Naughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles song)

"Naughty Girl"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Dangerously In Love
B-side "Everything I Do"
Released March 30, 2004 (U.S.)
Format CD single, 12" single
Recorded South Beach Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre R&B, disco
Length 3:28
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Angela Beyincé, Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer
Producer Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Gold (ARIA)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Summertime"
(2004)		 "Naughty Girl"
(2004)		 "Check on It"
(2005)

"Naughty Girl" is an R&B–disco song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, and Angela Beyincé for Beyoncé's debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003). Produced by Beyoncé and Storch, the song lives up to the Western sound of its predecessor "Baby Boy". Along with its several awards garnered, the song received positive responses from critics, citing its sensual content.

The single was released as the fourth and final single from the album early in 2004. Though it failed to match the success of "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy", however still gaining enormous success reaching number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the single had immediate success which helped the album propel on charts. The single received similar responses from international music markets, entering mostly top twenty.

The single's music video features Beyoncé flirtatiously and seductively dancing with Atlanta singer Usher to portray a naughty girl. The video gained her an additional award.

Contents

Background and composition

After the release of her former group Destiny's Child's 2001 album Survivor, Beyoncé tried on solo career and worked for her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. Beyoncé stated that it is more personal than her previous records because she only had to write for herself.[1] She contacted various musical collaborators; including Scott Storch, who had produced hits for Christina Aguilera, Robert Waller and her cousin-songwriter-personal assistant Angela Beyoncé. Storch and Beyoncé sampled the refrain of the 1975 song "Love to Love You Baby", originally performed by Donna Summer and written by Summer, Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder.

"Naughty Girl" is an R&B song based on the C-sharp Phrygian dominant scale. It is written in common time and moves at a moderate 102 beats per minute. Beyoncé's voice spans an octave and a half, from B3 to F5.[2] The song is influenced by Arabian, resulting to an uptempo and disco-oriented sound.[3]

Release and reception

"Naughty Girl" was released as the fourth and final single from the album, through Columbia Records.[4] The track was initially going to be the lead single of the album before "Crazy in Love" was chosen. The single was first released in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2004, containing four tracks and a "Headliner" multimedia track.[5] In the United States, it was released as a 12" single on April 20.[6] A CD single was released in Australia on April 23; it contains the album version and two remixes of the track, and Destiny's Child's "I Know" from The Fighting Temptations soundtrack.[3]

Knowles performing "Naughty Girl" on The Beyoncé Experience, with her all-female tour band, Suga Mama.

"Naughty Girl" was critically lauded, citing for its sensual vibe. Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly found Beyoncé's singing "not quite convincingly a naughty girl".[7] However, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that she delivers a "convincing impression of Donna Summer".[8]

Lewis Dene of BBC commented that Beyoncé sings "lustfully and sexually confident" and Spence D. of IGN stated that she creates "a brief aura of aural hypnotism", an effect made during the line "I'm feeling sexy...".[9][10] James Poletti of Yahoo! Music stated that Beyoncé sings her "potential to turn on the filth" while Rob Fitzpatrick of NME characterized her breathing heavily while grabbing the "imaginary" bedsheets but remained a "devout young Christian woman singing what the public wants her to sing."[11][12]

The song was recognized at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers 2005 Pop Music Awards by receiving the "Songwriter of the Year"—shared with Scott Storch, Robert Walker, Angela Beyincé, and Donna Summer.[13] It also garnered the "Most Performed Songs" award, along with "Baby Boy" and "Me, Myself and I".[14] The single performed well on most of Billboard component charts, including Rhythmic Top 40 and Top 40 Tracks.[15] It was a sales and club hit, reaching number one on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. The single remained on the chart for twenty-two weeks. "Naughty Girl" single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 22, 2004.[16]

Internationally, "Naughty Girl" lived up to the low-charting trend of "Me Myself and I". In Oceania, the single reached number six in the New Zealand and debuted and peaked at number nine in Australia, its highest entry.[17] The single was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 35,000 units.[18] Across European countries, the single had similar success, reaching number ten in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands, and generally on the top twenty.[17]

