"Naughty Girl" is the fourth and final single from Beyoncé's debut studio album Dangerously In Love. The single was a commercial success and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song meant that all 4 singles from the album peaked inside the top 5 of the chart. The song meant that all four singles from the album reached the top 5 of the chart.
Production and Release[]
After the release of her former group Destiny's Child's 2001 album Survivor, Beyoncé began a solo career and recorded her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003). Beyoncé stated that it is more personal than her previous records because she was writing for herself. She contacted Scott Storch, Robert Waller and her cousin and personal assistant Angela Beyincé; together, they composed "Naughty Girl" among many other songs. It was planned to be the lead single from the album but "Crazy in Love" was eventually chosen. "Naughty Girl" was subsequently released as the fourth and final single by Columbia Records; it was serviced for airplay in the United States on 15 January 2004 under formats that included rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary ones. The single was added to contemporary hit radios playlists on an unknown date.
"Naughty Girl" was first released in the United Kingdom as a maxi single, which contained four tracks as well as a multimedia one, on April 5, 2004, and later as a CD single on May 18, 2004.[6] In the US, it was later released as a 12" single and a CD single on April 20, 2004. A different CD single was released in Australia on April 23, 2004; it included the album version and two remixes of the song, and Destiny's Child's song "I Know" from The Fighting Temptations soundtrack. "Naughty Girl" was also made available as a digital download in the same country on June 1, 2004. On April 26, 2004, it was released in Germany as a maxi single and different CD singles were additionally made available in its iTunes Store and on Amazon.com. The song was released as a digital EP in several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden in early May 2004. The same EP was also serviced in Canada and was exclusively released as a CD single in Switzerland on May 31, 2004. "Naughty Girl" was released as a download-only single in New Zealand on June 1, 2004.
Commercial Performance[]
Lyrics[]
I love to love you baby
I love to love you baby
I'm feelin' sexy
I wanna hear you say my name boy
If you can reach me
You can feel my burning flame
I'm feelin' kind of n-a-s-t-y I just might take you home with me
Baby the minute I feel your energy
Your vibe's just taken over me
Start feelin' so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don't know what's gotten into me
The rhythm's got me feelin' so crazy babe
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin' all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm
Callin' all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
You're so sexy
Tonight I am all yours boy
The way your body
Moves across the floor
You got me feelin n-a-s-t-y, I just might take you home with me
Baby the minute i feel your energy
The vibe's just taken over me
Start feelin' so crazy babe
Lately, I feel the funk coming over me
I don't know what's gotten into me
The rhythm's got me feelin' so crazy babe
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin' all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm
Callin' all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
I love to love you baby (I love to love you baby)
I love to love you baby (I love to love you baby)
I love to love you baby (I love to love you baby)
I love to love you baby (I love to love you baby)
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin' all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm
Callin' all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl (I'll be you naughty girl)
I'm callin' all my girls
We're gonna turn this party out
I know you want my body
Tonight I'll be your naughty girl I'm
Callin' all my girls
I see you look me up and down
And I came to party
Critical Reception[]
Live Performances[]
Music Video[]
The music video for the song "Naughty Girl" was directed by Jake Nava and shot in October 2003. The music video was inspired by Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire's dance in the 1953 musical All Up. Usher guest starred as Astaire.
The video opens with Beyoncé performing a dance routine surrounded by a wall of mirrors. Then the action moves to a club, where the singer enters surrounded by friends, with a different hairstyle and a different outfit. As she enters, she notices Usher, who also pays attention to her. The two meet on the dance floor and start dancing together. Subsequent shots show Knowles dripping in a large glass of champagne (à la Josephine Baker). In the final scene, Beyoncé sits on the piano, and a gentleman takes her off, and she starts dancing as confetti is pouring out everywhere.
The music video debuted on March 22, 2004 at #10 on Total Request Live and eventually reached the top of the chart. After fifty days on the "Naughty Girl" list, he was ranked 7th on the TRL Walk of Fame. The video received the award for the best female video at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards (the same statuette was won by the video "Crazy in Love" the year before). In addition, the music video was nominated in the following categories: best choreography, best dance video and best cinematography.