Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyonce

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008). It was released by Columbia Records on October 13, 2008, as the album’s lead single alongside “If I Were a Boy”, showcasing the contrast between Beyoncé’s persona as herself and her aggressive onstage alter ego Sasha Fierce. Inspired by her secret marriage to Jay-Z in April 2008, the song explores men’s unwillingness to commit, a topic that motivated Beyoncé to write “Single Ladies”, “the only public statement [she and Jay-Z] ever made about marriage”.