{"id":2488028,"date":"2026-07-04T14:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2488028"},"modified":"2026-07-04T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:34:44","slug":"beyonces-new-single-morning-dew-donk-is-about-more-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beyonces-new-single-morning-dew-donk-is-about-more-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s New Single &#8216;Morning Dew (Donk)&#8217; Is About More Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-12c7ta7 emevuu60\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.0\">Beyonc\u00e9 dropped a new single for the July 4 weekend on Saturday morning.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.1\">The track kicks off the countdown to the reissue of her second album, <em data-node-id=\"2.1.1\">B\u2019Day<\/em>, first released on Sept. 4, 2006.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.2\">The lyrics investigate a relationship that is still hot and heavy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">On July 4, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71452353\/beyonce-jay-z-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71452353\/beyonce-jay-z-philadelphia\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Beyonc\u00e9\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> kicked off the holiday with a new song: \u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d marks the 60-day countdown to the anniversary of her album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64624328\/who-is-rumi-carter-beyonce-daughter\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64624328\/who-is-rumi-carter-beyonce-daughter\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"B\u2019Day,\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"4.3.0\">B\u2019Day<\/em>,<\/a> which was released in September 2006. The album will be reissued this year with the new track included.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The song was written by Beyonc\u00e9, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, and Darius Dixon, and produced by Beyonc\u00e9 and Pharrell Williams, per a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/beyonce-releases-new-song-morning-dew-donk-4th-of-july-holiday-serves-a-treat-for-her-fans-302817900.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/beyonce-releases-new-song-morning-dew-donk-4th-of-july-holiday-serves-a-treat-for-her-fans-302817900.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"press release\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">press release<\/a>. It was released with a lyric video directed by Cliff Watts, using repurposed footage. The entire look and feel of the visuals reads like a tribute to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s passionate fans, who have been waiting patiently for new music since the release of 2024\u2019s <em data-node-id=\"5.3\">Cowboy Carter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">But the lyrics certainly seem like a tribute to something else. Beyonc\u00e9 sings in the chorus:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"body-blockquote css-ycxp91 emevuu60\"><p>\u201cAnd he said girl, you sexy in the mornin\u2019, you know you turn me on, babe \/ You know the sun rise for you, give me that mornin\u2019 dew \/ You know that I wanted you, want your mornin\u2019 \/ You know the sun rise for you, give me that mornin\u2019 dew \/ Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019 \/ Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The entire song is quite sexy and full of innuendo (that morning dew is not water), but it also seems to be a reflection on a long-term relationship. While the couple has been together for some time and enjoys staying in and watching movies, that sexual spark is still there. And it keeps them feeling young.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cI think I wanna go back to school and have my locker full of pictures of you,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 sings. \u201cSo give me that \u201cA\u201d in biology, I\u2019m graduatin\u2019 soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">In another verse, she adds, \u201cIt\u2019s something \u2018bout that look you give me\/Makin\u2019 me feel that young love inside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Read the full lyrics below:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"body-blockquote css-ycxp91 emevuu60\"><p>[Verse 1]<br data-node-id=\"14.1\"\/>As we sip champagne, watching <em data-node-id=\"14.3\">Purple Rain<br data-node-id=\"14.3.1\"\/><\/em>Body\u2019s insane, how could you complain?<br data-node-id=\"14.5\"\/>Plus I know you love my personality (Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019)<br data-node-id=\"14.7\"\/>I think I wanna go back to school and have my locker full of pictures of you<br data-node-id=\"14.9\"\/>So give me that \u201cA\u201d in biology, I\u2019m graduatin\u2019 soon (Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019; Mmm)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"body-blockquote css-ycxp91 emevuu60\"><p>[Pre-Chorus]<br data-node-id=\"15.1\"\/>It\u2019s something \u2018bout that look you give me<br data-node-id=\"15.3\"\/>Makin\u2019 me feel that young love inside (Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019; Mmm)<br data-node-id=\"15.5\"\/>It\u2019s something \u2018bout that feeling you give me<br data-node-id=\"15.7\"\/>I can\u2019t resist them butterflies (Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019; Mmm)<br data-node-id=\"15.9\"\/>You need a woman holdin\u2019 you down<br data-node-id=\"15.11\"\/>Whenev\u0435r, wherever, how\u0435ver, whatever<br data-node-id=\"15.13\"\/>I&#8217;ll be right by your side<br data-node-id=\"15.15\"\/>See I just wanna love you, boy if you don&#8217;t mind<br data-node-id=\"15.17\"\/>Just kickin\u2019 this little game of mine, and he said<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br data-node-id=\"15.22\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<br data-node-id=\"15.24\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<br data-node-id=\"15.26\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<br data-node-id=\"15.28\"\/>Kickin\u2019 this little game of mine, and he said (Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"body-blockquote css-ycxp91 emevuu60\"><p>[Post-Chorus]<br data-node-id=\"16.1\"\/>Girl, you sexy in the mornin\u2019, you know you turn me on, babe<br data-node-id=\"16.3\"\/>You know the sun rise for you (For you)<br data-node-id=\"16.5\"\/>Give me that mornin\u2019 dew (Mornin\u2019 dew)<br data-node-id=\"16.7\"\/>You know that I want it (I want it)<br data-node-id=\"16.9\"\/>I want you moaning every mornin\u2019 (Oh)<br data-node-id=\"16.11\"\/>You know the sun rise for you<br data-node-id=\"16.13\"\/>Give me that mornin\u2019 dew (Mornin&#8217; dew)<br data-node-id=\"16.15\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<br data-node-id=\"16.17\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<br data-node-id=\"16.19\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donkey, donkey, donk\u2019 (Give me that mornin\u2019 dew)<br data-node-id=\"16.21\"\/>Donkey, donkey, donk\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Beyonc\u00e9 dropped a new single for the July 4 weekend on Saturday morning. The track kicks off the countdown to the reissue of her second album, B\u2019Day, first released on Sept. 4, 2006. The lyrics investigate a relationship that is still hot and heavy. On July 4, Beyonc\u00e9 kicked off the holiday with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2488029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[274717,489872,285977,466866,285684,441858,489871,488699,437974],"class_list":["post-2488028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-825984e3-50a4-4a85-92c9-fe8e804c1ab7","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-3","tag-shorttitle-beyonces-new-single-morning-dew-donk-is-out","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beyonces-New-Single-Morning-Dew-Donk-Is-About-More-Than.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2488030,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488028\/revisions\/2488030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2488029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}