Freakum Dress

## Video

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"**Freakum Dress**" is the seventh track from Beyoncé's second studio album, B'Day.

## Background

The song was produced by Rich Harrison. Knowles and Harrison had previously collaborated on her 2003 single "Crazy in Love". She arranged for Harrison, Sean Garrett and Rodney Jerkins to be given individual rooms at the studio. "Freakum Dress" is a moderate R&B song pacing in common time, written in the key of F♯ minor. The track also draws from the hip hop, funk, and dance-pop genres. In the song, the female protagonist pulls out her best dress to remind her potentially wandering mate of what he is leaving at home.

## Reception

Beyoncé - Deja Vu (MTV Video Version) ft. Jay-Z

## Lyrics

To be or not to be

Not!

Hold up, bring the beat back

Stop! I ain't ready yet

Wait! Let me fix my hair, yes, yes

Yes ma'am, yes ma'am

Now pass me my dress, yes

I think I'm ready

Been locked up in the house way too long

It's time to get it

'Cause once again he's out doing wrong

And my girls are so real

Said it's been a minute since I had some

He's been actin' up

But he won't be the only one

'Cause when he acts wrong, that's when you put it on

Get him uptight, this is your song

Hold out your back, time to impress

Pull out your freakum dress

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, every woman got one

Oh, shut it down when the time comes

Oh, pull out the big guns

Oh, and put your freakum dress on

Soon as he saw me

Turned on by how the dress was fittin' right

Short and backless (backless, backless)

See my silhouette in the moonlight

Such an attraction

Keep tellin' me how my outfit's so nice

Little did he know

Ha, my man gon' take it off tonight

'Cause when he act wrong, that's when you put it on

Get him uptight, this is your song

Hold out your back, time to impress

Pull out your freakum dress

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, every woman got one

Oh, shut it down when the time comes

Oh, pull out the big guns

Oh, and put your freakum dress on

All the ladies, you ain't these

All dressed up in your dresses

And your bestest with no reason

Get ready to freakum, freakum

When you put it on it's an invitation

When they play your song, get on up and shake it

Work it out your back, you don't have to waste it

Spin it all around then take it to the ground and

When you put it on it's an invitation

When they play your song, get on up and shake it

Work it out your back, you don't have to waste it

Spin it all around then take it to the ground and ooh

'Cause when he act wrong, that's when you put it on

Get him uptight, this is your song

Hold out your back, time to impress

Pull out your freakum dress

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, put your freakum dress on (freakum, freakum, freakum)

Oh, put your freakum dress on (freakum, yeah)

Oh, put your freakum dress on

Oh, every woman got one (every woman got one)

Oh, shut it down when the time comes (time comes)

Oh, pull out the big guns

Oh, and put your freakum dress on

Ladies look it here

When you been with your man for a long time, oh

Every now and then you gotta go in the back of that closet

And pull out that freakum dress, oh

I got my freakum dress on

I got my freakum dress on, oh

I got my freakum dress on

I got my freakum dress on, oh