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"Blow"
Song by Beyoncé
from the album Beyoncé
ReleasedDecember 13, 2013
Studio
Genre
Length5:09
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Beyoncé
  • Pharrell Williams
  • Timbaland
  • J-Roc

"Blow" is a song recorded by American singer

J-Roc, James Fauntleroy and Justin Timberlake, and produced by the former four. It was set to be released as one of the worldwide lead singles following the release of the album along with "Drunk in Love", however, its release was scrapped in favor of "XO". It was released as a radio single only in Italy
.

The song consists of two parts, individually titled "Blow" and "Cherry". "Blow" is a

Hot Dance Club Songs
chart.

An accompanying

platinum reissue of Beyoncé in 2014
.

Background and production

"Blow" was written by

urban radio in the US only; "XO" was reportedly scheduled to be released as the second worldwide contemporary hit radio single in 2014.[2] However, the US release of "Blow" was cancelled, reportedly due to the song's racy lyrics, and "XO" was issued to radio in that country instead.[3][4]

Composition

"Blow"
A 30-second sample of "Blow", a song with a
disco funk.[8]
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"Blow" is a five-minute and nine-second disco-influenced, R&B, funk, retro-soul song[9][10][11] with an electro-funk groove and a jazz-influenced opening.[12] Critics also found elements of "chilly" neo-disco in the groove with Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield further noting that it created an "air of melancholy".[13][14] Instrumentally it is complete with a heavy bass,[9] sparse piano chords[12] and guitars[15] altogether creating a blipping, marching and parping beat.[16] Kevin Fallon from The Daily Beast described the song's production as "so bouncy it's almost coyish and flirty" and added that it was a counterbalance to the "raunchy" lyrics.[17]

An ode to

French-language interlude.[9]

The song's composition mostly drew comparisons to

B'Day (2006).[19] Tom Breihan from Stereogum compared the "organic breezy joy" of the song with the one found on Solange Knowles' extended play True (2012).[37] It also received comparisons with "Blurred Lines" (2013), Rick James's Cold Blooded album (1983) and its guitar riff with Mtume.[15]

Critical reception

"Blow" was compared to the music of Prince (left), Janet Jackson (center) and Justin Timberlake (right); the latter co-wrote the song.

Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield called the song the best one on the album.

Vulture hailed the song as "beatific" and added that it had potential to become a future hit.[14] In another review he wrote that it "find[s] a sweet spot between nostalgia trip and future shock".[16] Chris Talbott and Mesfin Fekadu of the Associated Press described "Blow" as "addictive".[42] Digital Spy's Robert Copsey wrote in his review that the "hipster funk" song was the closest one to being a single from the album and one of "the most obvious chart contenders".[43] Under the Radar editor Ryan E.C. Hamm felt that the song "could skyrocket up the charts".[44] USA Today's Amanda Dobbins felt that the song should have been released during the summer of 2014 as "It has that feel-good '70s sound that's very popular right now".[45]

Andrew Hampp and Erika Ramirez of Billboard magazine praised Beyoncé's "sexy" vocals on the track which they hailed as a "slinky club banger".

Complex who felt that Justin Timberlake and Timbaland "lost their ability to make their distinctive, infectious love-pop" on Timberlake's album The 20/20 Experience, noted that "Blow" proved the opposite: "The two have reinvigorated the overused private-parts-as-candy trope by writing one of Bey's friskiest songs ever. Add some Pharrell production... and you have one of the smoothest pieces of filth of the year."[49] Ryan Dennehy from AbsolutePunk found "trademark" Timbaland production in "Blow" and opined, "Bey[oncé] wisely co-opts Timbaland himself to deliver a steamy hook that interlocks with her own vocals."[50] Cosmopolitan writer Alex Rees deemed "Blow" an "awesome disco moment".[31]

Carrie Battan of the website

Pazz and Jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2013, "Blow" was ranked at number 228.[54]

Commercial performance

Despite no single release, "Blow" debuted at number 48 on Billboard's US

South Korea's international Gaon Music Chart, for the week ending December 22, 2013; that position also became its peak.[60]

Music video

Background and synopsis

A still from the music video for "Blow" in which Beyoncé is seen dancing a choreography with female dancers. Their style has been noted for referencing 1970s and 80s videos.

