Despite finding much love atop Billboard charts with monster hit ‘We Found Love’, the follow up single ‘You Da One’ and parent album ‘Talk That Talk’ were unable to boast similar successes. Though still (barely) afloat in the chart ranking’s upper half, Rihanna and team have decided to go back to the drawing board to boost the not-so-lovely sales of her sixth album. In what comes as a commendable bid, Fenty has enlisted a former co-star to join her for her third lift from the 2011 set.
Taking to Twitter to lend the announcement moments ago, this one is sure to have fans talking! Find out what after the jump:
We gotta give it to Riri on this one, the track is certified heat! A great follow up to the two’s first collabo ‘Umbrella’, ‘Talk’ works as a sure-fire appeal to her often overlooked Urban audience as well as her solidified pop standing. Already amassing nearly 6 million views on the singer’s official Youtube page (with just audio alone), the hints that this was next have clearly been there for a while. Suit this one up with a hot video and Rihanna may have found the Savior for the musical coaster that is ‘Talk That Talk’.
Now if only we could find a Savior from those vocals. Tsk…one step at a time we suppose.
Your thoughts?
smashhhhh then where have you been will destroy them hkoz omg
You da one is clearly a buzz single. no promo no performance nothing o well
Noooooooo! Why would she pick this song when there are songs on the album that would have been perfect singles! Uuuggghh I need to be on her team
The only song I liked is Roc Me Out.
But I don’t think even Jay Z will help this songs chart performance in the US. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It happened to Nelly and Kelly…it can happen to Jay and Ri.
Good 3rd single. Would’ve preferred it as the second but it will do well as a third. Save ‘Where Have you been’ for the 4th to kill everything in sight.
you da one buzz single? lmao. oh ok.
L.A. Reid is making things happen for Ciara. “Watch and Learn” is reportedly Rihanna’s 4th single and the song’s producer Hit Boy revealed Ciara will be featured on it! The video will be shot in early Feb. This is huge for Ciara, and L.A.’s close ties to both ladies made it happen.
kimberly b**** sit on a knife, pull it out, then lick it clean, thatll be the taste in ya mouth after the queen continues her reign… yew madT?
I KNEWWWW it would be “Talk That Talk.”
Just heard it on KAMP FM AKA AMP Radio in LA. . .
You da one was a buzz single??? Lol! That’s funny. Anyway I Like that song. I see they hurried up and released that third single, you da one didn’t do as well everyone expected it to be.
@rnbxclusive I hope this is true. I think RiRi and CiCi would sound pretty good together on that song actually.
@RNBexclusive f*** outta here. Post me a source or its b******* bae. WHYB BETTA be the 4th or I’ll slap that bald b**** till he sprouts hair.
AFTER DIS …. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN NEEDS TO BE RELEASED AROUND THE WORLD…I KNOW IT CAN REACH WFL’S SUCCESS!!!
TTT!!! <3
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN WILL BE ONE OF 2012’S BIGGEST HITS!!!!
I know no Beyonce stans are in here talking trash when you da one peaked higher (#14).than all of.Beys 4162723 singles from 4. And I know they not talking about buzz singles when that’s the term they use when a single doesn’t hit the top 20 ie 1+1 countdown etc
Talk that talk is a great follow up single. Then Where Have you been. I don’t like that song but the rest of the navy does and it should smash.
I like Talk That Talk….the urban radio will eat this up
@WHUT @RNBexclusive f*** outta here. Post me a source or its b******* bae. WHYB BETTA be the 4th or I’ll slap that bald b**** till he sprouts hair.
CO-SIGNS
WHYB will be 2012 summer anthem and the video betta have sickening choreography n baddass Britney breakdown lol
She is a beautiful girl…I love her…TGJ always pick good pics of her. Modeling & Fashion is her calling…not so much music (eventhough I LOVE her songs)
Dreadful choice. She’s already on her third single and just barely scanning past the 500 mark. I see a re-release coming up
Are we still talking about this album?
About damn time! SMH I like You Da One, but it should not have ever been released.
