Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes is a remix and video album by American R&B singer Beyoncé. Consisting of two discs, the album features music videos on one disc and dance remixes on the other. It was initially released on June 16, 2009 through Wal-Mart stores and J&R exclusively, although it was later made available through other retailers. Above and Beyoncé peaked at number thirty-five on the Billboard 200, and was received positively by Andy Kellman of Allmusic, who rated it three out of five stars. It also appeared on Billboard's component charts, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Dance/Electronic Albums. The remix version of "Ego" included on the album was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
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Background and release
Above and Beyoncé comprises two discs. The first contains the music videos of six of the singles from her 2008 studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce: "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Diva", "Halo", Broken-Hearted Girl" and "Ego". It also features a "fan exclusive" cut of the "Ego" video and behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the videos. The second disc hosts electronica dance remixes of the songs, as well as of the album's sixth single, "Sweet Dreams". A mix of "Ego" with a rap verse from Kanye West closes the album. On June 15, 2009, the behind-the-scenes footage was broadcast on BET's Access Granted. The remix video for "Ego" premiered afterwards.
The cover art of Above and Beyoncé was previewed by People magazine in May 2009. The album was originally released exclusively to Wal-Mart stores and J&R, on June 16, 2009. The dance mixes only were made available via MP3 format through Amazon.com on June 16, and the whole album was released to the online store on November 3, 2009. The iTunes Store began selling the remixes on February 1, 2010.
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Reception
Allmusic's Andy Kellman called the album "a nice set for devoted fans who haven't already shelled out for all the mixes", and awarded it three out of five stars. In 2011, Maura Gavaghan, writing for MTV, said: "The creative title of this video album alone is a reason for every devoted fan... to buy a copy". She added that the dance remixes of the songs make a "dance party in a neatly packaged DVD set". Above and Beyoncé debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard 200 chart dated July 4, 2009, selling 14,000 copies that week. It later peaked at number thirty-five, spending fourteen weeks on the chart. On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Above and Beyoncé debuted and peaked at number twenty-three, lasting forty-three weeks in the chart. Among the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, the album debuted at number two, placing below Lady Gaga's The Fame. It spent a total of forty-eight weeks on the component chart, including twenty-four weeks in the top ten. Above and Beyoncé was ranked at number nine on the year-end Dance/Electronic Albums Chart for 2009, and number twenty-one on the 2010 chart.
Track listing
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(*) denotes remix and additional production
Personnel
Credits for Above and Beyoncé are adapted from Allmusic and CD's liner notes.
Charts
Release history
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