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"Russian Roulette" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her fourth studio album, Rated R (2009). It premiered on radio stations worldwide on October 20, 2009, and was released as the album's lead single on October 26 by Def Jam Recordings.
Rihanna performing "Russian Roulette", a song with dark and morbid elements. Rihanna began recording songs for the album in March 2009. [12] The recording sessions for the album took place at Milk Studios in Manhattan, Metropolis Studios in London, Studios Davout in Paris, and at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles.
Rihanna performing during the tour. The Telegraph said, "On the opening night of the UK leg of her world tour, US R&B superstar Rihanna was taking no prisoners. She kicked off with the homicidal pop-rock ballad Russian Roulette to screen imagery of burning naked mannequins and had shed most of her clothes by her second song, which saw her straddling the gun barrel of a life-size pink tank ...
[9] [10] "Russian Roulette", the lead single from Rihanna's fourth studio album Rated R (2009), featured a cameo appearance by American actor and model Jesse Williams. [11] The music video for the second single, "Hard", was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the videos for Rihanna's 2010 singles, "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101".
Following the release and success of Rated R (2009) and its singles "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", it was confirmed on April 14, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings that Rihanna was going to release her second remix album entitled Rated R: Remixed. [1] The singer's first remix album was Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes in January 2009. [2]
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/ r i ˈ æ n ə / ⓘ ree-AN-ə; [3] [4] [n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
After their work on "Unfaithful", Mandler became Rihanna's regular collaborator, and worked on most of Rihanna's videos, including "Disturbia" (2008) and "Russian Roulette" (2009). [55] The video premiered May 1, 2006 on MTV, [ 56 ] and was later released on iTunes for digital download.
The Last Time (Rihanna song) Lemme Get That; Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song) Let Me (Rihanna song) Lift Me Up (Rihanna song) Live Your Life (T.I. song) Lost in Paradise (Rihanna song) Love on the Brain; Love the Way You Lie; Love the Way You Lie (Part II) Loveeeeeee Song; Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)