6 Inch

"6 Inch" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song's original portions were written by Abel Tesfaye, Knowles, Danny Schofield, Ben Diehl, Terius Nash, Ahmad Balshe, and Jordan Asher. Also credited as songwriters are Burt Bacharach and Hal David (for the sample of American soul musician Isaac Hayes' 1969 version of "Walk On By") and David Portner, Noah Lennox, and Brian Weitz of neo-psychedelic band Animal Collective (for an interpolation of their 2009 song "My Girls"). The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO.

"6 Inch"
Song by Beyoncé featuring the Weeknd
from the album Lemonade
ReleasedApril 23, 2016
Recorded2014, Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles
GenreAlternative R&B
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Schofield
  • Diehl
  • Beyoncé
  • Boots
  • Dixie
Lemonade track listing
12 tracks
  1. "Pray You Catch Me"
  2. "Hold Up"
  3. "Don't Hurt Yourself"
  4. "Sorry"
  5. "6 Inch"
  6. "Daddy Lessons"
  7. "Love Drought"
  8. "Sandcastles"
  9. "Forward"
  10. "Freedom"
  11. "All Night"
  12. "Formation"

Background and recording

Music producer Ben "Billions" Diehl talked to Billboard about his work with great artists and mentioned that Beyoncé already knows a song "6 Inch" since 2013. According to Diehl, he, rapper Belly and producer Danny Boy Styles met in October of the same year to work on music. "Originally a Belly song with participation from French Montana," Diehl said. "We got a response that Beyoncé had liked and then we decided: we should continue working together, I think they get somewhere. It turns out you do not know when that day will come. When a singer released her surprise visual album in December 2013, Diehl was quick to check out a list of songs, but "6 Inch" was not there. "Everything went well." Diehl concludes. After three years, in 2016, the song finally came out on Beyoncé's sixth album, Lemonade," with a guest appearance from the Weeknd.

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "6 Inch" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 18, becoming Beyoncé's twenty-sixth top 20 on the chart.[1] "6 Inch" also entered on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 10, becoming Beyoncé's twenty-seventh top 10 single on the chart.[1] In overseas charts, the song entered in digital charts in top 5, including Greece, and Sweden.

Live performance

"6 Inch" was included on the set list of The Formation World Tour on the last show, on October 7, 2016, at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium with the singer performing the song while suspended upside down.[2]

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 31
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[6] 13
France (SNEP)[7] 47
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 71
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 4
Iceland (RÚV)[10] 3
Scotland (OCC)[11] 31
Sweden Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 35
UK R&B (OCC)[14] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 10

References
  1. "All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100". Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  2. Kreps, Daniel (October 8, 2016). "Watch Beyonce Bring Out Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z at Formation Tour Finale". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  3. "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. "ultratop.be - Beyoncé feat. The Weeknd - 6 Inch". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. "Beyonce Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  6. "Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  7. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". SNEP. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Beyoncé feat. the Weeknd – 6 Inch". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  9. "Greece Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  10. "HBeyonce Chart History". RÚV. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  12. "Sweden Digital Songs". Billboard. May 2, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  14. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. "Desiigner Holds Off Drake Atop Hot 100, Prince & Beyonce Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  16. "Beyonce Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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