Irreplaceable

For other uses, see Irreplaceable (disambiguation).

"Irreplaceable"
Single by Beyoncé
from the album B'Day
Released	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Recorded	April 2006
Studio	Sony (New York)
Genre	Pop country R&B
Length	3:47
Label	Columbia
Composers	Beyoncé Knowles Tor Erik Hermansen Espen Lind Amund Bjørklund Mikkel S. Eriksen
Lyricist	Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith
Producers	Stargate Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Ring the Alarm" (2006) "Irreplaceable" (2006) "Listen" (2006)
Music videos
"Irreplaceable" on YouTube "Irreemplazable" on YouTube

"Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her second studio album B'Day (2006). It was written by Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and Beyoncé, and was produced by Stargate and Beyoncé. Originally a country record, the song was rearranged as a mid-tempo ballad with pop and "country-R&B" influences by modifying the vocal arrangements and instrumentation. During the production and recording sessions, Beyoncé and Ne-Yo wanted to create a record which people of either gender could relate to. The song's lyrics are about the breakdown of a relationship with an unfaithful man and the song contains a message about female empowerment.

Following the moderate chart performances of "Déjà Vu" and "Ring the Alarm", "Irreplaceable" was released as the second international and third US single from B'Day on October 17, 2006, by Columbia Records. It became Beyoncé's fourth number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100, remaining atop the chart for 10 consecutive weeks and emerging as the best-performing song on the chart of 2007. Internationally, it peaked at number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, and New Zealand. In 2024, the song was certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for digital sales of eight million units in the US.

The single's accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and served as the debut performance of Beyoncé's all-female band, Suga Mama. The video was included on the 2007 B'Day Anthology Video Album, and a video edit was produced for "Irreemplazable", the Spanish version of the song that was featured on the 2007 extended play of the same name. It won the Video of the Year award at the 2007 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, and was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year at the 2007 Awards. "Irreplaceable" has regularly featured in Beyoncé's tours and live performances since 2006.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized the song as one of the most performed of 2007 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Pitchfork and Rolling Stone placed it on their lists of best songs of the 2000s. "Irreplaceable" won several awards, including Best R&B/Soul Single – Female at the 2007 Soul Train Music Awards. It was nominated for the Record of the Year at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008).