Flaws and All: Difference between revisions

Beyoncé performed the song on multiple occasions, including the song as part of her [[set list]] on [[The Beyoncé Experience]] (2007). Beyoncé cried during the performance,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/ConcertReviews/2007/09/16/4501153-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115101345/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Beyonce/ConcertReviews/2007/09/16/4501153-sun.html|url-status=deadusurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=Beyonce - Concert Review: MTS Centre, Winnipeg|publisher=[[Jam!]]. [[Sun Media]]|first=David|last=Schmeichel|date=September 15, 2007|access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2007-08-13/news/29226948_1_frank-girl-concert-flaws|title=Beyonce lights up the Garden|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|first=Sarah|last=Rodman|date=August 13, 2007|access-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309145924/http://articles.boston.com/2007-08-13/news/29226948_1_frank-girl-concert-flaws|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was then embraced by a male dancer dressed as an angel.<ref name="on-line" /> Chris Willman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' praised Beyoncé's performance of the song stating "The true defibrillator moment, all freakum dress changes aside, is 'Flaws and All', during which Beyoncé weeps real tears (nightly, according to reports from earlier overseas shows) while apologizing for being such a bitch. That's a rare campy, melodramatic performance in an otherwise energized two hours."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046320,00.html|title=The Beyonce Experience|author=Chris Willman|date=July 13, 2007|access-date=January 29, 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020165147/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20046320,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The performance also caught the attention of ''[[The New York Times]]'' writer Jon Pareles who stated, "Along the way the concert was a showcase for her consistently expanding music, from the kinetic dance beats of songs like 'Get Me Bodied' to dramatic ballads like 'Flaws and All', which Beyoncé sang wide-eyed in a video close-up."<ref name="jiv">{{cite news |author=Jon Pareles |title=Romance as a Struggle That She Will Win |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06beyo.html?ex=1344052800&en=c1ef16024c49370c&ei=5088 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=January 29, 2011}}</ref> J. Freedom du Lac of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that during the performance she was offering a "litany of her own 'imperfections' that her lover embraces unconditionally".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/10/AR2007081002360.html|title=A Blast of Beyonce|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=J.|last=Freedom du Lac|date=August 11, 2007|access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Anthony Venutolo of New Jersey On-Line wrote that the performance was "silly".<ref name="on-line">{{cite web|url=http://blog.nj.com/ledgerentertainment/2007/08/beyonce_bedazzles.html|title=Beyonce bedazzles|publisher=[[New Jersey On-Line]]|first=Anthony|last=Venutolo|date=August 5, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2012}}</ref> The performance of the song in Los Angeles on September 2, 2007, was taped and included on ''[[The Beyoncé Experience Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beyonc-experience-live-r1217899/review|title=The Beyoncé Experience: Live|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|first=Mark|last=Deming|access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2007/10/22/beyonce-to-release-live-dvd/|title=Beyoncé to Release 'Live!' DVD|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=October 22, 2007|access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> The performance of the song was also shown independently at [[MTV.com]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/beyonce/191638/flaws-and-all-live.jhtml |title=Beyoncé – "Flaws and All (Live)" |date=November 27, 2007 |publisher=MTV. MTV Networks |access-date=January 29, 2011}}</ref> and was released via digital download at the [[iTunes Store]] on November 19, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itunes.apple.com/us/album/flaws-and-all-live/id268305666?i=268305829 |title=Flaws and All (Live) |access-date=January 29, 2011 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc}}</ref>