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The album has earned one diamond and over thirty platinum certifications in separate worldwide markets, being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 16, 2009, selling over three million copies in the United States. Sasha Fierce received mixed reviews from music critics, but was a commercial success nonetheless, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 482,000 units, earning Beyoncé her third consecutive US number-one solo album.
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Sasha Fierce boasted production from Darkchild and Sean Garrett. drew inspiration from folk and alternative rock, while blending acoustic guitar elements into contemporary ballads, and its tracks were written and produced by Beyoncé, during collaborative efforts with Babyface, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream and Ryan Tedder. In composing the songs' lyrics, Beyoncé worked with writers, with each session accompanied by live orchestration.īeyoncé credited both her husband-rapper Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) -and jazz singer Etta James for inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and artistry. contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the second, Sasha Fierce (named after Beyoncé's on-stage alter ego), focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europop elements. In its original release, the album was formatted as a double album, intending to market Beyoncé's dichotomous artistic persona. It was released on November 12, 2008, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. Sasha Fierce is the third studio album by American singer Beyoncé.