The Element of Freedom (Empire Edition)

Credits

Featuring

• Beyoncé

Producers

• 40
• Alicia Keys
• Al Shux
• Dirty Harry
• Jeff Bhasker
• Kerry “Krucial” Brothers
• Swizz Beatz
• Toby Gad

Writers

• 40
• Alicia Keys
• Al Shux
• Angela Hunte
• Bert Keyes
• Brian Holland
• Dirty Harry
• Drake
• Eddie Holland
• Janet Sewell
• JAY-Z
• Jeff Bhasker
• Kerry “Krucial” Brothers
• Meleni Smith
• Plain Pat
• Steve Mostyn
• Swizz Beatz
• Sylvia Robinson
• Toby Gad

Acoustic Guitar

• Paul Pesco

Assistant Engineer

• Chris Soper
• Christian Baker
• George Fullan
• Miki Tsutsumi
• Stuart White
• Toby Gad
• Val Brathwaite
• Valente Torrez

Assistant Mixing Engineer

• Christian Plata
• Erik Madrid
• Stuart White

Assistant Recording Engineer

• George Fullan
• Miki Tsutsumi

Background Vocals

• Alicia Keys
• Drake
• Jeff Bhasker

Bass Guitar

• Steve Mostyn

Choir

• Livre’

Choir Director

• Conrad Robinson
• Roger Hambrick

Copyright ©

• J Records

Drum Programmer

• 40
• Jeff Bhasker
• Kerry “Krucial” Brothers
• Plain Pat
• Swizz Beatz

Drums

• Steven Wolf

Electric Guitar

• Carlos Alomar
• Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman
• John “Jubu” Smith
• Paul Pesco
• Ron Haney

Engineer

• 40
• Ann Mincieli
• Miki Tsutsumi
• Val Brathwaite

Engineered At

• MSR Studios
• Oven Studios

Guitar

• Toby Gad