Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that Beyoncé made her change her verse on the remix of “Savage” before it dropped.
During a recent interview with ELLE, Meg talked about working Bey on their collaborative single and said the R&B superstar asked her to amend her original lyrics due to how explicit they were.
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“Beyoncé probably so tired of me saying her name,” Megan said. “So, we were in quarantine at this time. Beyoncé did the remix, I didn’t believe she was actually gonna do it, but she did it and my mind was blown.
“I called my granny, me and my manager was in my living room going crazy. Beyoncé was like, ‘Could you please make your verse like a little bit a cleaner?’ I went in my living room and I recorded it right then. Beyoncé didn’t have to tell me twice, I sent that verse right back!”
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She continued: “But it was amazing. Everybody knows that I am obsessed with Beyoncé, so I when I got the collab, like being from Houston with her, I was just appreciative.
“When I saw people dancing to the song, vibing to it, loving it, how many famous people was dancing to the song, I was like, ‘Oh my God, y’all know me!”
Megan Thee Stallion previously admitted she cried when she found out Beyoncé was going to be on the “Savage” remix.
“I got a call one day and they were like, ‘Yeah, Beyoncé’s gonna do a remix of ‘Savage,’” she told Apple Music’s Ebro Darden in 2020. “I was like, ‘Shut the fuck up!’ I didn’t believe it. I didn’t even tell my best friend.
“I knew the song was coming out, but it was still like, ‘Is it really gonna drop? Are we doing this for real, for real?’ And I cried — like, I had to call my grandma.”
After dropping the original song as part of her Suga EP in March 2020, the Houston hottie released the Bey-assisted remix the following month.
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The song ended up climbing to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning Megan her first No. 1 single and Beyoncé her seventh.
The remix also went on to win Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, while also being nominated in the coveted Record of the Year category.
Revisit “Savage (Remix)” below:
