Which Beyoncé song features Jay-Z and opens with a distinctive horn sample?

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“Crazy in Love” features Jay-Z and opens with a distinctive horn sample.

The song was released in 2003 as the lead single from Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. Its production was led by Rich Harrison and Beyoncé, with Jay-Z contributing a rap verse.

The prominent horn line is built around a sample from “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So),” a 1970s recording by the Chi-Lites. That sample gives the track its immediately recognizable opening and helps drive its energetic arrangement.

“Crazy in Love” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. It is not the same song as “Drunk in Love,” another Beyoncé-and-Jay-Z collaboration released more than a decade later.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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