Diamonds (Rihanna song)

Diamonds
Rihanna
publication	September 27, 2012
length	3:45
Genre (s)	Pop , electro pop
Author (s)	Sia Furler , Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
album	Unapologetic

Diamonds is a song by Sia Furler , Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen from 2012. It was written for the Barbadian singer Rihanna and extracted from her seventh studio album Unapologetic . The single premiered on September 26, 2012, during the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show . Diamonds is a mid-tempo pop ballad that uses electronic and soul music. The song features drums, heavy synthesizers, 1980s backbeat with “light orchestral elements and consciously electronic rhythms”. Lyrically, Diamonds is more positive and represents a departure from the issues of unhealthy relationships that can be seen mainly on some of Rihanna's previous singles.

Diamonds ranked number one in Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the Hot R & B charts and the Hot R & B / Hip-Hop charts in 2012 , making it her 12th number one hit in the US . The single has already been sold over four million times in the USA and has been awarded four times platinum. In the UK, Diamonds Rihannas is the fourth single , after Only Girl (In the World) , Love the Way You Lie and We Found Love , to have sold more than a million copies. The singer is the only female artist in the UK who can claim this record . Diamonds ranked 7th in Germany's year-end charts. In 2014, Josef Salvat released a cover version that was used in a Sony TV commercial and made it to the UK, German and French charts.

Remix version

The remix version by Kanye West is the best known remix version of Diamonds.

More remixes

• Diamonds (Steven Redant Festival Mix)
• Diamonds (Remix) feat. Kanye West
• Diamonds (Bimbo Jones Vocal Remix)

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (44 weeks)	44
Austria (Ö3)	1 (27 weeks)	27
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (50 weeks)	50
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (50 weeks)	50
United States (Billboard)	1 (26 weeks)	26th

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	5 × gold	750,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	25,369
Italy (FIMI)	4 × platinum	120,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	6 × platinum	240,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	4 × platinum	120,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	20,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	4 × gold 35 × platinum	9,040,369

Main article: Rihanna / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Official music video on YouTube

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