How The-Dream Wrote Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" in 17 Minutes | Genius Level

Since 2008, Beyoncé has released 13 songs that were co-written by The-Dream. In this excerpt of the first installment of Genius Level, Terius “The-Dream” Nash explains how he wrote their hit “Single Ladies.”
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[@Passbu]

I wish people really understood how talented this dude is.

[@thankyouforreadingmyname8344]

Jason Rockefeller yeahh

[@KidronHarris]

Othman Blakk confident*

[@lilmommy1402]

Jason Rockefeller facts

[@patriciap8564]

Crazy talented

[@Kal-El207]

We do though.

[@ogmickeydiamond]

I bet Dream is eating forever off them royalties

[@kylebryant4080]

jefferybodenger nope. They pay up front in these scenarios

[@carlosmedrano7005]

kyle bryant depends on who it is and the terms. Sia wrote “Diamonds” for Rihanna and Sia keeps the royalties of all radio plays. She is getting paid. Obviously Rihanna benefits too

[@Gmez759]

@@kylebryant4080 incorrect

[@fermentedfruit]

@@kylebryant4080 🤣

[@latoyawatts168]

@@kylebryant4080 nah songwriters stay getting paid

[@boricns]

Radio Killa..killa..killaaa

[@ArghRawrWhoa]

I will forever love the dream. he's so talented

[@richieblack5530]

Dream has such a unique voice I thought he was a fine chick when I first heard him

[@richieblack5530]

***** I don't think so

[@lustwaffe9000]

Vlog Guy yes it is.

[@MisterFoxx]

what song did u hear that made you think that.

[@maxshabazz1543]

Lol

[@lalaland2107]

😭😭😭

[@danielamerino2470]

He wrote umbrella by rihanna also!!!

[@mercyrikho859]

Umbrella by Rihanna is a cover. The original song is sang by the Baseballs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4Pbq6hueqt1jLs

[@shell5575]

The baseballs came later..the video is just made to look like old days. But the song was released 2009 after dream wrote it for rihanna in 2008

[@artistaccount]

He wrote baby for Justin Bieber too. Insane how talented dream is

[@ekkamailax]

And Justin Bieber first hit - baby . What a catalog

[@Anvyy]

This guy is the real GENIUS here.

[@Will-oc8iy]

I remember his song with Fabolous-Throw it in the Bag

[@Ter-el]

Now I see why Nivea loved him so much

[@zekielrodriguez5229]

The beat is actually the wildest thing abt this song iykyk

[@patsygriffith984]

The biggest women empowerment song written by a dude, go figure

[@christianjamesbarimbao5766]

The final approval came from a woman, Beyonce herself soo

[@kristalbeauty1726]

@@christianjamesbarimbao5766 doesn’t matter he still wrote it

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@@christianjamesbarimbao5766 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@sperrotta91]

@@christianjamesbarimbao5766 Signing off on a song is tantamount to actually writing one now?! LOL.

[@asaphvgo]

the-dream is one of the greatest.

[@thirsty3333]

I like these sit down stories fire

[@JQLMR07]

HAHA An anthem for single women written by a man!!

[@lindzay5359]

Written by a gay man, sung by a happily married woman.

[@JQLMR07]

The Dream is not gay... you gay!!! Im just playing but the irony cannot be lost on the public.

[@kriscontreras2975]

+Lin Dzay The-Dream is not gay.

[@Jiggamoneytv]

Pointless cause party next door wrote sex with me

[@bluntballoons1756]

KING That's just sung by a woman. It isn't a woman anthem.

[@DatDaDatty]

now put your hands

[@dezzepson3107]

The-Dream is a f*cking Genius 👍

[@geareduptiger6538]

I never knew the dream was so feminite, not trashing him at all

[@ImDougDimmadome]

interesting angle on this interview

[@DeBlauweOlifant]

I always find it funny that most of these pop records are written by MEN but the moment a man listens to the final version, sung by a female its considered gay

[@ClearSmoke100]

A may have written it but it was never intended for men. The song is clearly for women and he even says. He thought the way he thinks women would and the rest is history.

[@younglevese]

babyface wrote too

[@latoyawatts168]

And Rodney jerkins

[@latashaw.322]

I love The-Dream ❤️

[@jimmyvillaruel6264]

I really like The Dream...cuz shawty is the shyt...the shyt...

[@MitSiGuN]

Bruh I was listening to the song when this video came out

[@farmingfromscratch]

when somebody says this is a true story!

[@SheaAujanel]

Beyonce surely takes credit for writing this song. Glad this video is here

[@1no435]

The song was written by four people including him and Beyoncé 😂

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@@1no435 Source : None

[@Badgalriri2.0]

@@1no435 other people are credited for changing a word or 2, her WROTE it

[@mrexecutive]

And you SURELY don’t know wtf you talking about.

[@mrexecutive]

@@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592Source: the fkn internet. It’s not hard to find a damn song credit. Worrisome

[@chelleweatherspoon2226]

Very talented man.

