Rated R (album)

Rated R
Studio album by
Rihanna
ReleasedNovember 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)
RecordedApril – October 2009
Genre
Length51:49
Label
Producer
Rihanna chronology
Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
(2009) 		Rated R
(2009) 		3 CD Collector's Set
(2009)
Singles from Rated R
  1. "Russian Roulette"
    Released: October 27, 2009
  2. "Hard"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  3. "Wait Your Turn"
    Released: November 13, 2009
  4. "Rude Boy"
    Released: February 19, 2010
  5. "Rockstar 101"
    Released: May 18, 2010
  6. "Te Amo"
    Released: June 8, 2010

Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released in November 2009 by Def Jam Recordings. Musically, the album is a departure from her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R features a dark theme compared to her previous albums and features a wide range of genres such as pop, hip hop and R&B. It was recorded after Rihanna's assault by her then-boyfriend, fellow R&B singer Chris Brown in the beginning of 2009.

Track listing

Rated R
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Mad House"  
 1:35
2. "Wait Your Turn"  
 3:46
3. "Hard" (featuring Jeezy)
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Riddick
 4:11
4. "Stupid in Love"  
 4:01
5. "Rockstar 101" (featuring Slash)
  • Nash
  • Stewart
  • Fenty
  • Stewart
  • Nash
  • Riddick
 4:00
6. "Russian Roulette"  
  • Smith
  • Charles Harmon
  • Chuck Harmony
  • Ne-Yo
  • Riddick
 3:48
7. "Fire Bomb"  
  • Fauntleroy II
  • Brian Kennedy
  • Fenty
  • Kennedy
  • Riddick
 4:18
8. "Rude Boy"  
  • StarGate
  • Swire
  • Riddick
 3:43
9. "Photographs" (featuring will.i.am)
  • will.i.am
  • Paper Boy
 4:46
10. "G4L"  
  • Kennard
  • Milton
  • Fauntleroy II
  • Fenty
  • Chase & Status
  • Riddick
 4:00
11. "Te Amo"  
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Fauntleroy II
  • Fenty
  • StarGate
  • Riddick
 3:28
12. "Cold Case Love"  
  • The Y's
  • Riddick
 6:04
13. "The Last Song"  
  • Fauntleroy II
  • Kennedy
  • Ben Harrison
  • Fenty
  • Kennedy
  • Harrison
  • Riddick
 4:16
Total length:
 51:49

Personnel

Credits for Rated R adapted from Allmusic.[4]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[41] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Platinum 80,000^
France (SNEP)[43] Platinum 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 150,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[45] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[46] Gold 10,000*
Russia (NFPF)[47] Gold 10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[48] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] 2× Platinum 710,000[50]
United States (RIAA)[51] Platinum 1,130,000[52]
Summaries
Worldwide — 3,000,000[53]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label(s) Format
Australia[54] November 20, 2009 Universal Music CD, Digital download
Germany[55]
Poland[56]
United Kingdom[57] November 23, 2009 Mercury Records
United States[58] Def Jam Recordings
Denmark[59] Universal Music
Canada[60]
Brazil[61] November 24, 2009
Spain[62]
Argentina[63] November 26, 2009
Chile[64] December 31, 2009

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