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.

## Track listing 
### 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 
## References