Talk That Talk was clearly the best second single choice. It even charted at like 30 something the week the album was released!
She should have released it a few weeks prior to the album, it would have boosted her first week sales the same way that What’s My Name did. She neglected her urban audience this time around but glad to see that it’s being fixed!
THANK F***! I don’t know why You Da One was released, one of the worst songs on the album. This song is gonna slay, and the fact that it climbed into the top tier of the top 20 on iTunes from album downloads alone is a big indication. I mean, the song f****** claimed a spot in the top 40 on the UK singles chart on downloads alone. This is clearly a good choice. Where Have You Been next and it’s a wrap, she will annihilate some b******!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AAWAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!
I want Where Have You Been!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where have you been would! do horrible, sounds too much like we found love
i think her single order should have been
1. we found lo!ve
2. roc me out
3. do ya thang
4. we all want love
5. farewell
6. talk that talk ft. jay-z
7. you da one
promos
1. birth!day cake
2. red lipstick
then she need a break…4real
Rihanna issssss on a Break, Every One!
She’s on a well Deserved Break and since
she has Learned from the Best, this is what
you do when you are on a Break, Folks.
Keep it going Princess because this is
just the Tip of the ICEBURG, And perhaps
your Vocals will get even TIGHTER Since
Selling over 6 Million and counting of “Loud”
Since Giving Birth to your “Beautiful Baby “Loud”
You and “Loud” Off Springs” # 1’s Has been
Raising sand/cane And making it very hard
for the “CHARTS” To keep their Cool.
I Know all about that Force that is Bigger and Badder
than all of us Who Holds us Tight when we Tremble
That Force Holds us Tight when we are Sad, That
Powerful Force is the very same Force that can Help
Us and Lift us Up it Seems Like From what we Call
The IMPOSSIBLE And it will be the same Force that
Will Keep Guiding & Showing Rihanna Her Way. This
Same Powerful Force Will Help Her Beautiful and
Powerful Vocals Get Even Better and she Keep right
on Learning all the she can Learn. And even if her
Vocal are not as Strong as Others She is still doing
what it takes to Sell Albums & Singles and People
Seems to Gravitate to Her & Her Beautiful Caribbean
Laced Music Like A Magnet.
That is why she has been CROWNED THE YOUTUBE QUEEN!
Things keep right on getting Good, Better & Best For the Princess
and Queen Of The Night! Pretty Young Thing Who in spite of all of
the talk about Her Vocals and this and that shes still Making Huge
Waves and she’s doing it with the same Vocals she Started with Because
she was “Born With Her Unique Vocals” And that always tend to make
bytches out of her Haters , Doubters and Nay Sayers.
SMART TEAM.
now the world is buzzin over Jay-z and his daughter ” IVY Blue” and her team want some of that .
EXPECTED !!!
but WHYB would have been just PERFECT. 😡
i don’t know how the song will do. but Jay-z’s name will carry this s*** ! hopefully more than a TOP 20 hit !
and the single cover is UGLY ! she has better promo-pics in TTT promo pics !
why she will pick this one where she looks like a jobless “plumber” ?!! 😡 WTF ?!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAS Thank YOU!!
I Love how she asked her FANS what should be the next single,,and she choose right this why I lpve her.
This should have been the SECOND SIngle but third will have to do. THE UK will EAT This UP!!! I Hope it has a CUTE Video. I see a Top Ten coming soon
4TH Single should and WILL be Where Have You Been That single is going to DESTROOOOOOOOOOY the chart’s I don’t think people understand. WFL Was CUTE But WHUB Is a WIG SNATCHING CHART SLAYING Single waiting in it’s CAVE Ready to slay.
Then she can give us a Cockiness/ Birthday Cake promo single..
Then 5TH Single should be DRUNK ON LOVE OR WE ALL WANT LOVE
End Era with Roc Me OUT!
Really hope she releases “Where Have You Been” soon. That song is a guaranteed #1 if she releases. I think We All Want Love is the weakest song on the album but it would chart well. A full version of Birthday Cake might be the 4th single.
