Which 2003 Beyoncé single features rapper Jay-Z?

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Beyoncé’s 2003 single “Crazy in Love” features rapper Jay-Z. It was released as the lead single from her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love.

The song was written by Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rich Harrison, and Eugene Record. Its production is built around a prominent brass sample from the Chi-Lites’ 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So),” which gives the track its instantly recognizable opening figure.

“Crazy in Love” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Beyoncé’s signature songs. The music video, directed by Jake Nava, presents Beyoncé with energetic choreography and helped establish the visual identity of her solo era.

The song is also notable because its featured artist, Jay-Z, later became Beyoncé’s husband. That personal connection can make the song’s release history easy to blur with later collaborations such as “Drunk in Love,” but the 2003 debut single is “Crazy in Love.”

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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