Dangerously in Love

Dangerously in Love
Studio album by Beyoncé
Released June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)
(see release history)
Recorded 2002 – March 2003
Patchwerk Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
SugarHill Studios
(Houston, Texas)
South Beach Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Baseline Studios, SoHo Studios, Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
COE.BE.3 Studios
(Stone Mountain, Georgia)
Genre R&B, soul
Length 69:47
Label Columbia
Producer Beyoncé Knowles (also exec.), Rich Harrison, Scott Storch, Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Bryce Wilson, Focus..., Andreao "Fanatic" Heard", Sherrod Barnes, D-Roy, Mr. B, Nat Adderley, Jr., Errol "Poppi" McCalla, Jr., Mark Batson
Beyoncé chronology
Dangerously in Love
(2003)		 B'Day
(2006)
Singles from Dangerously in Love
  1. "Crazy in Love"
    Released: July 1, 2003
  2. "Baby Boy"
    Released: September 9, 2003
  3. "Me, Myself and I"
    Released: December 16, 2003
  4. "Naughty Girl"
    Released: April 2, 2004

Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released June 22, 2003 on Columbia Records. Recordings sessions for the album took place during 2002 to March 2003 at several recording studios, during the hiatus of her former group Destiny's Child. Primarily R&B and soul-oriented, the album is mostly composed of uptempo songs and ballads, and features elements of hip hop and Arabic music. Although Knowles remained discreet about her interpretation of the songs, the lyrics were attributed by music writers to her close relationship with rapper Jay-Z at the time.

Upon its release, Dangerously in Love propelled Knowles' aim in becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable acts in the recording industry. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week. The album became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dangerously in Love received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics upon its release and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards. To date, it has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.[1]

Contents

Conception

Background

Knowles launched her singing career with Destiny's Child, an R&B group of which she was the centerpiece, in the late 1990s. According to Corey Moss of MTV News, "fans are eager to see" how Knowles, after years with the group, performs solo.[2] While recording their third album, Survivor, in late 2000, Knowles announced that members of the group would disband for a short period to produce solo albums in the coming years, which they hoped would boost interest in Destiny's Child.[3] The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, Mathew.[4]

With different types of music for each member to produce, the albums were not intended to compete on the charts.[5] Destiny's Child's management strategically planned to stagger the release of each group member's album to maximise sales. Michelle Williams was the first to release a debut solo album, Heart to Yours, in April 2002.[5] Meanwhile, Knowles debuted on the big screen, starring in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember, and recorded her debut single, "Work It Out", which is featured on the soundtrack to the film.[5] Rowland collaborated with American rapper Nelly on the song "Dilemma" as a featured artist; it became a hit that year, leading the label to advance the release date of her debut solo album, Simply Deep, to late 2002. Knowles also starred in The Fighting Temptations and recorded another solo single. In 2002, she collaborated with then-boyfriend Jay-Z as featured vocalist on the song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde".The single earned Knowles credibility and paved the way for release of Dangerously in Love.[5][6]

Recording

Knowles singing the title track "Dangerously in Love 2", originally by Destiny's Child

Before Knowles started recording material for Dangerously in Love, she selected the producers with whom she would collaborate. For two days she held meetings with prospective producers from West Coast across the East Coast and had interviews with them.[7] Knowles went to Miami, Florida to begin sessions with Canadian record producer Scott Storch, her first collaborator,[8] and lived in a Miami hotel in the following months.[9] As she wanted to concentrate on the album, Knowles "took her time" to avoid pressure build-up, significantly different from the hasty productions of Destiny's Child.[9]

As she did on Survivor, Knowles took a wider role in the production of Dangerously in Love, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks.[10] Although Knowles did not create beats, she came up with melodies and ideas she shared with the producers. With forty-three songs completed — fifteen of which made it to the album[9]— Knowles is credited as co-writer and co-producer,[11] as well as the album's executive producer alongside Matthew Knowles.

Knowles felt that recording an album without her group mates was "liberating and therapeutic", coming into the studio and freely expressing her ideas with her collaborators.[10] The dependency she developed with Destiny's Child, however, meant it was harder "to be on [her] own creatively".[10] As she wanted to grow as an artist Knowles contacted other artists with a view to forming a collaborative partnership. When the collective finished writing several songs, she printed copies of each and sent them to prospective guest artists. She talked to them by phone for possible collaboration, eventually gaining their approval. Besides Jay-Z, Knowles was able to work with Jamaican artist Sean Paul, American rapper Missy Elliott, among others. In contrast, some artists sent copies of songs to Knowles, which were eventually produced. Additionally, Knowles also worked with Timbaland and Missy Elliott on a track titled "Wrapped Around Me" for the album. Eventually, however, for reasons unknown, the song failed to appear on the album.[12]

