The Lion King: The Gift

The Lion King: The Gift
The Lion King: The Gift
Soundtrack album by Beyoncé and various artists
Released	July 19, 2019
Recorded	2019
Studio	NRG Recording
Genre	Afrobeats; hip hop; R&B;
Length	54:00
Label	Parkwood; Columbia;
Producer	Beyoncé; Baby Keem; Bubele Boii; Danja; DJ Khaled; DJ Lag; Diplo; Ilya; Just Blaze; Labrinth; Magwenzi; Moses Boyd; Nicky Davey; Northboi Oracle; P2J; Picard Brothers; Sounwave; Tim Suby;
Beyoncé chronology
Singles from The Lion King: The Gift
	"Spirit"; Released: July 10, 2019; "Brown Skin Girl"; Released: July 23, 2019; "Black Parade"; Released: June 19, 2020;

The Lion King: The Gift (sometimes shortened to The Gift) is a soundtrack album by American singer Beyoncé for the 2019 live action remake of The Lion King^[3]^[4]^[5] and for Black Is King (2020). It was released on July 19, 2019, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.^[1] The album was also produced by Beyoncé and features African artists such as Wizkid, Shatta Wale, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Yemi Alade, Busiswa, Moonchild Sanelly and Salatiel, as well as appearances from Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, and Jessie Reyez, among others.^[6]^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100^[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Consequence of Sound	B−^[10]
The Daily Telegraph	^[11]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[12]
The Guardian	^[13]
HipHopDX	4.3/5^[14]
NME	^[15]
Pitchfork	7.3/10^[16]
Rolling Stone	^[17]
Variety	8.4/10^[18]

The Lion King: The Gift received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many who liked the combination of Afrobeats, hip hop and R&B musical genres.^[8]

Deluxe edition

On July 31, 2020, with the release of Black is King, Beyoncé released a deluxe edition of the album. The album includes all the tracks that were in the film as well as three new tracks. This includes the standard and extended versions of "Black Parade", which was released on June 19; the extended version of the song was only available on Tidal up until the album's release. The other track included is a remix of "Find Your Way Back" by MeLo-X.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Beyoncé's website.^[19] All tracks were produced by Beyoncé and Derek Dixie, except where noted.

The Lion King: The Gift – standard edition
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Balance (Mufasa Interlude)" (James Earl Jones)		0:43
2.	"Bigger" (Beyoncé)		3:46
3.	"The Stars (Mufasa Interlude)" (James Earl Jones)		0:46
4.	"Find Your Way Back" (Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Bubele Boii Magwenzi Dixie^[b] Guilty Beatz^[b]	2:42
5.	"Uncle Scar (Scar Interlude)" (performed by Chiwetel Ejiofor)		0:13
6.	"Don't Jealous Me" (Tekno, Lord Afrixana,^[20] Yemi Alade and Mr Eazi)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	2:35
7.	"Danger (Young Simba & Young Nala Interlude)" (JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph)		0:16
8.	"Ja Ara E" (Burna Boy)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	3:10
9.	"Run Away (Scar & Young Simba Interlude)" (JD McCrary and Chiwetel Ejiofor)		0:29
10.	"Nile" (Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar)	Beyoncé Sounwave Johnny Kosich Baby Keem Keanu Beats	1:47
11.	"New Lesson (Timon, Pumbaa & Young Simba Interlude)" (Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen and JD McCrary)		0:53
12.	"Mood 4 Eva" (Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino featuring Oumou Sangaré)	Beyoncé DJ Khaled Danja Just Blaze^[d] Jeff Kleinman^[b] Michael Uzowuru^[b] Teo Halm^[b]	4:32
13.	"Reunited (Nala & Simba Interlude)" (Beyoncé and Donald Glover)		0:09
14.	"Water" (Salatiel, Pharrell and Beyoncé)	Beyoncé P2J	2:32
15.	"Brown Skin Girl" (Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	4:08
16.	"Come Home (Nala Interlude)" (Beyonce)		0:14
17.	"Keys to the Kingdom" (Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi)	Beyoncé Northboi Oracle GuiltyBeatz^[a] P2J^[a] Dixie^[a]	3:18
18.	"Follow Me (Rafiki Interlude)" (Donald Glover and John Kani)		0:31
19.	"Already" (Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer)	Beyoncé Diplo Picard Brothers Guilty Beatz^[a]	3:42
20.	"Remember (Mufasa Interlude)" (James Earl Jones)		0:45
21.	"Otherside" (Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Nicky Davey Syd^[b] Dixie^[b]	3:39
22.	"War (Nala Interlude)" (Beyoncé)		0:18
23.	"My Power" (Beyoncé, Nija, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly and DJ Lag)	Beyoncé DJ Lag Moses Boyd	4:19
24.	"Surrender (Simba & Scar Interlude)" (Donald Glover and Chiwetel Ejiofor)		0:14
25.	"Scar" (070 Shake and Jessie Reyez)	Beyoncé P2J Tim Suby Hamelin Ari PenSmith^[a] Dixie^[b] Mike Dean^[b]	3:06
26.	"I'm Home (Mufasa, Sarabi & Simba Interlude)" (performed by James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard and Donald Glover)		0:43
27.	"Spirit" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Labrinth Ilya Dixie^[b]	4:33
Total length:			54:00

