What was Beyoncé’s first original song to top the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist?

“Crazy in Love” was Beyoncé’s first original song to top the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist.

Released in 2003, “Crazy in Love” was the lead single from Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé’s debut solo album. It features rapper Jay-Z and uses a prominent horn sample from the Chi-Lites’ 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).”

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and remained there for eight weeks. Its energetic production, horn arrangement, and high-profile music video helped establish Beyoncé’s solo identity beyond her group work.

It is sometimes confused with “Work It Out,” Beyoncé’s first solo single, which was released in 2002 for the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack. “Crazy in Love” was the breakthrough chart leader. Later solo number-one songs included “Irreplaceable,” “Single Ladies,” and “Break My Soul.”