Critics classified "Countdown" as a multi-genre song and praised the sampling of the countdown from "Uhh Ahh" by Boyz II Men. They compared it to singles from Dangerously in Love (2003) and B'Day (2006), noticing elements of funk music, and dancehall influences in the tradition of "Get Me Bodied" (2007). "Countdown" features a marching rhythm and contains an Afrobeat heavy brass riff. In the song, Knowles delivers a message of loyalty to her love interest and boasts of the ways they are lucky to have each other. Critics stated that "Countdown" may be the highlight of Knowles' career and the most experimental song that she has ever recorded.
Following the leak of "4" in early June 2011, "Countdown" received minor rotation on radio that attributed to its debut at number 75 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it has so far peaked at number 34. It also charted at number 46 on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart.
Following the leak of "4" in early June 2011, "Countdown" received minor rotation on radio that attributed to its debut at number 75 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it has so far peaked at number 34. It also charted at number 46 on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart.
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