Beyoncé has returned with “MORNING DEW (DONK),” a surprise new song that marks her first release in two years.

Written by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, and Darius Dixon, and produced by Beyoncé and Williams, “MORNING DEW (DONK)” is a new version of “DONK,” a track originally recorded in 2013 that subsequently leaked online.

The release of “MORNING DEW (DONK)” marks the start of a 60-day countdown to Beyoncé’s 45th birthday and a forthcoming 20th anniversary reissue of her sophomore solo album B’DAY, per a press release shared by Parkwood Entertainment.

Watch the lyric video for “MORNING DEW (DONK),” directed by Cliff Watts and featuring repurposed old footage of Beyoncé, below.

Beyonce’s last full-length release, the Grammy Album of the Year-winning Cowboy Carter, arrived in March 2024.