Dangerously in Love was originally a song of the same title which Knowles had written for Survivor. "Dangerously in Love" was deemed too "sophisticated" compared to other songs on Survivor, and the group decided not to release it as a single off the album. After she had recorded several tracks for Dangerously in Love, Knowles decided to add "Dangerously in Love", after realizing that it fit the overriding theme of the album.[8] Since the album's release date was postponed to capitalize on the success of "Dilemma", Knowles had been afforded the chance to further enhance the album.[11] Although she was disappointed with the move, Knowles realized that "everything happens for a reason",[13] agreeing to return to the recording studio to work with other songwriters. This allowed her to record more songs, including the album's lead single, "Crazy in Love". In late 2002, Knowles paused working on Dangerously in Love for a holiday tour with Destiny's Child.[14] With a few weeks left for recording in March 2003, Knowles was still collaborating with other guests on the album, including Sean Paul and P. Diddy.[5]

Music

Musical style

Knowles' father-manager said that Dangerously in Love showcases her musical roots.[15] While Williams and Rowland focused on gospel and alternative pop, respectively, Knowles remained on creating R&B records.[16] Songs in the album are varied: from mid tempo and club-oriented tracks in the first half, and ballads in the second half.[10][17] Knowles commented: "My album is a good balance of ... ballads and ... mid-tempos with just ridin'-in-your-car feels, to a lot of ... up-tempo club songs, to really sexy songs, to songs that make you feel emotional. It's a nice mixture of different types of tracks."[18] With high-energy songs like "Crazy in Love" and "Naughty Girl", however, the album's focal mode is slow and moody.[9] Knowles said that she had written lots of ballads in the album.[10]

According to Knowles, she wanted to be understood as an artist and to showcase her range: in effect, she blended the album with various genres and musical influences.[10] The album incorporates contemporary R&B, hip hop, soul, and rock influences.[19] The album took hip hop influences from Jay-Z, OutKast, and Lil' Kim; the reggae is from Sean Paul; and courtesy of Storch, the album explores Arabic music.[10] His personal study of that kind of music has given the album a Middle-Eastern vibe.[20] Knowles and the producers also used a wide array of instrumentations.[19]

Lyrical content

Knowles said that Dangerously in Love has lyrical similarities to Destiny's Child's albums. But because she only had to write for herself, Knowles had the chance to compose personally deeper songs than their previous records.[10] With a theme that is based upon different stages of a mutual relationship, Dangerously in Love contains songs that speak of love and honesty. In addition, Knowles admitted that there are songs about love-making.[9] The somewhat personal content of the album, however, was not generally attributed to Knowles' experience—although some were based from her'—instead, because the theme kept recurring into her mind. Knowles later explained: "I wanted to have an album that everyone could relate to and would listen to as long as I'm alive and even after ... Love is something that never goes out of style. It's something everybody experiences, and if they are not in love, people usually want to feel that ..."[2]

While some songs merely focus on the "beauty of love", the album also explores the other side, of which songs that "celebrate breakup" and songs that narrate a woman's desire to having a degree of control in a relationship with a man.[2] The album's hidden track, "Daddy", is a tribute to her father, whom she was with in the industry for years since Mathew Knowles fronted the group as their manager. The song is an account of Knowles wanting her future husband and child to possess qualities similar to her father's.[11] Originally, Knowles did not intend to include the track in the album, having thought its lyrics would make her appear immature. However, considering it one of the songs that reflect Knowles' life at that transitional moment, she instead relegated "Daddy" as the closing track.[21]

When "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was released as a single in late 2002, critics and the public had speculated that Knowles and Jay-Z were having a mutual affair.[22] Despite widespread rumors, they remained silent about their relationship.[11] According to the critics, the title itself of the album sounds "more intriguing" with Knowles singing personal songs.[2] Though love is the theme Knowles had incorporated in the album, "most the material is vague enough to be about any relationship";[11] however, there are songs that suggest affirmation of their relationship. In the song "Signs", Knowles sings being in love with a Sagittarius which coincidentally is Jay-Z's zodiac sign.[11] In response to the persistent rumors about them, Knowles stated, "People can come to whatever conclusion they like ... That's the beauty of music ... I'm a singer, I'll talk about writing songs all you want. But when it comes to certain personal things any normal person wouldn't tell people they don't know, I just feel like I don't have to [talk about it]."[11]

Release and promotion

Knowles performing "Baby Boy" during the 2007 Beyoncé Experience tour

Knowles said that she had trouble convincing her label to release the album. The singer has claimed that it almost remained unreleased, stating "In 2003. I had my first solo album. But when I played it through for my record label, they told me I didn't have one hit on my album. I guess they were kinda right, I had five. 'Dangerously In Love', 'Naughty Girl', 'Me, Myself and I', 'Baby Boy' and 'Crazy In Love'".[23] Since "Dilemma" was charting atop the Billboard Hot 100, Knowles' management released her first solo single, "Work It Out", a soundtrack to Austin Powers in Goldmember, instead of a single from Dangerously in Love to keep it from possible competition.[24] From the original October 2002, the album was pushed to December of the same year,[24] and to May the following year.[25] Knowles recorded a version of "In da Club", and served its way to mixtapes before its original release date. The single failed to dominate as "dancefloor favorite"; Mathew Knowles, however, confirmed that it was just a "buzz cut" and was not included in the album.[26] Nevertheless, it earned enough airplay to appear on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.[27] While Knowles was keeping the record to wrap up, several of the songs have leaked online. In efforts to prevent materials in the album from continuing to spread in the internet, as well as being a victim of bootlegging,[15] and with highly commercial expectations,[9] Knowles' management pushed up the release of Dangerously in Love to June 24, 2003, two weeks ahead of the planned July 8 release.[28]

