The accompanying music video, while gorgeous, was often ranked as one of the least interesting of the bunch.īut "Jealous" is where Beyoncé sends what may be the most interesting message of any song on the album. It didn't feature any of the album’s high-profile collaborators, nor did it offer any juicy insights into her sex life or her path to motherhood. It wasn’t the most GIF-able song ( “I woke up like this” ), and it didn’t teach us any new words ( #serfbort). It wasn’t the catchiest song on the record, nor was it an obvious pick for radio singles or awards shows.
Most reviews of Beyoncé didn’t mention it, and those that did had barely anything to say about it. In the frenzy over the album’s unconventional release, “Jealous” largely went unnoticed.
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