I have to say that I’m completely mystified as to why this single choice is predicted to be the album’s savior. It’s not a bad song, but it’s nothing special. It reminds me of Rated R’s ‘So Hard’. Both singles were decent, but didn’t have smash hit written all over them. I haven’t heard TTT (the album) since it’s debut week, but from what I can remember the standouts were: ‘Roc Me Out’ and ‘Cockiness’ (which seem to be a little ‘Feedback’ inspired), along with 1 more that I can’t think of at the moment. The artwork for TTT’s single cover is just okay. I just don’t think this will go very far. I have to listen to this ‘Where have you been’, because I don’t remember that being so much of this great creation either. I think Rih is picking all the wrong songs!
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Rihanna releasing an urban single. No bueno,she doesnt have much urban fanfare hence BET barely acknowledge her but then again neither does Mtv but thats besides the point. Raining men was sent to radio twice n still dint do well albeit Nicki’s buzz. She shd really stick to her working formula. Urban market dont buy singles n they wont buy rihanna’s album. Some White ppl will get her to platinum n d rest will save their money for her singles. There’s a new one every 2 months anyways n if u think WHYB will do better than wfl, u outta yo mind. When has her subsequent single ever done better than her first? Never!
:deadbanana:
Man,I want her to release Birthday Cake.That song is just the PERFECT twerk song.
Also.I don’t get the excess love towards WHYB….
That song is nothing special.
Watch N Learn>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WHYB AND We Found Love
(Also Drunk on Love should be a single)
This is obviously the right choice to revive Talk That Talk, but I was hopelessly wishing she would release Cockiness. But anywayz…
I love Where Have You Been, but not as a 2nd single. It resembles WFL too much. I think Talk That Talk should have actually been the 2nd single from a PR standard. She could have rode on the hype of Jay-Z with all the attention on him because of the baby….not to mention the song is just plain good.
Where Have You Been should have been the 3rd single…but just place it after Talk That Talk now. I think Cockiness has the potential to be another S&M for Rih if done correctly.
You Da One was a good single but the video was the absolute killer for this song. The song had much hype, and a good video would have reinforced it…but it was so lackluster.
Not suprised. I like this album,though.
My God another generic crap song??? I didn´t bother listening to this song before and seeing it was one of her fans favorite I thought it would be a little better. And oh surprise, another fake collaboration!!!!!!! Yay, her fans will be happy. It seems they like all these things this girl´s label does
Prefer Where Have You Been or Watch and Learn over this. This song doesn’t really crank in the club the way the other two do.
Anything to make Jay – Z feel relevant again, I guess.
this and “we found love” were the only decent songs on the album.
Love anything from you Ri Ri.
I guess we all have different taste< I think You Da One is a brilliant track one of my all time faves from her, i'm not a big fan of the song Talk, but i agree that it's deffo single material and right now with Jay Z all over the press it's a sure fire no.1 Where Have You Been will be the biggest single of this year though, watch this space! the album is brilliant!
Smart choice I just hope the video of this is nice cuz I played the f*ck out of this song lol.
The album is kinda played out though :/
@ISTAn4GAGA :
i agree !
Birthday cake and Watch ‘n’ Learn Are the best Tracks in TTT.
but WHUB is WFL’s fierce alter ego. it is her in her safest zone. so her fans who like her being in #1 in Billboard basic b****** charts will adore it and show it excess love as what u said.
plus it is kind of song that is both Club-friendly and Radio-friendly , 2 in 1 ! and rihanna is all about radio-friendly singles and hits. so …
no wonders her fans will like WHUB that much 😉 ! and to add to that Watch ‘n’ Learn will do just like “YDO” ! maybe a lil better than it if it’s accompanied vid is something fresh like “RB” , “WMN” or even “OG” !!!
so now we will see how ” TTT” will do !!! 😡 ! hope it won’t get overshadowed by WFL as “YDO” did
TTT ” the single” : rihanna in her safest zone ! u can safely call it “WMN” part 2. but with a bigger feat. than drake ! 😡
SHE IS GIVING ME EVERYTHING IN THE PHOTO…WORK OUT C***
This era of Talk that talk is looking a bit like 4 where everything is all over the place and I think this a lot to do with management Roc Nation as a management company is ok but not good for megastars. Good luck Rhi with TTT but it is time for Rhianna to take a break.
