MUSIC VIDEO: BEYONCE – “COUNTDOWN”

After announcing her pregnancy, Beyoncé hasn’t been on promo mode as much, but it hasn’t stopped her from filming several new videos to support her latest studio album, 4. Check out the Adria Petty-directed fourth clip from this era for “Countdown.”

Also be on the look-out for videos for fan favorite, “Party,” “End of Time and a rumored seventh video for “I Care.” 4 is in stores now.

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126 Responses to MUSIC VIDEO: BEYONCE – “COUNTDOWN”

  1. jorge

    perfec this song is beautiful

    • MUSHROOMS & ROSES

      The song is cool. I wish I could say the same for the video though. I read on some other blogs that Beyonce copied heavily from others for this video. I didn’t want to believe it, but sure enough I saw the proof on YouTube. It’s called, “Rosas Danst Rosas Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker 2 & 3″. If you don’t believe me, check it out for yourself. And, here I was thinking she came up with something new, original and fresh. How upsetting. :0(

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  2. Meezy

    YAAAASSSSS!!!!! You better do that stripper kick!!!!!

  3. xedos

    I want a video for schoolin life

  4. Stookz

    YAssssssss! My fav video of this era

  5. jjo

    omg. perfection. Love this oldie vid. Split screen is seizure inducing, just like i like it. lol. She really does have creative vids

  6. Lil Lady

    This video was great! I’m glad pregnancy hasn’t cramp her style. I also love how she went for it and threw herself on the ground and rolled around. (Well maybe not throw but she went for it)

  7. B LOVER

    THIS IS A BAD BITCH I LOVE BEY HOW CAN U H A T E R S NOT get em bey i love ya. She is fly even in pregnancy. WOW

  8. kmniles

    Ever eat a piece of pound cake and it’s so dry, you almost choke? That’s what this video is…DRY AS HELL. Needs milk.

    Speaking of milk, those breasts are looking so succulent in the end. Look at em…just jiggling all over the place…mmm.

  9. Kiara

    Oh how I love this video you go bey!

  10. Elaine

    Finally, I love this video, And the Dark Color Hair looks excellent on her:) Bey you look so glowing & beautiful:) I wish you the best;

  11. Stan

    I love you bey for the bottom of my heart but I’m sorry she looks WHITE!!!! I dont know if it’s the light the skin the PREGNANCY ….LOL..whatever.But I start thinking that she wants to be seen as a white girl! That’s make me soo sad because she’s one of the best icone for the black comunity….

    • HAh

      I hate when ppl say this. She is a light-skinned woman! how are you expecting her to change this to better suit what you think a black woman is suppose to look like?

    • Nimo

      This has nothing to do with her skin color it is her hair that makes her look different. B hair is always BLOND. We as fans are not use to seeing her with BLACK hair. Black hair makes her stand out more especially because she is a light skin.She looks the same color to me nothing has changed but the hair. PS Stan you must be a man because pregnancy doesn’t make you any darker or lighter. Idiot!!!!!!

    • Stan

      I know that she’s a light skin woman I’m not asking her to put brown paint on her skin or wear african clothes or stuff like that …But for me her make up.. the light..the hair on this video It’s like she makes everything to look lighter….That’s my opinion I love beyonce but that’s what I noticed I have all her albums I saw all her videos and I’m seeing somes changes maybe I’m wrong but that’s how I feel

    • Stan

      Oh For the pregnancy that’s was a joke ! I say that because everybody talk about the pregnancy that’s all!! And I’m a woman! And YES Pregnancy and hormonal changes can increase the level of melanin for some black women they become darker and I already saw it before ….

  12. CookieForYourThoughts

    The style for this video is unexpected, at least for me. 1960s…bohemian…a little French also? Cute and interesting.

  13. Redchainsaw

    This was pretty good

  14. Angedetter

    love this video…….you go honey B. This was perfect, so unexpected. Love you King B

  15. SUBMIT TO ME

    the song is annoying.

  16. lemaracqt7

    I really like this vid. Love the old school dance practice vibe. It’s bright like the song.

  17. Ashlynn_ashcash

    Cute. I didn’t have an expectation so I like it. I like how they edited in her pregnancy.

  18. officialslimjim

    fuckin love it

  19. diva1988

    Beautiful vid.I jus love when she having fun.

  20. Diamond Latrelle

    I like the video…Beyonce was getting all of her moves in before that baby pops out. Go head, girl…Work it

  21. knowledgeinfinite

    LOVE. Get ‘em, BEY!!!

  22. Wolff313

    Honestly, one of her most creative videos. Loved the colors and vibrant nature. The ending literally put a smile on my face :-)

  23. poor_baby

    Wowzers..she show is a perty white woman!

  24. stephanie

    I like beyonce but the video is stupid.

    • xedos

      because you don’t have no concept of what she’s doing. get inform before you talk shit. if you have any history of pop culture you would get it.

    • toohotfortv

      Thank you, Xedos. I’m far from a Beyonce stan, but I can at least appreciate what she’s doing. its all about having those reference points.

