WATCH: Beyonce VMAs Performance Behind the Scenes Video Arrives Online, and Bey is 'Flawless' as Ever

Starting off with a prayer right before Beyoncé and her dancers took the stage at the VMAs, the four-minute behind-the-scenes video shows every step of the VMAs process, from the earliest planning stages to intense rehearsals and costume designs to the perfect performance execution to a Blue Ivy Carter greeting and a toast post-show.

Beyoncé can be seen helping to direct the 50-plus dancers, from suited men on treadmills to the leggy "Drunk In Love" ladies. Throughout the entire process, it's clear that Beyoncé is a perfectionist and a hands-on artist. She can be seen directing the style of the shoot ("I want their entire bodies painted white," she demands less than an hour before show time), figuring out an uneven set at The Forum in Inglewood, California, and how to condense her 66-minute album into an 18-minute show.

And she pulled it off.

Watch the behind-the-scenes VMAs footage from Beyoncé's stellar performance below, via VIBE:

And, it's safe to say it all went well, with Beyoncé's performance largely being heralded as the best part of a relatively dull 2014 VMAs.

Relive the 18-minute Bey show below:

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