Texas Hold 'Em (song)

"Texas Hold 'Em"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album Cowboy Carter
Released	February 11, 2024
Recorded	2021
Genre	Country pop western soul
Length	3:53 (album version) 3:59 (radio edit)
Label	Parkwood Columbia
Composer(s)	Brian Bates Nathan Ferraro Raphael Saadiq
Lyricist(s)	Beyoncé Elizabeth Lowell Boland Megan Bülow
Producer(s)	Beyoncé Killah B Nathan Ferraro
Beyoncé singles chronology
"My House" (2023) "Texas Hold 'Em" (2024) "16 Carriages" (2024)
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"Texas Hold 'Em" on YouTube

"Texas Hold 'Em" is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter. It serves as the album's co-lead single alongside "16 Carriages". The song was a surprise release and debuted during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. Titled after the poker game variant, "Texas Hold 'Em" is an uptempo country pop, western, and soul song featuring elements of folk. It was written by Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Brian Bates, Nathan Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq.^[1]

Music critics praised "Texas Hold 'Em" for its playful tone, authentic sound, Beyoncé's vocal performance, and its celebration of the Black roots of country music. Country artists and country radio managers also praised the song for elevating the accessibility of country music for a wider audience. The track ignited discussions on Black musicians' place within country music, boosted the listenership of Black country artists and country radio in general, and increased the popularity of Western wear and culture.

"Texas Hold 'Em" was a commercial success and marked several historical achievements. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's ninth solo number one single. Additionally, the song debuted atop the Hot Country Songs chart, making Beyoncé the first Black woman with a number-one country song in Billboard history. Outside of the United States, "Texas Hold 'Em" topped the charts in several countries including Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as the Billboard Global 200, earning Beyoncé her first number-one song and the first ever country song to do so since that chart's inception in 2020.