BillboardВ magazine's criticВ Chuck TaylorВ wrote that 'If I Were a Boy' is BeyoncГ©'s 'most affecting offering' since 'Listen' (2006). 'If I Were a Boy' was widely acclaimed by contemporary music critics, who applauded BeyoncГ©'s vocal performance and called the song her best yet.

Sasha Fierce, as it is a ballad that shows BeyoncГ©'s insecurities about love and the person she is 'underneath all the makeup, underneath the lights and underneath all the exciting star drama'. 'If I Were a Boy' was placed on the I Am. Mark 'Spike' Stent mixed the track with assistance from Matt Green at The Record Plant in Los Angeles. Jim Caruana recorded BeyoncГ©'s vocals at Roc the Mic Studios. Gad did the musical arrangements, assisted in recording the music, and played the instruments alongside his brother Jens Gad and Reggie Syience Perry. Gad and BeyoncГ© produced the track in 2008 at Roc the Mic Studios and Strawberry Productions in New York City and at GAD Studios in Ibiza. BeyoncГ© liked 'If I Were a Boy' and recorded her own version of it for her album I Am. As the deal with Jean's record company fell apart, Gad marketed the songs to established artists. Gad and Jean had co-written 12 songs, including 'If I Were a Boy', for the singer's debut album. She then recorded the song in less than half an hour, with Gad on the guitar.ДЄfter completing her version of 'If I Were a Boy', Jean presented it to her record company, which rejected the song. Once there, she wrote the lyrics and melody in about 15 minutes. Gad captured Jean's ideas on a pocket recorder, and they went to the studio the same day. After reflecting on the idea, she concluded that she would have been a better man than her past lover. She then thought that if she were a boy, she would have eaten without regret. Although tempted, Jean refrained from eating pizza because she was dieting. One day Jean and Gad visited a pizzeria in Times Square in New York City. Most of the lyrics were written by Jean, who was inspired by the break-up of a romantic relationship. It is the only song on either disc that BeyoncГ© did not co-write. 'If I Were a Boy' was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad. ItвЂ™s unclear at the end whether she is final about not taking him back or if there is a note of hope that someday heвЂ™ll realize what heвЂ™s been doing to her and become a better man. The woman in the song has been taken for granted but at the same time she doesnвЂ™t want to let go and lose everything that she once had. She explores what it would be like if she did all the things he did to her every day. 'If I were a boy' is a commentary on the double standards that that often exist between men and women and a story of role reversal.

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