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May 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Beyonce Ego Video

Beyonce -promo photos, I Am...Sasha Fierce - album

Here is the Beyonce Ego video. The video is in support of the fifth single from the 10-time Grammy Award winning superstar’s third studio album, I Am…Sasha Fierce.

The music video had its world premiere on May 21, 2009 on the official Beyonce Web site where it can still be seen: BeyonceOnline

The Beyonce Ego video was co-directed by Beyoncé and Frank Gatson Jr and choreographed by Sheryl Murakami. It is a black and white video featuring Beyonce and two back up dancers. Beyonce discussed in a prior interview the choreography’s inspiration.

“My goal for [the 'Ego' video] is simplicity.” She then added, “I saw this old tape of Bob Fosse’s wife [Gwen Verdon], and I used that as inspiration. I thought in this world, with all the technology and everything that’s going on, to strip everything down – great idea. So I kind of did the same thing, but glossy and black, for ‘Ego’.”

Source: Beyonce Knowles’ ‘Ego’ Music Video Gets Premiere Date

Beyonce Ego single cover

There are two versions of the song, the album version, and the Kanye West remix which was released to U.S. radio on May 19, 2009. Additionally, the Kanye West Beyonce Ego remix will be included in forthcoming release, entitled Above and Beyoncé (Video Collection & Dance Remixes)” DVD/CD. For more on the re-release of the double-platinum selling album I Am…Sasha Fierce, which topped the charts in 22 countries around the world, see: First Look: Beyonce ‘I Am…’ Re-Release