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| Single by Rihanna | ||||||||||
| from the album Music of the Sun | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Should I" (with J-Status) |
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| Released | August 22, 2005 (see release history) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" maxi single | |||||||||
| Recorded | February 2005 | |||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop, dancehall | |||||||||
| Length | 4:07 (Album Version) 3:34 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Def Jam, SRP | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Alisha Brooks, R. Fenty | |||||||||
| Producer | Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers | |||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) Gold (RIANZ) |
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"Pon de Replay" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna. The song was written by Rihanna and Valda Nobles and produced by Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, and Evan Rogers for her 2005 debut album, Music of the Sun. Her debut single, the song peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top five single; it also peaked at number-one in New Zealand, number two in the UK and at number six and number seven in Australia and Canada, respectively. The beat for "Pon de Replay" was also used in Natasja Saad's hit "Mon De Reggae".
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After meeting music producer Evan Rogers, Rihanna began recording song for her demo recordings with the help of Rogers and his partner Carl Sturken.[1] The demo took a year to record, eventually being a four-song demo, which included her first hit "Pon De Replay."[1] She stated that when she first heard "Pon de Replay", she didn't want to record the song because she felt that the song was very sing-songy and very Nursery rhyme.[2] After she started recording the song, she went along with it and started liking it.[2] Shortly after finishing recording her demo, Rihanna moved to New York along with Rogers in January 2005 to send her demo to various record labels and people within the industry. In February 2005, then-label head Jay-Z heard the demo and asked her to audition for the label who subsequently signed her in one day.[3]
"Pon de Replay" was written and produced by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers while working on her demo recordings. The song was eventually added to the album and released as the album's lead single.[1] "Pon de Replay" was first made public in the mainstream media on March 17, 2005 on MTV News.[4] The single was officially released on August 9, 2005 to Australian music retail and on August 22, 2005 in the United Kingdom.
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Musically, "Pon de Replay" is an uptempo dance-pop song. Predominantly reggae,[5] it is set in common time in F# minor, sawing dance-pop and contains mild R&B infused beats.[5] Lyrically, "Pon de Replay" talks about the joy of dancing,[6] telling the DJ to repeat the song over and increase the volume.[6] The song contains the lyrics "Hey Mr. DJ", which is mostly used in songs that lyrically talk about dancing as evident in songs like "Play" by Jennifer Lopez and on "Music" by Madonna.[6] Rihanna explained the song title by saying, "It's just language that we speak in Barbados. It's broken English. Pon is on, De means the, so it's just basically telling the DJ to put my song on the replay."[7]
The song received generally positive reviews. Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic said that "Pon de Replay" is driven by booming dancehall-lite beats and a reggae vocal cadence [...] "it's a simple dance-pop song at its core, with standard English-language singing as well as a can't-miss singalong hook."[8] Barry Walters of Rolling Stone magazine described the song as "a poppy piece of dancehall reggae with slapping, syncopated beats recalling big-band jazz."[9] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song a genuine dance club trend in sight and described it as a dancehall-pop mixture.[10] However he also noted that the song owes plenty of its sweat and shimmy to Beyoncé's "Baby Boy."[10] Bill Lamb of About.com said, that the primal drums of the song are reminiscent of early 80's new wave classics by the likes of Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow.[11]