Country Release date
Switzerland June 22, 2003
United Kingdom June 23, 2003
Poland
Australia
United States June 24, 2003
Canada
Japan June 25, 2003
Germany July 14, 2003

Buyers who pre-ordered the album online received links where they could download a song called "I Can't Take It No More"; the promo lasted until the album's release.[29] On June 14, 2004, Knowles premiered songs from the album during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view TV special, "Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford's 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan".[15] By the night of the album's release, Knowles broadcast the concert in more than twenty theaters across the United States.[29] Destiny's Child cohorts, Tyrese, Solange Knowles and girl group Ramiyah also performed in the show. Knowles also promoted the album in televised performance like Saturday Night Live, Late Show with David Letterman, The Today Show, The Early Show, and The View.[18]

By April 2003, Knowles' management was choosing the album's lead single between two songs. Sent to clubs, the song that would receive positive reception were be considered the lead single.[26] Finally, "Crazy in Love" was released as the lead single off the album. With commercial success that included crossover music markets,[30] the single spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[31] "Baby Boy" followed, and received greater success than "Crazy in Love". With its dominance on radio airplays,[32] the single surpassed "Crazy in Love"'s chart performance, remaining on the top spot for nine consecutive weeks.[33] The album released "Me, Myself and I" as the third single and "Naughty Girl" as fourth and final;[34] although the last two releases only reached the top five on the Hot 100, like "Baby Boy", it attained more immediate and commercial successes which propelled the album atop the chart and helped reach multi-platinum sales.[35] From November 11 to November 18 in 2008, the iTunes Store offered Dangerously in Love for a discount price in promotion of Knowles' third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, allowing the former to re-enter Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums and Top Comprehensive Albums charts at numbers seven and eighty-one, respectively.

Singles

Tour

Beyoncé's first solo concert tour, the Dangerously in Love Tour, intended to showcase songs from her debut solo album Dangerously in Love. The tour only reached Europe, before Knowles joined Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott, and Tamia for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in early 2004.

Reception

Commercial performance

Dangerously in Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, amassing 317,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.[41] Although the album's first-week sales failed to match Survivor which sold 663,000 units in its debut in 2001, Knowles earned the highest among Destiny's Child members' solo albums by best weeks: Rowland sold 77,000 copies for Simply Deep in its strongest week while Williams earned 17,000 copies for Heart to Yours in its top week.[41] The album has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[42] It remains as Knowles' best-selling album to date, with sales of 4,688,000 copies in the United States, as of July 2009.[43]

Internationally, Dangerously in Love had similar commercial reception. On July 12, 2003, Knowles became the first female artist (and the fifth artist ever) to top both the singles—with "Crazy in Love"—[44] and albums chart simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom, following The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, and Men at Work. The album has sold over 1,150,000 copies in the United Kingdom, and the British Phonographic Industry has since certified the album double platinum.[45] Dangerously in Love is the fifteenth best-selling album of 2003 in the United Kingdom.[46] In Australia, it reached number two; the album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 70,000 copies.[47] In 2003, Dangerously in Love was the fifty-first best-selling album in Australia, and the seventy-fourth the following year.[48][49] To date, the album has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.[50] [51]

Critical response

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[52]
Blender 4/5 stars[53]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[54]
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars[55]
The New York Times (mixed)[17]
PopMatters (favorable)[56]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[57]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[58]
USA Today 3.5/4 stars[59]
Vibe 3/5 stars[60]

Upon its release, Dangerously in Love received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics.[61] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[61] Anthony deCurtis of Rolling Stone expressed that it presents Knowles in two styles, one "far more flattering" than the other, and found the ballad-oriented songs on the album least flattering, commenting that Knowles has "plenty of time" to develop the style maturely that would "makes sense for her".[57] Entertainment Weekly's Neil Drumming claimed that the album validates Knowles' "taste in innovation". According to him, Knowles' collaboration with various record producers explores new directions in contemporary music, doing more reinventing than revisiting. Like deCurtis' commentaries, however, Drumming pointed out that "most of the disc's missteps" are in its latter part.[54] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that "[Beyoncé] is allowed more room to experiment vocally as a solo artist, exploring softer registers and lathering on the coquettish persona that was only hinted at on Destiny's Child tracks like 'Bootylicious.'".[58] Steve Jones of USA Today gave the album 3½ out of 4 stars and stated "Knowles succeeds by showing greater depth as a songwriter and broader range as a singer".[59] Blender's Ben Ratliff gave it 4 out of 5 stars and complimented Beyoncé's performance, stating "She’s playing the cool-hunter but covering the bases with seraphic arrangements of multiple voices. Her reach is remarkable".[53] Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters viewed the album as an "artistic leap" and wrote that it "finds Ms. B in the midst of a fully flowering womanhood and doing the best singing of her career".[56]

