Beyoncé is known to drop surprise albums [1] in the middle of the night and make the world stop [2] whenever she releases new music. But what if I told you that you haven't heard all of Queen Bey's best songs just yet? The "Irreplaceable" singer, who admitted to recording up to 70 songs for an album [3] in the past, has an arsenal of unreleased music that has (thankfully) made its way onto the internet over the years. With themes ranging from being dangerously in love [4] to songs about heartbreak, I've rounded up 15 rare Beyoncé tracks that are actually fire. Scroll through and listen to them all ahead.
"Settle 4 U"
Most memorable lyric: "Sucker for love / Kisses too / Your touch, I'm crazy for you"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥
"Next Ex (Kick Em Out)"
Most memorable lyric: "You call me / Too frequently / I thought it was / So sweet / In the beginning / But now / You're too clingy for me"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥
"Black Culture"
Most memorable lyric: "I am black culture!"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥
"Body Rock"
Most memorable lyric: "Let the candles blow while I'm rocking your body from head to toe / You can watch my silhouette flow on the wall it can be your private picture show"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Roc"
Most memorable lyric: "I count you as a privilege / This love is so ideal / I'm honored to be in it"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"He's My Man"
Most memorable lyric: "You say that he's wrong / You say that he's no good / Leave em alone cause he's gonna hurt you / But what they don't know is how he makes me feel"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"New Shoes"
Most memorable lyric: "Cause you're gone and I'm great / I got rid of your dead weight / And I'll wave at you behind me / With a new smile on my face"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Slow Love"
Most memorable lyric: "Feel your touch and it's the sweetest / Your kisses are my weakness / I never want them to go away"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Waiting"
Most memorable lyric: "It's 6 o'clock / And seconds feel like hours as I sit here / And watch them tick away / And just the thought / Of seeing you again I wanna sing / I've been longing for this day"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Control"
Most memorable lyric: "I gotta give up to quiet / The storm that rages inside / The way that I hid my damage pride / You gave me away"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Ice Cream"
Most memorable lyric: "I tried so hard / Damn there lost my mind / Cause real love is hard to find"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Stop Sign"
Most memorable lyric: "I looked around and baby you were gone / Where did I lose you honey / I even slowed down thought you'd follow / But you took your own roads honey"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"I'm Alone Now"
Most memorable lyric: "It really hurts to say this yes it does / But after a while sweet love just ain't enough / So many settle for less just because / Maybe I'm more in love with what it was"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Poison"
Most memorable lyric: "How many doses am I needing now? / What's the prognosis will you be around? / Or am I just another victim of an assassin that broke my heart down?"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Should Have / Now I Know (Forever To Bleed)"
Most memorable lyric: "You're all alone / I did this / I got no one else to blame / You didn't know / I was a risk / And it's such a crying shame"
Overall rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
