Brown Skin Girl

"Brown Skin Girl"
Single by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Saint Jhn and Wizkid
from the album The Lion King: The Gift
Released	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
Recorded	2019
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	4:08
Label	Parkwood Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Beyoncé Carlos St. John Adio Marchant Shawn Carter P2J Stacy Barthe Anathi Mnyango Michael Uzowuru
Producer(s)	P2J Beyoncé
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Spirit" (2019) "Brown Skin Girl" (2019) "Savage (Remix)" (2020)
Saint Jhn singles chronology
"Trap" (2019) "Brown Skin Girl" (2019) "All I Want Is a Yacht" (2019)
Wizkid singles chronology
"Joro" (2019) "Brown Skin Girl" (2019) "Ghetto Love" (2019)
Blue Ivy Carter singles chronology
"Glory" (2012) "Brown Skin Girl" (2019)
Music video
"Brown Skin Girl" on YouTube

"Brown Skin Girl" (stylized in uppercase) is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé, her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn, and Nigerian singer Wizkid. Produced by P2J and Beyoncé, it is taken from the 2019 soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift. The song was sent to Top 40/Rhythmic radio on July 23, 2019, as the second single from the album.^[2]

The song was released to widespread critical acclaim and received numerous awards, including the Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpsons Songwriter's Award and the BET HER Award.

The music video for "Brown Skin Girl" was featured in Beyoncé's 2020 film Black Is King and was released separately on August 24, 2020. Directed by Beyoncé and Jenn Nkiru, the video acts a celebration and affirmation of the beauty of dark-skinned women. The video, featuring Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Wizkid won the award for Best Music Video at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, as well as the Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year and the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.