▁be ▁cra zy ▁not ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁record . ▁Bey on cé ▁asked ▁for ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁song , ▁including ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁drums , ▁vocal ▁arrang ements , ▁and ▁singing ▁in ▁a ▁higher ▁register ▁than ▁the ▁demo . ▁Esp en ▁Lind ▁and ▁Am und ▁B j ør kl und , ▁from ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁production ▁team ▁Esp ion age , ▁wrote ▁the ▁ch ord ▁structure ▁and ▁the ▁guitar ▁part . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁MTV , ▁Ne - Y o ▁said , ▁" B ey on cé ▁had ▁some ▁stuff ▁that ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁get ▁off ▁her ▁ch est ", ▁while ▁aim ing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁record ▁that ▁women ▁could ▁relate ▁to , ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁was ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Jim ▁Car u ana ▁and ▁mixed ▁by ▁Jason ▁Gold stein ▁at ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Studios ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Gold stein ▁was ▁ ▁h ired ▁to ▁mix ▁B ' Day . ▁He ▁said : ▁" This ▁song ▁was ▁really ▁simple ▁to ▁mix . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁St arg ate ▁and ▁the ▁sounds ▁are ▁really ▁good ▁and ▁they ▁all ▁made ▁sense , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁lots ▁of ▁room ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁instruments ." ▁Gold stein ▁used ▁a ▁board ▁equal izer ▁for ▁the ▁drums ' ▁treatment . ▁For ▁the ▁ac oust ic ▁gu it ars , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁analog ue ▁fl anger ▁of ▁a ▁T C ▁ 1 2 1 0 ▁spatial ▁exp ander ▁" to ▁swe eten ▁the ▁sound "