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Solo Artist · Queen Bey

Beyoncé

Active1997-present
OriginHouston, Texas
Albums8
Tracks117

Most frequent collaborator: The-Dream  ·  36 tracks

R&BPopHip-Hop
93%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 109 of 117 tracks

Does Beyoncé write her own songs?

Yes, though rarely alone. Beyoncé holds a writing credit on nearly all of her songs, from 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em,' but she works in large writing rooms and is almost always one of several credited writers rather than the sole author. Her role has grown from co-writer early on to executive producer steering albums like Renaissance and Cowboy Carter.

By the Numbers

8
Studio Albums
117
Tracks Credited
93%
Self-Written
200M+
Records Sold
29
Years Active
418
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 109 / 117 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 117 tracks: how many Beyoncé wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Beyoncé has a writing credit93%
1%
92%
7%
Sole author1tracks1%
Co-written108tracks92%
Outside writers8tracks7%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Beyoncé's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 117 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)89%
Composer (music)91%
Producer98%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Beyoncé's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 93%
87%
100%
73%
92%
100%
100%
100%
93%
2003Dangerously in Love
2006B'Day
2008I Am... Sasha Fierce
20114
2013Beyoncé
2016Lemonade
2022Renaissance
2024Cowboy Carter
Early · 86% written
Mid · 97% written
Late · 95% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

86%
2000s
Dangerously in Love, B'Day +1 more
97%
2010s
4, Beyoncé +1 more
95%
2020s
Renaissance, Cowboy Carter

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Beyoncé sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Beyoncé
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Aaliyah0%
Backstreet Boys25%
NSYNC41%
Kelly Clarkson49%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Pink85%
93%Beyoncé
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Crazy in Love
Dangerously in Love
Written by Beyoncé, Rich Harrison, Jay-Z, Eugene Record, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shawn Carter
Co-wrote
Baby Boy
Dangerously in Love
Written by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Sean Paul, Robert Waller, Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Sean Paul Henriques, Shawn Carter
Co-wrote
Me, Myself and I
Dangerously in Love
Written by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Naughty Girl
Dangerously in Love
Written by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Angela Beyincé, Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Déjà Vu
B'Day
Written by Delisha Thomas, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Rodney Jerkins
Co-wrote
Ring the Alarm
B'Day
Written by Beyoncé, Sean Garrett, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kasseem Dean
Co-wrote
Irreplaceable
B'Day
Written by Ne-Yo, Shaffer Smith, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund
Co-wrote
Get Me Bodied
B'Day
Written by Beyoncé, Makeba Riddick, Angela Beyincé, Solange Knowles, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett
Co-wrote
If I Were a Boy
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Toby Gad, BC Jean, Brittany Carlson
Outside writers
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Tricky Stewart, Beyoncé, The-Dream, Kuk Harrell, Christopher Stewart, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell
Co-wrote
Diva
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Beyoncé, Bangladesh, Sean Garrett, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shondrae Crawford
Co-wrote
Halo
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Sweet Dreams
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Rico Love, Beyoncé, Jim Jonsin, Wayne Wilkins, Richard Butler Jr., Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Scheffer
Co-wrote
Video Phone
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Written by Beyoncé, Bangladesh, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shondrae Crawford
Co-wrote
Run the World (Girls)
4
Written by Beyoncé, The-Dream, Diplo, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de Wall, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Terius Nash, Wesley Pentz
Co-wrote
Best Thing I Never Had
4
Written by Beyoncé, Babyface, Antonio Dixon, Patrick Smith, Shea Taylor, Larry Griffin Jr., Caleb McCampbell, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kenneth Edmonds
Co-wrote
Drunk in Love
Beyoncé
Written by Noel Fisher, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Andre Proctor, Rasool Díaz, Brian Soko, Timbaland, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shawn Carter, Timothy Mosley
Co-wrote
Partition
Beyoncé
Written by The-Dream, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Jerome Harmon, Dwane Weir, Mike Dean, Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy Mosley
Co-wrote
XO
Beyoncé
Written by The-Dream, Ryan Tedder, Beyoncé, Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Formation
Lemonade
Written by Mike Will Made-It, Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé, Michael L. Williams II, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Sorry
Lemonade
Written by Diana Gordon, Sean Rhoden, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Hold Up
Lemonade
Written by Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Emile Haynie, Joshua Tillman, Uzoechi Emenike, Sean Rhoden, Doc Pomus, Mort Schuman, DeAndre Way, Antonio Randolph, Kelvin McConnell, Brian Chase, Karen Orzolek, Nick Zinner, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote
Freedom
Lemonade
Written by Jonathan Coffer, Beyoncé, Carla Williams, Arrow Benjamin, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Tirado, Alan Lomax, John Lomax Sr., Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kendrick Duckworth
Co-wrote
All Night
Lemonade
Written by Diplo, Beyoncé, Henry Allen, Ilsey Juber, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Akil King, Jaramye Daniels, André 3000, Patrick Brown, Big Boi, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, André Benjamin, Antwan Patton
Co-wrote
Break My Soul
Renaissance
Written by The-Dream, Big Freedia, Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Christopher Stewart, Allen George, Fred McFarlane, Adam Pigott, Freddie Ross
Co-wrote
Cuff It
Renaissance
Written by Beyoncé, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, The-Dream, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Nova Wav, Morten Ristorp, Raphael Saadiq, Terius Gesteelde-Diamant, Teena Marie, Allen McGrier, Nile Rodgers
Co-wrote
Texas Hold 'Em
Cowboy Carter
Written by Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Brian Bates, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Co-wrote

