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"Texas Hold 'Em"
Beyoncé in front of a brown background, wearing a cowboy hat, large earrings, and a black jacket on top of a bikini
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Renaissance Act II
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2024
GenreCountry
Length3:56
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Beyoncé
  • Killah B
  • Nathan Ferraro
  • Hit-Boy (additional)
  • Stuart White (additional)
  • Mariel Gomerez (additional)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"16 Carriages"
(2024)
"Texas Hold 'Em"
(2024)

"Texas Hold 'Em" is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on February 11, 2024, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records as one of two lead singles from her upcoming eighth studio album Renaissance Act II, scheduled for release on March 29.[1] The song was released alongside "16 Carriages".

Composition

The song was written by Beyoncé herself with Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow and Raphael Saadiq; the production was curated by the singer with Brian Bates and Nathan Ferraro.[2] The song presents country music references with banjo, acoustic guitar and viola.[3][4]

Critical reception

Page six associated the song country music references to "Daddy Lessons" from Beyoncé sixth studio album Lemonade (2016).[5] Chris Willman of Variety also refleced that the song is musically associable to Beyonce's "Daddy Lessons" for its "playful" sound, with "banjo opening gives way to a serious beat, it’s easy to imagine a line-dance taking place".[6]

Ben Sisario of The New York Times wrote that the song "begins with rapid-plucked guitar and moves into a stomping beat".[7] Maria Sherman of The San Diego Union-Tribune described the song as "an uptempo country and western stomp".[8]

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Texas Hold 'Em"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various February 11, 2024 [9]

References

  1. ^ Denis, Kyle (February 11, 2024). "Beyoncé Drops 2 New Songs, Unveils Act II Release Date: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Corcoran, Nina (February 12, 2024). "Beyoncé Announces New Album Act II, Shares Two New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ McClay, Caché (February 11, 2024). "Listen to Beyoncé's two new songs, '16 Carriages' and 'Texas Hold 'Em'". USA Today. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Steven J.; Aswad, Jem (February 12, 2024). "Beyoncé Announces Country-Themed 'Renaissance Part II' Album in Verizon Super Bowl Ad, Drops Two New Songs". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Hautman, Nicholas (February 12, 2024). "Beyoncé announces new album, drops songs during Super Bowl 2024". Page Six. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Willman, Chris (February 12, 2024). "Beyoncé Shows Her Country Music Cards With 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages': Song Review". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Sisario, Ben (February 11, 2024). "Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Sherman, Maria (February 12, 2024). "Beyoncé drops new songs 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages.' New music 'Act II' will arrive in March". The San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Treisman, Rachel (February 11, 2024). "Beyoncé releases two new songs during the Super Bowl, teasing more to come". NPR. Retrieved February 12, 2024.