Umbrella (song)

Umbrella
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
publication	March 23, 2007
length	4:35 (album version) 4:14 (radio version)
Genre (s)	R&B , hip-hop
text	The-Dream Christopher Stewart Kuk Harrell Jay-Z
music	Christopher Stewart The-Dream
Award (s)	Grammy Award for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration ( 2008 )
album	Good Girl Gone Bad
Cover version
2009	The Baseballs

Umbrella (Engl. For umbrella ) is one of The-Dream , Christopher Stewart, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell and Jay-Z song written the Barbadian R & B singer Rihanna , which it with the American US Hip-Hop Artists Jay-Z grossed.

overview

The song was released as the first single from Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad, on March 29, 2007 and was a huge hit worldwide. The single was produced by Christopher Stewart. The piece is a pop song with influences from R&B , dance pop and hip hop .

In 2008 Umbrella earned Rihanna and Jay-Z a Grammy Award for Best Collaboration - Rap / Vocal and Nominations for Single of the Year and Song of the Year . The single was number one in the UK for 10 weeks . In the lyrics, Rihanna and Jay-Z communicate about bad weather and that they don't mind, because they understand each other and have a screen for negative events under which one can escape (chorus: Now that's raining more than ever, Know that we 'll still have each other, You can stand under my umbrella ... ).

successes

The song reached the top ten in numerous national charts . On June 9, 2007, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 based on download numbers. The single became the highest debut since Nielsen SoundScan introduced the US download charts in 2003. Umbrella was Rihanna's second number one hit in the US since SOS (2006). and was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. In the 2007 Billboard annual charts, the song was second behind Beyoncé's hit Irreplaceable .

The song reached number one on the UK charts only through downloads and became Rihanna's first number one hit in the UK. After ranked number one for nine weeks in a row, the song broke Gnarls Barkley's Crazy record as the longest-running number one hit of the decade in the UK. A week later, Umbrella was number one in the UK Top 40 for its tenth week , making it the longest-running number one hit of the millennium and 21st century in Britain. On December 12, 2008, the single went platinum in the UK . On May 21, 2007 Umbrella went straight to number 1 on the Danish hit lists and was able to maintain the top position for seven weeks. The song stayed in the charts for a total of 21 weeks and went platinum . In Ireland , the song rose to eighth place on May 17, 2007 in the GFK charts. A week later, Rihanna took first place and stayed there for seven more weeks. The title also reached number one in the charts in other European countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (44 weeks)	44
Austria (Ö3)	1 (34 weeks)	34
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (72 weeks)	72
United Kingdom (OCC)	1 (71 weeks)	71
United States (Billboard)	1 (33 weeks)	33

Awards

Prices

• Barbados Music Awards
  • 2008: in the "Song of the Year" category
  • 2010: in the category "Song of the Decade"
• Billboard Music Awards
  • 2007: in the category "Hot Dance Airplay Song of the Year"
  • 2007: in the category "European Hot 100 Song of the Year"
• Grammy Awards
  • 2008: in the category "Best Rap / Sung Collaboration"
• MTV Video Music Awards
  • 2007: in the category "Monster Single of the Year"
  • 2007: in the category "Video of the Year"
• MuchMusic Video Awards
  • 2008: in the category "Most Watched Video"
• Swiss Music Awards
  • 2008: in the category "Best Song International"

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	100,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	600,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	10,784
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Spain (Promusicae)	8 × platinum	160,000
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum (single) + 2 × platinum (mastertone)	8,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 34 × platinum	10,720,784

Main article: Rihanna / Music Sales Awards

Other versions and uses

Because of Umbrella 's worldwide success , Def Jam produced five new versions of the song with Rihanna, which she sang at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards . In 2009 a cover version of the song by The Baseballs was released . Umbrella , including the music video, is included in the karaoke computer games SingStar Pop Volume 2 and Lips . A cover version of the song is included in the game Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 . In the episode Substitute ( The Substitute ) of the second season of the television series Glee , the cast sang a mashup of Umbrella and Singin 'in the Rain by Gene Kelly with guest actress Gwyneth Paltrow .

Web links

• Official music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The 10 Best Songs of 2007 . In: Entertainment Weekly . December 28, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Jonathan Cohen: Rihanna, Shop Boyz Rocket To The Top Of Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
3. ↑ Clover Hope: Rihanna's 'SOS' Rockets To No. 1 On Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, May 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
4. ↑ Jonathan Cohen: Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Reigns Again Atop Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, June 14, 2007. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
5. ↑ Jonathan Cohen: Rihanna, Shop Boyz Still Not Budging On Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, July 5, 2007. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
6. ↑ Jonathan Cohen: Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Reigns Again On Hot 100 . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, July 12, 2007. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
7. ↑ 2007: The Year in Music - The Billboard Hot 100 . In: Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved on November 8, 2008.
8. ^ Paul Sexton: Rihanna, Linkin Park Take Control Of UK Charts . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, May 21, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2008. 
9. ^ Jay-Z protege makes chart history at Radio 1's Big Weekend . In: NME , May 20, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2008. 
10. ^ Paul Sexton: Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Nearing UK Chart History . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, July 16, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
11. ↑ Paul Sexton: Rihanna Makes It 10 Weeks Atop UK Singles Chart . In: Billboard , Nielsen Business Media, Inc, July 23, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2008. 
12. ↑ Certified Awards . British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
13. ↑ [1] Official website of the Danish charts | Date of access = 21. December 2014
14. ↑ [2] Official website of the GFK | Access date = 21. December 2014
15. ↑ Umbrella in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
16. ^ Umbrella in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
17. ↑ Umbrella in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
18. ↑ Rihanna feat. Jay-Z in the Official UK Charts (English)
19. ↑ Overview Rihanna , www.billboard.com, accessed on 26 December 2014
20. ↑ Laura: Rihanna's Umbrella ella ella eh eh eh , The Bag Lady. July 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 10, 2008.  
21. ↑ Now chart topper Rihanna sells her own umbrellas! . In: Daily Mail , July 26, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008. 
22. ^ MadTV , Nov. 27, 2007. Fox network
23. ^ Lips review . IGN. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
24. ↑ DDRcommunity: DDR Hottest Party 2 Media . In: DDR Online Community . Konami. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. 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. Retrieved August 2, 2008. 
25. ↑ Hollywood.com: 'Glee' Recap: The Substitute . November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.