Video Phone (song)

"Video Phone"
Beyoncé wearing a golden cloth with bare left shoulders. Her right hand is held across her right cheek, and she wears a number of golden rings and metallic contraptions around her fingers. She has dark make-up around her eyes and her hair is pulled back on the top.
Single by Beyoncé
from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2009
Studio
GenreCrunk
Length
  • 3:35 (album version)
  • 5:04 (extended remix)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Broken-Hearted Girl"
(2009) 		"Video Phone"
(2009) 		"Put It in a Love Song"
(2010)
Lady Gaga singles chronology
"Bad Romance"
(2009) 		"Video Phone"
(2009) 		"Telephone"
(2010)
Music video
"Video Phone" on YouTube

"Video Phone" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé for her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). It was written and produced by Beyoncé, Shondrae Crawford and Sean Garrett. A crunk song, it consists of simple lyrics and hidden innuendos. The lyrics refer to putting up a sexy display to be recorded on a video phone. The song was released on September 22, 2009, as the eighth single from I Am... Sasha Fierce. The extended remix, featuring Lady Gaga, was produced by Vybe Chyle and released on November 17. Soon after, Gaga featured Beyoncé on her song "Telephone".

"Video Phone" received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Some noted that Gaga's featured appearance on the song's remix failed to add anything to the tune. The original version charted in the lower regions of charts in Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, while the remix peaked at number 65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and atop the US Dance Club Songs.

An accompanying music video for "Video Phone" was filmed for the remix. It portrayed Beyoncé and Gaga in a number of costumes, brandishing colorful guns towards men and paying homage to the film Reservoir Dogs (1992) and pin-up legend Bettie Page. It received mixed feedback from critics, who called it uninteresting and felt that it did not present anything new. However, they complimented the costumes and the cinematic homage of the video. The video went on to win the BET Award for Video of the Year.