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Beyoncé

Haunted

Release date: 13th December 2013

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About This Track

'Haunted' is a two-part track from 'BEYONCÉ', written and produced by Beyoncé and Boots. The first section, 'Ghost', was conceived by Boots following a frustrating meeting with a record label, and Beyoncé chose to record it after hearing his demo. Over a restless, fragmented beat, she questions the machinery of fame and the grind of ordinary survival, repeating the phrase 'nine-to-five just to stay alive' until it becomes a mantra of exhaustion. The intro samples a childhood pageant win, her younger self thanking Houston and her parents, before the song pivots into disillusionment with the industry itself.

The second half, 'Haunted', shifts into a slow, sensual crawl. The lyric trades the first section's industry critique for an intimate push-and-pull, desire framed as mutual obsession. Beyoncé sings of haunted lungs and ghosts in the sheets, the bedroom reimagined as a runway, each gesture charged with performance and power. The two movements sit uneasily together by design, the track refusing to settle into a single mood or message.

"Haunted" is a track by Beyoncé, from the album BEYONCÉ, released 13th December 2013. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Beyoncé.

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Haunted

[Part I: "Ghost"]

[Intro: Beyoncé & Alaina Reed-Hall]

The winner is: Beyoncé Knowles, female pop vocalist

I would like to thank the judges for picking me

My parents who I love, I love you, Houston

[Verse: Beyoncé]

And I've been driftin' off on knowledge

Catcalls on catwalks, man, these women gettin' solemn

I could sing a psalm for a Solomon or Salamander

We took a flight at midnight and now my mind can't help but wonder, "How come?"

Spoon-fed pluralized eyes to find the beaches in the forest

When I'm lookin' off the edge, I preach my gut, it can't help but ignore it

I'm climbin' up the walls 'cause all the shit I hear is borin'

All the shit I do is borin', all these record labels borin'

I don't trust these record labels, I'm torn

All these people on the planet workin' nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

The nine-to-five just to stay alive, the nine-to-five just to stay alive

All the people on the planet workin' nine-to-five just to stay alive, how come?

[Chorus: Beyoncé]

What goes up, ghost around

Ghost around

What goes up, ghost around

Ghost around

[Bridge: Beyoncé]

Around

Around

Around

Around (Will it be forever?)

Around (What are you gonna do?)

Around (What are you gonna do?)

Around

[Outro: Beyoncé]

Soul not for sale

Probably won't make no money off this, oh, well

Reap what you sow

Perfection is so, mmm

[Part II: "Haunted"]

[Verse 1: Beyoncé]

It's what you do, it's what you see

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

It's where we go, it's where we'll be

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

My haunted lungs, ghost in the sheets

I know if I'm onto you, you must be hauntin' me

My wicked tongue, where will it be?

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

[Bridge: Beyoncé]

You want me?

I walk down the hallway

You like it?

The bedroom's my runway

Slap me

I'm pinned to the doorway

Kiss, bite, foreplay

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]

My haunted lungs, ghost in the sheets

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

My wicked tongue, where will it be?

I know if I'm onto you, you must be onto me

It's what we see

I know if I'm hauntin' you, you must be hauntin' me

It's where we go, it's where we'll be

I know if I'm onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, I'm onto you

Onto you, you must be onto me

You must be onto me

You must be onto me

You must be onto me

[Outro: Beyoncé & BOOTS]

(Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me, me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me (Onto you, I'm onto you)

Me

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From BEYONCÉ

2013
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2013
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    3:34
  2. 2Flawless Remix (feat. Nicki Minaj)
    3:54
  3. 3Drunk in Love Remix (feat. JAŸ-Z & Kanye West)
    6:36
  4. 4Ring Off
    3:00
  5. 5Blow Remix (feat. Pharrell Williams)
    5:10
  6. 6Standing on the Sun Remix (feat. Mr. Vegas)
    4:33
  7. 71+1 (Live from Mrs. Carter Show World Tour)
    4:48
  8. 8Partition (Live from Mrs. Carter Show World Tour)
    4:24
  9. 9Heaven (Live from Mrs. Carter Show World Tour)
    4:39
  10. 10XO (Live from Mrs. Carter Show World Tour)
    3:54
  11. —The Formation World Tour Setlist (Miami)
  12. —COWBOY CARTER AND THE RODEO CHITLIN' CIRCUIT Tour Dates
  13. —Hip Hop Star / Freakum Dress Interlude (FWT Live)
  14. —***Flawless
  15. —Heaven
  16. —Mine
  17. —Drunk in Love
  18. —Blow
  19. —Rocket
  20. —No Angel
  21. —Haunted
  22. —Superpower
  23. —Blue
  24. —Jealous
  25. —WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE (Renaissance World Tour Live)
  26. —Partition (Remix) [Live at On the Run Tour]
  27. —OPULENCE (INTERLUDE) (Renaissance World Tour Live)
  28. —MOTHERBOARD (INTERLUDE) [Renaissance World Tour Live]
  29. —The Formation World Tour - Dates
  30. —RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR Setlist
  31. —ANOINTED (INTERLUDE) [Renaissance World Tour Live]
  32. —COWBOY CARTER AND THE RODEO CHITLIN' CIRCUIT Tour Setlist
  33. —The Formation World Tour Setlist
  34. —MEMORIES RUN THROUGH MY WIRES (INTERLUDE) [Renaissance World Tour Live]

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Beyoncé, BOOTS, Drake
Producer
Beyoncé, BOOTS
Additional Background Vocals
Kwane Wyatt
Additional Drum Programming
Hit-Boy
Additional Engineering
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Engineer
James Krausse, Justin Hergett
Background Vocals
BOOTS
Instrumentation
BOOTS
Mastering Engineer
Aya Merrill, Tom Coyne
Mixing Engineer
Derek Dixie, James Krausse, Justin Hergett, Stuart White, Tony Maserati
Recording Engineer
BOOTS, Stuart White
Video Art Director
Christian Zollenkopf
Video Choreographer
Anthony Burrell, Dana Foglia, Frank Gatson
Video Colorist
Luis Moreno, Rob Sciarratta
Video Costume Designer
Bea Åkerlund, Karen Langendonk, Raquel Smith, Ty Hunter (Blues)
Video Director
Jonas Åkerlund, Pierre Debusschere
Video Director Of Photography
Jeffrey Kelley, Par Ekberg, Todd Heater
Video Editor
Alexander Hammer, Jeremiah Shuff, Joe Sinopoli, Luis Moreno
Video Executive Producer
Erinn Williams, Scott Horan, Ziggy Le Vin
Video Hair Stylist
Kimberly Kimble, Neal Farinah
Video Makeup Artist
Francesca Tolot, Sir John
Video Producer
Keeley Gould, Scott Pourroy
Video Production Designer
Emma Fairley, Todd Tourso
Video Set Photographer
Nick Farrell, Robin Harper
Vocal Producer
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