The music video for "Blow" was directed by Hype Williams and produced by Tony McGarry. It was filmed in September 2013 at the roller skating rink Fun Plex in Houston, Texas which the singer frequently visited during her childhood.[36][61][62] Beyoncé described the filming of the video as beautiful due to the location and added, "I was really happy to work with him [Williams] again because, growing up, he created the music video for hip-hop artists and R&B artists."[63] Todrick Hall served as the choreographer for the video alongside Beyoncé's long-time collaborator Frank Gatson Jr. and Chris Grant. During an interview with MTV News, Hall acknowledged the singer's involvement in the filming of the video saying that she would watch the playback of the filmed scenes several times.[64] The clip was released on December 13, 2013 to iTunes Store in addition to a clip for every other track on the parent album.[61] On November 24, 2014 it was uploaded to the singer's Vevo account.[65]

The video features appearances by Beyoncé's sister Solange Knowles, her background dancers, including French dancing duo

black light follow as Beyoncé performs another dance sequence along with her dancers on their rollers.[14] The second, more uptempo part of the song starts and the singer is seen arriving with a vehicle in front of a place called "Cherry". She dances atop the car and dances with her background band as they play the song on their keytars.[67] As the song progresses, smoke starts appearing out of the car and on the scene where she is with her band. During the end of the video, Beyoncé and her sister are seen going away on the same path by which they came. Close-up shots of Beyoncé lip-syncing the song are intertwined in the video with her lips covered with a shiny lipstick.[68]

Reception

Mike Wass of the website Idolator called the clip for "Blow" the best music video of 2013.[9] Brent DiCrescenzo of the magazine Time Out listed the video as the album's second best further describing it as a "candied and cool disco cut stuffed with '80s cheese".[67] James Montgomery of MTV News chose the video for the song as one of the best on the album.[24] Jocelyn Vena of the same publication wrote that the "colorful" video which was "all about fun" and included "sexy moves", paid homage to the disco-era of the 1970s and the 1980s dance show Solid Gold.[64] Writing for Spin magazine, Anupa Mistry found references of Hype Williams' previous collaborations with Faith Evans on "Love Like This" (1998) which was also filmed at a roller rink and Belly's blacklighting that he worked on.[48] Lindsey Weber, writing for Vulture felt that with the video for "Blow", the singer paid homage to "Cherry Pie" (1990), a song by the band Warrant.[66] Erin Donnelly of the website Refinery29 described the video as tongue-in-cheek and compared the singer's look with Mariah Carey during the 1990s. He described her outfits as "[t]rash-glam" and found "gratuitous booty wiggles".[69] Jody Rosen of Vulture simply described the video and its atmosphere as "fun".[14]

Joe Lynch of

Cinemax After Dark".[71] In 2014, Michael Cragg writing for The Guardian ranked the video in the ten best of Beyoncé's career. He deemed it a "70s-referencing visual feast that looks like its [sic] been shot through a filter called Strawberry Hubba Bubba". He also praised the singer's "kitsch" dance moves and concluded, the clip was "[p]retty standard".[68]

Live performances

In 2014, "Blow" was added to the set list of the last, European leg of

platinum edition of Beyoncé (2014).[78][79] In 2016, the song was performed during the set list of The Formation World Tour.[80]

At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25, Beyoncé performed "Blow" as part of a medley consisting of songs from her fifth studio album. For the performance of the song, she wore a bejeweled bodysuit and was accompanied by her background dancers performing a cabaret-styled choreography.[81][82] Throughout the performance, the word "cherry" was lit up on the screen behind her in neon letters.[82] In a review of the performance, Nadeska Alexis of MTV News felt that "things started to heat up" with the rendition of the song. She further praised the fact that the lights illuminated her bodysuit being "nothing short of mesmerizing".[82] Caitlin White of the same publication found "rainbow neon sexiness" in the song's performance.[83] Mike Wayers writing for The Wall Street Journal noted that "[t]hings started to heat up beat-wise" during "Blow".[84]

Remixes and other versions

On April 8, 2014, remix versions of "Blow" and "XO" by French musician Monsieur Adi premiered on Out's official website along Beyoncé's appearance on the cover of the magazine.[85] The remix for "Blow" was influenced by electro house music and was described as "infectious" by the editors of the magazine.[86] Complex magazine writer Lauren Nostro described the version as "fantastic".[85] A remix with previously unreleased lyrics done by Country Club Martini Crew was released on January 1, 2015.[87]

An official remix of "Blow" featuring Pharrell Williams was included on Beyoncé: Platinum Edition (2014).

Cuepoint, was more positive towards the remix, deeming it "cuter".[79]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from liner notes of Beyoncé.[1]

Song credits
  • Beyoncé Knowles
     – production, vocal production, vocals
  • Pharrell Williams – production, backing vocals
  • Timbaland – co-production, backing vocals
  • J-Roc
     – co-production
  • Katty Rodriguez – horns
  • Adison Evans – horns
  • Crystal Torres – horns
  • Derek Dixie – horn arrangements, mix consultation
  • Stuart White – recording, digital editing and arrangement, mixing
  • Andrew Coleman – recording, digital editing and arrangement
  • Chris Godbey – recording
  • Bart Schoudel – recording
  • Ramon Rivas – second engineering
  • Matt Weber – assistant engineering
  • Justin Hergett – mix engineering
  • James Krausse – mix engineer assistant
  • Paul Pavao – mix engineer assistant
  • Edward Valldejuli – mix engineer assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Aya Merrill – mastering
Video credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[95] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.)

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