  25. BIGGESTAALIYAHFAN

    She looks beautiful. She looks a lot like Solange prob. because of the black hair. She needs to go back to her natural hair I always loved the way she looked with it. Luv the song and the video.

    • keepinitrealladies

      Her hair is not naturally that light. From the looks of her eyebrows she has darker hair. I looked at other pics b4 commenting and yes her eyebrows are dark.

  26. Justin

    This reminds me of an American Apparel add with all that polyester and what not?

  27. Eris

    umm i love the song and i love beyonce but… that video had a bad vibe to it

  28. Soft & Dainty

    BEYONCE ate this video like it was Thanksgiving dinner. Bon Appetite, Bitches!

  29. voo

    B is gorgeous as usual, and pregnancy works for her. BUT THAT SONG IS A HOT MESS! I don’t understand anything she’s saying.

    • jesusbeliever

      Im so with u on that. I like the beat but from day 1 I’ve been saying that the song doesn’t make anyy sense to me. The actual countdown and lyrics r just thrown together.. when u get to a certain point in ur career u can just throw crap together cuz u know its going to sell anyway

    • correction!

      Are you serious??? It is a modern concept of a countdown. I enjoy how she doesn’t do an expected countdowd. Rather, she does a countdown with a twist. What she is saying is very clear, and if you dont know what she is saying, I will clear it up for you:

      “My baby is a 10, we dressing to the 9′s, he pick me up at 8, makes me feel so lucky 7, he kiss me in his six, we be making love at 5, still the one I’m going 4, Im tryna make us 3, from the 2, you’re still the 1!

    • I LOVE JESUS

      Thank you for writing the lyrics. I know “what” she is saying but I still believe the lyrics are thrown together. Example “OOOoooooo damn I think I love that boy, do anything for that boy….Ooooooo” By the way, I am a huge Beyonce fan. She is really the only singer I listen to. I stand firm in believing that at a certain point, she can say anything because it will sell. I know people think this is a fabulous video, but please believe in her book of videos, this was probably one of the quick/effortless ones. It is different but I don’t think it’s anything special. She put on a couple outfits and they changed the colors…but I love Beyonce and will continue to support her. :)

  30. Jenn

    I wish it was Startover. Nicely done.
    – sent from Concrete Loop for Android

  31. MEAT & POTATOES

    This video makes me think of a Gap commercial. It’s o.k.

  32. KEL$$$

    I’ll say it was a solid effort

  33. Go Bey

    Female artists need to take notes of Beyonc. Clealry, the woman wants to be ICONIC. That’s the key word. She makes her videos thinking about her legacy and the younger generations who are going to get inspired by her, her looks, her moves, her concepts, her music… All I know is she is the baddest ever and the hardest working woman in the business, even still pregnant. I can’t believe she looks pregnant better than some of these ladies, almost zero baby weight gained, still the fiercest! Fab video, gorgeous lady!

  34. emily

    LOL at her still being able to sh!t on your favs whilst PREGNANT. Bigger LOOOL at people who thought her pregnancy meant she was going M.I.A. Knowing Beyonce, she will be on her feet till the day she goes into labor
    Anyway the video is so cute. Really wish she’d go back to dark hair. Tired of the blonde

  35. niknak

    love the vid — it looked like a lot of fun!

  36. Aries

    LOVE IT! Work it Bey!

  37. Miss Fancye

    Mod and retro never looked so damn good!! I am so pleased that my expectations were not just met, but exceeded in this video. I was a bit fearful after the 1+1 video. Check out my full review of “Countdown” on I’m Just Saying… http://wp.me/p1JLVp-oa :)

  38. Kyla

    Geez is this video anywhere else other than MTV?? I don’t live in the US so I can’t watch it..

  39. welfarecase

    she is such an inspiration… people may say she doesnt write her music or write concepts for videos but one thing she can do at the end of the day is write … ive accomplished everything i wanted plus more… so inspirational a black woman from the south… wow

  40. correction!

    I feel that these so-called Beyonce fans should know this, and no one corrected it: BEYONCE FILMED THIS VIDEO BEFORE SHE STARTED SHOWING, possibly before she was pregnant. The only recent shot of her is when she did the “tryna make us 3 from the 2″ part at the beginning. Just thought I would put that out there.

    • My View

      I’m glad you pointed that out. i said the same thing. I have been reading alot of negative comments about her video. alot of people thought she was trying to hide her stomach in the video. For people who doesn’t know that when filming a video, it takes more than a day to record, edit, then premier it. They act like this video was done yesterday….lol

    • keepinitrealladies

      Well most people may not know that it can take months to shoot a video, so they are commenting on what they think happenend that’s all. A couple of posts did state that they liked how they put her pregnancy in the video. But thanks for educating the people who don’t know…peace

    • sassywitit

      You guys know Beyonce stand can be different. Be nice :)

    • sassywitit

      Excuse me, now I’m being different. Beyonce stand can be different.

