardian Unlimited. Guardian News and Media Limited, 17. September 2006, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2008.
  6. ↑ Malcolm Mackenzie: Interview: Amerie. In: thelondonpaper. News International Free Newspapers Ltd., 30. Juli 2007, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  7. ↑ Mariel Concepcion: Beyoncé Rings The Alarm on Vibe.com In: VIBE, August 16, 2006. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008 
  8. ↑ Green Light the next single. In: Sony BMG UK. Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK), 27. Juli 2007, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  9. ↑ Beyoncé - Green Light Freemasons - EP. iTunes Store, abgerufen am 20. Dezember 2008.
  10. ↑ Eb Haynes: B'Day. In: Allhiphop. Infinity, Allhiphop.com, Inc., 20. September 2006, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2008.
  11. ↑ Andy Kellman: B'Day. In: Allmusic. Macrovision Company, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2008.
  12. ↑ a b Spence D.: Beyonce - B'Day: Sophomore slump narrowly avoided. In: IGN. IGN Entertainment, Inc., abgerufen am 10. Februar 2008.
  13. ↑ UK Singles Top 75. αCharts, 6. August 2007, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  14. ↑ UK Singles Top 75. αCharts, 20. August 2007, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  15. ↑ "Green Light" Global Positions and Trajectories. αCharts, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  16. ↑ Ireland Singles Top 50. αCharts, 23. August 2007, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  17. ↑ Dutch Top 40. αCharts, 8. September 2007, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2008.
  18. ↑ Dutch Top 40. αCharts, 29. September 2007, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2008.
  19. ↑ "Green Light" (fremasons remix) Global Positions and Trajectories. αCharts, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2008.
  20. ↑ a b c Jennifer Vineyard: Beyonce: Behind The B’Day Videos - Part 3. In: MTV. MTV Network, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  21. ↑ a b c Jennifer Vineyard: Beyonce: Behind The B’Day Videos - Part 1. In: MTV. MTV Network, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2008.
  22. ↑ "iTunes Store - Beyoncé - Green Light - Freemasons EP". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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