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JUST FOR FUN by Beyoncé

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Beyoncé

JUST FOR FUN

Release date: 29th March 2024

From COWBOY CARTER
Track 15
3:24
CountryMusicPop
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About This Track

Beyoncé moves through the country landscape of 'JUST FOR FUN' with a restlessness that borders on fugitive. She announces herself with casual certainty, then immediately pivots to concealment, hiding her face from the rodeo circus and the small-town fixtures that surround her. The song mentions Clovis, California by name, grounding its mood of displacement in a specific geography. There is a spiritual dimension here too; she prays to a feminine presence, seeking relief through sleep and the passage of time. The track builds around a core tension between performance and exhaustion. Beyoncé claims dominion ("I am the man, I know it") whilst simultaneously admitting she doesn't understand her own purpose, born in darkness and searching for light. The refrain settles into acceptance: time heals everything, she needs nothing, and if she cannot get through this, she will get used to it. It is a song about survival dressed up as swagger, the bravado and the vulnerability held in the same breath.

"JUST FOR FUN" is a track by Beyoncé, from the album COWBOY CARTER, released 29th March 2024. The track is 3:24 long. It's filed under Country. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Beyoncé.

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Lyrics

JUST FOR FUN

I'm goin' all out just for fun, I am the man, I know it
And everywhere I go they know my name
So I laugh and I lie and the coyotes cry
And, uh, time moves quickly and so do I, so do I
So I'll say my goodbye
'Cause time heals everything
I don't need anything
Hallelujah
I pray to her
Here's to hoping I'll fall fast asleep tonight
And I'll just need to get through this
Born in the darkness, who brings the light?
And I just, I need to get through this
Or just get used to it
I'm goin' down south just for fun, I am the man, I know it
And everywhere I go, I hide my face
From the cowboys and clovers, and the rodeo circus
I came here for a reason, but I don't know the purpose
It's all under the surface
But time heals everything
I don't need anything
Hallelujah
I pray to her
Here's to hoping I'll fall fast asleep tonight
And I'll just need to get through this
Born in the darkness, who brings the light?
And I just, I need to get through this
Or just get used to it
'Cause time heals everything
I don't need anything
Hallelujah
I pray to her
I pray to her

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Track details

From COWBOY CARTER

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Album
COWBOY CARTER
COWBOY CARTER
Beyoncé
29th March 2024
Track number
15
Release year
2024
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, Ryan Beatty
    Producer
    Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin
    Bass
    Dave Hamlin
    Drums
    Khirye Tyler, No I.D.
    Guitar
    Khirye Tyler
    Additional Arranger
    Raphael Saadiq
    Assistant Engineer
    Cameron Hogan, conjust8, Danforth Webster, Garrett Duncan, Jeremy Dilli, Jonathan Lopez Garcia, Matheus Braz, Nick Sutton, Patrick Gardner, Terena Dawn
    Background Vocals
    Ryan Beatty
    Choir
    Broke Brewer, Camille Grigsby, Cedric Leonard, Chelsea Miller, Donald Paige, Dwanna Orange, George Young, Jason Morales, Jenelle Dunkley, Jerome Wayne, Kiandra Richardson, Lakeisha Lewis,
    Choir Arranger
    Derek Dixie
    Conductor
    Derek Dixie
    Digital Audio Editor
    Andrea Roberts, John Cranfield, Matheus Braz
    Harmonica
    Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, Ross Garren
    Mastering Engineer
    Colin Leonard
    Mixing Engineer
    Stuart White
    Recording Engineer
    Dani Pampuri, Dave Hamlin, Hotae Alexander Jang, Kyle Huffman, Lester Mendoza, Stuart White
    Strings
    Adrienne Woods, Bianca McClure, Chelsea Gwizdala, Crystal Alforque, Marta Honer, Rhea Hosanny, Stephanie Matthews, Stephanie Yu
    Strings Arranger
    Derek Dixie
    Vocal Producer
    Alex Vickery, Beyoncé
    LaMarcus Eldridge
    , Mabvuto Carpenter
    , Naarai Jacobs
    , Nava Morris
    , Phylicia Hill
    , Princess Fortier
    , Steve Epting
    , Storm Chapman
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