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"Irreplaceable"
Song

"Irreplaceable" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Ne-Yo for Knowles' second studio album B'Day (2006). Produced by Norwegian production team Stargate and Beyoncé, the song was released as the album's third single and second single outside the U.S. in October 2006. "Irreplaceable" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 16, 2006. Recently, a Spanish version called "Imprescindible" has been leaked to the web.

Song information

Lyrically the song is from the viewpoint of a woman who is dismissing a cheating lover, assuring him that he is not irreplaceable. She also states that she can quickly "have another you in a minute." The song is notable for its sound with acoustic guitars prominent in the mix.

Track listings and formats

• U.S. CD single

1. "Irreplaceable" (Album Version)
2. "Irreplaceable" (Instrumental)

• UK CD 1

1. "Irreplaceable" (Album Version)
2. "Ring the Alarm" (Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit)

• UK CD 2

1. "Irreplaceable" (Album Version)
2. "Ring the Alarm" (Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit)
3. "Ring the Alarm" (Karmatronic Remix)
4. "Ring the Alarm" (Tranzformas Remix featuring Collie Buddz)
5. "Ring the Alarm" (Video)

• UK 12" vinyl single

1. "Irreplaceable" (Album Version)
2. "Irreplaceable" (Instrumental)
3. "Ring the Alarm" (Freemasons Club Mix Radio Edit)
4. "Ring the Alarm" (Album Version)

• Australian CD single

1. "Irreplaceable" (Album Version)
2. "Deja Vu" (Freemasons Club Mix)
3. "Deja Vu" (Remix)

• Special Version

1. "Irreplaceable" (Spanish Version)

Reviews

• Billboard Template:Rating-5

After unleashing her desires and frustrations, respectively, in "Deja Vu" and "Ring the Alarm," Beyoncé finally settles down enough to make a sensible record. The high-octane belter shows fortitude in "Irreplaceable," a vocal-centric cut that finds her ditching a no-good beau with stinging lyrics ("Everything you own in a box to the left"). The song also dilutes the excessive instrumentation of B's first two singles in favor of smooth drum taps and guitar strumming. Beyoncé has yet to deliver a surefire hit from her frantic sophomore set, "B'Day." But with lyrics likely to become woman-scorned mottos of the moment, "Irreplaceable" should blast off at radio.

• About.com Template:Rating-5

"Irreplaceable" was co-written by Ne-Yo and produced by StarGate, one of the most potent hitmaking teams of the year. They have collaborated on Ne-Yo's own "So Sick" and Rihanna's "Unfaithful," to name just a pair of successful hits. "Irreplaceable," with its instantly memorable melody and irresistible "to the left" hook should follow in those songs' footsteps.

Music video

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Beyoncé in the video for "Irreplaceable".

The music video for "Irreplaceable" premiered on British music channel The Box on October 3, 2006. While it also premiered on various stations in United States during the week of October 16, 2006, the official edited video premiered on BET's 106 & Park countdown on October 19, 2006, where it was about twenty seconds shorter than the original version.

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Filmed by director Anthony Mandler in the week of September 11, 2006 in New York, the video is a simple story where Beyoncé's boyfriend is packing his belongings and leaving her house. Between cuts, we see her dancing, looking at herself in the mirror wearing only her lingerie and lipstick, singing with her band, and having fun. The video ends with Beyoncé's new boyfriend at her front door. The background music in the video is quite different from the album version; it contains more music instruments. On MTV's Total Request Live, the video peaked at number one on the countdown. The video also peaked at number one on Yahoo! Musics Top 100.

On December 11, 2006, Keith Petrower released an animated parody music video of "Irreplaceable" called Bush vs. Beyonce. It questioned whether there were political overtones in the song's lyrics.

Chart performance

"Irreplaceable" has entered various charts around the world. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 4, 2006 at position eighty-seven. After that, the single climbed the charts extremely rapidly because of heavy airplay; it has recieved the "Greatest Airplay Gainer" certification for five consecutive weeks. On the chart dated December 16, 2006 it became the number one song, making the song Beyoncé's fourth number one single. On the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, it debuted at position forty-two and has also peaked at number one, becoming her fourth number one on this particular chart as well. In the U.S. "Irreplaceable" is the most successful single released from B'Day so far, it has been Airplay Gainer for five consecutive weeks, surpassing the first two previous singles' peaks on the Billboard Hot 100.

Internationally, the song has experienced major success as well. On the Irish Singles chart, the song peaked at number one in its second week, making it her second Irish number one after "Crazy in Love". In Australia, "Irreplaceable" debuted at number eight on the singles chart and has now reached number two on the chart, tying it with her debut single "Crazy in Love". In New Zealand the song jumped to number one during it's sixth week on the charts, making the single Beyonce's second number one, after Check on It reached number one in early 2006. The sond topped the world R&B charts acorinding to top40-charts.com for two weeks so far. On the United World Chart, it has peaked on number one as well.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	19
Belgian Singles Chart	14
Brazil Hot 100	36
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart	19
Dutch Top 40	3
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	6
German Singles Charts	11
Greek Singles Chart	17
Irish Singles Chart	1
Italian Singles Charts	12
Israel Singles Charts	6
Japanese Oricon Singles Charts	1
Latvian Airplay Top	24
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Polish Singles Chart	1
Quaday Hot 100 Singles Philippines	1
U.K. Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	9
United World Chart	1

See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 2006 (USA)
• R&B number-one hits of 2006 (USA)
• Pop 100 number-one hits of 2006 (USA)
• Number-one singles in Ireland (2006)