Beyonce, "Irreplaceable"

[kel7]

Wow! I never knew that! No wonder the song is good.

[Lowe]

damnnnitzzjohn said:

kel7 said:

Can't get enough of Beyonce's Irreplaceable! It's such a beautiful song!

It is NOT her song. Ne-Yo wrote every word.

Well Bee MADE the song...he said he gave her a rock and she gave him back the Statue of David.

[JamaicaFunk²]

damnnnitzzjohn said:

kel7 said:

Can't get enough of Beyonce's Irreplaceable! It's such a beautiful song!

It is NOT her song. Ne-Yo wrote every word.

are your eyes just being opened to this??

do you think whitney houston wrote "i will always love you?"
or that celine dion wrote "my heart will go on?"

many artists have huge hits that they dont write.
faith hill doesn't write her own music, and HER songs are quite beautiful.

[threeonthetree]

I just dont think those singers who dont make their own material doesnt deserve that kind of success. Ne-Yo must have been doing that because he must have been pissed upon hearing Beyonce sounding like she was the one who made that record. Throw this song to any singer and it would still be successful because the song itself is good, maybe not as popular as when Beyonce sang it but it would still be a popular song.

I agree with DJ General

[missclarkson]

bee didnt write the song. big deal! kelly didnt write subg. xtina didnt write beautiful ... big deal! they are singers ...

DJ is just bitter cuz irreplaceable has been blocking his beloved akon from the top of hot 100

[**Alpha Loves Bee And Akon**]

threeonthetree said:

I just dont think those singers who dont make their own material doesnt deserve that kind of success. Ne-Yo must have been doing that because he must have been pissed upon hearing Beyonce sounding like she was the one who made that record. Throw this song to any singer and it would still be successful because the song itself is good, maybe not as popular as when Beyonce sang it but it would still be a popular song.

I agree with DJ General

U guys are pathetic this era u never heard beyonce sayin she write a song on her album she has always said that for bday she let other writers do it for her thats why it was so quick she was inspired but not about writing but about creating music
and this is what ne-yo just said on tyra :
She is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with. I don't think she even realizes how talented she really is. I wrote the Lyrics and she composed the melody and she knocked the song out in less than 30 minutes"...

Ne-yo said it himself she did irreplaceable in 30 minutes lol

[Linnethia Monique]

Yea she sung it in 30 minutes which doesnt amount to a damn thing. Ne-Yo deserves alot of credit because he is the one that wrote a track so catchy just like LMLY and UF. Hell alot of people couldve sang this song and it wouldve been a hit but without the lyrics that we written this song is nothing.

[**Alpha Loves Bee And Akon**]

bigmac2098 said:

Yea she sung it in 30 minutes which doesnt amount to a damn thing. Ne-Yo deserves alot of credit because he is the one that wrote a track so catchy just like LMLY and UF. Hell alot of people couldve sang this song and it wouldve been a hit but without the lyrics that we written this song is nothing.

lol i didnt say neyo didnt deserve credit lol whats wrng with u and i dont think would deliver this song he way bee did it and by the way he first gave the song to fantasia but she refused to sing then she propose it to bee and she took it

[colson]

alphalovesbee said:

bigmac2098 said:

Yea she sung it in 30 minutes which doesnt amount to a damn thing. Ne-Yo deserves alot of credit because he is the one that wrote a track so catchy just like LMLY and UF. Hell alot of people couldve sang this song and it wouldve been a hit but without the lyrics that we written this song is nothing.

lol i didnt say neyo didnt deserve credit lol whats wrng with u and i dont think would deliver this song he way bee did it and by the way he first gave the song to fantasia but she refused to sing then she propose it to bee and she took it

Wow. Fantasia turned down this song? What a big mistake!!lol

[JayBoozer]

threeonthetree said:

I just dont think those singers who dont make their own material doesnt deserve that kind of success. Ne-Yo must have been doing that because he must have been pissed upon hearing Beyonce sounding like she was the one who made that record. Throw this song to any singer and it would still be successful because the song itself is good, maybe not as popular as when Beyonce sang it but it would still be a popular song.

I agree with DJ General

Beyonce MAKES this song. Her attitude in her singing makes it so catchy and hawt.

[Pink Champagne Ricochet]

I don't think it's a big deal if Beyonce didn't write the song, but she's notorious for getting co-writing credit on every single one of her/Destiny's Child's songs so she can get the royalties. maybe she has some input, but i'm not sure how much. she was just disqualified from winning the song award from the Oscars because they only give the award to 3 writers and she admitted to contributing less to "Listen" than the other ones did. She probably didn't do that much to "Irreplacable" if it had been given to Fantasia first.

Beyonce likes to promote the image that not only is she a great singer with a great image, she's also a songwriter and producer extraordinaire, when those claims are exaggerated. I would understand if Ne-Yo is pissed, granted he probably allowed Beyonce to get a writing credit so the song could be placed on her album and sell copies...though this album probably wouldn't be selling as much without the song he wrote with Stargate (this one). he probably sold the rights and let her get her name on the credits, but he might not have realized that Beyonce would try to take credit for doing ALL of the song herself.

That fib about being inspired to write it by her character in Dreamgirls is hilarious. If she said that the emotions led to her interpretation that she sang in the studio, that would be more accurate, but even on the radio they talk about how Ne-Yo wrote the song. who is she kidding?

[juhn]

splitchick59 said:

That fib about being inspired to write it by her character in Dreamgirls is hilarious.

This is funny because in an article it says "The star was inspired after playing the role of DEENA JONES in DREAMGIRLS and immediately went into the recording studio after filming ended to capture the feelings she had. She explains, "Because I had been playing this character who was so caged, I had to do something with all that energy I'd been holding inside. So I probably made my most emotional, aggressive record ever. I was able to be things I'm not." She calls Irreplaceable her "secret weapon" adding, "It's a celebration of a breakup and makes women feel like they're worth more.

