Partition Lyrics

Part I: "Yoncé"

[Intro]
Let me hear you say, "Hey, Ms. Carter!" (Hey, Ms. Carter!)
Say, "Hey, Ms. Carter!" (Hey, Ms. Carter!)

Give me somethin'

[Verse 1]
See me up in the club with fifty-'leven girls
Posted in the back,
diamond fangs in my grill
Brooklyn brim with my eyes sittin' low
Every boy in here with me got that smoke

And every girl in here got to look me up and down
All on Instagram, cake by the pound
Circulate the image every time I come around
G's up, tell me how I'm lookin', babe

[Bridge]
Boy, this all for you, just walk my way
Just tell me how it's lookin', babe
Just tell me how it's lookin', babe (How it's lookin', babe)
I do this all for you, baby, just take aim
And tell me how it's lookin', babe (How it's lookin', babe)
Tell me how it's lookin', babe, lookin', babe

[Verse 2]
Drop the bass, mane, the bass get lower
Radio say, "Speed it up," I just go slower
High like treble, pumpin' on the mids
The man ain't ever seen a booty like this
And why you think you keep my name rollin' off the tongue?
'Cause when he wanna smash, I'll just write another one
I sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker
Yoncé all on his mouth like liquor
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, there, daddy, daddy didn't bring the towel
Oh, baby, baby, we better slow it down

Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up
And we ain't even gon' make it to this club

[Chorus]
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like is right here with me

[Verse 2]
Driver, roll up the partition fast (Hey)
Driver, roll up the partition fast
Over there, I swear I saw them cameras flash

Handprints and footprints on my glass
Handprints and good grips all on my ass
Private show with the music blastin'
He like to call me "Peaches" when we get this nasty

Red wine drip, we'll talk that trash
Chauffeur eavesdroppin', tryin' not to crash

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, there, daddy, daddy, now you rip my fur
Oh, baby, baby be sweatin' off my hair

Took forty-five minutes to get all dressed up
And we ain't even gonna make it to this club
[Chorus]
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like is right here with me (Hello)

[Bridge]
Est-ce que tu aimes le sexe?
Le sexe, je veux dire: l'activité physique, le coït. Tu aimes ça ?
Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe ?
Les hommes pensent que les féministes détestent le sexe, mais c'est une activité très stimulante et naturelle que les femmes adorent


[Chorus]
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like
Take all of me
I just wanna be the girl you like
The kind of girl you like is right here with me (Hello)

[Outro]
Bzz-bzz-bzz-bzz-bzz-bzzwop

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Genius Annotation

Track number six from Beyonce’s surprise self titled album. On the album, “Partition”, like “Haunted”, has two parts to it – “Yoncé” and “Partition”. The former of the two features the birth of a new alter-ego – Yoncé – and has Bey half-rapping through clever verses about asserting her sexuality in the club. The second part – “Partition” – tells of, quite frankly, sex with her man in the back seat of the car, slinking suggestively through a simple drum beat, finger snaps, and occasionally pulsing synthesizers.

The videos for “Yoncé” and “Partition” are separate despite the two being released as one track in the album. Directed by Ricky Saiz, Yoncé’s video features models Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn and Joan Smalls. The video largely takes place in a dirty Brooklyn alley, and is clear in its spontaneity. Very street, gritty and somewhat provocative, it is certainly one of the most laid-back works on the visual album.

“Partition”, on the other hand, is very well-thought out. The video is irected by Jake Nava, who is responsible for not only “***Flawless” and “Grown Woman” on Beyoncé but also many of Bey’s most iconic videos, including “Single Ladies”. Taking place at the Parisian strip club Crazy Horse, it is certainly one of the most sexual videos Beyoncé has ever done.

I was 195 pounds when I gave birth… I worked crazily to get my body back. I wanted to show my body. I wanted to show that you can have a child and you can work hard and you can get your body back. I know that there’s so many women that feel the same thing after they give birth. You can have your child and you can still have fun and still be sexy and still have dreams and still live for yourself. I’m not embarrassed about it, and I don’t feel like I have to protect that side of me because I do believe that sexuality is a power we all have.

-Bey commenting on the relevance of the “Partition” video

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Beyoncé say about "Partition"?
Genius Answer

It takes me back to being in my car as a teenager. It takes me back to when me and my husband first meet, and he tries to scoop me and he thinks I’m the hottest thing in the world. I kinda had this whole fantasy of being in the car, and this whole movie played in my head. I didn’t have a pen and paper. I got to the mic, I’m like, ‘Oh, press Record’. I was so embarrassed after I recorded the song because I’m just talking shit. I’m like, ‘I can’t play this for my husband!’ I still haven’t played it for my mom. She’s going to be very mad at me.

— via Self-Titled feature Part 4. Liberation

Has this track received any certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes. “Partition” was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 16, 2015.

What does "Monica Lewinsky-ed all on my gown" mean?
Genius Answer

Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress was famously covered in Bill Clinton’s semen during one of their Oval Office assignations. She saved the dress, unwashed, and it became a very famous piece of evidence in Ken Starr’s investigation and Clinton’s subsequent impeachment hearings. The line seems to imply that Beyoncé’s lover came on her dress, although a more precise formulation in that case would be “Bill Clinton’d all on my gown.”

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Spoken Word
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Video Makeup Artist
Vocal Producer
Synthesizer
Video Creative Director
Video Director Of Photography
Video Executive Producer
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Phonographic Copyright ℗
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Recorded At
Jungle City Studios & Oven Studios (New York City)
Release Date
December 13, 2013
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