Allison Stewart of The Washington Post wrote "although she's to be applauded for her musical adventurism, she deserves better material" and called the album "a thoroughly pleasant, if oddly muted, sideways step".[62] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times said that it missed the harmonies Knowles had in Destiny's Child records and noted that Beyoncé is stronger "when she's got a posse behind her".[17] Rob Fitzpatrick of NME gave it a 5/10 rating and called it "a cruel glimpse of a talent that occasionally blazes but is frustratingly inconsistent".[63] Uncut called its ballads "self-pitying/self-mythologising", while Q gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated "She has good songs, but no great songs".[61] Los Angeles Times writer Natalie Nichols expressed that it "demonstrates vocal finesse... But, especially on the ballads, [Beyoncé] often drags things out with diva acrobatics".[55] The Guardian's Adam Sweeting wrote "the desperate urge to cover every musical base from dancefloor to soul-ballad means that there is barely a track here with any distinctive identity or even a tune".[64] Vibe writer Jason King viewed that it "At times... sounds desperate to reach every demographic", but complimented its "boudoir tunes" and concluded "Though Dangerously is not an R&B centerpiece, Beyoncé's growing skills as a singer, writer and producer provide ample evidence that she's at her best when shaping her own destiny".[60] In a retrospective review, Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it 4 out of 5 stars and stated "the first half is good enough to make Dangerously in Love one of the best mainstream urban R&B records released in 2003, and makes a strong case that Knowles might be better off fulfilling this destiny instead of reuniting with Destiny".[52]

Accolades

Dangerously in Love and its singles earned Knowles numerous awards. In 2003, "Crazy in Love" won her three awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Female Video and Best R&B Video.[65] In the same year, Knowles was recognized the New Female Artist and New R&B Artist, among the four awards she won during the Billboard Music Awards.[66] The following year, she won Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Crazy in Love", Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "The Closer I Get to You" with Luther Vandross and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Dangerously in Love 2" at the Grammy Awards.[67] The 1000th issue of the Entertainment Weekly which celebrates "the new classics: the 1000 best movies, TV shows, albums, books, etc. from 1983 to 2008" ranks Dangerously in Love nineteenth of the Top 100 Best Albums of the past 25 years.[68] The album is ranked at number 183 on the 200 difinative albums that shaped rock and roll according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[69] Rhapsody ranked the album at number nine on its "Best R&B Albums of the Decade" list.[70]

Impact

The creative output of sessions for Dangerously in Love has left several tracks ready for another pressing.[5][71] In late 2003, Knowles planned to release a follow-up album that would comprise left-over songs from Dangerously in Love.[72] The move was prompted when a P. Diddy-collaboration called "Summertime", a left-over track from the album, was sent to radio stations and had received favorable response.[73] Meanwhile, the success of the album incited the public to infer that it signals Destiny's Child to finally part ways, as pop singer Justin Timberlake "could not go back to 'N Sync after tasting solo success".[5] However, Knowles said that their side projects were only "a brief diversion in the juggernaut that has become Destiny's Child".[13] As time did not permit, Knowles' musical aspirations were put on hiatus to concentrate for her Super Bowl performance—slated to sing the U.S. national anthem—and the recording of Destiny's Child's fourth album, Destiny Fulfilled,[5][71] although the group finally disbanded in 2005.

With the release of Dangerously in Love and the combined commercial success of its singles, Knowles had established herself a viable solo artist. Rebecca Louie of the New York Daily News wrote that the success of Dangerously in Love brought Knowles into "sultry solo star" who "blossomed from a girly group".[6] Knowles won five Grammy Awards at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004, tying with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, and Lauryn Hill for most Grammys won by a single female artist.[67] The album has also facilitated her to become one of the marketable artists in the industry.[16] She appeared on the cover of numerous magazines, guested TV for promotions, and has signed lucrative commercial deals.[13] Knowles signed to PepsiCo, a conglomerate beverage manufacturer, in 2003, and appeared on several TV commercials for its products.[10]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Crazy in Love" (featuring Jay-Z) Beyoncé Knowles, Rich Harrison, Shawn Carter, Eugene Record Harrison, Knowles 3:56
2. "Naughty Girl"   Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Angela Beyincé, Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer Storch, Knowles 3:29
3. "Baby Boy" (featuring Sean Paul) Knowles, Storch, Sean Paul Henriques, Waller, Carter Storch, Knowles 4:05
4. "Hip Hop Star" (featuring Big Boi and Sleepy Brown) Knowles, Bryce Wilson, Makeda Davis, Antwan Patton, Carter Knowles, Wilson 3:43
5. "Be with You"   Knowles, Harrison, Beyincé, Shuggie Otis, George Clinton, Jr., William Collins, Gary Cooper Harrison, Knowles 4:20
6. "Me, Myself and I"   Knowles, Storch, Waller Storch, Knowles 5:01
7. "Yes"   Knowles, Bernard Edwards, Jr., Carter Knowles, Focus... 4:19
8. "Signs" (featuring Missy Elliott) Missy Elliott, Nisan Stewart, Craig Brockman Elliott, Brockman*, Stewart* 4:59
9. "Speechless"   Knowles, Andreao Heard, Sherrod Barnes, Beyincé Knowles, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Barnes 6:01
10. "That's How You Like It" (featuring Jay-Z) Delroy Andrews, Brian Bridgeman, Carter, Randy DeBarge, Eldra DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan D-Roy, Mr. B, Knowles 3:39
11. "The Closer I Get to You" (duet with Luther Vandross) James Mtume, Reggie Lucas Nat Adderley, Jr. 4:58
12. "Dangerously in Love 2"   Knowles, Errol McCalla, Jr. Knowles, Errol "Poppi" McCalla, Jr. 4:53
13. "Beyoncé Interlude"   Knowles Knowles 0:16
14. "Gift from Virgo"   Knowles, Otis Knowles 2:46
15. "Daddy" (hidden track) Knowles, Mark Batson Knowles, Batson 5:00

