Beyoncé is full of surprises.
Several weeks after the release of “Morning Dew (Donk),” Bey surprise-releases the “Morning Dew (Donk)” Remix Pack, a four-pack with two cuts featuring the talents of her husband, the hip-hop superstar Jay-Z.
The EP dropped in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), alerted to the Beyhive by way of a social post from Parkwood Entertainment.
Written by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, and Darius Dixon, Beyoncé announced “Morning Dew (Donk)” on the 4th of July weekend, an official release closing a chapter on demos leaked in recent years.
On the Remix Pack, Jay-Z — he’s listed as JAŸ-Z (with an umlaut over the “Y”) — jumps in with a fresh rhyme. “Top of the top, sloppy as a morning dew / the watch is vintage, I don’t need nothing new / coming through Malibu in the old school,” he raps. Jay’s vocals also appear on an “acoustic” version.
Beyoncé returned to the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time in three years as “Morning Dew (Donk)” debuted at No. 7 on the tally dated July 18. Meanwhile, “Morning Dew” started at No. 3 on Hot R&B Songs and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 61st top 40 title.
The song was reportedly recorded back in 2013 around the Beyoncé album era; a snippet leaked in 2021 before a fuller version made its way online two years later, even sparking TikTok trends.
“Morning Dew” will appear on a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s sophomore album, B’Day. The set, released in September 2006, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and ignited the smash “Irreplaceable,” the 2007 year-end Hot 100 No. 1 single. Additional hits included “Beautiful Liar,” with Shakira (No. 3), “Deja Vu,” feat. Jay-Z (No. 4), and “Ring the Alarm” (No. 11).
“Morning Dew” will appear on a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s sophomore album, B’Day. The set, released in September 2006, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sparked the smash “Irreplaceable,” the 2007 year-end Hot 100 No. 1 single. Additional hits included “Beautiful Liar,” with Shakira (No. 3), “Deja Vu,” feat. Jay-Z (No. 4), and “Ring the Alarm” (No. 11).
Stream the “Morning Dew (Donk)” Remix Pack below.
