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"Sweet Dreams" is an electropop song [9] that incorporates elements of rock and old-school funk music. [8] [10] The song is built on undulating electro rhythms [11] and a thumping beat; [12] its groove fits into hip hop phrasing. [13]
It also features a "fan exclusive" cut of the "Ego" video and behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the videos. The second disc hosts electronica dance remixes of the songs, [1] [2] as well as of the album's sixth single, "Sweet Dreams". A mix of "Ego" with a rap verse from Kanye West closes the album.
She later moves into an acoustic medley, performing a down-tempo version of "Sweet Dreams", [8] "Dangerously in Love 2" and "Sweet Love" (originally recorded by Anita Baker). [7] The medley leads into "If I Were a Boy" (which contains excerpts from "You Oughta Know", originally recorded by Alanis Morissette) and "Scared of Lonely".
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It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. [10] Everett featured in videos for both "Ego" and "Sweet Dreams" from I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), and begun her second worldwide tour with Beyoncé, on the I Am... World Tour (2009–10). Here, Everett performed as the female Dance Captain for the entire tour. [11]
Sweet Dreams" was critically acclaimed for its use of electronic bassline, which some critics compared to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" because of its electropop sound. [26] [27] "Sweet Dreams" is derived from contemporary R&B and incorporates influences from the classic 1980s funk. [28] "Broken-Hearted Girl" is a midtempo piano ballad. [28]
[31] [35] A video interlude directed by Melina Matsoukas was shown set to "Sweet Dreams". [35] The video showed a robotic Beyoncé interacting with a cheetah as a mechanical voice intoned Sasha Fierce. [31] Beyoncé then appeared on stage dressed in a leopard-print leotard to perform "Diva".
Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé song) Upgrade U; Video Anthology (video) Video Phone (song) What More Can I Give; Why Don't You Love Me (Beyoncé song) A Woman Like Me (song) Work It Out (Beyoncé song) The Writing's on the Wall; XO (song)