"Cozy" is a song by American singer

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. It is the second track on her seventh studio album ''Renaissance'' (2022), which was released on July 29, 2022, through Parkwood and Columbia.

Composition

"Cozy" is a slinky and energetic

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song with themed lyrics of self-love, self-empowerment, and

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empowerment. The drum-line backed production is driven off a sample of "Get With U" by

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& M.T.F.

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music pioneer

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, who identifies as trans, provided the song's production. Beyoncé makes a reference to the

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in the lyrics with each color being mentioned. During the song's post-chorus and bridge, there features a vocal excerpt of

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from her YouTube video "Bitch I'm Black".

Critical reception

"Cozy" received positive reviews from critics at the time of the parent album's release, many commending the track's self-empowerment lyrics. In a review by

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, Karla Rodriguez stated that the song "feels like someone is speaking affirmations over you, making you feel so damn good about yourself". Mark Beaumont of ''

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'' called the track an "anthem of self-love and black pride" in the style of "muted future R&B."

Commercial performance

After the release of ''Renaissance'', "Cozy" debuted on the ''

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chart at number 30 and on the

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chart at number 13.

Personnel and credits

Samples

* contains a sample of "Get With U", written by Curtis Alan Jones and performed by

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* contains a sample of "Unique", as performed by Danube Dance featuring Kim Cooper.

Recording locations

* The Trailer East Hampton (New York) * The Juicy Juicy (Los Angeles, California) * Parkwood West (Los Angeles, California)

Live performance

Beyoncé first performed "Cozy" in

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on the opening night of the

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. The song takes place in the robotic-themed "Renaissance" act of the tour and transitioned from "I'm That Girl", like on the album. The performance begins with a dance intro with Beyoncé moving robotically alongside two mechanical arms resembling frames. During this intro, there are spoken vocals by Kevin Jz Prodigy, a

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commentator and elements borrowed from " Pure/Honey" and “ Virgo’s Groove”. Throughout the performance, there is a pink colored holograph reading off some of the song's lyrics. The fashion for this segment of the tour was interchanged with each date, starting with a custom Courrèges outfit from the fall 2023 collection. Later, she would wear a custom Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini bodysuit, then a metallic Balmain bodysuit. Beyoncé later performed "Cozy" on the

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, emulating the original performance, but with gold-framed robots and a cowboy outfit.

Charts

Certifications

References

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