Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé
2009
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2008
Release: 2008Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The recording was released as a single in 2008 before I Am... Sasha Fierce. Its 2009 annual appearance is a later list association.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2009.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
The original Single Ladies studio recording has an October 2008 release date preceding I Am... Sasha Fierce.
Apple Music: I Am... Sasha Fierce
The 2008 original album contains Halo and Single Ladies. The release page does not identify the edition intended by a separate 2009 annual list entry.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by Beyoncé's marriage to Jay-Z and the idea of commitment in relationships.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2009.html, position 7
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2009.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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