Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)

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"Déjà Vu"
Song

"Déjà Vu" is a R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Shawn Carter and Rodney Jerkins for Knowles's sophomore solo album B'Day (2006). Released as the album's first single, the song features rapper Jay-Z and is produced by Rodney Jerkins. It utilizes the bass, hi-hat, and the 808 instruments and sound system, reminiscent of many popular Rich Harrison productions. The name of the song has been anglicised, removing the diacritics in the widely prefered spelling déjà vu, although the correct spelling is sometimes used in promotional photos and on the official site. Beyoncé premiered "Deja Vu" at the 2006 BET Awards.

Music video

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Knowles in the video for "Deja Vu".

The video premiered on July 12 2006 on MTV's TRL, although it was already available for viewing at MTV Overdrive.

The next day, Beyoncé talked about "Deja Vu"'s video on MTV's Total Request Live. She stated that the main inspiration for her choreography was Josephine Baker. During the making of the video for "Deja Vu," Beyoncé recalled being in swamps dodging alligators, snakes and bees. She revealed that she "decided to go to Louisiana because it has a soul that a studio can't give you. We were in the swamps. Literally, there were alligators, snakes, bees, and wasps. It was 105 degrees. All of that sweat in the video is real. That's not some spritzer. That's real."

There is an online petition made by Beyoncé fans to get her to re-shoot the video because they feel that the video has no particular storyline and is of a lower standard than Beyoncé's past videos.

Chart performance

The song leaked on June 13 2006 and instantly debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #69 after only two days of radio airplay. It has now jumped from number sixty-nine to number twelve on that particular chart. It also debuted at number forty-four on the Hot 100. In United Kingdom, despite the official release in August, it received heavy attention from radio stations. BBC Radio 1 qualified Knowles to the "B list" of their playlist after only a week of radio release. It was promoted to the "A list" on July 19 2006, only a month prior to the single release. Moreover, the release date is now pushed a week early from the planned schedule because of the early positive receptions. On July 23 2006, it was revealed that the music video has debuted at number one on The Official UK Television Airplay Chart replacing Orson's single "Happiness", according to Musicweek (Compiled by the OCC). The song was released on iTunes on July 25 2006 and went to #1 within a day, spending a full week at #1.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	7
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	10
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay	14
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	9
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	14
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart	36
Canadian Hot Digital Sales	8
Japanese Oricon Top 100 Singles	46
Netherlands Top 40 Singles	32
New Zealand Top 40 Singles	38
Australia Top 40 Singles	12
Australia Top 40 Digital Tracks Chart	2
Spain Top 40 Singles	27
Tokyo Hot 100	2
U.K. Urban Singles Chart	7
U.K. Television Airplay Chart	1
U.K. Radio Airplay Chart	30
United World Chart	11
BET's 106 & Park Top 10 Videos	6
MuchMusic's Countdown Top 30 Videos	22
U.S. MTV's TRL Top 10 Videos	1

Chart trajectories

U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	44	37	33	34	30	32	4	6

U.K. Top 75 Singles
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	12