Rihanna “HBIC”!!!!!
She keeps right on Gunning for the Kill
and She’s Well on her Way to Much
Bigger & Better Things In The Music
World!
Daaaaaaaam When or these Other
Black Bytches Going To Step Their
Dam So Call Games Up?????????
The insider told MediaTakeOut.com, “I thought it was a pregnant Beyonce [they were talking about], not a new mom Beyonce.” But according to our insider, Bey’s people were SERIOUS about it. The insider added,
“Of course we’d make room [for Beyonce], she’s the biggest star in the world.”
“Of course we’d make room [for Beyonce], she’s the biggest star in the world.”
Where are all of These So Called Bad Bytches
I Mean Hmmmmm They Have Had Well Over
A Year Or Two And Still ADELE Another “Bonified “HBIC”
Rihanna, Ga Ga , Taylor, Katy, Nicky But theres Others
All who are Put On A Higher Level Than RIHANNA But
Where is There Supposed to be Greatest Body Of Work
Ever, Where are These Knock the Charts Out Iconic
Human Beings????
YEP Mr. Geezy, Yeah Right all over the Place with 1.8 Million
Albums sold in the first less than 2-Months and a Single That
Has Proven to be No Match by the Likes of the Offsprings of “4”
or “4” Itself!
While We Know that Beyonce’s is the Biggest Star
in the World But it Still Take all of the Little Stars
To Keep The Worls Shinning Bright and that my
Dear is where Adele, Rihanna, Ga Ga and Others
Come’s and Fit Right In, Hun! Like a Kid Skin Glove!
Rihanna Has Staked Her
Claim on her Part of the
Universe and even Beyonce
Can’t Stake Her Claim On Rihanna’s
Part of the Universe, Not even with
all of the Hoopla that it take to keep
her Shinning!
I love this song, this should obvy the third single.
Her artwork looks good.
I hope the video owns, this single will go to top for sure.
If the right promo is done.
BLEACHanna sounds like SHITE. 😉
The H** could BARELY sell 200k in her 1st week LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
THE GREAT LACEFRONCE will predict this stupid H** will fade within 2-3 Months.Tops 😉
Bleachanna Keeps the Heat turned
Up on Lacefronts Ass High as Hell
I see and Lacefront,,,Always make it
a point to go out of their way to give
BleachAnna The Royal Treatment on
all of Her Post Just Like Clock Work
and that is Beyond Amazing. And i
See BleachAnna had Been Bleaching
Just like her Dad and her Handsome
Brothers all have been doing Right
Down to Their Ears, Fingers and Toes!
Why are people complaining about Talk That Talk being the Third single?
WHUB Could not be the third single because it has to much connection with WFL Their both kinda pop/house and people will think that’s what the album is full of.
And I swear some people where saying rihanna is a sell out and how she is NOT RNB But last time I checked TALK THAT TALK is one of her MOST Urban album since AGLM. I think TTT Is a great single choice is appeals to her urban fans and it has that pop cross over factor and JAY-Z Has a lot of hype right now with his new baby it will do well. It’s already charting in some places.
4th single should be WHUB For summer and tto boost the album sales then cockiness, Drunk On Love, Watch N Learn and We all want love.
Even if ALL The singles don’t go #1 the album will still go on to sell 4million+ Rated R only had ONE #1 Single and it still pulled 3million. TALK THAT TALK is already at 2million in 3 months so everything is good.
