Renaissance (Beyoncé album)

***Renaissance*** (also referred to as ***Act I: Renaissance***) is the seventh studio album by American singer Beyoncé, released on July 29, 2022 by Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment.  It is Knowles' first solo studio album since _Lemonade_ (2016).  The album features sixteen tracks.  The lead single, "Break My Soul", was surprise-released on June 20, 2022, and has reached the top ten in several countries worldwide. It is the first album in a trilogy of albums which combine Knowles' R&B roots with other musical genres of Black origins.

For the chart dated August 13, 2022, the album entered the US _Billboard_ 200 album chart at number one, with first-week sales of 332,000 copies in the US. It was the first number-one album by a woman of 2022 there. It also entered at number one in the UK.

### Notes

- indicates a co-producer
- indicates an additional producer

### Samples

- "I'm That Girl"
    - contains elements of "Still Pimpin", written by Tommy Wright III and Andrea Summers and performed by Tommy Wright III & Princess Loko.
- "Cozy"
    - contains an excerpt of "Bitch I'm Black" by Ts Madison
    - contains a sample of "Get With U", written by Curtis Alan Jones and performed by Lidell Townsell & M.T.F
    - contains a sample of "Unique", as performed by Danube Dance featuring Kim Cooper.
- "Alien Superstar"
    - contains an interpolation of "I'm Too Sexy", written by Rob Manzoli, Richard Fairbrass, and Christopher Fairbrass and performed by Right Said Fred
    - contains a sample of "Moonraker", written by John Michael Cooper and performed by Foremost Poets
    - contains a sample of Barbara Ann Teer's "Black Theatre" speech
    - contains a sample of "Unique", written by Kim Cooper and Peter Rauhofer and performed by Danube Dance.
- "Cuff It"
    - contains an interpolation of "Ooh La La La", written by Mary Brockert and Allen McGrier and performed by Teena Marie.
- "Energy"
    - contains an interpolation of "Ooh La La La", written by Mary Brockert and Allen McGrier and performed by Teena Marie
    - contains a sample of "Explode", written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia.
    - contained an interpolation of "Milkshake", written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and performed by Kelis (later removed post-release).
- "Break My Soul"
    - contains elements of "Show Me Love", written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane and performed by Robin S.
    - contains a sample of "Explode", written by Freddie Ross and Adam Piggot and performed by Big Freedia.
- "Church Girl"
    - contains a sample of "Center of Thy Will", written by Elbernita Clark and performed by The Clark Sisters
    - contains elements and interpolations of "Where They At", written by Jimi Payton, Dion Norman, and Derrick Ordogne and performed by DJ Jimi
    - contains elements and interpolations of "Think (About It)", written by James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins
    - contains elements of "Drag Rap (Triggerman)", written by Orville Hall and Phillip Price and performed by the Showboys.
- "America Has a Problem"
    - contains a sample of "Cocaine", written by Tino McIntosh and Andrell Rogers and performed by Kilo Ali.
- "Pure/Honey"
    - contains a sample of "Miss Honey", written by Andrew Richardson, Count Maurice, and Moi Renee and performed by Moi Renee
    - contains a sample of "Cunty (Wave Mix)", written by Eric Snead and Jerel Black and performed by Kevin Aviance
    - contains a sample of "Feels Like", written by Michael Cox and Kevin Bellmon and performed by MikeQ & Kevin Jz Prodigy.
- "Summer Renaissance"
    - contains elements and interpolations of "I Feel Love" written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Pete Bellotte and performed by Donna Summer.

## Charts

|Chart (2022)|Peak position|||
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|Australian Albums (ARIA)|align=center|1||
|align=left|UK Albums (OCC)|align=center|1|
|align=left|US _Billboard_ 200|align=center|1|

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Renaissance
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Beyoncé
- **prev title**: The Lion King
- **prev year**: 2019
- **next title**: Cowboy Carter
- **next year**: 2024