Rihanna’s ‘Russian Roulette’
Rihanna‘s latest single Russian Roulette was released yesterday at 11:23 am US time, a curious reminder that her upcoming album entitled Rated R goes on sale on November 23.
As the title indicates (and as you will hear above) this is not exactly an upbeat tune. In fact, its a brooding number with a thinly veiled reflection of Rihanna’s relationship with Chris Brown. For that matter, the released picture on the cover of Rihanna draped in barbed wire is somewhat disturbing too.
And you can see my heart beating,
You can see it through my chest,
And I’m terrified, but I’m not leaving,
I know that I must pass this test,
So just pull the trigger.
Russian Roulette was written and produced by Def Jam label mate Ne-Yo (Take A Bow, Hate That I Love You). The-Dream, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Chase & Status and Justin Timberlake are among the other collaborators and producers who appear on Rated R.(1)