Th eonly mistake was You Da One becoming a single =S
Ya thx God she n def jam came to there sense n choose this to b a single … She knw it b a good radio play on all type of stations…so good looking label…
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it’s like the girl is asking for another FLOP SINGLE. I mean RiRi girl lets not forget your greatest achievements are all thanks to your singles!! YOU ARE A SINGLES ARTIST SO LETS NOT BLOW THE FORMULA OUT NOW! TTT is gonna flop like it’s parent album! it’s one of the weakest on the album!(not even DADDY-Z and his buzz coz of BABY BLUE is gonna save this,but i see why you chose this as a single choice 😉 ) stop the nonsense and release the most decent(WHYB) of the 4 only decent songs on this FLOP album and do us all the favour of not having to DRAG the YAWN-vy so hard coz of floppage!!
u dummies dont understand that you da one was released when ‘we found love’ was dominating worldwide, the video was cheap it was obviously for the fans and a different audience, it was a holdover until the next single, if talk that talk was released second it wouldnt reach its potential because it would have been overshadowed by ‘wfl’ ot vice versa, besides shes trying to make a dent in 2012 not the end of 2011! anyway talk that talk will dominate!!! where have you been should be next, then watch n learn, next drunk on love, cockiness and finally farewell
I LOVE Talk That Talk! One of my favs from the album!
@yellow…..LMAO,B**** in what land did RR sell 3mill+ albums?? what land i ask? LMAO,it took RR one year and a month to sell 1mill copies in the U.S,whereas it too 4 only half that time(6 months to be exact) girl everyone and their mama knows RR sold just over 2 mill ww,and until u prove me otherwise,then i’ll stick to my knowledge! and please don’t site wikipedia as a source,and even if you do,the numbers i saw there are simply not adding up to over 3 mill! so sit! Bey’s 4th album OUTSOLD Rih’s 4th in half the time so deal! just like her first 3 all outsold Rih’s first 3 and just like how all her first’s 3 albums put-together outsold all of Rihanna’s 6! LMAO,I CAN’T WITH BEY THE WIG SNATCHER! SHE PASSED IT ON TO BLUE COZ I HEAR BLUE BE SNATCHIN THOSE PACIFIERS ALREADY 😉 😉
Lax
January 11, 2012 at 7:55 am
While We Know that Beyonce’s is the Biggest Star
in the World But it Still Take all of the Little Stars
To Keep The Worls Shinning Bright and that my
Dear is where Adele, Rihanna, Ga Ga and Others
Come’s and Fit Right In, Hun! Like a Kid Skin Glove
I glad that you know BEYONCE IS THE BIGGEST STAR IN THE WORLD
Have a wonderful day(will be in Lax on friday we should hookup and talk about rihanna) lol
Talk that Talk should do well but, its not the livel on Run this Town and now where Close to Umbrella…So im not sure if it will be the big Jay-Z collabo she is looking for? Rihanna doesn’t really have an urban audience so who knows if urban radio will play her s***.
Her career is really iffy right now because she keeps on teetering the line with dance pop and urban pop and so she doesnt have a distinctive fan base for her singles…Hence why Man Down didnt do as well as it should have…if Talk that Talk doesn’t reach at least top ten status Rihanna may have officially lost her “urban” audience which will not fare well for her once Euro-trash pop is dead and gone…
*waitsforWatch-n-learn/BirthdayCakesingles*
yeahhhh!!! another #1 on the way
PRINCESS RIHANNA!!!!!!
@RICHANDBLACK And Thanks for Knowing and Understanding
that While i do agree with You 100% Do Know and stay open
to the Fact that Rihanna is Still The “HBIC” And i am not in LA
Right now but if i was i’d love to get with you for Brunch and
Perhaps Bring with me the “HBIC” To Join us for some Fun
and a Jam Session, Hun!
If Wikipedia is not Good For Rihanna
Then its not Good for any one else
Either!
Go Rih Keep your Foot to the Pedal!
i dont like a vpice on it. but i love the beat. she sounds like a child on this record! i think this will be big club bangin hit!
but since urban songs are struggling in the chart, we wont know if this will do well. but it will….
Why are they rushing a 3rd single when she hasn’t done any promo for YOU DA ONE? She’s off tour now so book a few appearances on tv shows to prop up the single. It seems like they just expect her singles to rise to the top without putting work in to help promote them.
It’s a given (to me) that TALK THAT TALK & WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN will do well both are catchy tracks.
