Which Beyoncé album contains the song “Formation”?

Beyoncé’s album Lemonade contains the song “Formation.”

Lemonade was released on April 23, 2016, after a premiere on HBO. It is a visual album that combines music with a film structured around themes including identity, family, betrayal, resilience, and Black womanhood.

“Formation” was released as the project’s lead single in February 2016, before the full album arrived. Its lyrics and video address Black culture, Southern identity, police violence, and political symbolism, making it one of Beyoncé’s most discussed songs.

The album is often confused with Renaissance because both were major later-career releases. Lemonade is the 2016 project associated with “Formation”; Renaissance, released in 2022, begins a separate planned trilogy and contains different material.