* Co-producer

Sample credits

Personnel

Musicians

  • Beyoncé – lead vocals
  • Rich Harrison – multi-instrumentalist
  • Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr. – multi-instrumentalist
  • Ivan Hampden – drums
  • Byron Miller – bass
  • Phil Hamilton – guitar
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Nat Adderley, Jr. – electric piano
  • Skip Anderson – keyboards
  • Sanford Allen – concertmaster
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals
  • Brenda White-King – backing vocals
  • Candace Thomas – backing vocals
  • Dan Workman – guitar
  • John "Jab" Broussard – guitar
  • Mark Batson – multi-instrumentalist, conductor

Production

  • Beyoncé Knowles – producer, executive producer, vocal producer
  • Mathew Knowles – executive producer
  • Rich Harrison – producer
  • Scott Storch – producer
  • Missy Elliott – producer
  • Craig Brockman – producer
  • Nisan Stewart – producer
  • Bryce Wilson – producer
  • Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr. – producer
  • Andreao "Fanatic" Heard" – producer
  • Sherrod Barnes – producer
  • Delroy "D-Roy" Andrews – producer
  • Mr. B – producer
  • Nat Adderley, Jr. – producer, arranger, string arrangements
  • Ray Bardani – string engineer
  • Skip Anderson – arranger
  • Al Brown – string contractor
  • Errol "Poppi" McCalla, Jr. – producer
  • Mark Batson – producer, arranger
  • Jim Caruana – engineer
  • Carlos Bedoya – engineer, vocal engineer
  • Pat Thrall – engineer
  • Chris Carmouche – engineer
  • Vincent Alexander – engineer
  • Young Guru – engineer
  • Stan Wallace – engineer
  • Dan Workman – engineer
  • Brian Springer – engineer
  • Pat Woodward – assistant engineer
  • Luz Vasquez – assistant engineer
  • Greg Price – assistant engineer
  • Jason Dale – assistant engineer
  • Dan Bucchi – assistant engineer
  • Matt Snedecor – assistant engineer
  • Tony Maserati – mixer
  • Scott Kieklak – mixer
  • Ray Bardani – mixer
  • Dexter Simmons – mixer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Theresa LaBarbera Whites – A&R
  • Ian Cuttler – art director
  • Markus and Indrani – photography
  • Tina Knowles – stylist
  • Mally Roncal – make-up
  • Chuckie Amos – hair
  • Kevin Bird – prop stylist
  • James Hunter – graphic artist

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[74] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[74] 3
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[75] 13
Canadian Albums Chart[76] 1
Danish Albums Chart[74] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[74] 4
European Top 100 Albums[77] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[74] 6
French Albums Chart[74] 14
German Albums Chart[74] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[78] 18
Irish Albums Chart[74] 1
Italian Albums Chart[75] 16
Japanese Albums Chart[79] 12
New Zealand Albums Chart[74] 8
Norwegian Albums Chart[74] 1
Polish Albums Chart[74] 18
Portuguese Albums Chart[74] 16
Swedish Albums Chart[74] 11
Swiss Albums Chart[74] 2
UK Albums Chart[74] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[76] 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[76] 1
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[74] 3

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Argentina Gold[80]
Australia Platinum[47]
Austria Gold[81]
Belgium Gold[82]
Canada Platinum[83]
Europe Platinum[84]
France 2× Gold[85]
Germany Platinum[86]
Greece Gold[87]
Japan Gold[88]
Netherlands Gold[89]
New Zealand Platinum[90]
Norway Gold[91]
Russia Platinum[92]
Sweden Gold[93]
Switzerland Platinum[94]
United Kingdom 2× platinum[45]
United States 4× platinum[42]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
St. Anger by Metallica		 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
June 26, 2003		 Succeeded by
So Much for the City by The Thrills
Preceded by
Fallen by Evanescence		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
June 29, 2003 – July 27, 2003		 Succeeded by
Magic and Medicine by The Coral
Preceded by
St. Anger by Metallica		 Norwegian Albums Chart number-one album
July 8, 2003		 Succeeded by
The Second You Sleep by Saybia
Preceded by
After the Storm by Monica		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
July 12, 2003		 Succeeded by
Chapter II by Ashanti
Preceded by
St. Anger by Metallica		 European Top 100 Albums number-one album
July 26, 2003 – September 20, 2003		 Succeeded by
Dance of Death by Iron Maiden
German Albums Chart number-one album
July 28, 2003 – August 11, 2003		 Succeeded by
Tour de France Soundtracks by Kraftwerk

