Xtina stans made plenty of flashmobs all around the World with Not My Self Tonight to promote it when Bionic was released, does that mean it had global impact?
Never seen them in the news.
Radio barely played SL in my country and it still managed to become viral and have an impact.
If I Were A Boy has impacted the World way more, it became an anthem for plenty of girls and it is always covered in talent shows, no one uses a Single Ladies here in Europe, accept and move on.
This. No one in Europe made a big deal about this song.
You're really stupid if you think Single Ladies had not a single impact WW. The song and dace is known WW.
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"Single Ladies" gained widespread popularity for its catchy hook and theme of female empowerment. Critics have compared the song to Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", prompted by their lyrics, which all promote female empowerment. The music video achieved fame for its intricate choreography and its deployment of jazz hands with a wrist twist. It has been credited with starting the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet", triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography. Billy Johnson of Yahoo! Music wrote that the video of "Single Ladies" was the top music-related viral hit of 2009. MTV News' James Montgomery wrote that "it appears like [the music video] was custom-made for the YouTube generation, which probably explains why making homages became a worldwide phenomenon."The video generated interest in J-Setting, the dance form that choreographer JaQuel Knight highlights in the video, and Knowles is credited with bringing the dance style to the mainstream.
In a radio interview on NPR's All Things Considered, Knight shared his excitement that the popular video made people want to learn to dance. Trish Crawford from the Toronto Star observed how it has appealed to all age groups and genders, in contrast with the short-lived dance craze inspired by Soulja Boy two years before, which she considered "mainly a male hip-hop dance". Crawford mentioned, "Toddlers have tackled [the 'Single Ladies' dance]. [So have] recreation centre dance classes, sorority sisters in their dorm rooms, suburban teenagers in their basements and high school cheerleaders."In February 2009,
SINGLE LADIES is probably one of the most iconic song of the last decade. Whenever you ask somebody about Beyoncé, they think of SINGLE LADIES. And I'm not even from the US.
I don't understand why this thread was even made. How pathetic can you get. This is obvious flame bait, and is completely childish. It's obvious the song had impact. Why do you waste your time trying to dispute that just because you don't like, nor respect Beyonce as an individual and performer? It's mind boggling how someone who doesn't like or appreciate her puts any energy in her. Unhappy life I'm guessing. Sad.
SINGLE LADIES is probably one of the most iconic song of the last decade. Whenever you ask somebody about Beyoncé, they think of SINGLE LADIES. And I'm not even from the US.
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People just HATE her. It's so sad. They just have to find someway to discredit her or make her seem less then she is. Pathetic.
It happens. Girls try any chance they get to discredit the King, because deep down they know she slays their fave. This thread is perfect proof of that.
If I Were A Boy has impacted the World way more, it became an anthem for plenty of girls and it is always covered in talent shows, no one uses a Single Ladies here in Europe, accept and move on.
If I Were A Boy has impacted the World way more, it became an anthem for plenty of girls and it is always covered in talent shows, no one uses a Single Ladies here in Europe, accept and move on.