In the United States, "Pon de Replay" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart debuting at number ninety-seven.[12] The song entered the top ten for the issue dated July 16, 2005.[13] It rose to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30, 2005,[14] in addition to peaking at number two on the Pop 100.[15] The song spent three weeks at number two,[12] and twelve weeks on the top ten,[16] however despite spending twelve weeks on the top ten, the song was held off the top spot by Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together", which spent fourteen non-consecutive weeks at number-one,[17] and also held off the top spot by Pussycat Dolls's "Don't Cha" from the Pop 100. The song reached number-one on the Hot Digital Songs chart. "Pon de Replay" was also a major dance hit topping both the Hot Dance Club Play and the Hot Dance Airplay chart for two weeks. It also performed well on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart peaking at number twenty-four; most of its chart points had been received from airplay from pop stations and from its digital downloads. In an unusual situation, the track reached number six on the Hot Rap Tracks, an unlikely supporter of the song. On the non-Billboard chart, ARC Top 40, the track hit number-one. After twenty-seven weeks on the chart, "Pon de Replay" was certified platinum for selling over 1,000,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The video for "Pon de Replay" was directed by music video director Little X.[18] The video is set in a club.[18] The video begins with Rihanna and two her friends arriving at a club where everybody is bored and not dancing because of the low music.[19] She steps up on a platform, wearing a silver belly top with baggy jeans, and begins singing and dancing the song, causing the DJ, played by DJ Cipha Sounds, to turn the music up and everybody to start dancing.[19] Scenes of people dancing in the club are inter cut with images being juxtaposed of Rihanna singing leaning against the wall wearing a light blue short dress.[19] Rihanna is also featured belly dancing and an additional cameo appearance from Kardinal Offishall.[20] The video ends with people in the club formed in a circle dancing in the middle. The music video was also popular receiving much play from MTV and BET. It peaked at number two on MTV's Total Request Live spending thirty-seven days on the countdown; it was not able to retire due to the early introduction of the music video for her second single, "If It's Lovin' That You Want". The video reached number four on BET's 106 & Park and remained on the countdown for over twenty days.
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Pop girl group Girl Authority covered the song in 2006 for their self-titled debut album. "Weird Al" Yankovic also covered part of the song in his polka medley "Polkarama!" from the album Straight Outta Lynwood.
"Pon de Replay" is the first single released in 2005 off the album Music of the Sun by pop singer Rihanna.
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"Pon de Replay" ("Play It Again") is a song written by Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, and Alisha Brooks for pop singer Rihanna's debut album, Music of the Sun (2005). Produced by Nobles, Struken, and Rogers, it was released as the album's first single in summer 2005. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Top 5 single; it also peaked at number 1 in New Zealand, number 2 in the UK and at number 6 and number 7 in Australia and Canada, respectively. The beat for "Pon de Replay" was also used in Natasja Saad's hit "Mon De Reggae". Pon de Replay was also a major dance hit topping both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the Dance Radio Airplay chart for 2 weeks. It also performed well on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts peaking at #24; most of its chart points had been received from airplay from pop stations and from its digital downloads. In an unusual situation, the track reached #6 on the Hot Rap Tracks, an unlikely supporter of the song. On the non-Billboard chart, ARC Top 40, the track also hit #1. Pop girl group Girl Authority covered the song in 2006 for their debut album. The song was the 21st best sell of 2005 with 3,970,000 units sold.[1]
The hit single, "Pon de Replay" was first made public in the mainstream media on March 17, 2005 by publicist, Jonathan Hay through co-producer Vada Nobles on MTV News.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robyn Rihanna Fenty |
| Born | February 20, 1988 |
| Origin | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, reggae, dance-pop, electronica, electropop, dancehall |
| Occupations | Singer, model, fashion designer, music director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings |
| Associated acts | Ne-Yo, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Timbaland |
| Website | Official Site |
In the music video, directed by Little X, Rihanna and her friends arrive at the club where everybody is bored and not dancing because of the low music. Rihanna steps up and sings the song, causing the DJ to turn the music up and everybody to start dancing. The music video also features Rihanna doing some belly dancing moves. The music video was also popular receiving much play from MTV and BET. It peaked at #2 on MTV's Total Request Live spending 37 days on the countdown; it was not able to retire due to the early introduction of the music video for her second single, "If It's Lovin' That You Want". The video reached #4 on BET's 106 & Park and remained on the countdown for over 20 days.
"Weird Al" Yankovic covered part of the song in his polka medley Polkarama! from the album Straight Outta Lynwood
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