Nowhere in that para did she say that she wrote it.

Anyway Ne-Yo only wrote the lyrics right? I thought it was the music that made this song much better.

Also, if some other person had sang it, it wouldn't have been such a big hit.

Conclusion: You need all the right ingredients (music, lyrics, singer) to make a big hit, and "Irreplaceable" did well 'cause it had all 3.

[Pulse]

DJ, do you have the link to Ne-Yo's performance of Irreplaceable and the interview about it?

Splitchick is right, not everyone writes their own material, but the image Beyonce is giving off seems a bit deceptive, when she isnt that heavily involved.

And I'd want to know what parts of the melody Beyonce wrote too. Some of it is really good, but the verses are a little subpar.

[dionysus]

Hello, could anyone provide and update the audience impressions of "Irreplaceable"
Thank you~~

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

alphalovesbee said:

threeonthetree said:

I just dont think those singers who dont make their own material doesnt deserve that kind of success. Ne-Yo must have been doing that because he must have been pissed upon hearing Beyonce sounding like she was the one who made that record. Throw this song to any singer and it would still be successful because the song itself is good, maybe not as popular as when Beyonce sang it but it would still be a popular song.

I agree with DJ General

U guys are pathetic this era u never heard beyonce sayin she write a song on her album she has always said that for bday she let other writers do it for her thats why it was so quick she was inspired but not about writing but about creating music
and this is what ne-yo just said on tyra :
She is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with. I don't think she even realizes how talented she really is. I wrote the Lyrics and she composed the melody and she knocked the song out in less than 30 minutes"...

Ne-yo said it himself she did irreplaceable in 30 minutes lol

Agreed.

[SAY IT RIGHT]

myall69 said:

damnnnitzzjohn said:

It is NOT her song. Ne-Yo wrote every word.

are your eyes just being opened to this??

do you think whitney houston wrote "i will always love you?"
or that celine dion wrote "my heart will go on?"

many artists have huge hits that they dont write.
faith hill doesn't write her own music, and HER songs are quite beautiful.

The major difference is Whitney & Celine didnt take credit for writing their hits, Beyonce does and the ony thing her lyin ass did was come up with some harmony parts lol. What a liar.

[rdh: THE YONKAZ!]

boutitboutit said:

myall69 said:

are your eyes just being opened to this??

do you think whitney houston wrote "i will always love you?"
or that celine dion wrote "my heart will go on?"

many artists have huge hits that they dont write.
faith hill doesn't write her own music, and HER songs are quite beautiful.

The major difference is Whitney & Celine didnt take credit for writing their hits, Beyonce does and the ony thing her lyin ass did was come up with some harmony parts lol. What a liar.

Neyo is listed on the album for the song, so what part is she lying about! I think the problem is that the song is so massive and his name is never mention in conjunction with the song. The media never mentions his name at all. I have heard Bee mention his name in several interviews though.

[rdh: THE YONKAZ!]

Is there an update in the total audience?

[missclarkson]

neyo-irreplaceable live
www.mediafire.com/?2mwxkexjtju

thank the lord he gave the song to bee.

[when the pawn...]

I do think Beyonce does lead viewers to believe that she is the writer/producer/etc on B'Day, though I've never heard her specifically say she wrote Irreplaceable. Having said that, why should the song Irreplaceable not do well just because the singer didnt write it? It's a phenomenal pop song.

[Cooler than ever!]

The reason it's being mentioned, is because, Beyonce is known for "saying" she wrote a song, and I think her name is listed on the writing credit for "Irreplaceabe" when she did not write the song.

[britneyrules]

She did however come up with the "part" of the song that everyone will remember ten years from now. "To the left, to the left" has become a cultural phenomenon. I cant go a day without hearing someone say it now.

[Lowe]

Beyonce said POINT BLANK "Neyo wrote Irreplaceable" a bunch of times. So......how does Bee make it seem like she wrote it. If u look in the credits..his name clearly comes 1st.

[britneyrules]

exactly. Beyonce only added the "to the left, to the left".

[blazed]

For those looking for airplay updates: www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/Reports/Reg/EMD.asp?SOngID=1467492&NumDays=7

Right now, 224.940 total.

[rdh: THE YONKAZ!]

erfrank said:

I do think Beyonce does lead viewers to believe that she is the writer/producer/etc on B'Day, though I've never heard her specifically say she wrote Irreplaceable. Having said that, why should the song Irreplaceable not do well just because the singer didnt write it? It's a phenomenal pop song.

Actual, she has said the exact opposite for B'Day.LOL

[missclarkson]

bee added the best part of the song then ...

to the left ..to the left

[Jennifa]

Exactly. And that interview with NeYo singing is so fuckin horrendous. Eww!

Thank god Bee did it. She brings the attitude like no otha

[blazed]

From Billboard's Chart Beat:

LIKE THE TITLE SAYS: "Irreplaceable," indeed. Beyonce's latest hit has stretched its reign over the Hot 100 to six weeks, making it the second-longest running No. 1 of the songs that achieved pole position in 2006.

The Columbia single is tied for second place with "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland. If "Irreplaceable" isn't displaced next week, it will match Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" as the longest running No. 1 of last year. Two more weeks on top will make "Irreplaceable" the No. 1 longevity champ of 2006 all by itself.

It wouldn't be the first time Beyonce would have the longest-running No. 1 of a calendar year. In 2003, her "Baby Boy" checked into the penthouse for nine weeks, putting it in a three-way tie with 50 Cent's "In Da Club" and OutKast's "Hey Ya" for that year's longest-running No. 1.

[Jennifa]

Get it girl! I think its going to get 10+ weeks at #1!