"Though the song failed to crack Top 40 of the US and US singles charts it fared better elsewhere, especially in France where it remained at #1 for five weeks. It contains samples of Jay-Z’s 2001 track titled “All I Need”.

Rock City were inspired by Bob Marley's 1973 song "I Shot the Sheriff" and set out to create a song which embodied the same feel, but from a female perspective.
My favorite artists are all reggae artists. The song's music video was shot in Jamaica in April 2011, and directed by Anthony Mandler, who has worked with Rihanna on most of her visuals. Several cover versions of this track have been released by Theron added that critics of the video's violent beginning are forgetting that the dancehall-flavoured song, like so much Caribbean music, is about telling tales. "Madonna's hit "Don't Tell Me" was written by her brother-in-law, Joe Henry, who has produced albums by Hugh Laurie and Bonnie Raitt.Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.The man who created Yacht Rock with "Sailing" wrote one of his biggest hits while on acid. is a Song Meanings and Facts © 2020. Fiona's highly-anticipated third album almost didn't make it. Écrite par Shama \"Sham\" Joseph, Timothy & Theron Thomas et Shontelle Layne, elle est produite par Joseph. ... 'Cause when you listen to the song word-for-word-for-word, if she shot it theatrically how [the lyrics are], it probably would have been a little [more graphic], if you ask me. It really was so easy for Linda Ronstadt to score a hit with her Buddy Holly cover of "It's So Easy." She would sometimes change the lyric to: "It's so easy to have a hit, all you have to do is recycle it."R.E.M. Netherlands.“Man Down” peaked at number 59 on the Hot 100. Background information
“Man down” is a single performed by Rihanna on her new album “Loud”. Lyrically, Rihanna is a fugitive after she shoots a man, an action she later regrets. "I'm super inspired by reggae music [and it] has been a part of me since I was born, and I grew up listening to it. "The song's music video was shot in Jamaica in April 2011, and directed by Anthony Mandler, who has worked with Rihanna on most of her visuals. He called it "an old, long song about a guy at a depressing piano bar.

Yes. Dabbling in Satanism? Creed so bad they were sued? "I just think sometimes people need something to talk about, and this is a thing to talk about. La chanson est envoyée aux radios urbaines et rythmiques le 23 mai 2011 comme le cinquième single dans le monde. Rihanna responded with the claim that the video was "art with a message."

"'Man Down' is gangsta! got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.Bob Seger's "Beautiful Loser" was inspired by a book written by Leonard Cohen called Beautiful Losers.Wang Chung's '80s classic "Dance Hall Days" is about how things can start simple but end up complex.


Several critics singled out “Man Down” as Loud’s highlight, while others commented … The Parents Television Council, who are a non-profit organization that advocates responsible entertainment, criticized the singer for "cold, calculated execution of murder" in the video. Here's how it finally came together after two years and a leak.