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==Album Background==
 
==Album Background==
 
==Chart Performance==
 
==Chart Performance==
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"I Am... Sasha Fierce" debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it Beyonce's third consecutive number-one album in the United States, selling 482,000 units during its first week.
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With this feat, Beyonce became the third female of the 2000s to have her first three albums debut on top of the Billboard 200.
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The album has been certified double platinum by the RIAA; as of January 2014, it has sold 3.12 million copies in the United States.
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==Critical Reception==
 
==Critical Reception==
 
"I Am... Sasha Fierce" received generally mixed reviews from critics.
 
"I Am... Sasha Fierce" received generally mixed reviews from critics.

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I Am... Sasha Fierce is Beyonce's third studio album that was released on November 12, 2008 by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment.

Tracklisting

I Am...

  1. If I Were A Boy 4:10
  2. Halo 4:22
  3. Disappear 4:29
  4. Broken-Hearted Girl 4:39
  5. Ave Maria 3:42
  6. Satellites 3:07
  7. Smash Into You 4:31
  8. Satellites 3:06
  9. That's Why You're Beautiful 3:41

Sasha Fierce

  1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 3:13
  2. Radio 3:39
  3. Diva 3:21
  4. Sweet Dreams 3:28
  5. Video Phone 3:35
  6. Hello 4:16
  7. Ego 3:56
  8. Scared of Lonely 3:42

Album Background

Chart Performance

"I Am... Sasha Fierce" debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it Beyonce's third consecutive number-one album in the United States, selling 482,000 units during its first week.

With this feat, Beyonce became the third female of the 2000s to have her first three albums debut on top of the Billboard 200.

The album has been certified double platinum by the RIAA; as of January 2014, it has sold 3.12 million copies in the United States.

Critical Reception

"I Am... Sasha Fierce" received generally mixed reviews from critics.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 62, based on 24 reviews.

Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani wrote that the album's "strength" is "its individual songs ... a testament to Beyoncé as one of today's most reliable singles artists", but felt that "the real disparity is her inability to reconcile the adult-contemporary schmaltz of I Am with the more modern, edgy sounds of Sasha Fierce."

Adam Mattera of The Observer felt that both discs lack depth, observing that the first is "too busy chasing radio formats to expose any genuine soul", and criticizing the second disc's "succession of independent woman anthems such as 'Single Ladies' and 'Diva', which will no doubt inspire drag queens the world over but leave most others bemused."

AllMusic's Andy Kellman called its double-disc "gimmick" "flimsy" and favored its second disc's "decent, if easily forgettable, upbeat pop." He expressed that on the "I Am..." disc, "Beyoncé feels each line to the fullest extent, which almost rescues the set's staidness."

In his consumer guide for MSN Music, Robert Christgau named it the "dud of the month," indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." He found its "split-personality bit" to be "deeply vapid", only observing "three good songs on this 11-track artifact".

Jonah Weiner of Blender commented that "Beyoncé is still a beauty-shop feminist, quick with the smack-downs, and she still describes the rattling rush of love with preternatural poise".

Stacey Anderson of Spin commented that its first disc "meanders over [...] down-tempo cuts" and called ... Sasha "an intriguing but diluted direction".

The Village Voice's Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond felt that the "I Am..." disc lacks cohesion, but complimented "Sasha Fierce as "brassy, big-headed, confrontational, and witty," and stated, "each incendiary track challenges you to leave your inhibitions at coat-check."

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone noted that its slow songs are "full of bland self-affirmation and saggy lines", but wrote that "the "Sasha" disc boasts Beyoncé's most adventurous music yet".

Colin McGuire of PopMatters called the album "a little rough around the edges at times" and viewed its Sasha Fierce disc as "a far more compelling trip down dance-lane".

Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album offers "two compelling sides" of Beyoncé and stated: "The collection might have been better served had she edited it down to one disc, rather than belabor what ultimately seems like a marketing gimmick. And while fans will surely speculate, there's little in the lyrics that feels more revealing than previous emotional fire-starters."

Sasha Frere-Jones from The New Yorker found the album to be "something of a mess", mostly because the alter ego "trips on the idea of redefinition".