


Beyoncé's vocals range from the low note of G 3 to the high note of D 5. It was composed using common time in the key of G major. Composition and critical reception Īccording to the sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing on the website, "Poison" is a slow- tempo song with hundred beats per minute. "Poison" later became an A-side to the European single release of " Broken-Hearted Girl" and an EP release of "Video Phone" both in 2009. An extended play (EP) titled I Am.Sasha Fierce – The Bonus Tracks was also released on the same date in several countries featuring new songs including "Poison", " Why Don't You Love Me" and a remix of " Video Phone" featuring Lady Gaga. Sasha Fierce it was included on a re-issue of the deluxe edition of the album instead, which was released on November 23, 2009. "Poison" was not included on the track-listing of the standard version of I Am. This version was leaked on the Internet in August 2009. Sasha Fierce, "Poison" was included on a mixtape by DJ Haze which was called Big R&B Ego. Prior to the official premiere of the song on I Am. Jim Caruana also worked on the recording of the song. The instrumentation of the song was provided by Stargate at the Roc the Mic studio in New York and the recording was done by Mikkel S. It was produced by Stargate and Beyoncé while the audio mixing was done by Carlos Otanedel and Damien Lewis at Soapbox Studios in Atlanta. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of the production team Stargate and Beyoncé for her third studio album I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008). "Poison" was written by Johntá Austin, Mikkel S. Sasha Fierce – The Bonus Tracks in Korea, the song peaked at number one on the South Korea Gaon International Chart during the week ending February 7, 2010. It received mostly positive reviews from critics who noted that although the song was cut out of the track-listing of the standard edition of the album, it was a solid track. "Poison" is a slow- tempo song in which the female protagonist talks about a bad relationship that she cannot abandon. During that month, it was included on a mixtape by DJ Haze titled Big R&B Ego. The song leaked online in August 2009 prior to the release of the deluxe edition of I Am… Sasha Fierce. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of the production team Stargate and Beyoncé while the production was handled by the later two. It was written by Johntá Austin, Mikkel S. It is included on the 2009 deluxe edition of her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008) and the EP titled I Am.Sasha Fierce – The Bonus Tracks (2009). " Poison" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé.
