List of songs recorded by Beyoncé

[5] Beyoncé took a wider role in the production of Dangerously in Love, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks.

[8] Beyoncé began working with songwriter-producers Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett,[9][10] Cameron Wallace, The Neptunes, Swizz Beatz, and Walter Millsap.

[14][15] The first disc I Am... was intended to show her insecurities about love,[16] and to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé's life, stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings.

[17] Inspired by her husband Jay-Z and Etta James,[18] she collaborated with several producers and songwriters – including Kenneth Edmonds, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett, Solange, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love and Ryan Tedder – while either co-wroting or co-producing each song on the record.

[21] During the hiatus, she dedicated herself to enjoying the everyday things in life, which reignited her creativity and became a source of inspiration for her fourth studio album 4 that she described as "a labor of love".

[22][23][24] Beyoncé also drew inspiration from the work of Fela Kuti, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lionel Richie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Florence and the Machine, Adele, and Prince.

[23][25] Wanting to bring back "the emotion and live instruments and just soul missing out of the music industry",[24] Beyoncé co-produced the entire record[26] as she worked with Diane Warren, Diplo, Ester Dean, Switch, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Sean Garrett and Shea Taylor, among others.

Beyoncé in 2011
For the soundtrack album of the 2008 film Cadillac Records , Beyoncé covered " At Last ", originally performed by Etta James ( pictured ). [ 29 ]
Jamaican dancehall - reggae artist Sean Paul ( pictured ) co-wrote " Baby Boy ", on which he appeared as a featured vocalist. [ 30 ]
Colombian singer Shakira ( pictured ) collaborated with Beyoncé on the 2007 song " Beautiful Liar ". [ 11 ]
American rapper and then-boyfriend Jay-Z ( pictured ) was a featuring artist on " Crazy in Love ", which sampled the hook from The Chi-Lites ' 1970 song "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)" that was written by Eugene Record . [ 31 ]
2011 multi-genre song " Countdown " [ 32 ] samples " Uhh Ahh " (1991) performed by American group Boyz II Men ( pictured ). [ 27 ]
2008 song " Diva " was originally proposed to American R&B singer Keyshia Cole ( pictured ), who declined to record it. [ 33 ]
Kanye West ( pictured ) was approached by Beyoncé in 2009 to appear as a featured artist on the remix of " Ego ". [ 34 ]
2011 song " End of Time " was inspired by the work of late Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti ( pictured ). [ 22 ]
While writing " Get Me Bodied ", Beyoncé drew inspiration from her friendship with former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland ( pictured ) and Michelle Williams . [ 35 ]
Inspired by Ray LaMontagne 's 2004 song "Shelter", Ryan Tedder ( pictured ) and Evan Bogart composed Beyoncé's 2009 single " Halo " in three hours. [ 36 ]
Beyoncé covered the 1978 song " Honesty ", written by Billy Joel ( pictured ), in 2008 and 2009. [ 19 ] [ 37 ]
Written by Diane Warren ( pictured ), " I Was Here " was inspired by the September 11 attacks . [ 38 ]
According to Tor Erik Hermansen , Ne-Yo ( pictured ) initially wrote the 2006 song " Irreplaceable from a male perspective and in the country style. [ 39 ] [ 40 ]
Ryan Leslie ( pictured ) co-wrote "Keep Giving Your Love to Me" that Beyoncé recorded for the soundtrack album of the 2003 film Bad Boys II . [ 41 ]
" Lift Off " was co-written by Pharrell Williams ( pictured ) for the 2011 album Watch the Throne . [ 42 ]
According to Mary J. Blige ( pictured ), her duet with Beyoncé on " Love a Woman " was originally meant for 4 . [ 43 ]
" Naughty Girl " samples the refrain of the 1975 song " Love to Love You Baby ", performed by Donna Summer ( pictured ). [ 30 ]
The 2011 critically acclaimed downtempo power ballad " 1+1 " was co-written by Terius Nash ( pictured ). [ 27 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ]
André 3000 was replaced by J. Cole ( pictured ) on another version of Beyoncé's 2011 song " Party ". [ 46 ]
Beyoncé featured on the 2009 song Put It in a Love Song , on which Alicia Keys ( pictured ) was the main vocalist. [ 47 ]
The 2011 song Run the World (Girls) " samples Pon de Floor , a 2009 song performed by Major Lazer (pictured) – a collaborative musical project from DJ/producers Diplo and Switch . [ 27 ]
On the 2011 song " Schoolin' Life ", Beyoncé channels the friskiness of American singer Prince ( pictured ) in his prime as she addresses many life lessons to everyone from their 20s to their 50s. [ 48 ]
" Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) " was written by Beyoncé , Terius Nash , Thaddis Harrell and Christopher Stewart ( pictured ), [ 19 ] who commented that the song was "the only public statement that [Beyoncé and Jay-Z had] ever made about [their] marriage". [ 49 ]
Beyoncé featured on two tracks of Coldplay 's ( pictured ) A Head Full of Dreams . Her daughter was also featured on the album. The lead singer, Chris Martin had collaborated with Beyoncé and Jay-Z before. [ 50 ] [ 51 ]
Beyoncé featured on " Telephone ", a song recorded by Lady Gaga ( pictured ) for The Fame Monster in 2009. [ 52 ]
" Until the End of Time " was a duet between Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake ( pictured ) for the 2007 deluxe edition of the latter's 2006 album FutureSex/LoveSounds . [ 53 ]
Written by Michael Jackson ( pictured ), " What More Can I Give " was recorded by Beyoncé and many other singers in 2001. [ 54 ]
Beyoncé's sister Solange ( pictured ) composed " Why Don't You Love Me " for the 2009 editions of I Am... Sasha Fierce . [ 19 ]