Formation

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single song

"Formation" is a politically charged, critically acclaimed song by Beyoncé that celebrates Black identity and Southern culture while addressing racism and police brutality.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
artist	Beyoncé →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Music Video → Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance (nomination) → Grammy Award for Record of the Year (nomination) → Grammy Award for Song of the Year (nomination) →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	critically acclaimed →
featuresArtist	Big Freedia → Messy Mya →
firstLivePerformance	Super Bowl 50 halftime show →
genre	R&B → bounce → hip hop → trap →
hasMusicVideo	Formation (music video) →
includedInAlbum	Lemonade →
language	English →
length	4:52 →
musicVideoDirector	Melina Matsoukas →
notableLyric	I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros → I like my negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils →
performer	Beyoncé →
politicalContent	yes →
premieredOn	Tidal →
producer	Mike Will Made-It → Pluss →
rankedOnList	Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time →
recordLabel	Columbia Records → Parkwood Entertainment →
releasedAsSingleFrom	Lemonade →
releaseDate	2016-02-06 →
subjectOf	controversy over anti-police interpretation →
theme	Black feminism → Black identity → Black pride → Hurricane Katrina → Southern United States culture → police brutality → racism →
usedFor	The Formation World Tour promotion →
vocalist	Beyoncé →
writer	Ashton Hogan → Beyoncé → Jordan Frost → Mike Will Made-It → Pluss → Swae Lee →
yearOfSong	2016 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beyoncé →	notableSong
Mike Will Made-It →	notableWork