when did if i were a boy come out
October 13, 2008
If I Were a Boy
Beyoncé premiered the video, alongside the video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", on MTV's "Total Request Live" show on October 13, 2008.
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If I Were a Boy [SEP] Reception and accolades
Beyoncé premiered the video, alongside the video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", on MTV's "Total Request Live" show on October 13, 2008. It was included on Beyoncé's 2009 remix album with videography, "Above and Beyoncé". Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News described the video as a "meaningful one—and it comes with a twist that requires repeat viewing". She noted that if the video did not exist, she would not have seen the tomboy side of Beyoncé. A writer for "Rap-Up" commented, "Beyoncé delivers one of the year's best videos with the black and white clip." Jennifer Cady of E! Online praised the video, writing that it has a "serious melodramatic storyline".