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We Found Love

2011 song by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

"We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released from her album Talk That Talk (2011). It features Scottish DJ Calvin Harris. Harris also released the song on his album 18 Months (2012). The song was released as the lead single from Talk That Talk. It was released on September 22, 2011. "We Found Love" is a electro house song. It has several musical instruments. These include synthesizers, alarm bells, and a keyboard. The song is about a couple. They found love in a place where it is impossible to find love.

"We Found Love"
Single by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
from the album Talk That Talk and 18 Months
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)
RecordedApril 2011
StudioLondon, England
(Fly Eye Studios)
Los Angeles, California
(Westlake Recording Studios)
Genre
Length3:35
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Calvin Harris
Producer(s)Calvin Harris
Rihanna singles chronology
"Fly"
(2011) 		"We Found Love"
(2011) 		"You da One"
(2011)
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Feel So Close"
(2011) 		"We Found Love"
(2011) 		"Off the Record"
(2011)
Music video
"We Found Love" on YouTube

The song was given mixed reviews from music critics. Many critics liked Rihanna's voice on the song and its instruments. Others did not like the lyrics and Harris' production. "We Found Love" was a hit single. It reached number one on the US Hot 100 chart for eight weeks in 2011 and for two weeks in 2012. This was more than her 2007 single "Umbrella". "We Found Love" became Rihanna's eleventh song to reach number one on the Hot 100 chart. She was then placed third for most number-one singles by a female singer. The song reached number one in 20 countries including Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It got to the top five positions in Australia, the Netherlands and Spain. However, it reached the top ten in 29 countries worldwide.

The music video for the song was directed by Melina Matsoukas. The video shows Rihanna as a drug abuser who searches for things that gets her excited in a relationship. Because of this, the relationship is no longer a positive one. This is because the woman is now a drug addict, and violence can be found between herself and her boyfriend. The video has received over 779 million views as of March 2018. It was given mixed reviews. Some critics believed the video supported violent sex. It was also believed that the actor chosen for the role of the boyfriend looked similar to Rihanna's ex-boyfriend, R&B singer Chris Brown. Brown had assaulted Rihanna two years before the song was released.

There have been remixes and cover versions of the song since its release.

Charts

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Radio and release history

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Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom September 22, 2011 Radio premiere Mercury Records
Australia[62] Digital download Def Jam Recordings
Belgium[63]
Canada[64]
Denmark[65]
France
Italy
Mexico[66]
New Zealand[67]
Norway[68]
Netherlands[69]
Spain[70]
Sweden[71]
Switzerland[72]
United States
Brazil[73] September 23, 2011 Universal Music
United States[74] October 4, 2011 Urban radio Def Jam Recordings
Ireland[75] October 5, 2011 Digital download Mercury Records
United Kingdom[76] Universal Music
United States[77] October 11, 2011 Mainstream and rhythmic radio Def Jam Recordings
Germany[78] October 21, 2011 CD single Universal Music
Australia November 8, 2011 Digital Remix Single Def Jam Recordings
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References

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