I had always written for myself and was trying to get signed and do the whole artist thing as well. Beyonce If I Were A Boy Free Mp3 Download YoutubeīC Jean, who co-wrote the song with Toby Gad, told Hartford Courant about her reaction when she got a phone call saying that Beyoncé would be recording her song.Īt first I was confused, because I never thought of myself as writing songs for other people. I love singing ballads because I feel like the music and the emotion in the story is told so much better. I feel like at this point, I wanted people to hear songs with stronger lyrics and songs that made you feel. It’s difficult to grow and to break out and do new things because people have strong expectations.
You can hear with ‘If I Were A Boy,’ it’s not a traditional R&B song. When discussing all the different elements and styles of music she incorporated in I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé said of this track:
