Álbum I Am... Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)

I Am... Sasha Fierce de Beyoncé

Álbum de Beyoncé

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 14 de Noviembre de 2008
  • Compositores: Beyoncé Knowles, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Ryan Tedder, Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench, Stargate, Shaffer Smith, Rodney Jerkins
  • Productores: Beyoncé Knowles, The Neptunes, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Rodney Jerkins, Bangladesh, Darkchild

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I Am... Sasha Fierce es un álbum de Beyoncé, publicado en 2008. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «If I Were A Boy», «Halo», «Disappear» y «Broken-Hearted Girl».

Antecedentes: La dualidad de una artista

Para su tercer álbum, Beyoncé se embarcó en su proyecto más ambicioso hasta la fecha: un álbum doble conceptual diseñado para mostrar las dos facetas de su personalidad y su arte. El disco se dividió en dos partes: "I Am." y "Sasha Fierce".

El primer disco, "I Am.", pretendía revelar a la "verdadera" Beyoncé, la mujer detrás de la artista. Contiene baladas introspectivas y de medio tiempo que exploran el amor y el dolor desde una perspectiva más vulnerable y personal. El segundo disco, "Sasha Fierce", introdujo al mundo su alter ego de escenario. Sasha Fierce es la Beyoncé audaz, segura, sensual y poderosa que el público ve en sus actuaciones en vivo. Este disco está lleno de temas uptempo de electropop, R&B y dance.

La creación de Sasha Fierce fue una forma para Beyoncé de separar su personalidad pública de la privada, permitiéndole ser más atrevida y desinhibida en el escenario. El concepto del álbum fue un movimiento arriesgado pero brillante que resonó profundamente con el público y la crítica.

El estudio y el sonido

La grabación de "I Am. Sasha Fierce" fue un proceso extenso que duró casi un año. Beyoncé colaboró con un equipo de productores y compositores de primera línea, incluyendo a Ryan Tedder (de OneRepublic), The-Dream, Tricky Stewart y el dúo noruego Stargate.

El sonido del disco "I Am." es predominantemente acústico y melódico, con un enfoque en el piano, las guitarras acústicas y los arreglos de cuerda. Las canciones están diseñadas para destacar la destreza vocal y la capacidad interpretativa de Beyoncé en su forma más pura. Por el contrario, el disco "Sasha Fierce" es mucho más electrónico y rítmico. Incorpora elementos de synth-pop, europop y R&B de club, con ritmos contundentes y una producción de vanguardia. Esta clara división sonora fue clave para el éxito del concepto del álbum.

Canción por canción: lo esencial

"If I Were a Boy": El primer sencillo del lado "I Am.". Esta balada pop-rock explora la empatía y las diferencias de género en las relaciones. La interpretación vocal contenida pero poderosa de Beyoncé y su temática universal la convirtieron en un éxito mundial. Su vídeo en blanco y negro, que invierte los roles de género, generó un amplio debate y aclamación.

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)": El sencillo principal del lado "Sasha Fierce" se convirtió en un fenómeno cultural. Con su ritmo contagioso de dance-pop y su letra de empoderamiento, la canción se convirtió en un himno para las mujeres solteras de todo el mundo. Su icónico vídeo musical, coreografiado por JaQuel Knight y filmado en una sola toma en blanco y negro, es una de las coreografías más famosas de la historia, inspirando innumerables parodias y homenajes.

"Halo": Co-escrita por Ryan Tedder, esta balada pop se convirtió en otro de los mayores éxitos de Beyoncé. Con su producción grandiosa, su melodía ascendente y una de las interpretaciones vocales más emotivas de su carrera, "Halo" es una canción de amor épica que ha perdurado como una de sus baladas más queridas.

"Sweet Dreams": Un tema de electropop oscuro y pulsante que mostró la influencia de la música de baile europea en el álbum. Su sonido futurista y su estribillo hipnótico la convirtieron en un éxito en las listas de éxitos y en los clubes.

Rendimiento comercial y dominio de los Grammy

"I Am. Sasha Fierce" fue un éxito comercial monumental. Debutó en el número 1 del Billboard 200, convirtiéndose en su tercer álbum consecutivo en solitario en lograrlo. El álbum ha vendido más de 9 millones de copias en todo el mundo y generó una serie de sencillos de gran éxito que mantuvieron el disco en las listas durante más de dos años.

El álbum dominó los Premios Grammy de 2010, donde Beyoncé ganó seis premios en una sola noche, un récord para una artista femenina en ese momento. Los premios incluyeron Canción del Año por "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" y Mejor Álbum de R&B Contemporáneo.

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Gira mundial

La gira de apoyo, I Am. World Tour, fue su gira más ambiciosa y exitosa hasta la fecha. La producción masiva, que visitó seis continentes, reflejaba la dualidad del álbum, con segmentos que mostraban tanto a la Beyoncé íntima como a la explosiva Sasha Fierce. La gira fue aclamada universalmente y consolidó su estatus como una de las artistas en vivo más importantes del mundo.

