Virgo's Groove
"Virgo's Groove" is a song by American singer Beyoncé, taken from her seventh studio album, Renaissance (2022), which was released on July 29, 2022, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records as an album track. The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's fourth single on June 2, 2023. "Virgo's Groove" was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Composition 

"Virgo's Groove", aptly named after Beyoncé’s astrological sign, is a disco-funk song with a running time of six minutes and eight seconds, making it the longest song on the album. In an interview with Variety, songwriter Leven Kali recalled that the process for "Virgo's Groove" took "two-to three years" with an “incredibly collaborative process" to relate the song to the whole project. Kali also explains that the sound and the attitude of the song were helped by Beyoncé's, who was "thinking about a certain type of energy, a certain sound and we were also thinking in that direction so it was super organic" and flowed into themes and sounds "North Star, funk, positivity, love, dance, and groovy music". Critical reception 
"Virgo's Groove" was critically acclaimed by music critics, with many of them calling it the best song on the album, especially appreciating Beyoncé's modulation of her voice. Upon the release of the song's parent album, Eric Torres of Pitchfork gave the song its own review and applauded it, giving it the title of "Best New Track". In the review, he called the song the "apex" of the album, praising the song's production while also giving praise to Beyoncé for letting loose on the track and showcasing her voice. Billboard ranked "Virgo's Groove" as the third best song on the album, writing that in it "you get every shade of Beyoncé’s voice in one behemoth of a song" writing that in it "you get all the nuances of Beyoncé's voice in one colossus" and that the singer's ability to manipulate her voice "truly impresses." Wesley Morris of The New York Times claimed it was the "most luscious" sounding song that Beyoncé has ever recorded. Craig Jenkins of Vulture said that the song was a "muscular update" on post-disco. Commercial performance
After the release of Renaissance, "Virgo's Groove" debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 43. It also debuted and peaked on the Hot R&B Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at number 11 and 17 respectively. In Canada, the song debuted at number 65 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Live performance 

Beyoncé first performed "Virgo's Groove" on the Renaissance World Tour (2023), with the opening night taking place in Stockholm, Sweden. The performance followed a choir-led interlude leading up to Beyoncé being revealed inside a clam shell and wearing a shimmery, gold Loewe bodysuit, both referencing The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. On certain dates of the tour, she wore a silver variation of the outfit, as well as a red variation of it. Mid-way through the performance, Beyoncé switches to "Naughty Girl" and is walked down the shell to perform choreography before returning to "Virgo's Groove". Towards the end of the song, she sings some of her R&B songs in her catalogue, such as "Say My Name", "Dance for You", and "Cater 2 U"

Personnel
Credits adapted from Beyoncé's website. Performers
 Vocals by Beyoncé
 Background vocals by Leven Kali, Ashlee Wingate, Kye Young, Laylani Gesteedle-Diamant, and Anika Gesteedle-Diamant

Musicians
 Beyoncé – sound FX
 The-Dream – synthesizers, drum programming, sound FX

Technical credits
 Beyoncé – production, vocal production
 Leven Kali - production
 The-Dream - additional production
 Matheus Braz – assistant engineering
 Andrea Roberts – engineering
 John Cranfield  – engineering
 Stuart White – mixing, recording

Charts

Release history

References

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