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"Disturbia"
Song

"Disturbia" is a song written by Andre Merritt, Chris Brown,[1] and Robert Allen for the re-release of Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad, and is the third single from the re-release, following "Take a Bow" and "If I Never See Your Face Again" and the seventh single from the original album. The song was produced by Brian Kennedy with background vocals by Chris Brown and Andre Merritt. It was featured in a Circuit City commercial.

Song information

The song was originally written by Chris Brown and his team known as the Graffiti Artizts and was considered for the re-release of his album Exclusive. However, Brown felt that the song would be better suited for a female singer. He then forwarded the song to Rihanna. Def Jam had considered saving the track for Rihanna's next album in 2009, because she had already recorded "Take a Bow" for the re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad. However, Rihanna and her team felt that the song was a summer single and needed to be recorded and released as soon as possible. The decision was finally made to release the song as the follow up to "Take a Bow".

The song follows in the footsteps of Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" by being a fast and upbeat pop/dance-rhythmic song. However, in contrast to the upbeat music of "Don't Stop the Music", it is lyrically dark in tone, being about a state of mental anguish, delusional feelings and confusion.

Critical reception

Billboard critic Jonathon Newan describes Disturbia as "a collaboration of lyrical genius with upbeat rythmic cadence. By far it is Rihanna's most intuitive and self-honest song off Good Girl Gone Bad. More discotech and enjoyable than "Umbrella", and more extroverted than "S.O.S". It's a sure summer-topping hit."

The song is currently on BBC Radio 1's A List.[2]

Rihanna is reported to be giving her first live performance of "Disturbia" at the Fashion Rocks event in New York's Radio City Hall on September 5, 2008.[3]

Music video

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Rihanna engaging in a thriller-esque dance routine in the music video for "Disturbia".

The video for "Disturbia" was filmed in late June 2008. It is directed by Anthony Mandler and co-directed by Rihanna.[4]

The video, which is considered to be her darkest video yet, begins with a short intro before the music begins with Rihanna spinning in a chair, followed by a scene where she is in a "cage" (although the left and right sides are open, with two men on each side), wearing a short blond wig and light blue contact lenses which cover her eyes entirely. For the first verse she can be seen on the piano, on her "throne" and an electric chair with a dancer on each side (one with a fan, another with heavy handcuffs). She is also smoking on the electric chair. When the chorus starts, she is lifted in the air by her dancers. The chorus continues with her dancing with the dancers in front of a bright yellow light, similar to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The imagery of the video is also reminiscent of Madonna's collaborations with photograph Steven Klein on photographs and video installation pieces that first appeared at Deitch Gallery in New York, NY and later as part of Madonna's "Re-Invention World Tour". The photographs were also featured on the cover of and in an editorial in W Magazine.

When she sings the line "disturbia" she is seen in a bed frame. In the second verse her hands are tied to a piece of wood and her face is pushed up against a wooden pole. There is also a fire beside her. When she sings "It's a thief of the night/I feel like a monster" she is with a mannequin on a couch. The camera is sometimes placed behind some metal spikes. The chorus begins and the dancers in front of the light scene start again. Although when she says "disturbia" again she can be seen with her limbs in the wall/floor with a few tarantulas on her. She is wearing a feathered head piece and a body suit. The video shows all the scenes quickly before the breakdown. In the breakdown her feet are chained together and her hands are chained together and into the floor. She is in a cell with a low ceiling, so low she has to bend over. She is struggling to get free. The video ends with scenes of her doing things in the beginning of the video, excluding the feathered head piece, the limbs in the wall/floor, her with the mannequin and her being tied to a piece of wood scenes. Additional scenes are her wearing a feather boa and her also wearing a headdress. The video was choreographed by Rihanna's long time choreographer, Tina Landon.

Video release

The "Disturbia" video was exclusive on iTunes for a 48-hour period. It debuted on MTV’s TRL and BET’s 106 and Park on July 24 2008 and on VH1 on July 26. It debuted in the UK on August 1. On July 25, Universal Music Group released the video to YouTube where it has been viewed 3.9 million times and continues to get views.[5]

Chart performance

On June 26, 2008, "Disturbia" debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's highest debut on the chart to date, as well as her sixth top twenty from Good Girl Gone Bad.[6] The next week, the song rose to the eleventh position, but experienced a drop to fifteen the week after, staying there for two additional weeks. However, the next week after the release of the video and a massive increase in sales and radio, the song jumped to its new peak number of number four. It made Rihanna the sixth female singer (Madonna, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Mariah Carey and Ashanti being the other five) to have two songs in the top five, as her previous single, "Take a Bow", was at number two that same week.[7] The following week, the song reached number three, just above her other hit single.[8] On August 14, 2008 it topped the chart and is her third #1 single from Good Girl Gone Bad.[9]. On July 29 2008, "Disturbia" jumped to number two on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, topping it in the following week.[10]

On the Canadian Hot 100, the song has peaked at number three.[11]

In the UK, although not yet released as a single, "Disturbia" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #47 due to digital sales. After the release of the music video, the song re-entered the chart at forty-seven, climbing to #34, and then the week following reached a new peak at #9. The song also debuted at number forty-five in Ireland, rising to number nine after the release of the music video.

In New Zealand, "Disturbia" has so far reached a peak of number five, giving Rihanna her fourth top five hit, and fifth top ten hit there from Good Girl Gone Bad, since "Hate That I Love You" peaked at number six. In Australia, it has climbed to number twenty-two before it's official release. The song was the most added song to Australian radio in it's first week of major radio release.[12]

"Disturbia" also debuted at number thirty on the United World Chart, and has so far reached number nine.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[13] 17
Canadian Hot 100[14] 3
Irish Singles Chart[15] 7
Euro 200[16] 115
European Hot 100[17] 77
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[18] 5
Swedish Singles Chart[19] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[21] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[22] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay[23] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs[24] 1
UK Singles Chart[25] 9
United World Chart[26] 9


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Remixes and other versions

Disturbia Remixes (US Promo CD)
1. Jody den Broeder Radio Edit
2. Craig C’s Master Radio Mix
3. Craig C and Nique’s Master Radio Mix
4. Jody den Broeder Remix
5. Craig C’s Master Vocal Mix
6. Craig C and Nique’s Tibal Mayhem Mix
7. Jody den Broeder Bum Bum Dub
8. Craig C’s Dubstramental Mix
9. Craig C and Nique’s Bom Dub Mix

References

  1. ^ a b ASCAP ACE Search Results: Disturbia. ASCAP. Retrieved July 19 2008.
  2. ^ www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=586&news_id=105754
  5. ^ http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zdhHLvT7k
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ Billboard Charts: August 09, 2008
  8. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  9. ^ Billboard Charts: August 23, 2008
  10. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  11. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  12. ^ http://www.themusicnetwork.com.au/20.0.html
  13. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50
  14. ^ Canadian Hot 100: Disturbia. Billboard. August 9 2008. Retrieved July 31 2008.
  15. ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  16. ^ http://www.apcchart.com/
  17. ^ Rihanna "Disturbia" - European Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved August 11 2008.
  18. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  19. ^ http://www.swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s
  20. ^ Billboard Charts: August 23, 2008
  21. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  22. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  23. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  24. ^ Billboard Charts: August 16, 2008
  25. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_singles.php
  26. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-week33-2008.htm
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