Jay-Z co-wrote and featured on Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love.”
The song was released as the lead single from Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé’s debut solo album. Its instantly recognizable brass hook was built around a sample from “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So),” originally recorded by the Chi-Lites in 1970.
Beyoncé’s vocal performance and Jay-Z’s rap verse created a successful singer-and-rapper collaboration. The song topped charts in several countries and became one of the defining pop and R&B singles of the early 2000s.
The track also became important in the public story of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s relationship, although its musical success stands independently. It is sometimes confused with “'03 Bonnie & Clyde,” another early collaboration between the pair, but “Crazy in Love” is the song from Beyoncé’s debut album.