American pop star Beyonce Knowles-Carter stunned fans with the early release of her single 'Break My Soul' from the upcoming album 'Renaissance', setting social media on fire with the song's lyrics, some say under the circumstances. Tap into Growing Worker Anger.
"I'm gonna find new drives / Damn they make me work so hard / Work till nine then last five / And they work on my nerves so I can't sleep at night," sings the artist , "I just quit my job."
Some commentators said the words circulated a "great resignation" after the pandemic in which businesses are struggling to find enough employees.
"Beyoncé saw it was the heat of the late millennium burnout, the labor movement, the '90s revival, and weird pride and was like, 'Yeah, I can make a song about that'," Patu Patel, Editor-in-chief of music magazine Pitchfork at the social media platform Twitter.
Knowles-Carter has not commented on the meaning of the song.
The single was co-written by her husband Sean Carter (Jay-Z) and featured singer Robin S's 1990s dance classic 'Show Me Love' as well as the song 'Explode' by gay American rapper Big Freedia. .
The song debuted on Tidal, the streaming service co-owned by Jay-Z, and dropped on other major music streaming services at midnight EST (5 p.m. GMT) on June 21, along with a lyric video published on YouTube.
Knowles-Carter, 40, released her Oscar-nominated contribution "Be Alive" to the soundtrack of the film "King Richard" in November 2021. He also launched the soundtrack album 'The Lion King: The Gift'. In July last year, he appeared in both the films 'Black is King' and 'Lion King'.
However, Renaissance (Act 1) is the artist's first solo studio album since the release of Lemonade in April 2016. The record will consist of 16 tracks and is slated to launch on July 29.
She is the most nominated female and most awarded singer in Grammy Award history, winning a total of 28 awards and 79 nominations for her music, including her work in the musical group Destiny's Child and "The Carters", which she co-released with. Gone is an album. husband.
He is also the eighth most awarded artist at the Billboard Music Awards.