Current:Home > reviewsSurpassing:Is Jay-Z's new song about Beyoncé? 'The bed ain't a bed without you' -BeyondProfit Compass
Surpassing:Is Jay-Z's new song about Beyoncé? 'The bed ain't a bed without you'
Fastexy Exchange View
Date:2025-04-11 00:47:25
Jay-Z is Surpassingairing some regrets and a re-declaration of love on the new track, "I Want You Forever."
The soul jam from "The Book of Clarence" soundtrack pairs Hova with erstwhile R&B crooner D'Angelo for a nine-minute journey that is introduced by D'Angelo repeatedly singing, "All I want to say is I love you so much/I don't want to be without you/I need you forever."
Jay-Z pops in with his trademark languid storytelling to share: "Life don't taste the same without you/tears in my champagne 'bout you/quit playing girl, you know I'm crazy 'bout you/you know that week you ran back to your mama house, ask my friend, they can vouch/slept on the couch 'cause the bed ain’t a bed without you.”
More:Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Megan Thee Stallion, more on Bonnaroo's 2024 lineup
The personal lyrics, ostensibly about wife Beyoncé, continue with Jay-Z admitting he "got toxic traits" from his upbringing. "Love you for my life, and I put that on my dead," he raps before concluding, "Can't end up like my folks, nah."
The song returns to D'Angelo's recitation over a loping beat, crashing cymbals and electric guitar reminiscent of Prince.
Both Jay-Z and Beyoncé have previously revealed shades of their marital struggles, most prominently on Beyoncé’s 2016 "Lemonade" album and Jay-Z's 2017 "4:44," on which he admitted to and apologized for his infidelity. Beyoncé also revisited some of their previous disharmony on the "Renaissance" track "Plastic on the Sofa," reaffirming her forgiveness when singing, "We don't need the world's acceptance/they're too hard on me, they're too hard on you, boy."
"I Want You Forever" is part of the soundtrack to Jeymes Samuel's new movie featuring LaKeith Stanfield, "The Book of Clarence," in theaters Friday, which Jay-Z co-produced. The album includes contributions from Doja Cat, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne and Kid Cudi among the top names.
Watch:Usher Super Bowl halftime show trailer promises performance '30 years in the making'
veryGood! (23)
Related
- Sam Taylor
- Thousands at Saturday 'March for Gaza' in Washington DC call for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott denies he's advocating shooting migrants crossing Texas-Mexico border
- Louisiana woman grew a cabbage the size of a small child, setting record for massive produce
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election
- Abdication in our age: a look at royals who have retired in recent years
- Florida woman's killer identified after nearly 4 decades; suspect used 3 different names
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Germany’s Scholz warns of extremists stoking rage as farmers protest and discontent is high
Ranking
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Soldiers patrol streets in Ecuador as government and cartels declare war on each other
- DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace
- Jason Sudeikis Sparks Romance Rumors With Actress Elsie Hewitt
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Elementary school teacher fired over side gig as online sex coach in Austria
- A man is charged in a 2013 home invasion slaying and assault in suburban Philadelphia
- Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $400,000 for New York Times' legal fees
Recommendation
Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
'All of Us Strangers' is a cathartic 'love letter' to queer people and their parents
Chiefs-Dolphins could approach NFL record for coldest game. Bills-Steelers postponed due to snow
As the auto industry pivots to EVs, product tester Consumer Reports learns to adjust
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Steelers vs. Bills AFC wild-card game in Buffalo postponed until Monday due to weather
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott denies he's advocating shooting migrants crossing Texas-Mexico border
John Kerry to step down after 3 years as Biden's top climate diplomat