In an apparent slight to major streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, the song initially appeared only on Tidal - the streaming service co-owned by Beyoncé's husband, Jay-Z - three hours before its announced release time of midnight ET, and on Vevo/YouTube an hour or so later. It’s filled with dancefloor-friendly lines like: “Motivation/ I’m looking for a new foundation/ I’m on that new vibration/ I’m building my own foundation” and a repeated exhortation of “Everybody.” The queen’s in the front and the Dom’s in the backĪin’t taking no flicks but the whole clique snapped.” “I’mma let down my hair ’cause I lost my mindīey is back and I’m sleeping real good at night “Release your anger, release your mind/ Release your job, release the time/ Release your trade, release the stress/ Release the love, forget the rest.”Īlso in the writing credits are Jay-Z, Adam Pigott (a.k.a BlaqNmilD, who’s worked with Drake, Quavo, Megan Thee Stallion and many others), Freddie Ross, a.k.a Big Freedia, and the writers of Robin S’s 1993 hit “Show Me Love,” which is prominently sampled in the song.įor her part, Bey is on message with both her return and the disco theme of the song: The title is flipped by saying “You won’t break my soul,” and a statement of intent follows: Three hours before the announced release time of her new single, Beyoncé surprise-dropped “Break My Soul,” the first single from her forthcoming seventh solo studio album “Renaissance,” and it’s the Bey jam fans have been waiting for: A driving dance track co-produced by the “Single Ladies” team of Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, with a plinking, insistent hook, a hot beat and periodic exhortations from Big Freedia.