Washington: ‘Formation’, the track recorded by American pop star Beyonce for her sixth studio album Lemonade (2016), has grow to be the best music video of all time.
According to Page Six, ‘Formation’ secured the Number 1 spot on a listing of 100 music movies ranked by Rolling Stone journal. The video, launched in 2016 and directed by Melina Matsoukas, pushed different iconic music movies like Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’, Prince’s ‘Kiss’, and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ apart.
The video featured a number of placing visuals, together with Beyonce laying on prime of a sinking police automotive in a ruined New Orleans and a wall with the phrases “stop shooting us” spray-painted on it. According to the journal’s director Matsoukas, the 39-year-old singer needed the video to indicate the “historical impact of slavery on black love, and what it has done to the black family,” as she defined to The New Yorker in 2017.
“I wanted to show — this is black people. We triumph, we suffer, we’re drowning, we’re being beaten, we’re dancing, we’re eating, and we’re still here,” Matsoukas added whereas discussing the ‘Formation’ video’s idea.
As per Page Six, critics categorized the video, and Beyonce as “anti-police.” Beyonce denied the accusations in an interview with Elle claiming that anybody who actually believed she was “anti-police” was mistaken. “I’m an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood, but anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe,” the mom of three informed Elle in April 2016.
The singer additionally defined that the message behind ‘Formation’ was “I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things.”
