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"Partition"
Song

"Partition" is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, for her fifth studio album Beyoncé (2013). It consist of two parts, titled "Yoncé" and "Partition", for which two separate music videos were filmed. The song charted at number 46 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Music videos

Music videos for "Yoncé" and "Partition" were relased on December 13, 2013 on Beyoncé album.

"Yoncé"

The video for "Yoncé" was directed by Ricky Saiz, and features models Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman and Joan Smalls. Filming took place on the streets of Brooklyn, New York and featured Knowles and the models dressed in leather, fishnets, and straps, posing against a brick wall, with cameras showing flashes of skin, close-ups of lips, and erotic tongue flicks. Saiz used the video for George Michael's "Freedom" as a reference point, after Knowles' initial concept of a "contemporary, street version" of the video. "Freedom" similarly featured the lip-sync performance of supermodels of the time, including Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford. Allison Davis of The Cut called the "Yoncé" video, "contemporary, gritty and voyeuristic" with "nineties-era eroticism and subtle sexuality", referring to the visual as "two minutes and four seconds of fashion and sex", whilst Zayda Rivera of New York Daily News praised the "flawless" delivery of "sexual innuendos", "seductive moves" and the "flaunting of a whole lot of curves" in the clip.

"Partition"

The video for "Partition" was directed by Jake Nava and shot in the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris. It features Knowles' husband Jay-Z, and the Crazy Horse dancers. In a video commentary to the album, Knowles said: "The day that I got engaged was my husband's birthday and I took him to Crazy Horse. And I remember thinking, 'Damn, these girls are fly.' I just thought it was the ultimate sexy show I've ever seen. And I was like, 'I wish I was up there, I wish I could perform that for my man...' So that's what I did for the video."

Personnel

Credits adapted from Beyoncé Knowles' website.

Beyoncé Knowles – vocals, production, vocal production
Timbaland – production
Jerome Harmon – production
Justin Timberlake – production, background vocals
Key Wane – production
Mike Dean – additional production
Boots – additional production
Stuart White – recording, mixing
Chris Godbey – recording
Ann Mincieli – recording
Bart Schoudel – recording
Ramon Rivas – second engineering
Matt Weber – assistant engineering
Terius "The Dream" Nash – background vocals
Niles Hollowell-Dhar – additional synth sounds
Derek Dixie – additional synth sounds, mix consultation
Hajiba Fahmy – spoken words recording
Tony Maserati – mixing
James Krausse – mix engineering
Justin Hergett – assistant mix engineering
Chris Tabron – assistant mix engineering
Matt Wiggers – assistant mix engineering
Tom Coyne – mastering
Aya Merrill – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	46

References

^ "Beyonce Album Credits". Beyonce.com. December 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"Beyoncé's Clip For Yoncé Inspired By George Michael's Freedom Video!". Take40. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
"Beyoncé inspired by George Michael's Freedom video". Daily Express. December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
"Beyonce inspired by George Michael while making 'Yonce' video". Toronto Sun. December 24, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
Davis, Allison P. (December 13, 2013). "Interview: 'Yoncé' Director Ricky Saiz on Working With Beyoncé, Joan Smalls, and More". The Cut. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
Rivera, Zayda (December 24, 2013). "Beyoncé shows off sexy curves, dances seductively, twerks in new music video 'Yoncé'". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
""Self-Titled" Part 4 . Liberation". YouTube. December 31, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
"Beyonce - Beyonce Wanted To Recreate Crazy Horse Burlesque Show In Partition Video". Contactmusic.com. December 30, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
"Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

v t e Beyoncé songs
Albums discography Singles discography
Dangerously in Love	"Crazy in Love" "Naughty Girl" "Baby Boy" "Me, Myself and I" "The Closer I Get to You" "Dangerously in Love 2" "Daddy"
B'Day	"Déjà Vu" "Get Me Bodied" "Suga Mama" "Upgrade U" "Ring the Alarm" "Kitty Kat" "Freakum Dress" "Green Light" "Irreplaceable" "Resentment" "Listen" "Check on It" "Beautiful Liar / Bello Embustero" "Welcome to Hollywood" "Flaws and All" "Still in Love (Kissing You)" "Amor Gitano"
I Am... Sasha Fierce	"If I Were a Boy" "Halo" "Broken-Hearted Girl" "Ave Maria" "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" "Radio" "Diva" "Sweet Dreams" "Video Phone" "Ego" "Honesty" "Why Don't You Love Me" "Poison"
4	"1+1" "I Care" "I Miss You" "Best Thing I Never Had" "Party" "Rather Die Young" "Start Over" "Love On Top" "Countdown" "End of Time" "I Was Here" "Run the World (Girls)" "Lay Up Under Me" "Schoolin' Life" "Dance for You"
Beyoncé	"Pretty Hurts" "Haunted" "Drunk in Love" "Blow" "No Angel" "Partition" "Jealous" "Rocket" "Mine" "XO" "Flawless" "Superpower" "Heaven" "7/11" "Ring Off" "Standing on the Sun" "Grown Woman"
Lemonade	"Pray You Catch Me" "Hold Up" "Don't Hurt Yourself" "Sorry" "6 Inch" "Daddy Lessons" "Love Drought" "Sandcastles" "Freedom" "All Night" "Formation"
The Lion King: The Gift	"Bigger" "Find Your Way Back" "Mood 4 Eva" "Brown Skin Girl" "Already" "Spirit" "Black Parade"
Renaissance	"Cozy" "Alien Superstar" "Cuff It" "Energy" "Break My Soul" "Plastic Off the Sofa" "Virgo's Groove" "Heated" "America Has a Problem" "Pure/Honey"
Cowboy Carter	"Blackbiird" "16 Carriages" "Texas Hold 'Em" "Bodyguard" "Jolene" "II Most Wanted" "Levii's Jeans" "Ya Ya"
As featured artist	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" "Delresto (Echoes)" "Family Feud" "Feeling Myself" "Fighting Temptation" "Hollywood" "Hymn for the Weekend" "I Got That" "Just Stand Up!" "Lift Off" "Love a Woman" "Love in This Club Part II" "Make Me Say It Again, Girl" "Mi Gente" "Part II (On the Run)" "Put It in a Love Song" "Runnin' (Lose It All)" "Savage (Remix)" "Say Yes" "See Me Now" "Shining" "Telephone" "Top Off" "Until the End of Time" "Walk on Water" "What More Can I Give"
Other songs	"A Woman Like Me" "All I Could Do Was Cry" "Apeshit" "At Last" "Back to Black" "Be Alive" "Before I Let Go" "Boss" "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" "Die with You" "Fever" "God Bless the U.S.A." "I'd Rather Go Blind" "My House" "One Night Only" "Perfect Duet" "Pink + White" "Sexy Lil Thug" "So Amazing" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Summertime" "Wishing on a Star" "Work It Out"
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