Discography 8 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Beyoncé117 tracks
T36 J18 TG17 SC13 TN11 MD9

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. T The-Dream · J Jay-Z · TG Terius Gesteelde-Diamant · SC Shawn Carter · TN Terius Nash · MD Mike Dean

The Writers & Producers Behind Beyoncé 6 key collaborators

T
The-Dream
Songwriter & Producer
I Am... Sasha Fierce / 4 / Beyoncé / Lemonade36 tracks
J
Jay-Z
Songwriter
Dangerously in Love / B'Day / Beyoncé / Renaissance18 tracks
TG
Terius Gesteelde-Diamant
Songwriter
Renaissance / Cowboy Carter17 tracks
SC
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Dangerously in Love / Beyoncé / Renaissance / Cowboy Carter13 tracks
TN
Terius Nash
Songwriter
I Am... Sasha Fierce / 4 / Beyoncé / Lemonade11 tracks
MD
Mike Dean
Producer
Beyoncé / Lemonade / Renaissance9 tracks

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Beyoncé is credited as a co-writer on nearly every song she records, so her lyricist score sits high, but the credit tables show how crowded her writing rooms are: most tracks carry a long list of co-writers and producers alongside her, and sample-heavy albums like Renaissance and Lemonade add legacy songwriters through interpolation clearances. Her composer and production credits grew sharply over her career, from a featured co-writer on Dangerously in Love to an executive producer steering Renaissance and Cowboy Carter. The data tells a collaboration story rather than a sole-author one: she is almost always in the writing credit, rarely alone in it.

Quick Facts

  • BreakthroughDestiny's Child, then solo in 2003
  • Grammys35 wins, the most of any artist
  • Album of the YearCowboy Carter (2025)
  • Billboard8 straight #1 album debuts, a first

Creative Fingerprint

Almost always in the writing credit, rarely alone in it: Beyoncé co-writes nearly everything with large teams, and her control has grown from featured co-writer to executive producer steering her own albums.

The Story

Beyoncé is one of the most awarded and commercially dominant artists of the 21st century, a singer, songwriter, and producer who rose to fame as the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child before launching a solo career in 2003. Her solo catalog moves through contemporary R&B, pop, dance, and country, and she has built a reputation for surprise releases and conceptually unified album projects rather than loose collections of singles. She co-writes the large majority of her material and has taken on growing production and executive control across her career, though she works with sizable teams of songwriters and producers on most records. Albums such as Lemonade, Renaissance, and Cowboy Carter pair personal and political themes with deep sampling and interpolation, which puts her in writing rooms alongside dozens of collaborators per project. She holds the record for the most Grammy wins of any artist, and her later work has been treated as cultural event releases that reshape how an album rollout can function.

Awards & Recognition

Holds the record for the most Grammy Awards of any artist, with 35 wins
Won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter (2025), the first Black woman to win the category in 26 years
One of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold
The first artist to have her first eight studio albums each debut at number one on the Billboard 200
The first Black artist in 50 years to win a Grammy in the country categories (2025)

Frequently Asked Questions Beyoncé

Does Beyoncé write her own songs?
Yes, though rarely alone. Beyoncé holds a writing credit on nearly all of her songs, from 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em,' but she works in large writing rooms and is almost always one of several credited writers rather than the sole author. Her role has grown from co-writer early on to executive producer steering albums like Renaissance and Cowboy Carter.
Who wrote 'Crazy in Love'?
'Crazy in Love' (Dangerously in Love, 2003) is credited to Beyoncé, Rich Harrison, Jay-Z, and Eugene Record, whose 1970 Chi-Lites song 'Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)' supplies its horn sample.
Did Beyoncé write 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'?
Yes, as a co-writer. The song is credited to Beyoncé along with Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, and Kuk Harrell, and it became one of her signature hits.
Did Beyoncé write 'Halo'?
Yes. 'Halo,' from I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), is credited to Beyoncé, Ryan Tedder, and Evan Bogart, and remains one of her most enduring ballads.
Who wrote 'Texas Hold 'Em'?
Beyoncé co-wrote 'Texas Hold 'Em,' the lead single from Cowboy Carter (2024), with a team that includes Raphael Saadiq and Nate Ferraro. The album marked her move into country music.
How many Grammys has Beyoncé won?
Beyoncé has won a record 35 Grammy Awards, the most of any artist. At the 2025 ceremony she won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter.
Did Beyoncé win Album of the Year?
Yes. She won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter in 2025, her first win in the category and the first for a Black woman in 26 years.
How many albums has Beyoncé released?
Eight solo studio albums, from Dangerously in Love (2003) through Cowboy Carter (2024). Each of her first eight studio albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, a first for any artist, on top of her earlier work with Destiny's Child.
Was Beyoncé in a group before going solo?
Yes. She was the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, before launching her solo career with Dangerously in Love in 2003.
Why is Beyoncé called Queen Bey?
'Queen Bey' is the nickname fans and the press use for her, reflecting her standing as one of the most dominant and influential artists in pop and R&B. It plays on her first name.

Sources

Wikipedia: Beyoncé discography Wikipedia: Beyoncé