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\n\tBeyonc\u00e9<\/a> is bringing the fireworks this Fourth of July.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Saturday (July 4), the 44-year-old superstar surprise-released a new song titled \u201cMorning Dew (Donk),\u201d marking her first new music in two years.<\/p>\n \n\tThe track \u201cstarts a 60-day countdown to her next birthday, and the re-issue of B\u2019Day<\/em>, her ground-breaking second album that was released two decades ago on September 4, 2006,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n \n\tThe smooth, rhythmic four-minute song will appear on the 20th anniversary edition of B\u2019Day<\/em>, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its Sept. 4, 2006, release. The date also coincides with Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n \n\tThe LP spawned the Billboard Hot 100 hits \u201cIrreplaceable,\u201d which spent 10 weeks at No. 1, and \u201cD\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu\u201d featuring Jay-Z, which peaked at No. 4, further cementing Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s reputation for crafting acclaimed, hit-filled albums that would help define her career.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d was written by Beyonc\u00e9, Pharrell Williams<\/a>, The-Dream<\/a> and Darius Dixon, and produced by Beyonc\u00e9 and Williams.<\/p>\n \n\tThe song arrived on all major streaming platforms at 9 a.m. ET Saturday alongside a black-and-white lyric video<\/a> featuring Beyonc\u00e9 sunbathing and splashing in the ocean. The visual repurposes footage shot by photographer and director Cliff Watts for Bey\u2019s 2007 Sports Illustrated<\/em> Swimsuit Issue cover.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201ci personally manifested this i think,\u201d Kehlani commented on a Parkwood Entertainment Instagram<\/a> post announcing the track.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d marks Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s first new music since the release of her eighth solo studio album, Cowboy Carter<\/em>, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tWatch the lyric video for \u201cMorning Dew (Donk)\u201d below.<\/p>\n \n