Awards

Awards ceremony Year Nominated Work Award Results
BET Awards, USA[95] 2004 "Crazy In Love" (Jay-Z) Best Female R&B Artist Won
Best Collaboration Won
BRIT Awards, UK[96] Dangerously In Love Best International Female Solo Artist Won
Grammy Awards[97][98] 2003 "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (with Jay-Z) Record of the year Won
2004 "Crazy In Love" (with Jay-Z) Best R&B Song Won
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Won
"Dangerously In Love 2" Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Won
Dangerously In Love Best Contemporary R&B Album Won
" The Closer I Get to You" Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Won
International Dance Music Awards, World[99] 2003 "Crazy In Love" (with Jay-Z) Best R&B/Urban Dance Track Won
MTV Music Video Awards[100] Video Music Awards
Best Female Video		 Won
Video Music Awards
Best R&B Video		 Won
Video Music Awards
Best Choreography		 Won
2004 "Naughty Girl" Video Music Awards
Best Female Video		 Won
MTV Europe Music Awards[101] 2003 "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z) Europe Music Awards
Best R&B Song		 Won
Europe Music Awards
Best Song of the year		 Won
MTV Video Music Awards Japan[102] 2004 Best Collaboration Won
POP Music Awards[103][104] 2003 "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (with Jay-Z) Most Performed Song Won
"Crazy In Love" (with Jay-Z) Most performed song Won
2005 "Baby Boy" (with Sean Paul) Most performed song Won
"Me, Myself and I" Most performed song Won
"Naughty Girl" Most performed song Won
Songwriter of the year Won
New Musical Express, UK (NME)[105] 2003 "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z) NME Rocklist (End-of-Year Review) Won
NME Record of the Year (Singles) Won
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[106] 2004 "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z) Favorite Female Performer Won
Soul Train Music Awards, USA[107] Dangerously In Love Best R&B/Soul Album Won
Vibe Awards, USA[108] 2003 "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z) Coolest Collaboration Won

