Listen to Beyonce's new track Standing on the Sun here! Review+Download links

UPDATE: A new updated version of the track has been leaked, featuring a reggae/rap interlude and extra instruments, making for a much more unique, fun, and overall better song.

On Thursday another long teased track by Beyonce- Standing on the Sun, was leaked. It's unknown whether or not this is the official version or just a demo, but I'm reviewing it! Download links will become available once the song is officially released.

The summer track Standing on the Sun features a very island/beach instrumental melody, coupled with Beyonce's seductive lyrics: My body is magnified/In the sun set me alive/My body, is yours tonight/Burn me up, set me alive. While the song starts out fun, flirty, and with a laid back summery vibe, it quickly gets increasingly dull, with only 2 verses (which barely deviate from each other, and if you didn't listen closely could be mistaken for the same verse) and the chorus. However, the song doesn't drag anything out, and after following up the second verse with the chorus, quickly ends.

So far we've gotten 3 tracks from Mrs. Carter, The inexplicable Bow Down, the anthem Grown Woman, and our newest addition- Standing on the Sun, and this is probably one of the weakest of the three. While it doesn't really offer anything new or exciting it is a fun summer track that I'm sure is being added to everyone's 4th of July playlist as we speak.

So that's it! Tell me what you think of the new leaked track in the comments, and I'll see you guys later!

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Beyonce- Grown Woman Review

Beyonce's newest single, Grown Woman, leaked on Tuesday, and of course I immediately stole someone's phone to hear it as soon as I heard about it. Now that I've listened to it over 2,000 times, I figured, why not do a review about it. Let's jump right in.

Grown Woman starts out with the familiar beat from the Pepsi ad, and becomes danceable from the get go. When the lyrics start in Beyonce manages to create a sound that's electric, laid back, and has almost an African feel at the same time. This is partly due to the electric feeling beat being joined with marching drums, that work perfectly with the swaggerish lyrics Beyonce fiercely sings out. Sometimes overlaid on her swaggerish, yet also (somehow) laid back lyrics are upbeat pop vocals, which pair perfectly with the rest of the song.

This song takes on many different identities, and a quarter way through the song pairs African backing vocals  with Beyonce's lyrics (lyrics that take on a more pop variant), which make for a more danceable, upbeat track. 

The song slowly adds on throughout, and midway through the song, it starts to lose its electric beat and starts moving towards more traditional instrumentals, with a large emphasis on percussion, which still maintain a strong African feel.

From there the song just goes into Beyonce saying I'm a Grown Woman / I can do whatever I want, which gets rather annoying, but the instrument still progress throughout, even adding flutes, which makes the otherwise boring verse much more interesting. And then, after another line of I'm a Grown Woman / I can do whatever I want, the song cuts off, extremely abruptly.

Overall, I really enjoyed this song. It's much more Beyonce like than the previous track Bow Down/I Been On. However, this was a leaked track, and at some points it feels very empty, as if they could add a lot to some parts, which leads me to believe that the track isn't 100% finished. But with that being said, this is a great track that I could see on any urban radio station.

                                                                                                                   -Colby