Listen: Beyoncé "Run The World (Girls)" [Official Version]

Listen to the official version of her forthcoming album's lead single. The Beyoncé revolution has begun.

April 21, 2011

Beyoncé returns with her much-anticipated lead single (which just hit iTunes, officially) from her upcoming album slated for a June release. The Major Lazer-sampled "Run The World (Girls)" was produced by U.K.-based DJ/producer Switch, with additional production from Beyoncé and Shea Taylor, and penned by The-Dream. The Beyoncé revolution has begun.

Listen: Beyoncé "Run The World (Girls)"

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