According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Beyoncé was globally the tenth-best-selling album of 2013. The album sold over 617,000 copies in the United States and 828,773 copies worldwide in its first three days of sales, becoming the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes Store up to that point. Throughout this period, the album's songs and videos were composed in strict secrecy as Beyoncé devised an unexpected release.īeyoncé was released digitally on the iTunes Store without prior announcement or promotion, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album on the chart.
Their collaboration led to more sonically experimental material, which combined contemporary R&B with electronic and soul music. During extensive touring the following year, the album changed as she conceived of creating a visual accompaniment to its songs and resumed recording sessions with electronic producer and rock musician Boots. The album's initial recording began in New York City, where Beyoncé invited producers and songwriters to live with her for a month. Beyoncé and its release is frequently credited with inventing the modern definition of the visual album, popularizing the surprise album release strategy, and provoking the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry to change the day of the week when music is released worldwide from Tuesday to Friday. It was released on a Friday, which defied the Tuesday release that was standard at the time. Beyoncé's desire to assert her full artistic freedom served as inspiration for the album's dark, personal subject matter, which incorporated feminist themes of sex, monogamy, beauty standards, relationship problems and criticism of capitalism.
Developed as a visual album, every song is accompanied by a non-linear short film that illustrates the musical concepts conceived during production. It was released in the early hours of December 13, 2013, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records as a complete surprise. Beyoncé (often stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by American singer Beyoncé.
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