Listado de Canciones

Disco 1

  1. If I Were A Boy
    vídeo del tema If I Were A Boy
    If I were a boy Even just for a day I'd roll out of bed in the morning And throw on what I wanted and go Drink beer with the guys And chase after girls I'd kick it with who I wanted And I'd never get confronted for it 'Cause they'd stick up for me [Chorus] If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her 'Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted 'Cause he's taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was sleeping alone I'd put myself first And make the rules as I go 'Cause I know that she'd be faithful Waiting for me to come home (to come home) [Chorus] It's a little too late for you to come back Say it's just a mistake Think I'd forgive you like that If you thought I would wait for you You thought wrong But you're just a boy You don't understand (Yeah, you don't understand) How it feels to love a girl someday You wish you were a better man You don't listen to her You don't care how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted 'Cause you've taken her for granted And everything you have got destroyed But you're just a boy
  2. Halo
    vídeo del tema Halo
    Remember those walls I built Well, baby, they're tumbling down And they didn't even put up a fight They didn't even make a sound I found a way to let you win But I never really had a doubt Standing in the light of your halo I got my angel now It's like I've been awakened Every rule I had you break it It's the risk that I'm taking I ain't never gonna shut you out Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace Baby, I can see your halo You know you're my saving grace You're everything I need and more It's written all over your face Baby, I can feel your halo Pray it won't fade away [Chorus] I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo Hit me like a ray of sun Burning through my darkest night You're the only one that I want Think I'm addicted to your light I swore I'd never fall again But this don't even feel like falling Gravity can't forget To pull me back to the ground again Feels like I've been awakened Every rule I had you break it The risk that I'm taking I'm never gonna shut you out Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace Baby, I can see your halo You know you're my saving grace You're everything I need and more It's written all over your face Baby, I can feel your halo Pray it won't fade away I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo I can feel your halo (halo) halo I can see your halo (halo) halo Halo, halo Everywhere I'm looking now I'm surrounded by your embrace Baby, I can see your halo You know you're my saving grace You're everything I need and more It's written all over your face Baby, I can feel your halo Pray it won't fade away [Chorus: x2]
  3. Disappear

    Letra

    If I begged and if I cried Would it change the sky tonight? Would it give me some light? Should I wait for you to call? Is there any hope at all? Are you drifting by? When I think about it I know that I was never there Or even cared The more I think about it The less that I was able To share with you I try to reach for you I can almost feel you You're nearly here and then You disappear (Disappear, disappear, disappear) You disappear (Disappear, disappear, disappear) And when I lie all by myself I see your face, I hear your voice My heart stays faithful And time has come and time has passed If it's good, it's got to last It feels so right When I think about it I know that I was never there Or even cared The more I think about it The less that I was able To share with you I try to reach for you I can almost feel you You're nearly here and then You disappear (Disappear, disappear, disappear) You disappear (Disappear, disappear, disappear) You disappear (Disappear, disappear, disappear) I missed all the signs One at a time You were ready What did I know Starting our lives? Now, my love, I'm ready to show When I think about it I know that I was never there Or even cared The more I think about it The less that I was able To share with you I try to reach for you I can almost feel you You're nearly here and then You disappear You disappear You disappear You disappear You disappear
  4. Broken-Hearted Girl

    Vídeo

    vídeo del tema Broken-Hearted Girl
  5. Ave María

    Letra

    She was lost in so many different ways Out in the darkness with no guide I know the cost of a losing hand But for the grace of God go I I found heaven on earth You are my last, my first And then I hear this voice inside Ave Maria I've been alone When I'm surrounded by friends How could the silence be so loud? But I still go home Knowing that I've got you There's only us when the lights go down You are my heaven on earth You are my hunger, my thirst I always hear this voice inside Singing Ave Maria Sometimes love can come and pass you by While you're busy making plans Suddenly hit you and then you realize It's out of your hands Baby, you got to understand You are my heaven on earth You are my last, my first And then I hear this voice inside Ave Maria Ave Maria Ave Maria
  6. Satellites

    Letra

    Satellites Flashing by It's a beautiful state we're in But how can we love in isolation? Think how happy we can be When we just try We're nothing like we seem Passion in words are never spoken You don't know how I bleed When I leave your side [Chorus] In your eyes Love's alive We've come untied 'Cause we're flashing by Like satellites Satellites Take all the rules away How can we live if we don't change? We're always on display Let's run and hide [Chorus] Satellites If we don't communicate We'll exist in our own space We have all the love we need While we're apart, I cannot breathe Satellites Flashing by Satellites