  41. Neon

    tributes to iconic pop legends: Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, Twiggy, Andy Warhol, Diana Ross, Flashdance, Fame. i dig it

  42. S

    THIS IS ONE WACK ASS VIDEO. IM SURE ALL THE LIL GIRLIEBOYS LOVE IT BUT THIS SHIT IS JUST STUPID AND A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. ITS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF COLORS, NECK SNAPPING AND JUMPING AROUND. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT THAT (TO THOSE WHO THINK ITS SO GREAT)THE SONG SUCKS AND THE VIDEO TRULY MADE IT EVEN WORSE. Beyonce is a predictable ass bore.

    • ShyKeyz

      Awwwwwwwwwwwww, you mad?

      Good job, King B for making someone pressed once again! :D

      Well, anyway,

      YESSSSSSSS!!! I LOVE THE COLORS AND OLD SCHOOL VIBE!! ITS DIFFERENT AND CREATIVE FROM ALL HER OTHER VIDEOS!!!! ITS FUN, CLASSY & SEXY AT THE SAMETIME!! I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND IT’S FUN & SIMPLE. :)

      Beautiful Video. :)

  43. SURETHANG

    Bey is Beautiful, this is a nice happy video and it put me in a good mood. Yassss! Bey

  44. john

    Love this video, and that ass….damn!!!!!

  45. LadyA

    I thought it was cute. Just was hoping we would get throught the vid without a leotard, but…LOL! All and all, I actually liked it. Wasn’t sure I would but it was ok.

  46. LadyA

    And WOW…I really thought I was looking at Solange at the beginning. Looks like a vid Solange would do.

  47. **BLANKSTARE**

    YAAASSSS MA’AM FOR THAT STANK WALK LMAO LOVED IT…THE VIDEO ISN’T ALL THE GREAT BUT THEIR WERE GREAT MOMENTS

  48. dll32

    Awesome ! Hope this gonna’ be a #1 song !!

  49. Lola Re

    I’m surprised no one has noticed yet… IT’S A RIP OFF OF AUDREY HEPBURN DANCING IN ROMAN HOLIDAY. PLEASE stop being “inspired” Bey….

  50. Lola Re

    also a rip off of audrey’s iconic style. can’t find the video from the film online but here’s the gap commercial someone was talking about….
    http://www.youtube.com/wa...VI&feature=grec_index

  51. Honest Critic

    I thought it was cute and bubbly.

  52. Liz

    Beyonce is so pretty, that is the only reason she has made it this far (to me.) This girl copies..I mean she is inspired by so many different artist. I see Nikki Manaji all in this video with the heavy smiling and the blinking. Her dance moves are just wack. I have seen this so many times before from her. The video sucks..period (to me) She should take a break maybe be inspired to be a mommy. Maybe she could copy… i mean be inspired by the other celebrity moms.. OH!! just to show I am no
    hater..she looks pretty in the video.lol:-)

  53. Sage

    I am so convinced that Beyonce has some type of mental issue.The woman is pregnant and still she won’t go away and this is coming from someone that used to like her but at this point I am so sick of seeing the woman.Go away Beyonce because right now she seems so desperate….

    • ahhhhhh....you again, why?

      Thank you! She’s becoming annoying its no longer excitement just annoyance. There’s a difference when we get a break but its constant in your face 24/7 she’s everywhere (newkidsontheblock)…I don’t hate the woman just wish she would give us a break and disappear for a while so I can appreciate her.

    • emily

      But she was on a break last just last year…I don’t understand how people can say they’re tired of her when there are other artists they can listen to ?
      And Rihanna is the one releasing 3 albums in 3 years yet people are excited about that ?
      The shade when it comes to Beyonce is hilarious cause folks just act like hypocrites
      Finally, pregnancy is NOT an illness so why should she stop working…if she still feels strong enough to work, then kudos to her. If that makes her “mental” then you’re a f*cking retard

    • emily

      I mean she released a new album and this is just her third official single off it so why the noise ?? :s

    • Sage

      @ Ahhhhhh….You Again, Why?

      Exactly!I used to be a “Bey Stan” but I’m so tired of her at this point.Her music has no substance for me.I’m into deep music and deep lyrics,yeah sure I like to have fun but I love to think too and I’m sorry Bey is too damn dumb down for me.The woman is pregnant and still she won’t go away.

      Here you have Bey who has always been private all of the sudden she announces at an award show she’s pregnant and I think she’s doing that because her current cd is not a commercial success as were her other cd’s.I rarely listen to commercial radio but on the few occasions I do,I have not heard a song from her cd except one and it was some horrible imitation of a love song.Bey doesn’t have any depth to her spirit which is why she often over sings to try and evoke feelings from within but again she has no depth…

  54. BREATHE

    People are constantly criticizing Beyonce. This video was innovative, she channels Audrey Hepburn (whom she has said was one of her influences) and a scene from the show, ‘Fame’. It’s very retro and if half of you knew just how much the present samples the past you would appreciate the creative risks that Beyonce has taken. BTW, I am not a huge Beyonce fan but, I can respect her creative gusto!

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