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Originally posted by BowDown2
Sorry but this sucks and the Navy needs to stop pretending to love it.
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I guess you're right! 
I mean, only LA Times
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She's already proven her ear for radio hits (and has a lengthy resume of chart-toppers to prove it). Her single might not sound like an instant smash in the current climate of funky stompers, but it does something better but showing she can reach beyond the expected. And if visionaries like McCartney and West are willing to follow her lead, we can't even imagine the swagger she'll bring with the rest of the record. Count us in.
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The Atlantic
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There's a reason to press “play," though: Rihanna, who puts on a clinic demonstrating the way in which pop performers can possess their own kind of genius. Listen to the ragged squeak in her voice in the first verse, and how she maintains control as she alternates between contemplative trills and gospel shouts during the bridge. Try to hear with fresh ears—ones that haven't been subjected to "Only Girl (In the World)" hundreds of times in the past five years—how distinctive her timbre and phrasing is. Note how the not-sorry-for-partying lyrics become a little more interesting in the context of Rihanna's career: She's singing about the same themes as on 2013's blearily fabulous Unapologetic, but instead of detailing a material trip she's making the spiritual case for hedonism.
Whatever the track's merits, they do of course largely come from the songwriters. But the song would be a lot more forgettable without its lead vocalist. Though initial reports said that "FourFiveSeconds" would end up on West's forthcoming album, it's now available for download on Rihanna's site, and that seems fair. It really is her song.
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and Billboard
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"FourFiveSeconds" elicits a "cool, different vibe," says Geespin, assistant program director/music director of R&B/hip-hop WWPR (Power 105.1) New York. The station played the song 18 times through Sunday. "We felt that it was important to expose it to our diverse audience, given the star power of the record."
"We expect this song to be one of the biggest of the year," proclaims Alex Tear, PD of Pop Songs panelist WHYI (Y100) Miami (21 plays). "Social media response was immediately strong and the song sounds amazing on-air. Kanye is in a great place; we welcome, with open arms, the return of RiRi; and, to top it off, Paul?!
"Home run. I would say it's on its way to No. 1."
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gave it rave reviews but who are they?
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Please, you all would rather Rihanna to release a Loud-esque single instead of this.
