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"Ring the Alarm" is an R&B-hip hop song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and Sean Garrett for Beyoncé's second solo album, B'Day (2006). The lyrics speak about a threatened woman with her cheating man. It is noted for its aggressive tone, compared to other tracks in the album.
"Ring the Alarm" was released as the second single to mixed reception. The single debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's highest US entry on her entire musical career. It reached number 11 on the Hot 100, and was B'Day's second lowest charting US-released single, after "Get Me Bodied" peaked at number 68. The song was nominated at the 49th Grammy Awards. The single's music video is inspired by the 1992 film Basic Instinct.
In 2006, Beyoncé landed on a starring role for a Broadway musical adaptation Dreamgirls, that "heavily" inspired the content and music of the album.[1] While having a vacation after six months of filming, she rushed to the studio to begin working on her second solo album B'Day.[1] Beyoncé revealed: "[When filming ended,] I had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas".[1] She called up American songwriter and record producer Sean Garrett, who co-wrote her 2005 multi-platinum single "Check on It", along with Rodney Jerkins and Rich Harrison.[2] She also contacted American hip hop producer-rapper Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, who also co-produced "Check on It".[1] Beyoncé rented Sony Music Studios and booked Garrett, along with other producers, each with one room to work in.[2] He revealed: "I came to the studio and saw the zone…everybody in here is banging out. Rodney Jerkins had his session, Rich Harrison had his session going on…I started banging out some shit."[1] "Ring the Alarm" ended up co-written by Beyoncé, Garrett and Swizz Beatz.[3]
