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Singles:
First single: Only Girl (In The World)
Released:
September 10th, 2010.
Chart History: #1:
- US
- UK
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium (Wallonia)
- Canada
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Scotland
- Slovakia
Top 5:
- Belgium Flanders (2)
- Czech Republic (4)
- Denmark (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Netherlands (2)
- Romania (2)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
Top 10:
- Japan (8)
CERTIFICATIONS: GOLD:
Belgium
PLATINUM:
Denmark
Germany
Italy
New Zealand
Spain
United Kingdom
MULTI PLATINUM:
Australia (5x Platinum)
Sweden (2x Platinum)
Switzerland (2x Platinum)
United States (3x Platinum)
This song can arguably be said as one of Rihanna's signature smashes. The #1 Hit in both the UK and the US has become a phenomenon. Its on track to be the fastest digital single to hit 1,000,000 downloads in the UK, and is on track to be Rihanna's first solo single to reach 3x Platinum since Disturbia in 2008. It also has charted in the Top 10 chart of every major country in the world.
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The song is an up-tempo dominant dance-pop song that incorporates elements of Eurodance in its production and beats. Critical reception of the song has been largely positive.
Second single: What's My Name (feat. Drake)
Released:
October 29th, 2010.
Chart History: #1:
- US
- UK
- Scotland
- Hungary
Top 5:
- Canada (5)
- Ireland (3)
- New Zealand (3)
- Norway (4)
- Slovakia (3)
Top 10:
- Italy
Top 20:
Australia (18)
Austria (13)
Denmark (19)
France (16)
Germany (12)
Netherlands (20)
Sweden (20)
Switzerland (13)
Top 50:
Belgium Flanders (28)
Belgium Wallonia (40)
Brazil (32)
Czech Republic (36)
Spain (42)
CERTIFICATIONS: GOLD:
Italy
Switzerland
PLATINUM:
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
MULTI PLATINUM:
United States (2x Platinum)
What's My Name was Rihanna's second consecutive #1 from the Loud era in both the US and the UK. It has had major success in the US, with it being the most successful radio single since 2007, and already being certified 2x platinum. The song has charted in the Top 10 in 10 countries, and has achieved World Wide success like its preceder "Only Girl (In The World)".
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"What's My Name?" is mid-tempo electro-R&B song, produced by Norwegian producers, StarGate, who return Rihanna to the "Island-pop" of her early career with a backing track consisting of of "heavy reggae" and ska beats with synthesised organs.
Third single: S&M
Released:
January 25th, 2011.
Chart History: #1:
- Australia
- Canada
- Hungary
- Poland
- United States
Top 5:
- Austria (4)
- Belgium Flanders (3)
- Belgium Wallonia (4)
- Denmark (2)
- Finland (4)
- France (3)
- Germany (2)
- Ireland (3)
- New Zealand (2)
- Norway (2)
- Scotland (3)
- Slovakia (4)
- South Korea (4)
- Spain (3)
- Sweden (2)
- Switzerland (2)
MULTI-PLATINUM:
Australia (4x Platinum)
United States (3x Platinum)
S&M is the third official single from Rihanna's fifth studio album, "Loud." It was a worldwide success much like its other dance track single: Only Girl (In the World). Its music video was the talk of much controversy, and was banned in 11 countries. Its top the charts in many countries and has had extreme chart success.
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"S&M" is a eurodance song, produced by Norwegian production team, Stargate and Sandy Vee. The track also derives genres from electro, dance-pop and dance music.
Fourth single: California King Bed
Released:
May 13th, 2011.
Chart History: #1:
- Poland
Top 5:
- Australia (4)
- Austria (4)
- Brazil (2)
- New Zealand (4)
- Slovakia (2)
Top 50:
- Belgium Wallonia (26)
- Denmark (30)
- France (30)
- Sweden (31)
- United States (37)
CERTIFICATIONS: GOLD:
New Zealand
United States
PLATINUM:
Australia
California King Bed was released as the fourth official single from Loud worldwide and a dual release with Man Down in the United States. It performed decently worldwide, hitting #1 in Poland and was Top 10 in many countries. It was part of the add campaign for Rihanna's partnership with Nivea and was Rihanna's first solo ballad released since 2009 (Russian Roulette).
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"California King Bed" is a mid-tempo song that incorporates elements of rock music, and is set in common time in the key of G major with a moderately slow tempo of 92 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of G/B–C2 for the verses, and G–D–Em–C in the chorus. Rihanna's vocal range in the song spans from the low note of G3 to the high note of C5. The song was produced by The Runners.
Fifth single: Man Down
Released:
July 11th, 2011.
Chart History: #1:
- France
Top 5:
- Netherlands (5)
Top 10:
- Belgium Flanders (6)
- Switzerland (9)
Top 20:
- Belgium Wallonia (19)
- Norway (17)
Top 100:
- Canada (63)
- South Korea (54)
- Sweden (46)
- United Kingdom (54)
- United States (59)
CERTIFICATIONS:
None (soon to be Gold in the US).
Man Down was at first released as a dual release with California King Bed in the United States (California King Bed for Hot AC & Top 40 and Man Down for Rhythmic and Urban radio). It performed moderately in the US reaching Top 20 on Rhythmic radio and Top 10 on Urban and reaching a peak of 59 in the states. Due to huge success in France (#1), the song was released as the fifth worldwide single to some countries. It is unknown if it will be released to the rest or if Cheers will be.