Track listing

Belgium single[19]
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:28
  2. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Kim) - 3:47
  3. "Naughty Girl" (Calderone Quayle Club Mix) - 9:38
  4. "I Know" (Destiny's Child) - 3:32
Canadian CD Single
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:30
  2. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Kim) - 3:50
  3. "Naughty Girl" (Calderone Quayle Naughty Dub) - 7:21
European CD Single[20]
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:28
  2. "Naughty Girl" (Calderone Quayle Club Mix Edit) - 3:56
  3. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Kim) - 3:47
  4. "Naughty Girl" (Enhanced Musicvideo) - 3:28
  5. "Naughty Girl" (Live from Headliners) (Enhanced Video) - 3:23
UK, Australia[21], German Limited 3 inch Pock-It CD[22]
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:30
  2. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Flip) - 4:07
US single[23]
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:28
  2. "Everything I Do" (Beyoncé and Bilal) - 4:21
US 12" Maxi[24]
  1. "Naughty Girl" - 3:28
  2. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Kim) - 3:50
  3. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Flip) - 4:07
  4. "Naughty Girl" (Instrumental) - 3:30
  5. "Naughty Girl" (DMS12 mix) - 3:30
  6. "Naughty Girl" (A Cappella) - 3:26
  7. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Kim A Capella) - 3:48
  8. "Naughty Girl" (feat. Lil' Flip A Capella) - 4:05

Music video

The video for "Naughty Girl" was directed by Jake Nava,[4] who directed Beyoncé's first two videos, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". The video is inspired by the dancing of Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire in the 1953 musical comedy film The Band Wagon and has a Studio 54 style.[3][4] Paired with Atlanta singer Usher who emulates Charisse and Astaire in the music video, Beyoncé dances seductively and flirts with him to portray a naughty girl.[3][4] According to Usher, the video is a homage to classic "ultimate entertainers"; including dancers, singers and actors.

The video begins with Beyoncé performing a simple dance routine surrounded by a wall of mirrors and then undressing until she is in the nude behind a white curtain, revealing only her silhouette. Beyoncé enters the club with a different outfit and hairstyle, and with a few of her friends; she and Usher notice each other. The two meet on the dance floor and dance intimately, before Beyoncé performs an elaborate dance scene with female backing dancers. She swirls around in a larger-than-life champagne glass filled with bubbles (à la Josephine Baker). In the final scene, Beyoncé sits atop a piano, and after being lifted down by a gentleman, she dances and poses as confetti falls everywhere.[25]

The music video received responses from video programs. On MTV's Total Request Live, "Naughty Girl" debuted at number ten on March 22, 2004 and peaked at number one.[26][27] It retired to TRL's "Hall of Fame" at number seven and after being on the countdown for fifty days.[28] The video won Best Female Video at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, the same award Beyoncé took for "Crazy in Love" the previous year, and was also nominated for Best Choreography, Best Dance Video and Best Cinematography.[29]

Cover versions

"Naughty Girl" has been covered with several artists. Irish singer-songwriter Roesy produced a version of the song which appeared on the 2004 charity album Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2, along with covered versions of Britney Spears' "Toxic", Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You", among others.[30] Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered the song on their 2006 album Silent Nightclub.[31]

Charts

Chart (2004)[15][17][32] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 9
Ö3 Austria Top 40 29
Belgian Ultratop 50 14
Canadian Singles Chart 2
Danish Singles Chart 15
Dutch Top 40 10
French Singles Chart 18
German Singles Chart 16
Irish Singles Chart 14
Italian Singles Chart 17
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 6
Norwegian VG-lista 14
Romanian Singles Chart 41
Swedish Singles Chart 32
Swiss Singles Chart 18
UK Singles Chart 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 3
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Certifications

Region (provider) Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Australia (ARIA) Gold[33]
New Zealand (RIANZ) Gold[34]
United States (RIAA) Gold[35]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Dip It Low" by Christina Milian		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
June 5, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp
Preceded by
"Deju Vu (It's Hard To Believe)" by The Roc Project featuring Tina Novak		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single (First run)
May 30, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Deju Vu (It's Hard To Believe)" by The Roc Project featuring Tina Novak
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single (Second run)
June 13–20, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Amazing" by George Michael

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Beyoncé singles
Discography · Videography · Songs · Awards and nominations · Tours
Dangerously in Love
"Crazy in Love" · "Baby Boy" · "Me, Myself and I" · "Naughty Girl"
#1's
"Check on It"
B'Day
"Déjà Vu" · "Ring the Alarm" · "Irreplaceable" · "Beautiful Liar" · "Get Me Bodied" · "Green Light"
I Am... Sasha Fierce
"If I Were a Boy" · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" · "Diva" · "Halo" · "Ego" · "Sweet Dreams" · "Broken-Hearted Girl" · "Video Phone"
Featured singles
"I Got That" · "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" · "What More Can I Give" · "Hollywood" · "Amor Gitano" · "Until the End of Time" · "Love in This Club Part II" · "Just Stand Up!" · "Telephone" · "Put It in a Love Song"
Soundtrack singles
"Work It Out" · "Fighting Temptation" · "Summertime" · "One Night Only" · "Listen" · "At Last"
Other songs
"Dangerously in Love 2" · "Upgrade U" · "Suga Mama" · "Radio" · "Why Don't You Love Me"
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