SOS (Rihanna song)
| SOS | |
|---|---|
| Rihanna | |
| publication | February 7, 2006 |
| length | 4:00 |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop |
| Author (s) | JR Rotem , Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Ed Cobb |
| album | A girl like me |
SOS, and SOS (Rescue Me), is a 2006 song posted to the Barbadian R & B - singer Rihanna . The song is the first single from her album, A Girl Like Me, and it is her first of a total of fourteen number-one hits in the United States .
background
Originally, the title should be sung by Christina Milian for her album So Amazin ' , but she turned down the song. The CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group , LA Reid , then offered the title to Rihanna.
Composition and production
The text was written by JR Rotem , Evan "Kidd" Bogart and Ed Cobb. It's about the intoxicating yet strange feeling of falling in love with someone and behaving atypically yourself.
The song was recorded in October 2005 and released on February 7, 2006. JR Rotem, who was already involved in the text, was responsible as the producer. He used the main theme from Soft Cells Tainted Love from 1981 . The text "You got me tossin 'and turnin' and I can't sleep at night" was also taken from the template.
“I heard 'Tainted Love' and wanted to take the bass line and update it with a new swing. When I gave the track to Evan, the 80s feeling was already in the track. "
The title references songs from the 1980s in several places. The song repeatedly takes up quotes from other titles from this decade. Including a-has Take On Me , Cutting Crews (I Just) Died in Your Arms , Tears for Fears ' Head over Heels, Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel and Modern Englishs I Melt with You as well as Kim Wilde's You Keep Me Hanging On .
Songs from the 1970s are also taken up. The title also quotes Elton John's Tiny Dancer . The name of the song is a reference to ABBA's SOS .
Commercial win
In the United States, the track reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , Pop 100, Hot Dance Music / Club Play, Hot Dance Airplay, Hot Digital Songs, and the Hot Digital Tracks . The song reached number 2 at the Pop 100 Airplay . SOS broke the 2,000,000 downloads mark in the US.
The title became Rihanna's first number one hit in Australia and stayed on top for eight weeks. In Great Britain and Germany, the song came up to number 2. After 13 weeks, the song was removed from the British singles charts, as there is a remix by SOS on the single for Unfaithful . The rules of the UK charts state that a current single cannot have a remix of a previous single if it is still in the charts.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
2 (20 weeks) | 20th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
4th (28 weeks) | 28 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
3 (33 weeks) | 33 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
2 (13 weeks) | 13 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (28 weeks) | 28 |
Single content
In addition to the radio edit , the single in Germany also contains the instrumental version and the music video. It also contains the song Break It Off as an additional title .
Music video
The official music video was directed by directed by Chris Applebaum and celebrated on 23 March 2006 at MTV's Total Request Live and Much Music's MuchOnDemand Premiere . The music video is a typical dance video, which choreographically depicts isolated text passages and is divided into various visual themes. For example, Rihanna dances together with a male dancer in a spotlight directed at the couple , in which he pushes them away from him. Again and again the video shows scenes in which Rihanna appears with male and female background dancers but also dances solo choreographies. Visually, a lot of fade effects are used.
Awards
- Billboard Music Awards 2006: Hot Dance Airplay Song of the Year
- MuchMusic Video Awards 2006: Best International Artist Video
Live performances
Rihanna sang the song on her Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour 2006, her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour 2007 to 2009 and her Last Girl on Earth Tour 2010 to 2011, among others .
She also sang the song at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christina Milian from Island Def Jam dropped. Retrieved February 28, 2011 .
- ↑ http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JR_Rotem_Interview.html
- ↑ a b Interview with Evan Bogart, songwriter for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Leona Lewis - February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Paul Grein: Week Ending Jan. 2, 2011: This Is No Bomb. Retrieved March 10, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ The 2006 Billboard Music Award Winners. Retrieved February 28, 2011 .