@rihanna
Now, now how come your talk turn cold
Gained the whole world for the price of your soul
Tryin’ to grab hold of what you can’t control
Now you’re all floss, what a sight to behold
Wisdom is better than silver and gold
I was hopeless now I’m all hopeful
Every man want to act like he’s exempt
When him need to get down on his knees and repent
Can’t slick talk on the day of judgment
Your movement’s similar to a serpent
Tried to play straight, how your whole style bent?
Consequence is no coincidence
Hypocrites always want to play innocent
Always want to take it to the full out extent
Always want to make it seem like good intent
Never want to face it when it’s time for punishment
I know that you don’t wanna hear my opinion
But there come many paths and you must choose one
And if you don’t change then the rain soon come
See you might win some but you just lost one
beyonce makes bubblegum music.
overrated voice! beyonce stans are now rihanna stans illuminnati hoez. wack song
good choice she needs good promo and this song will smash… although its not very pop more rnb/hip hoppy, cant see it doing well anywhere but the US….
release Talk that Talk as the 3rd US single and Where Have You Been as the 3rd International Single.
beyonce you are the best their is no one like you i love all your songs god bless you baby blue ivy jay and your family for life long live the queen
I actually don’t like this song at all. It’s boring as hell. ‘You Da One’ was a pretty good song but the snoozer video killed it’s chances. I’d be surprised if it does well, unless the video is great. That whole album is dead if you ask me….
Jay-Z may be all over the press but for the wrong reasons. They are still talking about them taking over the entire floor at that hospital & what they did to the other parents. Jay right now is getting negative feedback all over the web & the media. So this being Rihanna next single is the wrong choice.
Also I really don’t like this song it is missing something
If and I say if Ciara do a song with Rihanna I will not buy it. All this s*** about Ciara on this site and now because she may do a combo with Rihanna it’s ok now. B*******!!!! Lets see if the two faced Navy will buy it.
talk that talk is ok, nothing specia…you the one is a terribe record. should have released the best song on the album (and only due to it using the sample of the xx song ‘intro’…drunk on love! apparently she has another album due out en d of the year!!! wtf!!!!
I LOVE IT! That’s how you throw a little shade, ThatGrapeJuice. Too much shade is MESSY, especially from yal about Rihanna. Perfect amount of shade. LOVE IT
PS i’m sorry but that single cover is a little cheap looking.
SMH! It’s like R******’s team want her to fail at this point! I see the R****** Navy is just lying to themselves and kissing her non singing ass AGAIN! This is a HORRIBLE single choice! Even worse than that horrible ‘You Da One’ crap! It’s obvious they are only choosing this single because it features her pimp Joe Camel and they think HE can make it a hit for her! She has been riding the coat tails of rappers her entire career to get hits, (TI, Eminem, Joe)! She can’t get a hit unless it’s a feature or something something someone else wrote for her….which is basically everything in her entire catalougue! Bwhahahahahaha!
‘TTT is a HORRIBLE album full of a bunch of WEAK, TACKY, TASTELESS s** fueled throw away tracks! If her team had any damn sense they would release one of the FEW decent songs on the album but they are avoiding those like the plaque. ‘Where Have You Been’, ‘We All Want Love’ or at least ‘Roc Me Out’ would be so much better than that horrible ‘Talk That Talk’, I guess they know she would all butcher these songs live so what’s the point! Plus they are all dance tracks and she can’t dance to save her life! Even her own damn team doesn’t have faith in this b****! So sad! Bwhahahahaha!
I guess we should be expecting another ‘fashion show’ styled video with her walking back & forth half naked and giving a stiff whine! Having Joe Camel’s ass in the video won’t help it at all because he is faaaar from anything to look at! SMH! This album is gonna sink faster than the Titanic! Bwhahahahahahaha!
She so stupid…why would you release that as a single dude? Stick to dance and release “Where Have You Been?”. If you wanna do Hip Hop or RnB, “Cockiness (I Love It)” edited. Feature Nicki on it, she would f*** that beat up. Maybe even another female rapper, or singer. Release “Watch & Learn”. Spring is almost coming up, and that would KNOCK!!! Don’t be dumb girl.