Vorlage:CurrentSingles Vorlage:Infobox Single "Umbrella" is an song written by Terius "The Dream" Nash, Rihanna and Shawn Carter for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. The song features rapper Jay-Z.
In many parts of the U.S. the single was released on March 28, 2007,[1] although its proper release date was March 29, 2007.[2] The song premiered on the New York radio station Hot 97 and on her official website Thursday, March 29th at 5:00pm EST. The song has already been heavy rotation in several major markets. It premiered on UK radio station, Radio 1 on the Scott Mills show. In the UK, the song will be released digitally on May 14 2007 with the physical CD release on May 28 2007, one week before the album is released.[3][4]
The song has been confirmed to be performed on the 2007 MTV Movie Awards.
Song information
The song is Rihanna's first single from her upcoming album Good Girl Gone Bad, due to be released on June 5, 2007. The song features Jay-Z.
According to producer Terius Nash, the song was offered to many labels before it being recorded by Rihanna. Artists Mary J. Blige and Akon are both rumoured to have passed on the song, alongside the A&R representatives for Britney Spears at Jive Records, before Karen Kwak at Universal contacted Antonio "L.A" Reid.
To date, the song has received positive reviews.
Of note, many major radio stations in Los Angeles, Boston, New York City have either shortened or completely removed Jay-Z's rap from the song. On the issue date of March 28, 2007 the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91. The song will mostly likley be released in digital format when the album comes out, like her second album A Girl Like Me, the lead single SOS wasn't released until the album was released.
Music video
The video was shot on April 13, 2007.[5] It was directed by Chris Applebaum.
It premiered at 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2007 at www.thisisrihanna.com. Downloads were made available for those in the U.S only. The video is now all over the internet.
The video starts out with Jay-Z singing his part in a rain of sparks. Rihanna starts singing in a steamy place. Later, she starts dancing with water splashing against her, even though she is not getting wet and it is almost as if she is fighting and dodging the water. She is dressed in an outfit dancing with an umbrella in a hallway. There are shots of appearing to be naked but actually in a silver body suit. She then starts dancing where Jay-Z was singing with her umbrella.
There are two different versions of the video. The MTV, BET, and VH1 version which premiered on April 30, 2007 is different from the one that aired online in that there are added water effects during the splashing sequence. On May 14th, 2007, the Umbrella video premiered on BET's 106 & Park at number 9. This is Rihanna's first video to chart on the countdown since her debut single Pon de Replay in 2005. On May 1st, 2007 Umbrella debuted on MTV's TRL at #10. By May 9th it had reached the #1 spot.
The video has received over 73 million views on YouTube.[6]
The music video was released in the iTunes store on May 11th, 2007 and reached the #1 position within 24 hours of release.
Formats
Promo
- "Umbrella" (Non Rap Edit) [3:47]
- "Umbrella" (Album Version) Featuring Jay-Z [4:15]
- "Umbrella" (Instrumental) [4:37]
- "Umbrella" (Remix) Featuring Lil' Mama [3:10]
- "Umbrella" (Techno Mix) Featuring Daft Punk [4:34]Vorlage:Fact
Official Remixes
- "Umbrella" (Bert's 27 Sun Radio Mix) [3:54]
- "Umbrella" (Bert's 27 Club Remix) [8:13]
- "Umbrella" (Jody Den Broeder Lush Radio Edit) [4:42]
- "Umbrella" (Jody Den Broeder Lush Mix) [9:11]
- "Umbrella" (Jody Den Broeder Destruction Radio Edit) [4:26]
- "Umbrella" (Jody Den Broeder Destructive Club Mix) [7:56]
- "Umbrella" (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit) [4:00]
- "Umbrella" (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Club Remix) [6:34]
- "Umbrella" (The Lindbergh Palace Radio Edit) [3:52]
- "Umbrella" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix) [7:52]
Chart
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 24 |
| Mediabase Top 40 Airplay | 13 |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 21 |
| LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| Czech Airplay Chart | 18 |
| Canadian Airplay Chart | 24 |
| France R&B chart | 6 |
| Lithuania Airplay Chart | 10 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 34 |
| Germany R&B chart | 9 |
| Romanian Top 100 | 54 |
| Slovakian Airplay Chart | 19 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Let'sSingIt.com - March 21, 2007, "Rihanna's New Single Hits Radio March 28th" http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-9z9nx/news/209316
- ↑ Official Website - March 29, 2007, Rihanna Launches New Single "Umbrella" Worldwide http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=586&news_id=103239
- ↑ http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=282;2;-1;-1&sku=654681 HMV.co.uk
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/playlist.shtml BBC.co.uk
- ↑ LetsSingIt.com - April 1, 2007, New Video News + Speedy Third Album http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-9z9nx/news/213585
- ↑ YouTube.com - May 8, 2007, Rihanna - Umbrella [1]