References

  1. ↑ Beyonce & Fans to Celebrate Superstar's 25th Birthday With Eagerly Awaited New Solo Album, 'B'Day,' Coming in September. PRNewswire. Retrieved on 2010-06-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Moss, Corey. "Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love – Part 1". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
  3. ↑ vanHorn, Teri (2000-12-08). "Destiny's Child Solo CDs Won't Compete With Group, Each Other". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1375022/20001208/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 
  4. ↑ "Kelly Rowland pursues her own destiny". Cable News Network. 2003-01-23. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/23/mroom.rowland/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Kaufman, Gil (2005-06-13). "Destiny's Child's Long Road To Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' For Nothing)". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Louie, Rebecca (2007-08-06). "Crazy in love with Beyonce". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2007/08/05/2007-08-05_crazy_in_love_with_beyonce.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  7. ↑ Garfield, Simon (2003-12-14). "Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh!". The Guardian (London). http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1107434,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Making of Dangerously in Love. Columbia Records. 2003. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Tyrangiel, Josh (2007-06-22). "Destiny's Adult – Part 1". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,460207,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "Beyoncé's debut Album, Dangerously in Love,". Thread. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080329210018/http://www.thread.co.nz/article/554. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Moss, Corey. "Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love – Part 2". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/index2.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  12. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458738/20021115/destinys_child.jhtml
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Associated Press (2003-07-03). "Beyonce looms as next J-Lo". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/02/1056825445697.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  14. ↑ Moss, Corey (2002-11-18). "Beyonce Working It With Missy Elliott On Solo Album". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458738/20021115/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Moss, Corey (2003-06-02). "Beyonce Pushes Up Release Date Of Solo Debut". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472224/20030602/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Ogunnaike, Lola (2004-11-14). "Beyoncé's Second Date With Destiny's Child". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/arts/music/14ogun.html?scp=1&sq=Destiny%27s+Child&st=nyt. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Sanneh, Kelefa (2003-07-06). "MUSIC; The Solo Beyoncé: She's No Ashanti – Part 1". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E1D7123AF935A35754C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Moss, Corey (2003-05-07). "Beyonce Smitten By Triplets, Hungry Unknowns At Dance Audition". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471737/20030507/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Reid, Shaheem (2003-04-10). "Destiny's Child Attack The Movies, Broadway; Plan New Album". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471187/20030410/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  20. ↑ Toure (2006-06-29). "Scott Storch's Outrageous Fortune". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 02, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080802171909/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10699242/scott_storchs_outrageous_fortune/2. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  21. ↑ Tyrangiel, Josh (2003-06-22). "Destiny's Adult". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,460207-2,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
  22. ↑ "Beyoncé Knowles: Biography - Part 1". People. http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  23. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a188935/beyonce-my-first-lp-was-nearly-scrapped.html
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Moss, Corey (2002-06-22). "Nelly Hit Forces Change In Plans For Destiny's Child LPs". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456206/20020722/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  25. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (2003-03-17). "Jigga Who? Beyonce Shares Fantasies With Sean Paul On 'Bonnie & Clyde' Sequel". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470568/20030314/destinys_child.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Reid, Shaheem (2003-04-07). "Beyonce's First Solo Single Will Be A Club Banger". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471054/20030404/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  27. ↑ Todd, Martens (2003-03-13). "50 Cent Dominates Major Billboard Charts". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1836616. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 
  28. ↑ Susman, Gary (2003-06-02). "'Anger' Management". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,456067,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Moss, Corey (2003-06-13). "Beyonce Says 'I Can't Take It No More' To Fans, Will Sing In Movie Theaters". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472676/20030613/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  30. ↑ Martens, Todd (2003-07-03). "Beyonce Dominates Billboard Charts". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1927229. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  31. ↑ Martens, Todd (2003-08-21). "Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' As Ever". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1960321. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  32. ↑ Martens, Todd (2003-09-25). "'Baby' Kicks 'Tailfeather' From Chart Roost". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1986302. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  33. ↑ Martens, Todd (2003-11-28). "'Stand Up' Ends 'Baby Boy' Reign". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2042602. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  34. ↑ Patel, Joseph (2004-03-15). "Beyonce Dances, Flirts With Usher In 'Naughty Girl' Video". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485737/20040312/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  35. ↑ Stacy-Deanne; Kelly Kenyatta, Natasha Lowery (2005). Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium. Amber Books Publishing. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0974977969. http://books.google.com/books?id=1ZGMcUEvkyEC&pg=PA60&dq=Baby+Boy+by+Beyonce&lr=&as_brr=0&sig=H1TzeKTzJqsBqow_O7HLlQZ4VuM#PPA61,M1. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  36. ↑ NME: http://www.nme.com/news/beyonce/48559
  37. ↑ "Songs of the Decade". (Dec 09, 2009). Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-12-09
  38. ↑ The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  39. ↑ "Is Snow Patrol's 'Chasing Cars' really the best song of the decade?".The Daily Telegraph. December 31, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  40. ↑ Best of the Aughts: Singles. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-31
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Todd, Martens (2003-07-02). "Beyonce, Branch Albums Storm The Chart". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1926761. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. August 5, 2004. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Dangerously%20In%20Love&artist=Beyonce&format=ALBUM&perPage=25. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  43. ↑ "Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s". Chart Watch. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/39906/chart-watch-extra-the-top-20-new-acts-of-the-2000s/. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  44. ↑ Sexton, Paul (2003-07-07). "Beyonce Tops U.K. Album, Singles Charts". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1929096. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. October 3, 2003. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  46. ↑ "Best Selling Album 2003". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930224821/http://www.bpi.co.uk/pdf/BestSellingAlbums01-05.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-22. 
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm. Retrieved April 20, 2008. 
  48. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2004.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  49. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2003.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  50. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=171923 Beyonce & Fans to Celebrate Superstar's 25th Birthday With Eagerly Awaited New Solo Album, 'B'Day,' Coming in September
  51. ↑ "topix.Jan 26, 2008". http://http://www.topix.com/forum/who/beyonce/TCIECFCDQH804I7UV. 
