Which Beyoncé song features the line “I woke up like this”?

Beyoncé’s song “Flawless” features the line “I woke up like this.”

“Flawless” appears on Beyoncé’s 2013 self-titled album. The track is divided into sections and includes a sample from a 1993 recording of a speech by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie’s excerpt, “We Should All Be Feminists,” follows Beyoncé’s repeated “I woke up like this” refrain.

The phrase became widely quoted because it compresses the song’s themes of self-confidence, identity, and resistance to restrictive expectations. The song is sometimes called “***Flawless,” reflecting the stylized title used in connection with the release. It should not be confused with “Formation,” another Beyoncé song strongly associated with empowerment and cultural identity. Beyoncé later performed “Flawless” in several major live settings, helping make the refrain one of the album’s most recognizable lines.