Beyoncé Releases 'Morning Dew (Donk)' Ahead of B'Day Reissue
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- Beyoncé released "Morning Dew (Donk)" on streaming services early Saturday morning, kicking off a 60-day countdown to the B'Day reissue on September 4 — which is also her birthday.
- "Morning Dew (Donk)" was originally written by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, and Darius Dixon, and produced by Beyoncé and Williams, according to a Parkwood Entertainment release; a lyric video directed by Cliff Watts using repurposed old footage arrived with it.
- The track was reportedly recorded in 2013, leaked as a snippet in 2021, and circulated in full two years later — making this its first official release after more than a decade of bootleg history.
- This is Beyoncé's first new music in two years, following her Grammy-winning 2024 album "Cowboy Carter," per the Parkwood release framing it as "a direct nod to her loyal BeyHive."
- B'Day originally debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on September 4, 2006, selling more than 541,000 copies in its first week and spawning the singles "Déjà Vu," "Ring the Alarm," and "Irreplaceable."
- An April 2007 deluxe edition added five new songs and the "B'Day Anthology Video Album," which included 13 music videos — a format the upcoming reissue may revisit.
Why it matters: For the Beyhive, the song's official release resolves more than a decade of bootleg anticipation — a track recorded in 2013 has only now gotten a sanctioned release, and the 60-day countdown signals a full-scale anniversary campaign built around Beyoncé's birthday on September 4. It also ends a two-year gap since "Cowboy Carter," giving fans the first confirmed new music in that stretch.
