‘Break My Soul’: Beyoncé Drops First Single From ‘Renaissance’ Album

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Beyoncé‘s new era has officially begun! The musician launched her Renaissance era with the album’s first song, “Break My Soul”, with a lyric video released Monday night. “Break My Soul”, Queen Bey’s first new song since November 2021’s “Be Alive”, is a dance-house number reminiscent of the cult-favourite single “Blow” from her self-titled fifth studio album.

The single heavily samples Robin S.’s 1990 dance hit, “Show Me Love“, and features additional vocals and another sample from bounce legend Big Freedia. “I’ma let down my hair ’cause I lost my mind / Bey is back and I’m sleeping real good at night,” Beyoncé croons in the song. “The queen’s in the front and the Dom’s in the back / Ain’t taking no flicks but the whole clique snapped.” The songstress even manages to include a cautionary message for her listeners looking to party, singing, “Good at night, and we back outside / You said you outside but you ain’t that outside / Worldwide hoodie with the mask outside / In case you forgot how we act outside.” Released on the day of the summer solstice, the song marks the start of a new season and era with new anthems for music lovers — whether they’re BeyHive members or not!

Beyoncé announced the song’s impending release by changing the bios on her social media pages to read: “6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET.” The promotion is similar to her announcement for Renaissance, which featured the social media accounts of Columbia Records, Tidal and Spotify posting a black square with “act i” and “RENAISSANCE” written in white on each side.

Additionally, Beyoncé updated the bios on her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to reflect the release. “Break My Soul” is not only the first single from Beyoncé’s upcoming album but an