Beyoncé the Stories Behind the Songs: Every Single Track, Explored and Explained

Discover the full story behind every single song Beyoncé has ever released.

From Destiny’s Child to Cowboy Carter, this is the definitive guide to one of music’s greatest ever talents, covering hundreds of songs including:

- hit singles
- hidden gems
- soundtracks
- cover versions
- deep cuts

...and much more besides.

Award-winning music writer Annie Zaleski (Rolling Stone, Billboard, the Guardian) explores and explains the fascinating details of every song, from early group hit ’Say My Name’ to solo work such as ’Crazy In Love’ and ’Run The World (Girls)’ - and including the all-conquering Cowboy Carter.

A journey through pop, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and even country, this is Beyoncé’s story told through her incredible music.

Annie Zaleski is an award-winning music author and journalist. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Billboard, the LA Times, Salon and Time magazine. She has written several books on artists including Lady Gaga and Duran Duran, and is the author of Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs. Annie lives in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.