[@youngtobbie1433]

Thats wild , fam was just chilling W Hov. Was like I see talent

[@woabeatz9717]

Up in the Club.....

[@malaikakirby242]

Wow I did not know this

[@fermentedfruit]

there are articles that say beyoncé took the entire credit for writing that shit 🤣 fuck no. all credit goes to dream. he wrote the hook that’s the main party every body loves. would rather be this lowkey with writing music than getting praised.

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

Right🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Idkjustyet]

Shawty right there is a ten, Ayee!

[@ArghRawrWhoa]

I love him

[@octopibingo]

It took that long to write "All the single ladies x50"?

[@itsinthewayyoumove4127]

lol right

[@1no435]

And that record sold over 17 million copies ✌️

[@radarinfinite1032]

@@1no435 a million for every minute

[@maec1017]

shoutout rick and morty

[@johnsonmwandila3699]

We on the same page brother

[@johnsonmwandila3699]

We on the same page brother

[@jaimerodriguez1550]

His talent hurt the egos of the artists he helped. Probably took a portion of the royalties from plays of those songs today.

[@tha07flopro]

Man go listen to that damn single ladies instrumental and recognize how this man did the impossible

[@IzzyMakesMusic]

this nigga super talented

[@lustwaffe9000]

The lyrics actually sound like it was written in 17 minutes. So im not suprised. Well, it couldve been 12 minutes.

[@latoyawatts168]

Yeah cuz you can write a song within mins long as you don’t have writers block and or if a certain situation has been on your mind to write it just like that

[@allstarwook]

Make a damn Ferris Wheel video

[@c.3263]

Radio killa!!!

[@Idklol240]

did he produce the beat as well?

[@GlassheartRecords]

GOAT status.

[@AfricanGirl]

I want to be a songwriter so love this

[@latoyawatts168]

Him and Four other people including Beyoncé wrote the song

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

BEYONCÉ DONT WRITE SH*T💀💀

[@imsoirlbarbie]

@@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592 Cap

[@davidthomasnewman]

Idk who is credited on the record, but my homies are all songwriters and artists will take legal action to get their name on tracks its wild

[@snowfox7739]

What's the song at the end?

[@Penthouse_Chic]

Goat

[@gavinbarnes6310]

Did this guy create the saying “if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it” ? Or was it already a saying before that ?

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

He created it

[@nr1639]

Why he look like carlos hyde from the 49ers lmao

[@roberturquhartjr]

"a married man wrote a song for a married woman to sing about being single." -Me to my ex fiance' when she left.

[@TheShaq9001]

PARTYNEXTDOOR is the youth equivalent to The Dream writing wise

[@juliankenzo]

SHAQ DG nooooooo no no no... *dikembe mutombo finger wag*

[@TheShaq9001]

Julian Coelho strictly writing though? Is Work not as big a hit as single ladies?

[@C.Blues_]

SHAQ DG I just found out He wrote work

[@C.Blues_]

By rihanna

[@ThaKeeMan]

SHAQ DG we still got Eric Bellinger & Rico Love out here writing stuff too though.

[@verystylishordinarypeople]

Rihanna Umbrella

[@amberlouise4889]

Serious inquiry: I would like to be considered for future forums please.

[@ImperfecrlyMe83_QueenBeyhive]

It’s not like she is doing these things to steal, but think she is paying respect to whomever she got the move from and making it come to the front especially since I don’t even know these people whom accuses her of plagiarism before even trying to talk to her or her team about it before making up these stories. If I were a choreographer and made a video and saw Beyonce, or Usher or anything in the industry use my moves I would feel honored and wouldn’t take it at all as negative and plagiarism. But if I did, I would try to contact their business first and foremost instead of getting on the internet for attention and two minutes of fame. That’s what I feel these ppl do when they do this instead of being adults by contacting them first.

[@auxmike718]

Funny how we all know about Rihanna and Beyoncé but have never heard of this genius!

[@twolostsoulsswimminginafis4795]

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

[@ViSomBusar]

My question is how did beyonce get songwriting credits?

[@nonfiction88]

She's scammed for years, don't ask

[@1no435]

Lmao she’s never done that, it took four people to write single ladies including him and Beyoncé

[@Azr721]

A big artist like Beyonce or Rihanna can add a 'yeah' or replace a single word in a song and get credited. They're greedy as fuck and want to split the royalties money too. Listen to Ester Dean's demos for Rihanna they sound exactly the same but Rihanna can change a one single word and boom she's credited as a songwriter with the main writer who did all the job alone.

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@@1no435 Wrong

[@lagrantsanford5117]

Not to be mean he got hella big the last time I seen him on T.V

[@missfortune_it9734]

LaGrant Sanford bwahahahahaha!!!!!

[@becauseisaidso92]

So why is Beyonce credited as a writer in this song?????

[@tobiasburrell6055]

Maybe she wrote a few lines... I'm not sure.

[@aly8950]

Because she took part in the process obv

[@mitiaoliver9738]

I wrote this song in 2004. Song called “Put Ring on Finger.”

