All I have to say about this masterpiece is that it's easily one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I've wanted a Bey & Drake collaboration for years, and this song is everything I wanted & more. I nearly had a heart attack when I first saw (feat. Drake) on the tracklist, right after I nearly had a panic attack that Bey had just released a new album to iTunes with no warning. The intro to the song, which is perfect, transitions into a more perfect, but darker-sounding second part, where Bey & Drake singing about "getting carried away", & "being mine, all mine". They're both vocally vulnerable and this is refreshing from two of the most amazing artists in the industry today. Mine has the magic "40 touch" in the production that makes so many of Drake's songs amazing, but Bey adds her own artistic spin. Her self-titled album is the artistic peak of her career thus far, and this is the strongest highlight of an album full of her strongest work.
Here are my 10 favorite albums if anyone's interested.
01 Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ I. Mine (featuring Drake) II. Heaven III. Partition IV. No Angel V. XO
02 Drake - Nothing Was the Same I. Hold On, We're Going Home (featuring Majid Jordan) II. From Time (featuring Jhene Aiko) III. Furthest Thing IV. Come Thru V. Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2 (featuring JAY Z)
03 Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (Complete) I. Cabaret (featuring Drake) II. Don't Hold the Wall III. Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want) IV. Tunnel Vision V. Suit & Tie (featuring JAY Z)
04 Lady Gaga - ARTPOP I. Do What U Want (featuring R. Kelly) II. G.U.Y. III. Donatella IV. MANiCURE V. Fashion!
05 Dawn Richard - Goldenheart I. Frequency II. Northern Lights III. Ode to You IV. Break of Dawn V. Return of a Queen
06 Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park I. Follow Your Arrow II. Blowin' Smoke III. My House IV. It Is What it Is V. Dandelion
07 Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll I. Where Did the Party Go II. Alone Together III. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) IV. Young Volcanoes V. The Mighty Fall (featuring Big Sean)
08 Kanye West - Yeezus I. Blood On the Leaves II. Black Skinhead III. Send It Up (featuring King Louie) IV. Bound 2 (featuring Charlie Wilson) V. New Slaves (featuring Frank Ocean)
09 Katy Perry - PRISM I. Legendary Lovers II. Dark Horse (featuring Juicy J) III. Roar IV. Choose Your Battles V. Unconditionally
10 J. Cole - Born Sinner I. Power Trip (featuring Miguel) II. LAnd of the Snakes III. Crooked Smile (featuring TLC) IV. Rich V. Forbidden Fruit (featuring Kendrick Lamar)