Beyoncé’s single “Crazy in Love” features a guest rap by Jay-Z and opens with a sampled horn fanfare.
Released in 2003, the song was the lead single from Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. Its production by Rich Harrison uses a prominent horn sample from the Chi-Lites’ 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).”
Jay-Z contributes a rap verse, and the song became an important early public collaboration between the two artists. Its energetic brass hook, repeated vocal refrain, and dance-oriented production helped define Beyoncé’s solo launch.
“Crazy in Love” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards in 2004. It is sometimes mixed up with “Drunk in Love,” another Beyoncé and Jay-Z collaboration released more than a decade later.