What was Beyoncé’s first solo Grammy-winning song?

“Crazy in Love” was Beyoncé’s first solo Grammy-winning song.

At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004, the song won Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Its success helped Beyoncé earn five awards that night, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for Dangerously in Love and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Dangerously in Love 2.”

The distinction matters because Beyoncé had already won Grammy Awards as a member of Destiny’s Child. “Crazy in Love” was the breakthrough that established her as an award-winning solo artist in her own right.

The single features Jay-Z and was produced by Rich Harrison and Beyoncé, with additional songwriting credits connected to the sampled Chi-Lites composition. It is sometimes said to be her first Grammy-winning “single,” while the more exact statement is that it was her first solo song to win Grammys.