The Lion King: The Gift – deluxe edition^[21]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bigger" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Dixie^[b]	3:46
2.	"Find Your Way Back" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Bubele Boii Magwenzi Dixie^[b] Guilty Beatz^[b]	2:42
3.	"Don't Jealous Me" (performed by Tekno, Lord Afrixana,^[20] Yemi Alade and Mr Eazi)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	2:36
4.	"Ja Ara E" (performed by Burna Boy)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	3:10
5.	"Nile" (performed by Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar)	Beyoncé Sounwave Johnny Kosich Baby Keem Keanu Beats	1:47
6.	"Mood 4 Eva" (performed by Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Childish Gambino featuring Oumou Sangaré)	Beyoncé DJ Khaled Danja Just Blaze^[d] Jeff Kleinman^[b] Michael Uzowuru^[b] Teo Halm^[b]	4:32
7.	"Water" (performed by Salatiel, Pharrell and Beyoncé)	Beyoncé P2J	2:33
8.	"Brown Skin Girl" (performed by Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter)	Beyoncé P2J Dixie^[b]	4:08
9.	"Keys to the Kingdom" (performed by Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi)	Beyoncé Northboi Oracle GuiltyBeatz^[a] P2J^[a] Dixie^[a]	3:19
10.	"Already" (performed by Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer)	Beyoncé Diplo Picard Brothers Guilty Beatz^[a]	3:43
11.	"Otherside" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Nicky Davey Syd^[b] Dixie^[b]	3:40
12.	"My Power" (performed by Beyoncé, Nija, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly and DJ Lag)	Beyoncé DJ Lag Moses Boyd	4:20
13.	"Scar" (performed by 070 Shake and Jessie Reyez)	Beyoncé P2J Tim Suby Hamelin Ari PenSmith^[a] Dixie^[b] Mike Dean^[b]	3:07
14.	"Spirit" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Labrinth Ilya Dixie^[b]	4:37
15.	"Black Parade" (extended version; performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Dixie^[b]	5:16
16.	"Find Your Way Back" (MeLo-X remix; performed by Beyoncé)	MeLo-X	3:36
17.	"Black Parade" (performed by Beyoncé)	Beyoncé Dixie^[b]	4:41
Total length:			61:33

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited additional producer
^{^[d]} signifies a producer credited on the extended version of the song
All song titles are stylized in all caps
All interlude titles are stylized in all lowercase
"Bigger" features vocals by Raye
"Spirit" features background vocals by Labrinth, Ilya, Jamal Moore, Maurice Smith, J Rome, Derrick Charles, DeP, George Young, Vernon Burris, TJ Wilkins, Andre Washington, Mabvuto Carpenter, Jason Morales, Johnny Gilmore, Stevie Notes, Marcus Eldridge, Edward Lawson, and Steve Epting

Sample credits

"Find Your Way Back" contains elements of "Maradona", written by Sarz and performed by Niniola.
"Mood 4 Eva" contains elements of "Diaraby Nene" written and performed by Oumou Sangaré; contains an interpolation of "Sweet Green Fields" written by Jimmy Seals; contains an interpolation of "(Think) About It" written by James Brown.

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