Lions, hyenas, and Beyoncé, oh my! Beyoncé starts a dance revolution with her much-anticipated video for “Run the World (Girls),” the empowering first single from her fourth solo album 4, dropping June 28. Pop’s commander-in-chief leads an army of over 200 dancers in the heavily-choreographed visuals directed by Francis Lawrence (Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani), featuring a menagerie of wild animals, outrageous fashion, and epic dance sequences. (Rap-Up.com)
The "female-empowerment" song was written by Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Knowles, Nick "Afrojack" van de Wall, Wesley "Diplo" Pentz, David "Switch" Taylor, and Adidja "Vybz Kartel" Palmer and production was handled by Switch, Knowles and Shea Taylor.