Take a Bow (Rihanna-Lied)
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"Take a Bow" is a song written by R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and production-team StarGate for the re-release of Rihanna's third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad. It is the first single from the re-release edition of the album. The single was produced by StarGate.
Background and composition
"Take a Bow" is a pop and R&B song written by Rihanna's label mate Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen (StarGate), with whom she previously worked on "Unfaithful" and "Hate That I Love You". The premise of the song is based around a female's point of view as her boyfriend is attempting to apologize after being unfaithful. She sarcastically informs him that his performance is "very entertaining", and instructs him to "take a bow". Although there is a gentle tone to the lyrics, at the heart of it they convey a tone of bitterness and even disgust ("trying to apologize, you're so ugly when you cry"). It is the second single with the same name to top the Billboard Hot 100 after Madonna's 1995 ballad "Take a Bow."
Single release
The song premiered on KZZP and KRQQ's JohnJay and Rich in the Morning on March 14, 2008,[1] and was made available to media outlets later that same day.[2] It was officially released to U.S. top 40 radio on April 15, 2008 and to iTunes on May 6, 2008 where it has proven to be immensely popular both in the United States and internationally. To date the single has reached the number 1 position on iTunes in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Ireland, and has achieved top 10 chartings in eight countries across the globe.[3]
Critical reception
Bill Lamb from About.com stated that "Rihanna has the unique ability to deliver them [Ne-Yo's lyrics] without batting an eyelash, and this is another success, if a little lifeless, for the duo. Look for it to be Rihanna's 9th, yes 9th, top 10 pop single" and "The production [of the song] utilizes brief spoken asides by Rihanna to great effect. It's her "please!" and dismissive giggle that are likely to be the most memorable elements from this effort" he also adds "The keyboard-based backing of "Take a Bow" is, by now, standard Stargate and does not challenge their best. However, you are likely to find yourself singing along after the first few times through, and that should be enough right now to keep Rihanna in good graces with pop radio programmers". [4]
Chuck Taylor from Billboard magazine reviewed the song and said: "With superstars Stargate and Ne-Yo at the helm, the velvety ballad ticks along with well-applied piano and strings, as the instantly recognizable singer delivers a convincingly bemused vocal, complete with haughty laugh".[5]
Chart performance
In the issue dated May 24, 2008, "Take a Bow" jumped up 52 spots from 53 to 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. This was the second-best leap in the chart's history behind Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder", which jumped from 64 to 1 in May 2007.[6] The song also opened with the third highest digital sales tally in Billboard Chart history amassing 267,000 units sold in one week after being available only on radio. The song has become Rihanna's second number-one single from her album Good Girl Gone Bad after "Umbrella" topped the charts around the same time in 2007 and her third number 1 overall.[7]
The song also shoot-up from number 70 to 1 to top the Canadian Billboard charts in the same week, making it the biggest jump in the chart's history.[8]
The song debuted at #30 on the Australian ARIA Charts, the following week it became one of the highest chart jumpers in the chart's history when it climbed 17 places to #13 and was awarded a bullet performer. So far the track has soared up to number 5 on digital sales based on the Australian iTunes Store. [9]
In New Zealand the track debuted as a top 5 hit reaching number 4 in its opening week on the RIANZ charts. It has since risen to number 2 in its second week.[9]
"Take a Bow" debuted at number 6 on the United World Chart, and became one of the highest single debuts by any female artist since the charts started.[10]
Music video
The video, directed by Anthony Mandler, was released on the Island Records site on April 25, 2008. <ref[1]</ref> The video has over 4 million views on popular video sharing site YouTube
Tracklist
- 2-track CD[11]
- "Take a Bow" (Album Version)
- "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix)
- Maxi CD[12]
- "Take a Bow" (Album Version)
- "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix)
- "Take a Bow" (Instrumental)
- "Take a Bow" (Video)
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United World Chart | 6[9] |
| Philippines Hot 100 | 5[13] |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 13[9] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1[9] |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 2[14] |
| Bulgarian National Top 40 | 21[15] |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 1[9] |
| Ireland IRMA Singles Chart | 5[9] |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 2[9] |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 12[9] |
| Lithuanian Airplay Chart | 46 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 29[9] |
| Euro 200 | 114 |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 |
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References
- ↑ Take a Bow. KIIS-FM, 14. März 2008, abgerufen am 14. März 2008.
- ↑ Hillary Crosley: Rihanna Re-Releases "Good Girl" With New Ne-Yo Track. Billboard.com, 14. März 2008, abgerufen am 14. März 2008.
- ↑ http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10songs.html
- ↑ http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/rihannatakeabow.htm
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003803712
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Canadian+Hot+100
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j "Rihanna - Take A Bow worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved May 16 2008.
- ↑ http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week21-2008.htm
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ http://www.freewebs.com/billboardphilippines/hot100.htm
- ↑ Billboard Pop 100
- ↑ Bulgarian National Top 40