"Wake Me Up" is one one of my least favourite GA song - can't stand this rock pop style. "Dumb" is OK in this region -a nice song!

08 Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)

avg: 7.97

👑 Pop Royalty: 11 (jimwatts, Julian_), 10 (DaTilt, Lukuzz, blacksquare, RyanFM, Jade, Nina West, HarryInnanen, Bror, leww, Chez Wombat)

❌ Pop Flop: -1 (Dobbo, Doug), 5 (Viper*)

I expected the much acclaimed 'Crazy In Love' to be a winning contender in this rate, however, not everyone was crazy about the collab - so it settles for a 7.97 average.

Beyoncé initially planned to release debut album Dangerously In Love in late 2002 but it was postponed until the following year. This is because Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland was experiencing unprecedented success with her Nelly collaboration 'Dilemma', so she was the priority, to capitalise on this momentum. Beyoncé therefore had more time to work on her material and it would be worth the wait, as lead single 'Crazy In Love' helped to propel her to a level of superstardom that not many others could rival in the 21st century.

Beyoncé co-wrote and produced 'Crazy In Love' alongside Rich Harrison. His credentials also include 'Get Right' by Jennifer Lopez and Amerie's '1 Thing', so he's no stranger to a horn-heavy R&B anthem. 'Crazy In Love' features a prominent sample of 'Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)' by The Chi-Lites, so the group's lead singer Eugene Record also has a writing credit. Beyoncé's now-husband Jay-Z provided the final piece of the puzzle when he improvised his rap verse in about 10 minutes. The two play on their real-life chemistry in the Jake Nava directed music video, which was filmed in LA.

'Crazy In Love' was a bonafide smash, providing both Beyoncé as a solo artist and Jay-Z with their first U.K. #1 hit each. They dislodged Evanescence's 'Bring Me To Life' from the top in the process and stayed there for three weeks. Both of these tracks have proved very enduring despite their wildly different genres; 'Crazy In Love' boasts over 1.8 billion Spotify streams, while 'Bring Me To Life' has over 1.9 billion. 'Crazy In Love' was also Beyoncé's first solo #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's maximalist sound was a hit with critics and it continues to place highly on all-time lists. 'Crazy In Love' also won two Grammy Awards: Best R&B song and Best Rap/Sung collaboration. As it stands, Beyoncé is the most decorated artist in Grammy Awards history, with 35 wins.

'Crazy In Love' is the first song to depart with more than one 11 score. It was jimwatts and Julian_ who particularly loved this Bey and Jay classic. However, this was also the only song to receive multiple -1 scores, so this one must drive both Dobbo and Doug crazy.

Glad this didn’t finish up too high in the end, a tad overrated and not one of my fave Beyoncé efforts

Hmm nope there definitely aren’t 7 songs here better than “Crazy In Love”. There’s a reason that’s known by most of the general public and most of this lot are forgotten to varying extents.

“Dumb” is nothing special but rather boppy.

Crazy In Love wasn't the greatest R&B collaboration of the 2000s

That song is 1000% past the point of no return for me, makes me roll my eyes every time I hear it.

'Wake Me Up' is a big GA fave and quite underrated.

'Dumb' is a classic, shame what happened with their career after this.

I used to HATE 'Crazy in Love', but I'm a bit more receptive towards it these days.

That's a lot more 10s than I remembered seeing for 'Crazy In Love', so my fears of it missing the top 10 didn't come to pass. I've said before that songs become overplayed for a reason, and I might agree that in the past it has been a little overrated in some quarters (Buzzjack not so much), but it's still by some distance the best song here for me, as well as Beyoncé's best song (much better than 'Halo' which has more Spotify streams worldwide). How well it fits into this particular compilation is another matter, but it's one of the songs that shifted the boundaries of pop, so it's valid to be considered part of such a genre.

I do like Crazy In Love but I feel it is extremely overrated. So I’m happy it didn’t finish much higher.