Beyoncé has just gifted the BeyHive with a B’Day surprise!
On Saturday, Beyoncé unveiled “Morning Dew (Donk),” her first fresh solo track in two years, kicking off a 60-day countdown to the 20th anniversary reissue of B’Day, the chart-topping sophomore album she famously released on her 25th birthday, September 4, 2006.
Parkwood Entertainment notes that the new song reunites Beyoncé with Pharrell Williams and The-Dream, who co-wrote the track alongside Darius Dixon. Beyoncé and Pharrell also share production credits on the record, which will appear on the forthcoming 20th anniversary edition of B’Day.
The release arrives with a lyric video directed by longtime collaborator Cliff Watts, who reuses archival footage from the B’Day era. Watts, who photographed Beyoncé’s iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover around the time of the album’s original release, directed the nostalgic visual companion, Parkwood reports.
Originally issued in September 2006, B’Day marked Beyoncé’s second consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, debuting atop the chart with first-week sales of 541,196 copies in the United States. The project also dominated internationally, reaching No. 1 in markets including Japan, where it climbed to the top of the International Album Chart within three days.
“Morning Dew (Donk)” is now available on all major streaming platforms, with the expanded 20th anniversary edition of B’Day set to arrive Sept. 4.
