Beyoncé
Beyoncé lives in the middle ground — 43 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 12 quiet anchors and 22 songs where they let go completely.
6.9
Avg Intensity
77
Songs Decoded
1
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Tyrant
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
Crazy in Love
intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 2003
Check on It
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2005
Countdown
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2011
Run the World (Girls)
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 2011
Run the World (Girls)
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2011
***Flawless
intense
abrasive texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2013
Drunk In Love
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2013
Partition
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 2013
Partition
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2013
Formation
intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 2016
Formation
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2016
Freedom
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2016
Lemonade
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2016
Sorry
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2016
My Power
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2019
Alien Superstar
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2022
Break My Soul
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2022
Church Girl
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2022
Heated
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2022
DAUGHTER
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2024
Ya Ya
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2024
The controlled burn
Baby Boy
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2003
Crazy In Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 2003
Me, Myself and I
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2003
Naughty Girl
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2003
Check On It
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2005
Déjà Vu
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2006
Irreplaceable
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2006
Irreplaceable
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2006
Listen
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 2006
Beautiful Liar
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2007
Halo
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2008
If I Were a Boy
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2008
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
moderate
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 9
· 2008
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2008
Sweet Dreams
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2008
Best Thing I Never Had
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2011
Love On Top
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 9
· 2011
Love on Top
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2011
Party
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2011
Blue
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2013
Drunk in Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2013
Mine
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2013
Pretty Hurts
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2013
Superpower
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2013
XO
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2013
6 Inch
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
Daddy Lessons
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2016
Hold Up
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 2016
Sandcastles
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
Sorry
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
Already
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2019
Bigger
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2019
Mood 4 Eva
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2019
Spirit
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2019
All Up In Your Mind
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 2022
Cozy
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2022
Cuff It
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2022
Virgo's Groove
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2022
AMERIICAN REQUIEM
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2024
Bodyguard
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2024
Jolene
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2024
SPAGHETTII
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2024
Texas Hold 'Em
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2024
The quiet ones
Ave Maria
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2008
Broken-Hearted Girl
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2008
Halo
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 8
· 2008
If I Were a Boy
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 2008
I Was Here
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 2011
The Best Thing I Never Had
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 2011
All Night
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2016
Brown Skin Girl
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 2019
Brown Skin Girl
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 2019
Plastic Off the Sofa
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2022
16 Carriages
safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2024
BLACKBIIRD
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2024
The Wall — Fan Stories
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First dance at my wedding. My wife and I are both women. Her parents did not come. But when this song played and she looked at me like I was the only person in the room it did not matter. We were enough.
Danielle — Atlanta
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