So they'd think that I was sleeping alone In 2014, she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among Time's 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s decade, and awarded her their Millennium Award in 2011. If I Were a Boy is a pop R&B song recorded by American singer-songwriter Beyonc, from her 2008 third studio album I Am Sasha Fierce. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized BeyoncГ© as the Top Certified Artist in America, during the 2000s decade. She is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to Fox News, after Beyonces people got wind of this. BC Jean, whose real name is Britney Carlson, is a singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. Sasha Fierce that Beyoncé didnt co-write. She has won 22 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history. The If I Were a Boy Songfacts says: Toby Gad and BC Jean penned this. Throughout her career, BeyoncГ© has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. The album established her as a solo artist worldwide, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and earning five Grammy Awards, and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". Their hiatus saw BeyoncГ©'s theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and the release of her debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003). Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups in history. If I were a boy I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her 'Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted 'Cause he's taken you for granted And everything you had got destroyed If I were a boy I would turn off my phone Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, BeyoncГ© performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. One of Beyonces highly anticipated dual single releases had its world premiere on US radio just now. BeyoncГ© Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actress.