Upgrade Yo' Self: Beyoncé’s Most Empowering Songs

Get your mind right with the help of Queen Bey.

"***Flawless" - Kicking off with "Bow Down" — the chopped and screwed banger fans heard earlier in the year — "***Flawless" is a hybrid of two concepts. Mid-song, Bey swtiches from commanding that her adversaries "bow down b-----s" to a call for female empowerment.  (Photo: Columbia Records)
Bonus Cut: 'Independent Women Part II' (2000) - This Destiny’s Child classic is an ode to doing “them boys like they used to do you.” The ladies warn possible suitors that they are too fly and driven to be tied down right now. Play it when you need a reminder (or permission) to put yourself first.  Key lyric: Please don't call me baby / Cause I'll call you / Don't mean to hurt your feelings, got a lot to do / Cause I am my number one priority / No falling in love, no commitment from me  (Photo: Sony BMG Music Entertainment) 
Survivor  - On the Destiny's Child hit "Survivor," Michelle Williams sang, "If I surround my self with positive things / I'll gain prosperity." She was right! She surrounded herself with Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland and skyrocketed the supergroup straight to the top of the charts and into fans' hearts worldwide. (Photo: Columbia Records)

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Bonus Cut: 'Independent Women Part II' (2000) - This Destiny’s Child classic is an ode to doing “them boys like they used to do you.” The ladies warn possible suitors that they are too fly and driven to be tied down right now. Play it when you need a reminder (or permission) to put yourself first. Key lyric: Please don't call me baby / Cause I'll call you / Don't mean to hurt your feelings, got a lot to do / Cause I am my number one priority / No falling in love, no commitment from me  (Photo: Sony BMG Music Entertainment) 

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