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Man Down is gangsta mixed with raggae. The special thing in that song is the fact that it's a female singing those lyrics, then you have that reggae thing and the chant; the overall energy in that song is so gangsta. The song is an uptempo raggae hip hop song.
Sixth single: Cheers (Drink to That)
Released:
August 2nd, 2011.
Chart History:
Top 20:
- Australia (18)
- New Zealand (14)
Top 50:
- South Korea (46)
- United States (50)
CERTIFICATIONS:
None.
Cheers (Drink to That) serves as the sixth official single off of Loud in the United States. Due to large airplay for Man Down worldwide it is unknown if the song will have a full release worldwide or not. It already has early chart success in the US, Australia and New Zealand. The music video was filmed during Rihanna's concert in Barbados. The premiere date is unknown.
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"Cheers (Drink to That)" is a midtempo/uptempo soft rock/pop song. The song has a funky, loping guitar groove for to a night out on the town, which Rihanna dedicated to "all the semi-alcoholics in the world"
Loud was released in late November to almost all major countries worldwide. It has had major chart success and has sold almost 5 million copies worldwide in 8 months. The album is expected to have a re-release or a deluxe EP. So far the certifications stand as:
Loud Certifications
Gold:
- Austria
- Brazil
- GCC
- Hungary
- Italy
- Japan
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
Platinum:
- Belgium
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- New Zealand
- Poland
- Switzerland
- United States
Multiple Platinum:
- Australia (2x Platinum)
- Canada (2x Platinum)
- Europe (2x Platinum)
- Ireland (5x Platinum)
- United Kingdom (5x Platinum)
TOUR:
Rihanna is embarked on the "Loud Tour", which kicked off in the United States June 4th, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tour is expected to hit the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and South America. Rihanna will perform 10 shows at the 02 Arena in London, the most for any female solo artist ever. The dates are:
Loud Tour
DATES: United States:
June 4, 2011 Baltimore United States 1st Mariner Arena
June 6, 2011 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
June 7, 2011 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
June 8, 2011 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
June 10, 2011 Montreal Bell Centre
June 11, 2011 Montreal Bell Centre
June 14, 2011 Auburn Hills United States Palace of Auburn Hills
June 15, 2011 Chicago United Center
June 16, 2011 Minneapolis Target Center
June 18, 2011 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre
June 19, 2011 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
June 21, 2011 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
June 22, 2011 Edmonton Rexall Place
June 24, 2011 Vancouver Rogers Arena
June 25, 2011 Vancouver Rogers Arena
June 28, 2011 Los Angeles United States Staples Center
June 29, 2011 Anaheim Honda Center
June 30, 2011 Oakland Oracle Arena
July 2, 2011 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 4, 2011 Albuquerque The Pavilion
July 8, 2011 Dallas American Airlines Center
July 9, 2011 Houston Toyota Center
July 11, 2011 Birmingham BJCC Arena
July 12, 2011 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 14, 2011 Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
July 16, 2011 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
July 17, 2011 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
July 19, 2011 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 21, 2011 East Rutherford Izod Center
July 22, 2011 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
July 23, 2011 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
July 24, 2011 Boston TD Garden
August 5, 2011 Bridgetown Barbados Kensington Oval
South America:
September 17, 2011 São Paulo Brazil Arena Anhembi
September 18, 2011 Belo Horizonte Mineirinho Gymnasium
September 21, 2011 Brasília Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
September 23, 2011 Rio de Janeiro Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock
Europe:
August 15, 2011 Helsinki Finland Hietaranta Beach
August 17, 2011 Bergen Norway Koengen
August 18, 2011 Bergen Norway Koengen
August 20, 2011 Chelmsford England Hylands Park
August 21, 2011 Weston-under-Lizard Weston Park
September 29, 2011 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
September 30, 2011 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
October 1, 2011 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
October 3, 2011 Dublin Ireland The O2
October 5, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
October 6, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
October 7, 2011 Liverpool United Kingdom Echo Arena
October 9, 2011 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena
October 10, 2011 Glasgow United Kingdom Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
October 11, 2011 Glasgow United Kingdom Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
October 13, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
October 15, 2011 Birmingham United Kingdom LG Arena
October 16, 2011 Newcastle United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena
October 19, 2011 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
October 20, 2011 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
October 21, 2011 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
October 22, 2011 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
October 25, 2011 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
October 26, 2011 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
October 28, 2011 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
October 30, 2011 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
October 31, 2011 Malmö Sweden Malmö Arena
November 1, 2011 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
November 2, 2011 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
November 4, 2011 Hannover Germany TUI Arena
November 5, 2011 Leipzig Germany Arena Leipzig
November 7, 2011 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
November 8, 2011 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
November 9, 2011 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome XS
November 11, 2011 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
November 13, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
November 14, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
November 15, 2011 London United Kingdom The O2
November 18, 2011 Birmingham United Kingdom LG Arena
November 19, 2011 Sheffield United Kingdom Sheffield Arena
November 21, 2011 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena
November 22, 2011 Nottingham United Kingdom Trent FM Arena
November 23, 2011 Glasgow United Kingdom Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
November 25, 2011 Dublin Ireland The O2
November 27, 2011 Newcastle United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena
November 28, 2011 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena
November 29, 2011 Birmingham United Kingdom NIA Arena
December 2, 2011 Manchester United Kingdom Manchester Evening News Arena
December 4, 2011 Hamburg Germany O2 World
December 6, 2011 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
December 7, 2011 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
December 17, 2011 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
December 20, 2011 London England The O2 Arena
December 21, 2011 London England The O2 Arena
December 22, 2011 London England The O2 Arena
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