Rihanna Songs: Umbrella
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Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Umbrella. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 192. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: “Umbrella” is a song by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by rapper Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart. It was released as the lead single for Rihanna’s third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. The track was released worldwide on March 29, 2007, and since its release, “Umbrella” has been covered by many artists worldwide and became a zeitgeist hit in pop culture. The song has also achieved commercial success by topping charts in Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as reaching the top ten in many other countries. Following a successful chart performance worldwide and a positive reception from critics, the song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007 published by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2008, “Umbrella” earned Rihanna and Jay-Z a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in addition to receiving nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In the United Kingdom it is deemed an iconic song and is one of the most played songs on radio in British history. It managed to stay at number one for 10 weeks, the longest time spent by a female and in the 21st century, the 2000s decade, and on this chart, making it the most successful No.1 of the decade in that country. American songwriter-producer Christopher “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “The-Dream” Nash and Kuk Harrell convened in January 2007 at the Atlanta-based Triangle Studios to create new material. In the studio, Stewart was “messing around with a walloping hi-hat sound”. With his attention…http://booksllc.net/?id=10123838
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