"Speechless" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ciara. The song was written by Ciara, The-Dream, and Tricky Stewart, with the latter two producing the song as well. Taken from her fourth studio album Basic Instinct, the song serves as a promotional single from the album. It was released in the United States as a digital download on September 7, 2010, and in several European countries as the B-Side of second single "Gimmie Dat." Tricky Stewart originally confirmed the song as a Basic Instinct track in September 2009. The-Dream, who composed the track, was featured on the version that leaked in March 2010. However, on the final cut, the song was performed by Ciara only, with background vocals performed by American songwriter, gospel singer and session artist Lauren Evans.