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Is a song recorded by Barbadian singer, for her fifth studio album (2010). Featuring guest vocals from Canadian rapper, the song was released as the second single from Loud on October 26, 2010 through. The - song was produced by the Norwegian production duo, and was written by the duo along with, and Drake. Lyrically, it incorporates themes of and romance. 'What's My Name?'
Topped the US chart, giving Rihanna her sixth number-one single in 2010, as well as her eighth overall on the chart. The song also topped the charts in Hungary and the United Kingdom and reached the top five in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Slovakia. The song received a nomination at the for. An accompanying music video, directed by, portrays a romantic encounter between Rihanna and Drake in a grocery store along with romantic scenes between the pair and Rihanna walking through 's.
'What's My Name?' Was promoted with live performances, including in America and the finale of in the United Kingdom. Wrote and rapped a verse on 'What's My Name?'
In November 2009, in an interview with, Canadian rapper praised 's then-upcoming fourth studio album, (2009). During the same interview, he revealed that they have collaborated on a track that didn't make the final cut on the album, 'the record we have is great.
It's a special record, so for it not to make it, I know something had to click. It's all good. I think the project's gonna be great no matter what.' Talking for the same publication, of Norwegian production duo recalled that during an event Rihanna met with Drake backstage and asked him to record a verse on her song, 'She's calling me up saying, 'Where are the files?' That's one thing you don't hear often from artists on her level.' 'What's My Name?'
Was written by, Hermansen, and Drake, while the production was done by StarGate. In an interview for, Hale explained that she got into the project that's to a phone call she received from Dean. She also elaborated that her work on the song was mostly lyrical, while Dean and StarGate did most of the music.
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When asked what's the inspiration behind the song she stated, 'Oh love, love, love! And it’s sexy – it started as a real sexy track and then you put something sexy over it.' The collaboration was originally planned to be a remix of the song, while the solo version would have been included on Rihanna's fifth studio album. However, in the end it made the final cut on the album. Regarding Drake's inclusion on the song, Rihanna told MTV News, 'Drake is the hottest rapper out right now and we've always been trying to work together.' According to her, when he heard the song he liked it and wrote his verse after three days.
Rihanna has further described the song as very youthful, playful and very melodic track; according to her that's why Drake was the perfect choice to be on it, 'cause he's a young rapper who has incredible melodies'. 'What's My Name?' Was released as the second single from Loud; it was sent to and in the United States on October 26, 2010. The single was made available for on November 12 via the. A featuring the song and a remix of it was released on January 21, 2011 in Germany.
Production. Studios were one of the recording locations of the song 'What's My Name?'
Was recorded at the Roc the Mic Studios in New York City and at the in Los Angeles by Eriksen and Miles Walker. Rihanna's vocals were recorded by, Josh Gudwin and Marcos Tovar and Harrell also produced them. Bobby Campbell served as the vocal assistant. Drake's vocals were recorded by at in.
The recording of his vocals was assisted by Noel Cadastre and Brandon Joner. Its was done by at Ninja Beat Club in while Damien Lewis provided an additional and assistant engineering. All the instruments were provided by Eriksen and Hermansen while Dean sang the. In May 2011, in The Mix Review, an analyzing commercial productions, Mike Senior of revisited the original mixing of the song. According to him, before he started the mix, Senior played the song a couple of times before releasing what thing about it 'bugged' him.
Working it out, he noted that the harmony of the mix is undermined by the. 'What's My Name?' Contains basic harmonies that are a bar of, a bar of and two bars of. Senior stated that on the other side however, there's a very little in the that could be seen like a traditional melodic. As the result of that, the '808-style' kick-drum's pronounce pitched components with a power of 37 Hz and 74 Hz fill that help void with a 'D' note. According to Senior, 'the problem is that this only really supports the D‑major chord, destabilizing the home chord of F# minor (by implying that it's actually part of a D‑major 7th chord) and clashing nastily with the A‑major.'
He further stated that although might not be as apparent on small speakers, it still represents 'weakness' for him. The section of the song at 3:12 has four bars without the kick-drum and four without it. Composition. The single, produced by Norwegian producer duo StarGate, returns Rihanna to the 'Island-pop'. It features a backing track consisting of 'heavy reggae' and ska beats, supplemented with synthesised organs. Problems playing this file?