[@cm601_plays]

So.. no one mentions the lyrics that are heard when the song is played backwards?

[@autumnbrooks07]

❤❤❤❤

[@angelalatorre4u]

Omg

[@audreybland9972]

I wrote 😂singke ladies!

[@audreybland9972]

Single ladies

[@Dedicated2WendyWilliams]

lol beyonce still claims she wrote this song... oh and also irreplaceable ... LOL

[@1no435]

It took four people to write this song including him and Beyoncé 🤭

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@Anne Day Nope

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@@1no435 No it didn’t , Beyoncé TO THIS DAY don’t even write her own music🤭

[@1no435]

@@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592 yet she wins songwriting awards and people she’s worked with also have said she’s contributes to songwriting 🤭

[@tyronejon-quay-veusjuniort1592]

@@1no435 Stop giving Beyoncé ALL the credit when she had ghostwriters🤭

[@AvarusSpurius]

the girl on the right wearing stockings is fine as a mf

[@JoshKross-pi7jn]

he didnt really explain anything besides bragging a little bit. no artist would find this useful in the slightest. but whatever. fr fr he waz king

[@joshuagutierrez8127]

"Get me Farrell, Marvin Gaye and The Dream" - Keith David from Rick and Morty

[@dianariverjackson5123]

So basically Beyonce just sing this, and then copied the choreography from Bob Fosse´s wife Got it

[@davidmbegbu]

Damn 🔥

[@peters10456170]

Umm who really thought single ladies took that much effort to write 🤦

[@mialong2679]

Stfu

[@fermentedfruit]

Mia Long 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️

[@tedtrump930]

That sort of stuff is the hardest to write

[@alejandrocardona8390]

1

[@Lisa-ud5nz]

So sad that just because Beyonce changed a few words in the lyrics she gets credited as if she was the genius behind the song & this guy is forgotten. Credit Beyonce for singing it but don’t act as if she was the one who created the song just cause she has “writing” credit for a few words😂

[@lgeagle8225]

rick and morty

[@AHamp123]

The-Dream sounds like he's crying when he's talking.

[@tdwpx5]

Because the lyrics only take about 2 brain cells to come up with

[@losgryfog]

k weez many people write many hits but people like you refuse to check for them hence why terry can write music for himself and beyonce but will not be put on the same pedestal as beyonce

[@SheenEstevezzz]

You guys really giving out addresses to fight and calling people faggot in the comment section of a video about Single Ladies lmfao

[@losgryfog]

Rickety Cricket 😅 this is the level of weirdo you come across on the internet lol I'm trying to give my input on songwriting and the music business, this dude cussing and insulting me. like why are you so angry about a Beyonce song? 😕

[@DeBlauweOlifant]

the lyrics are pretty easy and repetitive, but the melody is clever

[@ausafrikbabe]

How about we see you do that & make it a hit record then 🤔...

[@jessicamoreno7135]

Co-written.... bullshit, beyonce wrote nothin.

[@roikilledme8061]

Rick and Morty?

[@EddieDeFini]

Lmfao!!!! Money for nothing 🤘🤘🤘

[@isaiahwatson9824]

Song lyrics contains saying Single Ladies 100 times.

[@ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg]

Beyonce is a good digger

[@DarkClouds-v8]

Beyoncé is an entertainer not an artist.

[@tjlamb3543]

First

[@ariari9300]

the song is hella annoying

[@jimjohnson5198]

*successful

[@bellateef]

Well I mean, it IS one of the worst songs ever written...

[@1no435]

It’s sold over 20 million records and went diamond 🤭

[@indigorager]

song was trash , he could've did better

[@1no435]

It’s sold over 20 million records and went diamond 🤭

[@randall5073]

I wouldn't brag about writing Single Ladies, it was one of the worst songs in the history of music.

[@1no435]

It’s sold over 20 million records and went diamond 🤭

[@randall5073]

@@1no435 i know she has a lot of loyal fans and she can put out crap like that and they will still buy it. It's really weird.

[@iwillhityouwithblackpinksl9879]

@@randall5073 you rwally hate beyonce

[@lookhowshegobbledthat]

The Dream forever eating off of the pop smashes he's written. Goated.

[@edgararmas5]

He better , with his 9 kids he has

[@ceoofyoutube8436]

Ariana Grande is a better writer than the dream

[@lipstickytoffee]

pls tell me you're joking

[@ceoofyoutube8436]

lipstickytoffee x Ariana the best of all time

[@Mtho_Dude]

You're being sarcastic, right?

[@ceoofyoutube8436]

Charlie Mtshali no

[@tobiasburrell6055]

She's great but she doesn't really write her songs that much. Ariana is a singer while The Dream is a songwriter. Apples and oranges.

[@iwillhityouwithblackpinksl9879]

You all act af if beyonce is the only artist who doesnt fully wrote thier songs😂 Y'll are so obsessed hating on her

[@sperrotta91]

She definitely isn't but you have plenty of people proclaiming her as some sort of visionary genius... if your seminal songs aren't really your own intellectual property, you don't get to wear that crown.