Which 2003 film soundtrack included Beyoncé’s first solo single, “Work It Out”?

Beyoncé’s first solo single, “Work It Out,” appeared on the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack.

The song was released in 2002 as the lead single from the soundtrack to Austin Powers in Goldmember, a comedy starring Mike Myers. Beyoncé played Foxxy Cleopatra, a singer and undercover agent who becomes Austin Powers’s partner in the film. The role gave audiences an early high-profile look at Beyoncé outside Destiny’s Child.

“Work It Out” was written and produced by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo. Its funk-influenced sound was designed to fit the film’s retro atmosphere and draws on the spirit of 1960s and 1970s soul and pop.

The track is sometimes mistaken for Beyoncé’s first solo album single. That distinction belongs to “Work It Out” as a soundtrack release, while “Crazy in Love” was the lead single from Dangerously in Love in 2003.