Disco 2

  1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

    Vídeo

    vídeo del tema Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  2. Radio

    Letra

    I be on the hot line like everyday Making sure the deejay know what I want him to play You know I got my top back and my beat low Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio Turn up my radio [Chorus] I think I'm in love with my radio 'Cause it never lets me down And I fall in love with my stereo Whenever I hear that sound Whenever I hear that sound Whenever I hear that sound You're the only one that papa allowed to hang out in my room with the door closed We'd be alone And mama never freaked out when she heard it go boom 'Cause she knew we were in the zone Hold him in my arms and look out of my window (Under the moonlight) And he'd be keeping me close, so I'd never let him go He's got a place in my heart [Chorus] When I get into my car, I turn it up Then I hear vibrations all up in my trunk And the bass line be rattling through my seats Then that crazy feeling starts happening I get butterflies when I hear the deejay (Playing the stuff I like) And I fall deeper in love with every song he plays He's got a place in my heart [Chorus] I be on the hot line like everyday Making sure the deejay know what I want him to play You know I got my top back and my beat low Rocking my stunner shades and turning up my radio Turn up my radio [Chorus]
  3. Diva
    vídeo del tema Diva
    I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a [Chorus] Na, na, na, diva is a female version of a hustler Of a hustler Of a, of a hustler Na, na, na, diva is a female version of a hustler Of a hustler Of a, of a hustler Stop the track; let me state facts I told you give me a minute and I'll be right back Fifty million 'round the world and they said that I couldn't get it I done got so sick and filthy with Benj's I can't spend How you gone be talking shit? You act like I just got up in it Been the number one diva in this game for a minute I know you read the paper, the one that they call a queen Every radio 'round the world know me 'cause that's where I be I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a [Chorus] When he pull up, wanna pop my hood up Bet he better have a six pack in the cooler Getting money--divas getting money If you ain't getting money, then you ain't got nothing for me Tell me something (tell me something) Where your boss at? (where your boss at?) Where my ladies up in there that like to talk back? (that like to talk back) I wanna see ya (I wanna see ya) I'd like to meet ya (I'd like to meet her) What you said? (Not to me) She ain't no diva (she ain't no diva) [Chorus] Since fifteen in my stilettos been strutting in this game What's your age was the question they asked when I hit the stage I'm a diva; best believe her; you see her; she getting paid She ain't calling him to greet her; don't need him--her bed's made This is a stick up, stick up I need them bags of that money A stick up, stick up You see them; ask 'em where that money All my ladies get it up I see you, I do the same Take it to another level No passengers on my plane I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey) I'm-a, I'm-a a diva This is a stick up, stick up I need them bags of that money Stick up, stick up You see 'em; ask where that money [Chorus] I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva I'm-a, I'm-a a diva (hey)
  4. Sweet Dreams
    vídeo del tema Sweet Dreams
    Turn the lights on Every night I rush to my bed With hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to see you when I close my eyes I'm going out of my head Lost in a fairytale; can you hold my hands and be my guide Clouds filled with stars cover your skies And I hope it rains You're the perfect lullaby What kinda dream is this? [Chorus] You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I don't wanna wake up from you (turn the lights on) Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Somebody, pinch me--your love's too good to be true (turn the lights on) My guilty pleasure--I ain't going nowhere Baby, 'long as you're here, I'll be floating on air 'cause you're my You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare Either way I don't wanna wake up from you (turn the lights on) I mention you when I say my prayers I wrap you around all of my thoughts Boy, you're my temporary high I wish that when I wake up you're there To wrap your arms around me for real And tell me you'll stay by my side Clouds filled with stars cover the skies And I hope it rains; you're the perfect lullaby What kinda dream is this? [Chorus] Tattoo your name across my heart So it will remain Not even death can make us part What kind of dream is this? [Chorus] Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
  5. Video Phone
    vídeo del tema Video Phone
    Shawty, what your name is? Them hustlers keep on talking They like the way I'm walking You're saying that you want me So press record; I'll let you film me [Chorus] On your video phone Make a cameo Tape me on your video phone I can handle you Watch me on your video phone On your video, video If you want me, you can watch on your video phone I love how you approach me Fresh white with your pants hanging grown-man low Everything you saying sounding good to me No need to convince me anymore Swag up, it's right; one blade, it's tight And I smell your cologne in the air Baby, you're doing something right You just canceled every other man here You say you like my bag and the color of my nails You can see that I got it going on I wanna make sure you remember me So I'm-a leave my number on your video phone I got no time for fronting I know just what I'm wanting If it's gonna be you and me When I call, they better see me on your video screen Them hustlers keep on talking They like the way I'm walking You're saying that you want me So press record; I'll let you film me [Chorus] You a cutie You should let me put you in my movies Do a shoot into a star of your own hit song We can shoot the video right here on my cell phone I never seen a smile so pretty I need to know I'll always have it with me So take your picture on my video phone You could pick your own song and you can be the only one I know you like that Turn you into a star--I got it like that Baby, don't fight it 'Cause when I miss your call, I hit you right back On my video phone Them hustlers keep on talking They like the way I'm walking You're saying that you want me So press record; I'll let you film me [Chorus] You know them Gs they be hollering, 'specially them hot ones Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston to New Orleans When they see me, they be like, "yo, B, let me call you" You breaking my focus; boy, you cute and you balling You like it when I shake it Shawty on a mission; what your name is? What, you want me naked? If you liking this position, you can tape it On ya video phone Hustlers keep on talking You like the way it's popping You're saying that you want me Press record; baby, film me [Chorus]