'What's My Name?' Is a mid-tempo - song, produced by Norwegian producers, who return Rihanna to the 'Island-pop' of her early career with a backing track consisting of 'heavy ' and beats with. Bill Lamb from noted that before Rihanna's vocals start, there is an internal buildup of 'dreamy rhythms'. Overall he described the backing track as 'simple' and 'atmospheric'. The song was written by, and and incorporates themes of 'sex and romance'.
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Jocelyn Vena from described the vocal delivery and lyrical content of the song as 'sassy'. Lamb as said that 'lyrically, What's My Name? amounts to romantic, sexual sweet nothings'. Rihanna called the collaboration 'young and playful', something which Stacy Anderson from and Nick Levine of both picked up, when commenting on the sexual innuendos in the lyrics. In particular, Anderson and Levine noted an arithmetic-based joke during Drake's guest vocal, where he says 'The square root of 69 is 8 something, right / 'Cuz I been trying to work it out'.
Megan Vick from noted that 'Rihanna's lush vocal turn denotes a startling leap in maturity from previous singles'. Critical reception Thomas Conner from the neither praised nor criticized the song, but instead focused on the steamy nature of the composition. 'Rihanna and panting duet partner Drake steam the recording studio windows as he raps a helpless play-by-play'. Bill Lamb from About.com gave the song a positive review, saying that 'There it is, the chorus opens the track with 'Oh na na.what's my name?' And the hook is firmly implanted.
It's not long before Drake's added on rap kicks in with clever, sexy and romantic rhyming. Then the dreamy drum machine rhythms and Rihanna's vocals kick in again.
This is a hit. 'What's My Name?' Is a good addition to that romantic evening playlist.' Jocelyn Vena from praised the 'song's chorus' and 'Drake's verse'. Molly Lambert of praised Rihanna's performance saying that 'On 'What's My Name', Rihanna doesn't have to tell us how desirable she is – it is a given. There is never any doubt in her delivery that Rihanna really might as well be the only girl in the world'.
Nick Levine from said ' 'What's My Name?' Is essentially the long, luxuriant lovemaking session to 's hard'n'fast rut. It manages to stay classy even when Drake makes a dodgy joke about the 'square root of 69' and Rihanna delivers a not-so-coy reference to oral sex.'
Megan Vick from said 'As much as 'What's My Name' is a joint effort, Rihanna owns the song by delivering a more polished version of her pop persona.' According to Jon Dolan from with the release of 'What's My Name?' As second single from the album Rihanna created 'a perfect little tropical storm'.
He continued: '. Over dark, humid synths and swirling snare skitters, she's in full-on Caribbean-queen mode, dialing up her islander accent and rolling out a to-do list for any adult male seeking entrance into her chambers'. However, he also criticized Drake's 'Square root of 69' line, stating that Drake sounds like a nerdy guy from a fraternity while he raps it. Chart performance 'What's My Name?' Debuted at number sixty-seven on 's chart for the chart week of October 30, 2010 and steadily rose to a peak of number two. The song debuted at number eighty-three on the after being sent to mainstream radio, and in the third week it jumped to number one, after being released digitally; becoming Rihanna's eighth number-one single on the chart and Drake's first. 'What's My Name?'
Managed to reach number one on the chart, before the lead single ', which topped the chart after two weeks. In the same week, it reached the top spot on US with first week sales of 235,000. Rihanna became the first artist in Billboard Hot 100 history to have their first single go to number one after their second single ('Whats My Name?' Followed by 'Only Girl (In the World)'). Also, Rihanna became the first artist to score a trio of Hot 100 leaders in a year since 2008, when she achieved the same feat with ', ' and featured vocals on 's '.' By its seventh week of digital release, the single crossed the one million mark. The song has sold 3,095,000 downloads in the United States alone, and has been certified 6X platinum by the.
In the United Kingdom, following the release of Loud, 'What's My Name?' Debuted at number eighteen on the on November 27, 2010. The next week, on December 5, the song reached a new peak of number eight, and during the same week, Rihanna had two other top-ten singles with 'Only Girl (In the World)' at number seven and ' (by featuring Rihanna) at number nine.
With that, Rihanna became the fourth artist in UK chart history to make this achievement. On December 19, 2010, the song reached a new peak of number two, where it remained for three weeks before reaching number one on January 9, 2011.
