Beyoncéis nothing if not the most Beyoncé person to have ever lived.

From surprise-releasing her self-titled 2013 album overnight to finishing an epic performance with blood dripping down her ear to breaking the internet withher angelic twins announcement, Beyoncé continues to find new and surprising ways to bless our lives with her strength, power and poise.

As we obsess over her most recent otherworldly performance, we reflect back on the 16 most Beyoncé things to have ever graced our lives.

  1. She and husband JAY-Z released a surprise joint album,Everything Is Love,and the internet went wild.

  2. She announced she was having twins on Instagram with the most angelic, stunning pregnancy photo that the internet has ever seen.

“We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over,” the singer captioned a photo of herself cradling her sizeable bump.

We may never recover.

  1. After ripping her earlobe in the middle of a show, Beyoncé carried on like a superhuman.

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Nothing can faze Queen Bey.

During her Tidal X:105 performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in New York City, her earring was accidentally torn from her ear. Although she noticed some blood from the injury during the song “Haunted,” she finished the show, undaunted.

  1. Her explosive, magical performance at the 2016 VMAs.

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The Queen surprised fans just hours after her appearance was confirmed with an epic medley of songs fromLemonade,her now-iconic 2016 visual album.

  1. Her surprise album release in 2013.

Everyone remembers where they were whenBeyoncédropped and how much they cried/screamed. (If you say you don’t, you’re lying.)

  1. TheFormationmusic video.

And her breathtaking Super Bowl performance.

  1. The creation of the Blue Ivy, the world’s most ***flawless child.

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One of Bey’s most precious masterpieces yet.

  1. Speaking of Blue Ivy, her epic first pregnancy announcement.

  2. Her career-defining performance as Foxxy Cleopatra in the third Austin Powers movie,Goldmember.

Did you forget about that? Well, you MESSED UP.

  1. Two words: Single. Ladies.

Ye was right: It’s the greatest music video of all time.

  1. The 2009 inauguration, when she serenaded Barack andMichelle Obamaduring their first dance.

The song? Etta James’s “At Last,” a guaranteed tear-jerker.

  1. THIS MET GALA LOOK

There is no other human in the world who could have pulled this off.

  1. Her Instagram presence in general.

It’s too much but also just enough.

We’re not crying. You’re crying.

  1. Giving us major #fitspiration with herEllecover shoot

Bow down! We can’t even do these moves in our sleep, let alone for a fancy photo shoot.

  1. Tackling hot-button personal AND political issues withLemonade.

source: people.com