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On the cover, Beyoncé strikes a bold pose while standing in sand. The cover art for “Run the World (Girls)” was previewed on April 20, 2011.

A Digital EP with three remixes of the song was released in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the UK, on September 2, 2011.

According to MTV News, “Run the World (Girls)” was well received by Beyoncé’s fans on Twitter. “Run the World (Girls)” was released to mainstream, urban contemporary and urban adult contemporary radio on April 26, 2011. According to Digital Spy, the single was available on iTunes, and podcast service Concrete Loop, without payment a few hours before its official release. EST, and was made available for download on iTunes Stores worldwide the same day. “Run the World (Girls)” premiered on US radio on April 21, 2011, at 8 a.m. Heather Morris covered “Run the World” for “Asian F”, an episode of the American television show Glee.Īfter the single leaked on the internet, it was released early. “Run the World” was used to awaken the crew of the final mission of the US Space Shuttle Atlantis and was dedicated to Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus. Although her performance at the Billboard Music Awards was well received by critics, it ignited controversy surrounding the production due to visual similarities to a performance by Italian entertainer Lorella Cuccarini in February 2010 at the 60th Sanremo Music Festival in Italy. The video won Best Choreography at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and Best Dance Performance at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards.īeyoncé promoted “Run the World” with high-profile live performances, notably at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and on the French X Factor. The song’s accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence and was filmed in California over a three-day span. “Run the World” was a top 20 hit in Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her lowest performing lead single to date, and reached the top 10 in Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Scotland. Several critics compared “Run the World” to Beyoncé’s other singles with similar themes such as “Independent Women” (2000) – with Destiny’s Child, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008) among others, stating that “Run the World” takes a more direct and assertive approach towards female empowerment.

“Run the World” initially divided critics some complimented the song’s sample, its musical direction, and Beyoncé’s aggressiveness, while others criticized the continuation of past themes and stated that they wanted to see Beyoncé covering new topics. The song’s title and lyrics comprise an unapologetically aggressive message promoting female empowerment. “Run the World” is an electropop and R&B song that heavily samples “Pon de Floor” by Major Lazer.

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