Beyoncé’s song “Crazy in Love” features Jay-Z and uses a horn sample from “Are You My Woman.”
Released in 2003, “Crazy in Love” was the lead single from Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The production was created by Rich Harrison, who built the track around a prominent brass hook sampled from the Chi-Lites’ 1970s song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).”
Jay-Z contributed a rap verse, making the collaboration an important early example of the musical partnership that later became a recurring feature of both artists’ careers. The song’s energetic arrangement combined R&B, pop, funk, and hip-hop.
The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became closely associated with Beyoncé’s solo breakthrough. Its music video, featuring choreographed movement and bold styling, also became one of her most recognizable early visual works.