Pon de Replay

Pon de Replay is the debut single of Barbadian R & B singer Rihanna , from her debut album Music of the Sun in 2005. The song reached # 2 on the charts in the US Billboard Hot 100 first, so it was Rihanna's top 5 single in the United States . Internationally, the song was also successful, reaching No. 1 in New Zealand , No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 6 in Australia , Canada and Germany . The beat of Pon de Replay comes from Natasja Saad's hit Mon De Reggae .

background

One of her friends introduced Rihanna to producer Evan Rogers at the age of 15 while on vacation in Barbados. Rogers and his partner Carl Sturken then gave Rihanna the opportunity to record demos in the United States. These were sent to various record labels , including Jay-Z , the then CEO of Def Jam Recordings, who then signed Rihanna and produced Pon de Replay with her .

Musical and content

Pon de Replay is a reggae - dance-pop song. It was composed in F minor and has influences from R&B beats. Pon de Replay is about going to a disco and dancing. The DJ is addressed directly (Hey Mr. DJ) , he should repeat a song over and over again. Rihanna said of the chorus of the song, "It's just the language we speak in Barbados ."

Commercial win

In the United States , Pon de Replay debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79. The song reached the top ten on July 16, 2005. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30, 2005. The song spent 3 weeks in rank 2, and 12 weeks in the top ten. Mariah Carey's We Belong Together kept Rihanna's Pon de Replay away from number 1, which spent a total of 14 weeks in number 1, Pussycat Dolls Don't Cha also only reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Pon de Replay was named by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) honored platinum for over 1,000,000 units sold .

Music video

Little X directed the music video for Pon de Replay . The video is set in a disco . You can see Rihanna and her friends visiting a disco together - but because of the boring music, nobody is dancing. Then Rihanna comes on stage, she wears a T-shirt and a broad Hip Hop - jeans and begins to sing and dance. The DJ mixes the song and the other nightclub-goers start dancing too. In some scenes, Rihanna lolls against a wall in a blue dress . Rihanna later dances with Cardinal Offishall and does a belly dance .

Cover versions

The girl group Girl Authority covered the song in 2006 for their debut album of the same name. Weird Al Yankovic covered the song for his album Straight Outta Lynwood .

Charts

Chart placements Charts Top ranking Weeks Chart placements  Germany (GfK) 6th (18 weeks) 18th  Austria (Ö3) 5 (22 weeks) 22nd  Switzerland (IFPI) 3 (41 weeks) 41  United Kingdom (OCC) 2 (26 weeks) 26th  United States (Billboard) 2 (27 weeks) 27

Annual charts Charts (2005) placement Annual charts (2005)  Germany (GfK) 39  Austria (Ö3) 32  Switzerland (IFPI) 19th  United Kingdom (OCC) 33  United States (Billboard) 18th

Web links

• Official music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Margeaux Watson: Caribbean Queen Rihanna . In: Entertainment Weekly , June 22, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2008. 
2. ↑ ARTISTdirect's Exclusive Interview With Rihanna! . Artistdirect . May 12, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2008 .; Rihanna: Biography . In: People . Retrieved December 16, 2008.
3. ^ ^{A b} Rihanna - Pon De Replay Sheet Music . In: Music Notes.com . Alfred Publishing Company. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
4. ^ ^{A b} Doug Rule: Soundwaves: Rihanna, Cascada, Duran Duran, more . Metro Weekly. May 4, 2006. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
5. ↑ Rihanna interview . Kidzworld. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Rihanna - Pon De Replay . Music chart. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
7. ↑ Barry Jeckell: Mariah Still No. 1 As 'Idols' fade . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, July 7, 2005. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009. 
8. ↑ Barry Jeckell: Mariah's 'Together' Holds Off 'Replay' Charge . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, July 21, 2005. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2009  ; thisislondon.co.uk  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Barry Jeckell: Kanye Keeps Digging No. 1 single . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2009. 
10. ↑ Barry Jeckell: Mariah Matches Hot 100 Milestone . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, September 1, 2005. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2009. 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Pon De Replay . In: Def Jam Records . October 23, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Rihanna - Pon de Replay . Universal Music Group . Archived from the original on March 22, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
13. ↑ Cardinal Offishall's Biography . Last.fm . Retrieved August 17, 2009.
14. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
15. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources (annual charts): DE AT CH UK US ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.