Beyonce's new single Girls (Who Run the World) has been leaked online.
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Music insiders predict this will be the first single from her yet-to-be-released fourth album, due out later this year.
Today’s unauthorised release may now force the Grammy Award winner to release the infectious sounding track earlier than expected.
Girls (Who Run The World) has a catchy dance beat with empowering lyrics including, "You know you love it, how we smart enough to make these millions. Strong enough to bare the children, then get back to business".
This new track is a grittier sounding Beyonce yet still follows in the girl power footsteps of her other chart topping hits such as Single Ladies and Crazy In Love.
The accompanying music video was filmed in California and directed by Francis Lawrence, who's previously worked with Beyonce and Destiny's Child, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga.
Lawrence told MTV over the weekend the single and video will mark a new creative direction for Beyonce.
"She would probably have me shot if I said anything. Some stuff spilled out, but she wasn’t happy about it, so I've been sworn to secrecy," he said.
The extremely private songstress, who was in Australia last year with her hip-hop music mogul husband Jay Z while he toured with U2, had the tabloids in a flurry last week when she was spotted in New York.
It is in the Big Apple where she is filming the music video for yet-to-be released single Til the End of the World.
New Jersey was on lock down as more than 200 dancers took over the streets as the bootylicious pop-star was seen waving a battle flag emblazoned with the letter B in a number of elaborate outfits including a white Givenchy jumpsuit and Roberto Cavalli fur jacket teamed with a fierce faux-hawk hairstyle and Cleopatra-like headdress.
The upcoming album follows the fashion loving singer's 2008 number one record I Am... Sasha Fierce and marks her return to music after a yearlong hiatus from the recording studio in 2010.
