Irreplaceable

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"Irreplaceable" is a 2006 R&B ballad by Beyoncé that became one of her signature breakup anthems and a worldwide hit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumArtist Beyoncé
artist Beyoncé
awarded Soul Train Music Award
surface form: Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female
belongsToEra B'Day
surface form: Beyoncé B'Day era
chartAchievement became a worldwide hit
topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
containsInstrumentation acoustic guitar
drums
keyboards
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
distributionFormat CD single
digital download
genre R&B
ballad
pop
hasMusicVideo yes
language English
length 3:47
lyricMotive moving on from a relationship
musicVideoDirector Anthony Mandler
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
notableLyric to the left, to the left
partOfAlbum B'Day
performer Beyoncé
producer Beyoncé
Ne-Yo
Stargate
recordingPeriod 2005–2006
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony Urban Music
releaseDate 2006-10-23
releaseYear 2006
signatureSongOf Beyoncé
tempo mid-tempo
theme breakup
female empowerment
vocalStyle melodic R&B ballad
writer Amund Bjørklund
Beyoncé
Espen Lind
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Shaffer Smith
Tor Erik Hermansen

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B'Day includesTrack Irreplaceable
Beyoncé notableSong Irreplaceable