Original: '' Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) '' is an R&B song by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles , composed by Christopher Stewart , Terius Nash , Kuk Harrell and Knowles for her third solo album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce .
Simplified: It was written by The-Dream , Tricky Stewart and Beyoncé Knowles for her third solo album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce (/O2008/O) .