Ring the Alarm

"Ring the Alarm"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album B'Day
ReleasedAugust 5, 2006 (2006-08-05)
RecordedApril 2006
StudioSony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
GenreR&B
Length3:23
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Beyoncé
  • Swizz Beatz
  • Sean Garrett
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Déjà Vu"
(2006)
"Ring the Alarm"
(2006)
"Irreplaceable"
(2006)
Music video
"Ring the Alarm" on YouTube

Ring the Alarm is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and Sean Garrett for Knowles' second solo album B’Day (2006). Co-produced by Knowles, and Swizz Beatz, and eventually debuted at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, making the single her highest entry on the official American singles chart and the second highest debut of 2006 behind only Taylor Hicks's "Do I Make You Proud". It previously debuted at Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number seventeen.

Formats and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Ring the Alarm".

CD Maxi single
  1. "Ring the Alarm" (Karmatronic remix)
  2. "Ring the Alarm" (Migtight remix)
  3. "Ring the Alarm" (The Tranzformas remix, featuring Collie Buddz)
  4. "Ring the Alarm" (Jazze Pha remix)
  5. "Ring the Alarm" (Grizz remix)
CD Single
  1. "Ring the Alarm" (Album version)
  2. "Ring the Alarm" (Instrumental)

Charts

Chart (2006)[1][2] Peak
position
Brazil Hot 100[3] 13
Sweden Singles Top 60 56
UK Official Download Chart 112
United World Chart 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 21
U.S. Singles Top 40 9
World R&B Top 30 Singles 3

References

  1. ↑ www.musicsquare.net/ Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. World singles chart. Since July, 2006.
  2. ↑ www.allmusic.com/. U.S. Billboard charts. Since July, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2007-10-29.