All 15 new tracks debuted inside the top 70 of the chart, while previously released lead single "Break My Soul" ascended to number one, [155] making Renaissance Beyoncé's second album to chart all of its tracks simultaneously after Lemonade achieved the feat in 2016. The tour quickly received widespread acclaim, with Rolling Stone dubbing it a "once-in-a-lifetime show from one of pop's greatest live performers".

million streams in its first week, the eighth-biggest of the year overall, and the most of Beyoncé's career. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Upon release, Renaissance sparked conversations and essays on the history of dance music and its roots in Black culture. Over the next five months, they developed a Balmain x Beyoncé couture collection inspired by the history of the house and the performer's musical heritage. The album's lyrical content explores themes of escapism, hedonism, self-assurance and self-expression.Each one featured a different makeup look - offering viewers glimpses of pink, nude, and burgundy lipsticks. contains elements and interpolations of " Think (About It)", written by James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins. On 20 July, Bey followed up with a track list on Instagram Stories, including songs titled “America Has A Problem”, “I’m That Girl”, “Virgo’s Groove” and “Thique”. The album received universal acclaim from music critics for its eclectic yet cohesive sound, joyous mood, and Beyoncé's vocal performance. A remix of " America Has a Problem" featuring Kendrick Lamar was released through digital and streaming platforms on May 19, 2023, as the third single.

On June 30, 2022, Beyoncé revealed the album's cover art, shot by fashion photographer Carlijn Jacobs, on her social media accounts. By its second day of release, Renaissance was outselling the rest of the week's top five bestselling albums combined in the UK. She also thanked her fans for waiting for the official release date to listen to the 16-song record after an album leak.

Renaissance was one of only two albums, alongside Rosalía's Motomami, to be ranked on all three lists, placing second on Lindsey Zoladz's list and fifth on Jon Caramanica's list in addition to topping Pareles'.

Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” she wrote online. The album also saw success in Brazil, where it has been certified double platinum by Pro-Música Brasil. Beyoncé and Balmain's Olivier Rousteing Have Co-Designed a Collection—Introducing Renaissance Couture".

Her first solo studio release since Lemonade (2016) and the first installment of a trilogy project, Beyoncé wrote and produced the album with Nova Wav, The-Dream, Symbolyc One, A. Beyoncé announced the following day that the word would be removed from the song, with the word soon being replaced with "blast". Similar to the Alternate Cover release, this original first pressing contains the interpolation of "Milkshake" by Kelis on track B2 "Energy", as well as the original offending lyric on track C4 "Heated", which were later changed on downloadable and streaming versions of the album, followed by new pressings of the album on Vinyl and CD.