We all know how monumentally successful Beyonce's Single Ladies turned out to be, and with Countdown - the third single from B's new album - she tries to recreate a little of that magic.
Countdown taps into all the same beat-heavy foundations that Single Ladies does but switches out the heavy synths for a more brass-powered feel. Big horn stabs punctuate the track, as do a number of actual 'countdowns'.
Personally, I'd rather have seen the brilliant End Of Time released as the next single, or the epic 1+1 finally getting a proper single release. But pop music is littered with baffling single choices like these, although perhaps nothing quite as baffling as one of the lyrics in Countdown: 'grind the pony girl'
Countdown is released on the 30th October.
