Overall score: 7.82
High score: 10 (Starmie, Marq, EmRiNavy, Subomie, conseeded, Pop, BadBoy, 4Real, Cambell, JakeKills, August, Superpower, Seffers, lovesong, Kool_Aid_King, I'mRihannaFan, Julián, Mariano, Lust for Love, Яeo., Sparky Polastri, Shapes, superben, TheLament, Deemy, V3$$3L., bluth)
Low score: 1 (Yourfavefan, AriNikoBradshaw, jinzo)
Listen to "Mine"
The lowdown: Beyoncé goes full Drizzy on this Drake duet, exposing her hopes, her fears and the worst parts of her marriage in subdued, nü R&B-assisted anguish. Over a simple piano melody, Bey recounts her lowest moments with Jay Z, which came during a bout with postpartum depression, before launching into a sparse, melancholy beat and assertions that they can make it through anything if they only commit to each other. Pained yet triumphant, and more than six minutes in length, it’s the romantic epic of
Beyoncé.
ATRL says...: "Its one of her most personal and meaningful songs,"
lovesong wrote. "The lines about 'I'm not feeling like myself since the baby' is one of those times that Beyoncé does something that NO pop girl has successfully been able do in a song. I sincerely appreciate all of the work she put into this." Everybody else was more interested in debating Drake's guest spot. "Lbh, how much lower would this song be without Drake?"
stereo.love asked.
August loved "how Beyoncé just threw Drake on as a hook girl like his name was Rihanna."
Dark Miracles thought it was underwhelming. "I expected a lot more from a Beyoncé and Drake collaboration," he said.
AriNikoBradshaw argued, "Drake ruins the song, plain and simple."
Penk, who has apparently never heard a Drake album, thought he "was surprisingly great on this! He should sing more."
Best bit: "Stop making a big deal out of the little things/'Cause I got big deals and I got little things/Got everything I'm asking for but you"