By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Beyonce may have sold close to a million copies already of her self titled album since secretly dropping it on Friday, but it was made pretty clear that most absolutely hated one of the album’s tracks, “Bow Down.” The song caught so much backlash that many suspected it would be scrapped from the album completely and even R&B singer Keyshia Cole hit a nerve with the BeyHive when she got on Twitter and slammed Beyonce for recording the song and still claiming to be a feminist.
In the end, the song was used as an intro to her song “Flawless,” and it appears to be getting more positive reactions this time around since she dropped a snippet of it earlier this year.
While many continue to be divided on if Beyonce can be considered a feminist because she’s a lot more sexual with her new music and she did coin the infamous phrase “Bow Down b*tches,” Beyonce feels most people totally misunderstood the context.
During her recent session with iTunes Radio, the singer explained once and for all why she recorded “Bow Down” and she says the song was actually something she recorded for her haters:
“The reason I put down out ‘Bow Down’ is I woke up, I went to the studio, I had a chant in my head, it was aggressive, it was angry, it wasn’t the Beyonce that wakes up every morning. It was the Beyonce that was angry. It was the Beyonce that felt the need to defend herself. And if the song never comes out…ok! I said it! And listened to it after I finished, and I said ‘This is hot! I’ma put it out. I’m not going to sell it. I’m just going to put it out. If people like it, great. If they don’t, they don’t. “
The singer then says she doesn’t wake up angry everyday, but she feels she’s at a point of her life where she feels strong:
“But I won’t do it everyday because that’s not who I am. But I feel strong. And anyone that says, ‘Oh that is disrespectful.’ Just imagine the person that hates you. Imagine a person that doesn’t believe in you. And look in the mirror and say ‘Bow down b*tch’ and I guarantee you feel gangsta!
“So listen to the song in that point of view again if you didn’t like it before [laughs]. “
Check out the video below and listen to her explain the rest of the tracks on her album:
In related news, Beyonce dropped part two of her mini documentary. In the YouTube video, the singer explains one of the overall messages of her album. She basically says the album focuses on the beauty of imperfection, and she also says that she’s at a point of her life where she now understands that fighting to be the best and get all the accolades possible just isn’t important anymore. She now wants to live her life and be happy. She’s done trying to please people and fit the standards others have set for her.
Beyonce is done trying to be what everyone else says she should be. And we can’t say we blame her.
Check out the video below:
A lot of us said this when the song came out. It was obvious but people only took the song as an excuse to bash her because they didn’t like her to begin with. I still like the song and I’m glad she’s finally at a place where she doesn’t care anymore what people think of her. #shrugs
I’m glad Beyonce doesn’t give a f-ck anymore. Life’s better that way.
The same people that were mad about this song call people b-tches in their own lives. They only hop on a soapbox when it comes to Beyonce. Next.
We knew Bey, we knew. Your haters were just mad because you were talking to them and a hit dog always hollers.
It was very obvious who she was talking to. I think people were just outraged that she finally said something back because they wanted her to accept being their human punching bag and to keep her emotions to herself.
As far as the other video goes, I can see the growth Beyonce has experienced since becoming a mother. It’s really changed her and it’s made her understand what really matters in life. And it’s not trying to be perfect, or get number one hits. It’s love and being happy with yourself. I’m glad she sees that now.
So now a woman can’t be a feminist because she’s being open with her sexuality? LOL. These “feminists” missed the whole point of their own movement. Idiots.
Thank you. I’m so tired of them acting like they have the final say on who’s a feminist or not. When did feminism become a sorority anyway? I thought it was supposed to be a movement. Smh.
She has really grown as a person. I’m loving it!
This just makes me love her even more. You can’t life to please other people because no matter what, they will find something to criticize you about. So forget them. Do you and do what you want to do.
Bey gives not a single phuck anymore and I phucking love it!
I love the part where she says she wants to blow all her trophies up now. LOL.
This here is a grown woman. She’s in love with her husband and child, and she is so close to her family that she feels she has nothing else to prove. And she really doesn’t. Now she can keep putting out the music that’s true to her and stop trying to please all these negative people who will never approve of anything she does anyway.
I’m loving this stronger and fiercer Beyonce. 🙂
Of course it was for her haters. That’s why they were so mad when they heard it! LOL!
This woman is fed up. The same people that get on the internet and talk about her baby and make fun of her hair and looks are the same ones trying to tell Beyonce why she can’t be a feminist and why she can’t call other women b-tches. GTFOH!
Y’all just don’t understand how much I love Beyonce Giselle Knowles!!!!!!
She shouldn’t have to defend herself but I’m glad she did. It can be annoying when people keep saying she isn’t genuine because she doesn’t share all her business, but then she claps back and now she’s too sexual and a non-feminist? Whatever. Neither Bey nor her fans really care what haters think, they’ll always find something to complain about.
Only the haters hated this song. Anything that upsets the haters is nectar to me. Continue to bow down.
The song bangs. Only her haters had a problem and I’m glad they were salty! That means the message was made!