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Dangerously in Love. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 Ratliff, Ben. Review: Dangerously in Love. Blender. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Drumming, Neil. Review: Dangerously in Love. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Nichols, Natalie. Review: Dangerously in Love. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Neal, Mark Anthony. Review: Dangerously in Love. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  57. ↑ 57.0 57.1 DeCurtis, Anthony. Review: Dangerously in Love. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-11. Archived December 30, 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Cinquemani, Sal. Review: Dangerously in Love. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 Jones, Steve. "Review: Dangerously in Love". USA Today: D.06. June 24, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 King, Jason. "Review: Dangerously in Love". Vibe: 150. August 2003.
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 Dangerously in Love (2003): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2009-11-11.
  62. ↑ Stewart, Allison. "Review: Dangerously in Love". The Washington Post: C.05. June 25, 2003. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
  63. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Rob. Review: Dangerously in Love. NME. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
  64. ↑ Sweeting, Adam. Review: Dangerously in Love. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-08-27.
  65. ↑ Dansby, Andrew (2003-08-29). "Missy, Justin Tops at VMAs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 01, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080101083437/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/missyelliott/articles/story/5933521/missy_justin_tops_at_vmas. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  66. ↑ "Kelly and Knowles dominate awards". BBC. 2003-12-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3309189.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-15. 
  67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 Silverman, Stephen (2004-02-08). "Much Grammy 'Love' for Beyoncé, OutKast". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,627723,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  68. ↑ "The New Classics: Music". Entertainment Weekly. 2008-06-27. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207337,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
  69. ↑ Definitive 200. RochHall. Retrieved on 2009-11-11. Archived August 1, 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  70. ↑ http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/bestrbalbums.html "Best R&B Albums of the Decade"] Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 Patel, Joseph (2004-01-07). "Beyonce Puts Off Second Solo LP To Reunite Destiny's Child". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484202/20040107/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  72. ↑ Moss, Corey (2003-12-01). "Another Beyonce Solo LP Due Before Destiny's Child Reunite". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480865/20031201/knowles_beyonce.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  73. ↑ Hall, Rashaun (2003-09-13). "Beyoncé Barrels Ahead On Next Album". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1981156. Retrieved 2008-05-08. 
  74. ↑ 74.00 74.01 74.02 74.03 74.04 74.05 74.06 74.07 74.08 74.09 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 "Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love – Music Charts". αCharts. http://acharts.us/album/12917. Retrieved April 20, 2008. 
  75. ↑ 75.0 75.1 "Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Dangerously+In+Love&cat=a. Retrieved August 6, 2008. 
  76. ↑ 76.0 76.1 76.2 "Dangerously in Love > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfwxqlaldde~T3. Retrieved April 20, 2008. 
  77. ↑ Sexton, Paul (July 28, 2003). "Bedingfield Bounces Beyonce On U.K. Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/1943157.story. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  78. ↑ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2003. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2003&het=37&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
  79. ↑ "Dangerously In Love – Oricon" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/510557/1/. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  80. ↑ "CAPIF – Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Beyonc%E9&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  81. ↑ "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 7, 2007. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  82. ↑ "Ultratop – Gold and platinum certifications – Singles – 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Ultratop. May 15, 2004. http://www.ultratop.be/en/certifications.asp?year=2004. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  83. ↑ "CRIA: Gold & Platinum – October 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. October 27, 2003. http://www.cria.ca/gold/1003_g.php. Retrieved April 20, 2008. 
  84. ↑ "November 2003 – Platinum Europe Awards". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. December 9, 2003. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20031209.html. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  85. ↑ "Certifications Albums Double Or – Année 2005" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. June 15, 2005. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/en/page-259165.xml?year=2005&type=11. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 
  86. ↑ "IFPI Germany – Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=1&strSuche=Dangerously+In+Love. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  87. ↑ "Beyonce-Gold in Greece!". Sony Music Entertainment Greece. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&sl=el&tl=en&u=http://www.sonymusic.gr/page/news/news_artists.asp%3Fid%3D364&rurl=translate.google.fr. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  88. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of Japan – List of works certified Gold in July 2003". Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 2003. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200307.html&rurl=translate.google.com&usg=ALkJrhjjN9cYI9O7KqWye6kyiQZCLS_6yA#list4. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  89. ↑ "NVPI – Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235664&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  90. ↑ "New Zealand Top 50 Albums (see "Chart #1370 – Sunday 10 August 2003")". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  91. ↑ "IFPI Norway – Salgstrofeer" (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm. Retrieved January 3, 2010. 
  92. ↑ "Gold and Platinum International Albums in Russia – 2003" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers. 2M. http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5069. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  93. ↑ "IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina – År 2003" (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. November 20, 2003. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20033.pdf. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  94. ↑ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2004. Retrieved April 21, 2010. 
  95. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/30/entertainment/main626705.shtml
  96. ↑ "Brits 2004: The winners". BBC News. 2004-02-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3497315.stm. 
  97. ↑ http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_beyonce.htm
  98. ↑ "Beyonce tops with five Grammys". CNN. 2004-02-08. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/08/grammy.night/index.html. 
  99. ↑ http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/WMC19IDMAWinner.htm
  100. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/winners-by-category.jhtml
  101. ↑ "MTV Europe Music Awards: The winners". BBC News. 2003-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3240653.stm. 
  102. ↑ http://www.mtvjapan.com/home
  103. ↑ http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2004/
  104. ↑ http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2005/winners.html
  105. ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/beyonce/48559
  106. ↑ http://www.whowonwhen.com/entertainment/kids-choice/kids-choice-2004.php
  107. ↑ http://www.metrolyrics.com/2004-soul-train-music-awards.html
  108. ↑ http://www.the411online.com/vibe03.html

External links

Beyoncé Knowles
Discography · Videography · Songs · Awards and nominations · Tours
Studio albums
Dangerously in Love  · B'Day  · I Am... Sasha Fierce
Other albums
Speak My Mind · Irreemplazable · Karaoke Hits · Above and Beyoncé
Live albums
Live at Wembley · The Beyoncé Experience Live · I Am... Yours · I Am... World Tour
Video albums
BET Presents Beyoncé · Beyoncé The Ultimate Performer · B'Day Anthology
Tours
Dangerously in Love Tour · Verizon Ladies First Tour · The Beyoncé Experience · I Am... Tour · I Am... Yours
Filmography
Carmen: A Hip Hopera  · Austin Powers in Goldmember  · The Fighting Temptations  · The Pink Panther  · Dreamgirls  · Cadillac Records  · Obsessed
Retail
House of Deréon · Heat
Related topics
Destiny's Child · Jay-Z · Mathew Knowles · Tina Knowles · Solange Knowles
Wikipedia book Book · Category Category · Portal Portal