If I Were a Boy
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"If I Were a Boy" is a pop-R&B ballad best known as a hit single by Beyoncé that explores themes of gender roles, empathy, and relationship dynamics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If I Were a Boy canonical | 7 |
| "If I Were a Boy" music video | 1 |
| If I Were a Boy music video | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | I Am... Sasha Fierce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
pop ⓘ pop-R&B ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorus | refrain beginning with "If I were a boy" ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital download
ⓘ
radio single ⓘ streaming track ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | female protagonist ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
If I Were a Boy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
If I Were a Boy music video
|
| intendedMessage | encouraging empathy between genders ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject | hypothetical male perspective ⓘ |
| lyricalTone |
confrontational
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| medium | music recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of gender double standards
ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ vocal performance by Beyoncé ⓘ |
| partOf | I Am... Sasha Fierce ⓘ |
| performer | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Music World ⓘ
surface form:
Music World Entertainment
|
| subjectMatter |
lack of understanding between partners
ⓘ
romantic relationship conflict ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
R&B listeners
ⓘ
mainstream pop listeners ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional neglect
ⓘ
empathy ⓘ gender roles ⓘ infidelity ⓘ relationship dynamics ⓘ role reversal ⓘ |
| usesMotif | role reversal in relationships ⓘ |
| vocalist | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | emotive ballad ⓘ |
| workType | commercial music release ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
If I Were a Boy music video