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"Video Phone" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé from her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). The track was released as the eighth single from the album on September 22, 2009. A remixed version featuring Lady **** was released on November 17, 2009. Musically, the song consists of simple lyrics and hidden innuendos, with **** and Beyoncé trading verses with each other in the song's remix. The lyrics refer to putting up a sê×ÿ display to be recorded on a video phone.
The song received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. Some noted that ****'s featured appearance in the song's remix failed to add anything to the tune. The original version charted in the lower regions of the charts of Australia and its urban music chart, Spain, the United Kingdom and on the R&B charts in the United States. The remixed version charted at number sixty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100, and topped the Dance Club Songs chart in the country. The remix also charted in Australia and its urban music chart, the Czech Republic, and New Zealand, while it bubbled under the main music charts of Belgium.
A music video was created to accompany the remix featuring ****. It portrayed her and Knowles in a number of costumes, brandishing colorful guns towards men and paying homage to the film Reservoir Dogs (1992) and pin-up legend Bettie Page. It received mixed feedback from critics, who called it un-interesting, and felt that it did not present anything new. However, they complimented the costumes and the cinematic homage of the video. In the United States, the video went on to win the BET award for Video of the Year.

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