Beyoncé’s decision: “Killer” Sasha Fierce and not hear again “Crazy in Love” or “Single Ladies” | Los40 Classic

“I don’t want to hear ‘Single Ladies’ or’ Crazy in Love,” Beyoncé said in 2011. The artist undertook a new stage in her life and felt that I had to advance and mark distance with its great hits of the past. At the same time “Murdered” Sasha Fierce. Already I didn’t need that ‘alter ego‘. I wanted to show your fans Your most vulnerable side.

Queen Bey had “fear” when debuted alone with ‘Dangerously in Love’ (2003), But he assumed the challenge “because I am an adult” and widely exceeded any forecast. The first album song‘Crazy in Love’ (Next to her husband today Jay-Z), It was too Beyoncé’s first great success. The ones rained numbers one on lists around the world: United States, United Kingdom or Spain, where led the Los40 list.

Among many other achievements and honors, ‘Crazy in Love’ has continued to appear in Several ‘Best-F’ lists made by experts from the music industry years after its launch. In 2013, it was ‘The best pop song of the 21st century’ according to NME, and In 2018, Rolling Stone magazine He also named ‘Best Song of the 21st Century’.

‘Single Ladies (put a ring on it)’ I was in the double album ‘I am … Sasha Fierce’ (2008), The third of the diva. It is considered One of the best songs of the decade. Won Three Grammy Awards in 2009including the ‘Song of the year’. Worldwide, it was The seventh best -selling digital single, with 6.1 million copies.

When published, became his only public marriage statement with Jay-Z with whom he had married in secret in a private ceremony (on April 4, 2008). It is still one of his most memorable works, Both the song and the video clip. Rolled in black and white, and directed by Jake Navahe was awarded Three MTV Video Music Awards. One of them, to video of the year.

In this double album, Beyoncé He officially presented Sasha Fierce, his ‘alter ego’. A character assertive, energetic, sensual, combative and glamorous Created by the artist and different from herself. The singer revealed that Sasha was born when she made her hit ‘Crazy in Love’, in 2003. In an interview for People magazine she said that That ‘other me’ was strictly for his performances. It would only be visible on stage.

After the world tour in which Beyoncé became Sasha Fierce in each of the 110 concerts offered in Six continentsthe singer took a break in 2010 “to live life and inspire yourself again on new things ”, revealed in MTV News.

During those months in which Beyoncé rested and lived his life, made a decision: “Killer ”to Sasha Fierce. When in 2011 He published ‘4’, felt that he entered a new era and had to pass page. Already I could not merge your two personalities. As declared in Dazed Magazine: “I have killed Sasha Fierce’s need. I don’t need it anymore. ”Now he wanted to show his fans a more vulnerable and mature side of herself.” Honestly, I am much more interested in showing people the sensitive, passionate and compassionate person that I am … more than Sasha Fierce. ”

But, in addition to ‘charging’ to his ‘alter ego’, Beyoncé wanted to mark distance with his two great ‘hits’… because they were already past: “I don’t want to hear ‘single ladies’ or ‘crazy in love’. I don’t want to hear them ”, declared in Dazed magazine. And he added: “I think there are certain things that happen and naturally happen. ”

Despite not wanting to hear about classics, Beyoncé always returns to them. Neither ‘Single Ladies’, nor ‘Crazy in Love’ They have ever missed the repertoires of their spectacular tours. Knowles has continued reinventing herself with each of her albums… And his great successes They have always endured.