Question: who wrote the song if i were a boy
[{'answer': 'BC Jean and Toby Gad', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 158, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 178, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'answer': 'BC Jean', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 158, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 165, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'answer': 'Toby Gad', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 170, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 178, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 4, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 923, 'bleu_score': 0.9337712256504561, 'meta': {'yes_no_answer': 'NONE', 'annotation_id': 13217501564979927013}, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'section': "Section::::Writing and production.:Jean's response.\n", 'start_paragraph_id': 9, 'end_paragraph_id': 9, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['After Jean\'s version of "If I Were a Boy" was rejected by her record company, she was upset that Beyoncé recorded and released the ballad.', 'it and it\'s not all these other distractions. I really wanted people to hear my voice and hear what I had to say." After Jean\'s version of "If I Were a Boy" was rejected by her record company, she was upset that Beyoncé recorded and released the ballad. Roger Friedman of Fox News wrote that Jean was first informed that Beyoncé recorded the song by a stranger. "The Daily Telegraph" reported that Beyoncé\'s father and then-manager Mathew Knowles pursued the publishing rights of "If I Were a Boy" after realizing that it had the potential to become a big hit. Jean used her Myspace account to express her frustration: "I have been reading some of these comments and to set the record straight from the horse\'s mouth IF I WERE A BOY is my song; YES, I wrote this song; It is my story; a painful one, and the song is very dear to me. You can hear the original version on my myspace site." Friedman later reported that Beyoncé and Jean had come to terms. The deal included a promise that Beyoncé would record a duet with Jean for her debut album.', 'it and it\'s not all these other distractions. I really wanted people to hear my voice and hear what I had to say." After Jean\'s version of "If I Were a Boy" was rejected by her record company, she was upset that Beyoncé recorded and released the ballad. Roger Friedman of Fox News wrote that Jean was first informed that Beyoncé recorded the song by a stranger. "The Daily Telegraph" reported that Beyoncé\'s father and then-manager Mathew Knowles pursued the publishing rights of "If I Were a Boy" after realizing that it had the potential to become a big hit. Jean used her Myspace account to express her frustration: "I have been reading some of these comments and to set the record straight from the horse\'s mouth IF I WERE A BOY is my song; YES, I wrote this song; It is my story; a painful one, and the song is very dear to me. You can hear the original version on my myspace site." Friedman later reported that Beyoncé and Jean had come to terms. The deal included a promise that Beyoncé would record a duet with Jean for her debut album.']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'section': "Section::::Writing and production.:Jean's response.\n", 'start_paragraph_id': 10, 'end_paragraph_id': 10, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['In an interview with Eric R. Danton of the "Hartford Courant", Jean was asked about her reaction when she heard that Beyoncé was recording "If I Were a Boy". She was initially surprised when people regarded her as a songwriter because she envisioned herself as "do[ing] the whole artist thing as well". Jean added, "It\'s an amazing compliment, but I was like, \'That\'s great, but it\'s going to be on my album!\' And it can be on my album, too, I just didn\'t realize how it worked\xa0... At first when I got this, people didn\'t know that I was an artist, so it was, like, \'Oh, this songwriter BC.\'" "If I Were a Boy" was the first song she ever recorded, and she initially did not intend to hand it to another singer. Jean said that the fact that Beyoncé recorded the ballad provided many opportunities, and she was approached by many people who wanted to purchase her lyrics. She refused their offers, desiring to use her songs for her own album. However, Jean still intends to write for other artists.', 'In an interview with Eric R. Danton of the "Hartford Courant", Jean was asked about her reaction when she heard that Beyoncé was recording "If I Were a Boy". She was initially surprised when people regarded her as a songwriter because she envisioned herself as "do[ing] the whole artist thing as well". Jean added, "It\'s an amazing compliment, but I was like, \'That\'s great, but it\'s going to be on my album!\' And it can be on my album, too, I just didn\'t realize how it worked\xa0... At first when I got this, people didn\'t know that I was an artist, so it was, like, \'Oh, this songwriter BC.\'" "If I Were a Boy" was the first song she ever recorded, and she initially did not intend to hand it to another singer. Jean said that the fact that Beyoncé recorded the ballad provided many opportunities, and she was approached by many people who wanted to purchase her lyrics. She refused their offers, desiring to use her songs for her own album. However, Jean still intends to write for other artists.\rhighlight sentence(s) containing evidence, not only the answer']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '19217023', 'title': 'If I Were a Boy', 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['"If I Were a Boy" is a song performed by American singer Beyoncé, from her third studio album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008). "If I Were a Boy" was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad,', '"If I Were a Boy" is a song performed by American singer Beyoncé, from her third studio album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008). "If I Were a Boy" was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, who also handled its production alongside Beyoncé. Inspired by the difficult break-up of a romantic relationship, the song was initially recorded by Jean, whose record company rejected it. Beyoncé then recorded her own version. Jean was upset when she learned that Beyoncé was releasing it as a single, but eventually, they reached an agreement. Columbia Records released "If I Were a Boy" to US radio on October 8, 2008, as a double A-side single album\'s alongside "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" as the lead singles. The two songs showcased the contrast between Beyoncé\'s personality and her aggressive onstage persona, Sasha Fierce. A Spanish version of the song, titled "Si Yo Fuera un Chico", was digitally released in Mexico and Spain.', '"If I Were a Boy" is a song performed by American singer Beyoncé, from her third studio album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" (2008). "If I Were a Boy" was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, who also handled its production alongside Beyoncé. Inspired by the difficult break-up of a romantic relationship, the song was initially recorded by Jean, whose record company rejected it. Beyoncé then recorded her own version. Jean was upset when she learned that Beyoncé was releasing it as a single, but eventually, they reached an agreement. Columbia Records released "If I Were a Boy" to US radio on October 8, 2008, as a double A-side single album\'s alongside "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" as the lead singles. The two songs showcased the contrast between Beyoncé\'s personality and her aggressive onstage persona, Sasha Fierce. A Spanish version of the song, titled "Si Yo Fuera un Chico", was digitally released in Mexico and Spain.']}}]}]