Beyonce's 'Deja Vu' is an International Smash

First Single From Pop Icon's Eagerly Awaited New Album Tops Charts In US, UK, Japan, Hong Kong & More

PRNewswire
NEW YORK
08/28/2006

Pop music superstar Beyonce is topping charts around the world once again with "Deja Vu" (featuring Jay-Z), the first single from her avidly-awaited new album, B'Day.

"Deja Vu" is #1 on the Single Sales chart, #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart in the US, according to Billboard. "Deja Vu" was also a #1 song on iTunes.

A bona fide international sensation, "Deja Vu" is the #1 commercial single in the United Kingdom and Japan and has achieved #1 Airplay in Hong Kong. The track made it to #1 on the German Club Charts, is the #1 R&B Airplay song in the Philippines and is #1 on major stations in Indonesia.

A groundbreaking video for "Deja Vu," lensed by the world-renowned British director Sophie Muller (an MTV Music Video Award winner), was the #1 video on Yahoo!, the #1 most-streamed video at MTV.com, and the #1 video on MTV's "TRL" ("Total Request Live"). The "Deja Vu" video has also hit the #1 spot in the UK.

Beyonce's B'Day, one of 2006's most eagerly-anticipated albums, is slated for worldwide release on September 4 (September 5 in the US), in celebration of Beyonce's 25th birthday.

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SOURCE: Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records

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