In reply to Grant.

"Déjà Vu", featuring Jay-Z, was released on July 31, 2006, as the album's lead single.[36] "Green Light" was planned to be released as the second single for the international market, but the management opted for "Ring the Alarm" instead, which was released in the United States only. "Irreplaceable" was serviced to international markets as the second international and third overall single from B'Day.[37] "Ring the Alarm" was released on October 3, and became her highest-charting single debut, opening at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100.[38] "Upgrade U", also featuring Jay-Z, was released as a promotional single in November 2006,[39] and reached number fifty-nine on the Hot 100.[40]
The album's third single "Irreplaceable" became the best-selling single in the U.S. in 2007 and the 25th most successful song of the 2000s, according to the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.[41] Rolling Stone ranked it number sixty on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade.[42] "Irreplaceable" became the most successful single to be released from the album and received positive critical acclaim, and spent ten consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The single's music video features the debut performance of her all-female band, Suga Mama.[30]
"Get Me Bodied" was released on July 10, 2007 as the fifth single.[43] "Get Me Bodied" peaked at number sixty-eight on the Hot 100.[44] The single's accompanying music video features sister Solange Knowles and former Destiny's Child band-mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in its 1960s-influenced instructional music video.[32] "Green Light" was released in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2007.[45] Along with the release of the single, the remix EP Green Light: Freemasons EP was released on July 27, 2007 as a digital download.[46]
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