The Beyoncé Experience Live
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The Beyoncé Experience Live is the third
The album features performances of songs from Beyoncé's first two solo studio albums
Background and development
The Beyoncé Experience Live was filmed at the
Film synopsis
Onstage, Beyoncé had an all-female band Suga Mama, and the show used men only as dancers for the female audience as noted by Pareles of The New York Times.
During "
The intro to "Ring the Alarm" paid homage to the "Cell Block Tango" from the film Chicago, as women told of how they had been hurt by men and the performance saw Beyoncé wearing a red overcoat.[7][13] During the performance of "Suga Mama", Beyoncé performed a pole dance.[8] Afterwards Beyoncé's duets with Jay-Z – "Upgrade U" and "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" were performed. During "Get Me Bodied" she removed her robot costume to reveal black and yellow dress to emulate a bee and further led the crowd in a dance routine.[8][9] "Check on It" was preceded by an instrumental of "The Pink Panther Theme", during which the stairs were colored pink.[12] A Dreamgirls segment was performed, incorporating the title song and "Listen" from the 2006 musical film in which Beyoncé starred in.[6] The final song on the tour's set list was "Irreplaceable"; it began with the audience singing the first verse to Beyoncé after she announced "I've been singing my heart out for over two hours. Now it's time for you to sing for me."[9][12] Between segments of the show, Suga Mama performed periodic instrumental interludes, with every member giving a solo so Beyoncé could change her costumes seven times.[9][12] The show included a ten-song Destiny's Child Medley which contained female solidarity-themed songs.[5][8] As the concert ended, Beyoncé was walking on the stage and pointing to individual fans saying "I see you!" and describing their clothes or the signs they held.[5]
Release
The Beyoncé Experience Live was released in the United States on November 20, 2007, and in the United Kingdom on November 26. On December 31, 2007 The Beyoncé Experience Live was broadcast to members of the United States Army serving in the Iraq War through AEG Network.[25] On December 31, 2008, European network 3sat aired the concert in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[26]
Critical reception
Mark Deming of the website AllMusic commented that the album "captures her dazzling live act as she shines in a performance."[27] A writer of MTV News commented that the album contained "more than two hours' worth of content in total".[28] Kurt Orzeck of the same publication commented that the DVD showcases a "huge" tour.[29] Scott Kara of Time Out also praised the "thrilling, booty-shaking pizzazz" of the DVD adding that fans would feel "just like being there [on the concert]".[30] An editor of the website Jam! graded the album with four out of five stars, calling it a spectacle. The editor further noted: "[It] has the giant stage, the massive lights, the troupe of dancers, the kickass all-girl band, the costume changes, the VIPs and more. But all of it can't pull focus from the incredible Ms. Knowles, who works it for two-plus hours, wailing and gyrating through a sweat-soaked show with nary a hair out of place."[31] Grading the album with three out of four stars, Chuck Arnold and Ivory Jeff Clinton from People magazine wrote: "The elaborate production gets a bit overblown at times, but in this concert... the tireless diva is a veritable force of nature on high-energy numbers such as 'Crazy in Love' and 'Déjà Vu.'"[32]
Accolades
The live version of "Me, Myself and I" (2003) from The Beyoncé Experience Live gained a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.[33]
Commercial performance
On the chart issue dated March 1, 2008, The Beyoncé Experience Live peaked at number two on the US Top Music Videos chart and it also stayed on the same position the next week,[34] behind Celine Dion's Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... at number one.[35] On December 8, 2007, the album debuted and peaked at number twenty-three on the US Digital Albums.[36] It has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[37] The album appeared at numbers four, eight and thirty-one on the US Top Music Videos year-end chart for 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.[38][39][40]
