We’ve been seeing snippets of Beyonce’s video ‘Run The World’ (Girls) for a little while now, and tonight we got to see the world premiere of the video on American Idol.

It is classic Beyonce: fierce, wild fashions and spectacular dance moves all in an apocalyptic environment. ‘Run The World’ (Girls) is from her forthcoming album ’4′. She explained the song to Billboard:

“It’s definitely riskier than something a bit more…simple,” Beyoncé told Billboard.com of the single. “I just heard the track and loved that it was so different: it felt a bit African, a bit electronic and futuristic. It reminded me of what I love, which is mixing different cultures and eras — things that typically don’t go together — to create a new sound.”

This Sunday, May 22 Beyonce will be honoured with the Billboard Millenium Award at the Billboard Music Awards airing on  ABC at 8 pm ET.

Check the video out! What do you think of it?

Photo: Billboard