Beyoncé’s Sexiest Videos From The ‘BEYONCÉ’ Visual Album
Beyoncé’s fifth studio album, BEYONCÉ, dropped Friday, December 13, 2013, literally “changing the game with that digital drop” in more ways than one.
Not only did she switch the traditional music release day from Tuesdays to Fridays — sorry, Tyler — she circumvented traditional press outlets and promo to give the fans what they wanted directly, the surprise element of it all being the sole marketing needed to send the masses rushing to the only platform that initially carried the album, Apple ITunes.
She also avoided input from out-of-touch record label execs, refusing to allow them to choose her singles or roll-out strategy, tasks labels used to have immense control over. The visual element of the release was also a pleasant surprise for fans, as Bey created an accompanying video for every song, many of which connected to tell a full story.
Upon its release, fans immediately made note of Bey’s heightened sexuality on the record. Compared to her previous albums, BEYONCÉ felt like the first time the superstar really broke out of her shell. No longer just hinting at her grown-woman business, this album put it all out there, partially inspired by the honeymoon phase of her relationship with JAY-Z, whom she married in 2008.
This makes sense, as the album followed the newlywed optimism of 2011’s 4 and preceded 2016’s romantically tumultuous Lemonade.
Every song, however, doesn’t focus on the beast with two backs, as sentimental tracks like “Heaven”, “Pretty Hurts”, “XO” and “Blue” help balance out the project from the Destiny’s Child alum. For this list, however, VIBE will be counting down the hottest clips from Bey’s sexiest album to-date.
Check out the sexiest videos from the BEYONCÉ visual album, ranked, below.
7. “Grown Woman”
While “Grown Woman” is more upbeat and fun than frisky, it does speak to the grown and sexy mind state the “Diva” singer was in during the recording process for this album, unafraid to explore her sexuality like she never had before. After all, she’s a grown woman, and she can do whatever she wants!
6. “Yoncé”
Casting professional models as your besties will almost guarantee a sexy visual, with “Yoncé” proving this point.
The video featuring cameos from Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls, and Chanel Iman is simple, yet effective, as the three stunners serve intimate glances at the camera between up-close shots of the ladies’ taunt tummies, lips and hips. Never to be outdone, Bey also flaunted her physique in a lace bra-pant combo and an orange swimsuit that accentuates her famous curves.
5. “Drunk In Love” Ft. JAY-Z
Bey recalls a night of drunken love making on “Drunk In Love,” embodying the casual sexiness of the track in the video featuring hubby Hov. The visual finds the singer enjoying a night at the beach in a black bikini and mesh cover-up, rolling around in waves for much of the clip as she caresses her own frame under the moonlight.
4. “Haunted”
The sexiness of “Haunted” lies in its mystery. Bey explores a property filled with odd, yet tantalizing visuals while walking its hallway and peeking into rooms. What she sees ranges from couples practicing BDSM to several women ripping the shirt off of a tied-up businessman, topless dancers, mechanical bull riding, and plenty of lace, leather and lingerie.
“You want me? I walk down the hallway/You’re lucky, The bedroom’s my runway/ Slap me! I’m pinned to the doorway/ Kiss, bite, f**k me,” she sings on the track that scored the trailer to 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey.
3. “Blow”
Upon its release, “Blow” joined tracks like SWV’s “Downtown”, 112’s “Peaches And Cream” and even Khia’s “My Neck, My Back” in extolling the joys of oral sex.
In usual Beyoncé fashion, the visual is just as sexy as the track, with Bey and her crew hitting up a skating rink in neon workout gear, denim booty shorts, and metallic “freak’um dresses” as she waxes poetic over getting that ass waxed.
“Can you eat my skittles, It’s the sweetest in the middle, yeah/ Pink, that’s the flavor, Solve the riddle, yeah,” she sings before sharing her excitement for her beau to “tear that cherry out.”
Well, excuuuuuuse us!
2. “Rocket”
“Let me sit this assssssssssss on you,” is a hell of a way to start a song, but it’s fitting for one of the most sensual tracks in Bey’s catalog.
The black-and-white accompanying video features a slow motion Bey singing her way through a love session, literally describing her thoughts while in a heated moment with her man until the song’s “climax”, which mirrors her own.
“Higher, harder, Got me screaming to the Lord, boy/ Kiss me, pray we don’t overflow/ Baby, I know you can feel it pulse/ deep in the peak of my waterfall/ Rock it, baby (oh), rock it, baby (oh), ’til the water falls (oh) (’til the water falls).”
Can we get you a cigarette?
1. “Partition”
Beyoncé is at her rawest on “Partition,” with its accompanying video reflecting the hyper sex appeal of the track.
Filmed at Le Crazy Horse in Paris, a world-famous cabaret known for its titillating nude reviews, the atmosphere begged for Bey to hit the stage with her girls for her own version of the adults-only showing. Before her sits hubby JAY-Z, who features heavily in the visual as Bey’s amour, holding her and staring into her eyes as he grips her up behind that “partition” in the back seat.