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| Released | April 3, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 69:36 | |||
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B'Day Anthology Video Album is the thirdDVD by American singer-songwriterBeyoncé. It was released throughColumbia Records,Sony Music andMusic World Entertainment exclusively throughWalmart stores on April 3, 2007 alongside the deluxe edition, but was later serviced to other retailers. The DVD features thirteen music videos for songs from her second studio album,B'Day (2006) and its deluxe edition (2007). Beyoncé shot nine videos for the album, and four pre-filmed videos were also included.B'Day Anthology Video Album has beencertified double platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Outside North America, the album was featured as a bonus disc to the deluxe edition ofB'Day. The "Still in Love (Kissing You)" video was the subject of acopyright infringement lawsuit, therefore only initial pressings of the album contain its video.
 | First it was just "Green Light" and "Upgrade U". Let's sneak in "Kitty Kat". We might as well put in "Suga Mama". We gotta do "Get Me Bodied", that's the dance record. Gotta do something for "Beautiful Liar", that's the song with Shakira, of course we know we gotta do a video for that ... If I had another week I probably would have shot three more videos. | |
—Beyoncé, "Anthology Behind the Scenes"[1] | ||
Beyoncé said that she filmedB'Day Anthology Video Album because she "always wanted to do a video album" so that her fans wouldn't have to log ontoYouTube to watch her music videos, but could instead play them via DVD.[2] Beyoncé knew what the videos' choreography would be before the filming began. She also planned her hairstyles, outfits and make-up. Beyoncé wanted each video to look different, and therefore she used different film techniques, fashion and styling.[2]B'Day Anthology Video Album contains thirteen music videos and behind the scenes footage. The videos for "Déjà Vu", "Ring the Alarm", "Irreplaceable" and "Listen" had been shot prior to the album's filming.[3] The other nine videos were filmed in a two-week period.[4][5]B'Day Anthology Video Album contains music videos for all of the songs from the standard edition ofB'Day except for "Resentment".[5] It also includes videos for "Beautiful Liar", "Flaws and All" and "Still in Love (Kissing You)", which were featured only on the deluxe edition. According toVibe, the thirteen videos onB'Day Anthology Video Album gave Beyoncé the record of the most music videos released in a twelve-month period.[3]
B'Day Anthology Video Album was released through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment exclusively through Walmart on April 3, 2007, the same day that the deluxe edition ofB'Day was released.[6] The video album was made available to other retailers on June 19, 2007.[7][8] Outside North America, the video album was featured as the second disc on the deluxe edition ofB'Day albeit without "Anthology Behind the Scenes".[9]Irreemplazable, anextended play (EP) featuringSpanish-language recordings, was included as the bonus disc in North America.[10] Prior to its release, copies of the videos were ripped from an advance album and leaked onto the internet inMP4 form.[11] Beyoncé promoted the album by appearing on television showsToday andThe Early Show, while television channelVH1 Soul aired several of its videos.[12]
Sal Cinquemani ofSlant Magazine criticized the music videos for the songs onB'Day Anthology Video Album, writing that "none of them are anything special, though most will please narrow-minded fans".[13] To celebrate the album's tenth anniversary,Billboard published "Beyoncé's Best Fashion Moments from Her Decade-Old 'B'Day Anthology Video Album'", the list in whichBillboard editor Da'Shan Smith commented on ten best outfits Beyoncé wore in the music videos, on April 3, 2017, and stated: "The project has delivered audiences some of the singer's most iconic looks. In every frame she appears in, Beyoncé oozes a radiant confidence, wearing stunning outfits and costumes to match. Here is the project's ten best looks – fromHouse of Deréon signatures to impromptu costume designs and haute couture get ups."[14] The same day,Vibe published a list in which Smith ranked all thirteen music videos from the worst to the best; he stated: "B'Day Video Anthology Album must be heralded as an important pop culture artifact. As expressed before, it's the birther of Beyoncé's passion for providing fans visual sequences they need to tell an album’s story. Imagine aB'Day without itsAnthology—although thego-go andfunk infused tracks already made an impression upon audio listens only, the visuals made the record pop to life."[15]
B'Day Anthology Video Album debuted at number twenty-four on the USTop Music Videos chart dated April 28, 2007.[16] It wascertified double platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 3, 2007, denoting the shipments of 200,000 copies.[17]
Beyoncé coveredDes'ree's song "Kissing You" for the deluxe edition ofB'Day and retitled it "Still in Love (Kissing You)". She filmed a video of the song forB'Day Anthology Video Album; however one of the conditions set out by Des'ree's publishers, the Royalty Network, was that Beyoncé didn't release the song in video form. The Royalty Network filed acopyright infringementlawsuit against the involved parties seeking US$150,000 in damages.[18] Infringing copies ofB'Day Anthology Video Album were recalled in April 2007, and in October 2007 the lawsuit was dismissed withprejudice.[19] Later copies of the album did not contain "Still in Love (Kissing You)".[20]
| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Beautiful Liar" (featuringShakira) | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Irreplaceable" | Anthony Mandler | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Kitty Kat" |
| 1:03 |
| 4. | "Green Light" | Matsoukas | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Upgrade U" (featuringJay-Z) |
| 4:38 |
| 6. | "Flaws and All" |
| 4:14 |
| 7. | "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix) (featuringKelly Rowland,Michelle Williams andSolange Knowles) |
| 6:42 |
| 8. | "Freakum Dress" |
| 3:21 |
| 9. | "Suga Mama" |
| 3:37 |
| 10. | "Déjà Vu" (featuring Jay-Z) | Sophie Muller | 4:06 |
| 11. | "Ring the Alarm" | Muller | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Listen" (director's cut) | Diane Martel | 3:49 |
| 13. | "Still in Love (Kissing You)" (later removed) |
| 4:41 |
| 14. | "Credits" | 0:51 | |
| 15. | "Anthology Behind the Scenes" | Ed Burke | 17:39 |
Credits adapted from the video "Credits".[1]
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| USMusic Video Sales (Billboard)[21] | 24 |
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| United States (RIAA)[22] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
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