For the week ending November 26, 2007, The Beyoncé Experience Live peaked at number two on the
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Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" (The Beyoncé Experience Fanfare) | 1:08 |
2. | " Deena/Dreamgirls" | 1:56 |
23. | "Listen" | 3:07 |
24. | "Irreplaceable" | 7:31 |
25. | "Beyoncé B'Day Surprise" | 5:03 |
26. | "The Beyoncé Experience Credits" ("Beautiful Liar" live instrumental) | 4:05 |
Total length: | 123:01 |
6:14 | ||
Total length: | 31:04 |
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3:16 | ||
8. | "Get Me Bodied" (Timbaland Remix; featuring Fabolous) | 4:50 |
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9. | "Irreplaceable" (DJ Speedy Remix) | 4:20 |
10. | "World Wide Woman" | 3:42 |
11. | "ChampagneChroniKnightCap" (Performed by Solange Knowles) | 4:53 |
Total length: | 48:19 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from The Beyoncé Experience Live's liner notes and AllMusic.[4][54]
- Mike Abbott – audio engineer
- Glenn Ables – stage technician
- Richard J. Alcock – executive producer
- Calvin Aurand – executive producer
- Angela Beyincé – art assistant, assistant
- Beyoncé – primary artist, choreographer, concept, direction, executive producer, staging
- Jason Bridges – lighting technician
- Ed Burke – archivist
- Anthony Burrell – choreographer, dance director, dancer
- Kim Burse – concept, creative director
- Thom Cadley – mixing
- Jim Caruana – mixing
- Anthony Catalano – assistant engineer, digital editing
- percussion
- Guy Charbonneau – engineer
- Fusako Chubachi – art direction
- Justin Collie – lighting design, set design
- Justin Cook – production assistant
- Terry Cooley – stage manager
- Montina Cooper – vocals (background)
- Milan Dillard – dance director, dancer
- James Fahlgren – setup
- Michael Fellner – technical manager
- Charlie Fernández – unspecified contributor role
- Tia Fuller – sax (alto)
- Jennifer García – layout design
- Max Gousse – A&R
- Todd Green – organ
- Georgette Harvey – gaffer
- Ty Hunter – assistant hair stylist
- Jay-Z – guest artist, primary artist
- Mark Johnson – camera operator
- Harold Jones – production coordination
- Chris Keating – video director
- Chris Keene – lighting technician
- Mathew Knowles – executive producer, management
- Tina Knowles – stylist
- Dave Levisohn – camera operator
- Yanira Marin – dancer
- Divinity Roxx -bass, musical director
- Bibi McGill – guitar, musical direction, musical director
- James "McGoo" McGregor – drum technician
- Steve Miles – camera operator
- Ramon Morales – monitor engineer
- Heather Morris – dancer
- Doug Neal – stage manager
- Emer Patten – producer
- Danielle Polanco – choreographer
- Matt Powers – script supervisor
- Justin Purser – production coordination
- Dan Ricci – audio post-production
- Jerry Rogers – camera operator, projection
- Kelly Rowland – guest artist
- Todd Sams – choreographer
- Jamie Silk – production assistant
- Kate Sinden – production coordination
- Ryan Smith – mastering
- Kim Thompson – drums
- Francesca Tolot – make-up
- Crystal Torres – trumpet
- Benny Trickett – editing
- Jennifer Turner – coordination
- Cristina Villarreal – wardrobe
- Horace Ward – engineer
- Nick Wickham – director
- Michelle Williams – guest artist
- Mike "Hitman" Wilson – unknown contributor role
- Travis Wilson – unspecified contributor role
- Nyle Wood – sound technician
- John Zweifel – stage technician
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[69] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[70] | 2× Platinum | 60,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[37] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | November 16, 2007 | Standard | DVD | Sony BMG | [72] |
Australia | November 19, 2007 | ||||
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France | Standard | DVD | [75] | ||
United States | November 20, 2007 |
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United Kingdom | November 26, 2007 | RCA | [77] | ||
Japan | November 28, 2007 | CD+DVD | Sony Music Japan
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Germany | February 22, 2008 | Blu-ray | Sony BMG | ||
United States | March 25, 2008 | Instrumental | Digital download |
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November 18, 2008 | Standard | Blu-ray | [81] | ||
France | January 27, 2009 | Sony Music | |||
United Kingdom | RCA |
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