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"Shut Up and Drive"
Song

"Shut Up and Drive" is a song written by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers for Rihanna's third album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). The track samples New Order's 1983 single "Blue Monday". Its lyrics use automobiles as a metaphor for the persona in an offer of sex.[1] It was released as the second North American single in June 2007 (see 2007 in music).[2] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 88.[3]

Critical reception

The song has received mixed reviews from music critics. Slant Magazine found that the song did not live up to its campy title,[4] and The Village Voice described it as simultaneously "goofy and sexually daring".[1] All Music Guide, however, referred to it as "a sleek, forthcoming proposition…as undeniable and rocking as Sugababes' 2002 U.K. smash 'Freak Like Me'".[5]

Music video

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Rihanna working on a car in the music video.

The song's music video premiered on Yahoo on June 20, 2007. The video begins with Rihanna and several other girls working in a car mechanic garage in a suggestive manner. Rihanna and the girls are shown working under the hoods of the cars, before slamming the hoods down on cue with the first "Shut Up and Drive" part of the lyrics. The video then cuts to where two cars are preparing to race. Rihanna and her friends show up, and Rihanna proceeds to flirt with the two race car drivers through the open windows of their cars at the start line. Rihanna then directs the drivers to "Shut Up and Drive", and they take off. She is then shown performing with her band. She is also shown in the car garage, and walking around the race yard throughout the video.

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 50[6]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 37[7]
Canadian Hot 100 34[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Dugue, Rodney. "Mediocre Girl Gone Good". The Village Voice. June 5, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
  2. ^ MTV.
  3. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Reigns Again Atop Hot 100", Billboard.com, June 14, 2007.
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "Music Review: Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad". Slant Magazine. May 22, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
  5. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Good Girl Gone Bad > Overview". All Music Guide. 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
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