Brown Skin Girl

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A music video for the song, directed by Beyoncé and Jenn Nkiru, was included in Black Is King , a visual album and film based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift which premiered on Disney+ on July 31, 2020.[ citation needed ] On August 24, 2020, a standalone version of the music video was premiered on Good Morning America and subsequently released through Beyoncé's YouTube channel. [14] [15] It became the second music video from the film available to officially watch outside of Disney+, following "Already" which premiered on YouTube and was uploaded to Instagram a few hours prior to Black Is King's release. [16]

The video acts as a celebration and affirmation of the beauty of dark skin. [17] It depicts a black debutante ball (a tradition in African-American communities in the Southern United States) and showcases a variety of black and brown girls and women, including Mexican-Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o, British model Naomi Campbell, American singer Kelly Rowland, South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech, Sudanese model Aweng Ade-Chuol, Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles-Lawson, and Beyoncé's daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter. [18] [19]

Development

The Mangbetu people's skull elongation inspired a hairstyle in the video. Mangbetu coiffure de Kazimierz Zagorski (cropped).jpg
The Mangbetu people's skull elongation inspired a hairstyle in the video.

Beyoncé explained the development of the music video, telling Good Morning America, "It was so important to me in 'Brown Skin Girl' that we represented all different shades of brown .... We wanted every character to be shot in a regal light — Jenn Nkiru came up with the black debutantes. It was important that we are all in this together and we're all celebrating each other." [20] The music video was primarily filmed in South London, as it was intended for Black Is King to feature locations from throughout the African diaspora. [17] Nkiru told British Vogue that the video aims to showcase images that are not typically seen on screen, such as a black debutante ball which is a rite of passage in African-American culture, and display "intimacy, sisterhood, [and] celebrations" between black women. [18]

In an interview for Essence , Nkiru explained how as well as featuring the "incredible star-studded cast", she also cast "women who are lesser known but are on the ground really doing work" and "who are the activists in their field". [17] Nkiru also wanted to expand the conversation by highlighting non-black women who face colorism in their communities, and consequently included an indigenous Brazilian woman and women of southeast Asian heritage in the music video. [21] Nkiru picked South Asian model Sheerah Ravindren to be featured in the video, who said that it was "such a blessing to be in this beautiful art piece that shows the beauty and power of Blackness" and adding that Beyoncé has "already done so much MORE for representation and empowerment for South Asians than the South Asian film industries." [22] [23] Nkiru also asked Selma Nicholls, founder of casting agency Looks Like Me, to cast children for the video. Nicholls called it "a dream come true, not just for me, not just for those children that were selected, but for all black children". Nicholls' own daughter was chosen for the film; Nicholls explained that "it's made my daughter be part of something where five years from when she wanted to look like Elsa and Anna, is singing along to the song "Brown Skin Girl". [24]

Beyoncé's hairstyles in the film were inspired by traditional African styles, according to hairstylist Neal Farinah. This included a braid crown inspired by the Mangbetu people of the Eastern Congo, whose Lipombo skull elongation technique represented royalty and status, and a style known as Orisha Bunmi, which is a Nigerian hairstyle worn for special events. [25]

Critical reception

Zoe Haylock for Vulture declared the "Brown Skin Girl" video "a revolution in six minutes", praising the "African influences, intricate, opulent styling, and pure Black-girl joy". Haylock added that the video should be placed in the Louvre and would rival the Mona Lisa. [26] Jem Aswad of Variety similarly described the video as "almost more like a series of paintings" and praised the series of "beautiful" costumes. [14] IndieWire named the "Brown Skin Girl" video the sixth best music video of 2020. Leonardo Adrian Garcia wrote that Variety's review "implies a passivity to the proceedings", however the beauty of the video is not "just about locations and wardrobe", but also "the kinetic motion of the camera in relation to its subjects, subtly panning up, zooming out, or spinning overhead. It really is a marvel." [27] Callie Ahlgrim of Insider named "Brown Skin Girl" the second best music video of 2020, after Beyoncé's own "Already" which was also featured in Black Is King. Ahlgrim stated that there are "many details ... to fawn over" in the video and praised the numerous cameos, especially the moments with Kelly Rowland, which she described as "intimate and intensely heartwarming". [28] Complex ranked the video as the 10th best one of 2020. [29] Describing the video as "stunning" and "celebratory", Glenn Rowley of Billboard wrote that it "laud[s] and pass[es] down the ideals of Black identity, heritage and beauty to future generations of brown skinned girls." [30] Mekishana Pierre for PopSugar described how the video moved her to tears, noting that the "lush visuals punctuate the song's devotion to melanin-rich beauty". [31] Sukriti Wahi of Elle Australia praised how the video includes non-black people of color who have experienced colorism, such as Sri Lankan Tamilian model Sheerah Ravindren. [32]

Impact

The release of Black Is King kicked off hair and makeup trends, with stylists and artists around the world creating looks particularly inspired by those seen in the "Brown Skin Girl" video. [33] For an exhibition in the African American Museum titled "Hair Story", artist Youveline Joseph produced artworks inspired by "Brown Skin Girl" that recreated some of the braided hairstyles from the video. [34]

Awards and nominations

At the BET Awards 2020, "Brown Skin Girl" won the BET HER Award, making Blue Ivy the youngest BET Award winner of all time. [35] The "Brown Skin Girl" music video won Best Music Video at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. For this award, Blue Ivy received the Guinness World Record for the youngest individually credited winner at the Grammy Awards. [36]

"Brown Skin Girl"
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Single by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Saint Jhn and Wizkid
from the album The Lion King: The Gift
ReleasedJuly 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
Recorded2019
Genre R&B [1]
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • P2J
  • Beyoncé
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Spirit"
(2019)
"Brown Skin Girl"
(2019)
"Savage (Remix)"
(2020)
YearCeremonyAwardResultRef(s).
2019 The Daily Californian Arts AwardsBest SongWon [37]
Soul Train Music Awards The Ashford & Simpsons Songwriter's Award Won [38]
Best Collaboration Nominated
All Africa Music Awards Best CollaborationNominated [39]
2020 BET Awards BET HER Award Won [40]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationWon [41]
Soul Train Music Awards Video of the Year Won [42]
2021 AICP Post Awards Color Grading: Music VideoWon [43]
Cannes Lions Awards Excellence in Music VideoGold [44]
Grammy Awards Best Music Video Won [45]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album Won [46]
MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Won
Best R&B Nominated
UK Music Video Awards Best R&B/Soul Video – InternationalNominated [47]
Best Wardrobe Styling in a VideoNominated

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [48] 60
Ireland (IRMA) [49] 47
Lithuania (AGATA) [50] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [51] 82
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [52] 4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [53] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [54] 42
US Billboard Hot 100 [55] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [56] 27
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [57] 1
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [58] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [60] Gold40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [61] Gold15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [63] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 23, 2019 Rhythmic contemporary [64]

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