As a result, Rihanna became the first female artist in UK chart history to have a number-one single in five consecutive years and only the second artist overall to do so; the first was, who posted number-one singles from 1959–63. It is also Rihanna's fourth number-one single in the UK. It was also the second time in her career that Rihanna simultaneously topped the singles and albums charts in the UK, the first time being in May 2007 when ' and topped the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart, respectively. Rihanna would score another chart double later that year, this time, with ' and.
'What's My Name?' Was also Drake's first UK number one and remains his highest charting single to date.
As of January 2016, the song has sold 847,800 copies in the UK. Music video Rihanna shot the music video for the song on September 26, 2010 in the of and also a small scene in India, Mumbai with Raam Kapoor and director. Parts of the video shot with Drake were filmed on October 27, 2010. The music video premiered on November 12, 2010 on Rihanna's channel on. The video starts with different views from the city, then shifts to a store where Drake is speaking to the cashier. Rihanna enters, grabbing his attention. She smiles at him and walks towards a fridge and grabs a milk package.
Drake follows her and his verse begins. He holds her hand as he raps his verse, the milk package falls from her hand as she holds his, thus spilling milk on the floor. When Drake's verse is over, Rihanna pushes him and walks away with a smile.
When Rihanna's verse starts, she is shown walking on the street and dancing. Views of people holding instruments and walking on the street are shown, in addition to scenes where Rihanna and Drake are in a bedroom together, flirting, talking and drinking. The final scene shows Rihanna in an outdoor -inspired night party with the people previously shown are now playing instruments as Rihanna sings and dances. The video ends with Drake kissing Rihanna on her cheek in the bedroom. Live performances.
Rihanna performing 'What's My Name?' 'What's My Name?' Was performed for the first time (without Drake) on October 30, 2010, during Rihanna's stint on the television show.
Her outfit for the performance (high-waisted and a bikini top) drew comparisons to an outfit worn by Rihanna's friend, singer. Then on November 15, prior to the album's release, Rihanna reprised her performance of 'What's My Name?' For 's The Seven, Live from,.
Just a day later, she performed the single again, this time on the. On November 17, 2010, she was interview for and performed the song as part of her set list for her appearance on. At the on November 21, 2010, Rihanna performed a mini medley of her recent hits which included ', 'What's My Name?' And concluded with '.
In the, Rihanna was invited back to of on December 11, 2010, to perform ' with finalist and a solo performance of 'What's My Name?' The finale was watched by fifteen million viewers but attracted complaints, in the thousands, about Rihanna's choice of outfit and sexual performance. Vivienne Patterson, director of, said 'I don’t think it was suitable for a pre-watershed broadcast, I think that’s quite clear'.
Britain's media regulator, later confirmed that it had launched an investigation into the matter after four thousand complaints were registered regarding Rihanna and 's appearances at The X Factor finale. Rihanna performed the song with for the first time at the on February 13, 2011, as well as performing the song as a part of a medley with ' and ' live at the 2011 on February 15, 2011. Rihanna also performed the song with at the on February 20, 2011 as well as performing the song as a part of a medley of ' / 'Only Girl (In the World)' / ' / ' (with ).
The song was part of the set list for the Australian leg of the, and the. In May 2011 Rihanna gave a performance of 'What's My Name?' On 's show, as a part of the Summer Concert Series, along with 'Only Girl (In the World)', 'S&M' and '. Rihanna performed 'What's My Name?' At on May 24, 2012, as the sixth song on the set list.
She also performed the song at the in a medley with 'Rude Boy', ' and '. Formats and track listings. Digital download. 'What's My Name?' (featuring ) – 4:24.
Digital Remixes. 'What's My Name?' (Low Sunday Up On It Extended) – 5:03. 'What's My Name?' (Low Sunday Up On It Instrumental) – 5:00.
'What's My Name?' (Kik Klap Mixshow) – 4:10. 'What's My Name?' (Original Version Clean) – 4:27. German CD single. 'What's My Name?' (featuring Drake) – 4:24.
'What's My Name?' (Low Sunday 'Up On It' Radio) – 3:47 Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Loud. Locations. Recorded at Roc the Mic Studios, New York City; Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles; The Hit Factory, Miami. Mixed at Ninja Beat Club, Atlanta Personnel.
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