More (Beyoncé EP)
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| Released | November 24, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–14 | |||
| Genre | Electro R&B | |||
| Length | 26:44 | |||
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More Only is the fourth extended play (EP) by American singer Beyoncé, released on November 24, 2014, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The EP is included on the reissue of her fifth studio album Beyoncé (2013), with two newly recorded songs and four previously-released remixes, and a second DVD with ten live performances filmed during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–14).
"7/11" was sent to US urban contemporary radio on November 25, 2014, serving as the lead single from the EP. "7/11" and "Ring Off" impacted contemporary hit radio in Italy simultaneously on November 28, 2014.
Of the six tracks included on More Only, four are remixes of the previously released songs, and two are newly recorded songs. "7/11", which is an uptempo hip hop piece, features Auto-Tune in its composition. The track incorporates several rapping verses by Beyoncé. Caitlin White from MTV News likened the song's production to that of Beyoncé's "Bow Down / I Been On", which was released in March 2013. Lyrically, "7/11" is about Beyoncé's detailing her dance moves: "I put up my hands up, spinning while my hands up / [...] Legs move it side to side, smack in the air." "Ring Off" is described as a midtempo reggae ballad that features dancehall rhythms with slight elements of dubstep. The track, in which she sings: "Mama, I understand your many sleepless nights / When you think about father / and how you tried to be the perfect wife... I wish you didn't hurt at all," addresses the end of a marriage between Beyoncé's parents, Tina and Mathew Knowles. "Standing on the Sun" is an uptempo reggae-inflected song with an island/Caribbean flavor to it.
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