[98] USA Today's Elysa Gardner felt that the clip was "sultry" showing the pair "romp and caress on a beach, recalling a night of connubial bliss that lasted into morning" as the song's lyrics. "[98] She also went on to say that it was the most organic shoot she had ever done and further added: "I wanted to carry this idea of being in the moment and embracing mistakes and effortlessness into the video. [50] Anupa Mistry of Spin considered the song to be one of Beyoncé's "elbows-up boom-trap anthems... ready to soundtrack both dive-bar antics and bottle-service quasi-sophistication. We looked for couples drinking games, but never found anything we LOVED, so we made our own! Columbia Records released "Drunk in Love" as one of the two lead singles from Beyoncé on December 17, 2013. [19] Written in the key of A♭ major, the track contains a moderately slow tempo of 70 beats per minute, while also following a chord progression of Fm—B♭m—E♭—A♭. Hold up! Its lyrics, which depict female sexuality, are sung by Beyoncé in a sensual and confident way. [21][22][23] Jody Rosen from Vulture found trademark Timbaland synths in the song and further went on to describe its production as "skittering, blaring". [43], Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Beyoncé "trades terrifically raunchy come-ons with Jay Z [on 'Drunk in Love']; it's like an NC-17 sequel to their 2003 smash 'Crazy in Love'". [80][81] It eventually peaked at numbers nine and three respectively in February 2014;[82][83] it marked Beyoncé's seventeenth top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart as a solo artist. [62], The song was nominated for Top R&B Song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. "Drunk in Love" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé featuring her husband, American rapper Jay-Z. //, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. In her review, Toronto Star 's Malene Arpe called the song and Best R B... 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