Girls Love Beyonce
Featuring James Fauntleroy
Girls Love Beyonce was released through the OVO blog on April 16, 2013 and was rumored to be a Nothing Was the Same single before being confirmed as a loose track left off the album. Produced by Noah '40' Shebib and featuring James Fauntleroy (of Cocaine 80's) on a chorus that interpolates Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name', it sets aside braggadocio to examine commitment-avoidance, insecurity and the gap between what partners say they want and what they actually want, with the Beyonce reference functioning as cultural shorthand for an idealized standard. Drake had performed a 'Say My Name' cover at OVO Fest in 2011, and later that year worked with Beyonce herself on 'Mine'. On Care Package it is one of the most cherished inclusions and a frequently cited justification for the compilation.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Girls Love Beyonce" and Care Package. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Genius: Drake '30 for 30 Freestyle' lyricsGenius · 2019-10-25 — Primary lyric page for the Care Package track read as containing subliminals.
- Complex: Drake — Care Package and the 2010s (2019)Complex · 2019-08-02 — Complex Care Package feature.
- Care Package (album) — WikipediaWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary verification for release date, per-track original release history, samples/interpolations, credits, critical reception and chart/certification data.
- Drake — Girls Love Beyonce (Genius)Genius · 2026-05-18 — Confirms April 16, 2013 OVO-blog release, NWTS-era loosie status, James Fauntleroy feature and Destiny's Child 'Say My Name' interpolation.
