Disturbia (song)
| Disturbia | |
|---|---|
| Rihanna | |
| publication | June 2, 2008 |
| length | 3:58 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B |
| text | B.Seals, C.Brown , A.Merrit, R.Allen |
| music | Brian Kennedy |
| album | Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded |
Disturbia is a song by R&B singer Rihanna . The song was released on June 2, 2008 as the 7th single from Rihanna's 3rd studio album Good Girl Gone Bad or from the re-release version Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded . The song was produced by Brian Kennedy. Rihanna introduced the song at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
background
Disturbia was originally intended as a song for Rihanna's boyfriend at the time, Chris Brown . But then they decided on a female voice. Since Rihanna was very obvious through Chris Brown, she was quickly chosen.
Music video
The music video for Disturbia was produced by Anthony Mandler and, for the first time, by Rihanna himself. The video is referred to as a typical "bad dark girl video". It can be compared to the video for Fighter or Dirty by Christina Aguilera . In the video, Rihanna can be seen dancing in scenes with zombie-like characters. It also shows isolated elements from the bondage area.
criticism
Music critic Bill Lamp says the beginning of the song is reminiscent of Eiffel 65's hit Blue (Da Ba Dee) at the time . The song was rated very positively and was estimated to be in the top 10 even before it was released. In addition, the song was rated the seventh number one hit on the US dance charts even before it was released.
Commercial win
Charts and chart placements
Disturbia was Rihanna's third number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States from her hit album Good Girl Gone Bad and her fourth overall. In Germany, the song only made it to number five in the single charts . In Austria and Switzerland, the song came fourth. Third place in the UK singles chart . Moreover: Disturbia at number one during Take a Bow , their sixth single from Good Girl Gone Bad , still standing in the United States in the top fifth In addition, the single can also be seen as the breakthrough of the young producer Brian Kennedy in the pop world.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
5 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
4th (27 weeks) | 27 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
4th (41 weeks) | 41 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
3 (36 weeks) | 36 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (37 weeks) | 37 |
Awards for sales figures
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 3 × platinum
|
210,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
 gold
|
15,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
15,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
gold
|
150,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
platinum
|
15,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
gold
|
10,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
|
gold
|
10,000 |
|
United States (RIAA)
|
6 × platinum
|
6,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 12 × platinum |
7,025,000 |
Main article: Rihanna / Music Sales Awards
Web links
Individual evidence
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- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
