Texas Hold 'Em (song): Difference between revisions

Named after the [[Texas hold 'em|poker game]], "Texas Hold 'Em" is an uptempo [[country pop]] and [[Western music (North America)|western]] inspired soul song.<!-- "''Western music'' with lowercase ''western'' typically refers to the music of the North American West.--> It is in the key of D major and feature elements of [[folk music]].<ref name="Smith2">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Nadine |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Beyoncé: "Texas Hold 'Em" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/beyonce-texas-hold-em/ |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212174717/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/beyonce-texas-hold-em/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Maria |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Beyoncé drops new songs 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages.' New music 'Act II' will arrive in March |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/national/story/2024-02-11/beyonce-says-new-music-act-ii-will-drop-in-march |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=[[The San Diego Union Tribune]] |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212030825/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/national/story/2024-02-11/beyonce-says-new-music-act-ii-will-drop-in-march |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=2024-02-12 |title=Beyoncé Lays Down Her Country Cards With New Singles '16 Carriages' & 'Texas Hold 'Em': Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/beyonce-new-songs-texas-hold-em-16-carriages-review-1235605857/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212210600/https://www.billboard.com/music/country/beyonce-new-songs-texas-hold-em-16-carriages-review-1235605857/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It features a "rapid-plucked" banjo and acoustic guitar introduction that moves into a "stomping" beat.<ref name="Sisario">{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Sisario |date=February 11, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212033049/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html/ |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Chris Willman of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] likened the song to Beyoncé's "[[Daddy Lessons]]" (2016) for its "playful" sound and danceability,<ref name="Willman">{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Shows Her Country Music Cards With 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages': Song Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/beyonce-song-review-texas-hold-em-16-carriages-country-1235907579/ |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212133414/https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/beyonce-song-review-texas-hold-em-16-carriages-country-1235907579/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''[[The Guardian]]'' found whispers of the [[Jonas Brothers]] "[[What a Man Gotta Do]]" (2020) in its melody.<ref name="Beaumont2">{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=2024-02-12 |title=Beyoncé: Texas Hold 'Em and 16 Carriages review – country gets brilliantly Beyoncéfied |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/12/beyonce-texas-hold-em-and-16-carriages-review-country-gets-brilliantly-beyoncefied |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212160128/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/12/beyonce-texas-hold-em-and-16-carriages-review-country-gets-brilliantly-beyoncefied |url-status=live }}</ref>