Rihanna – "S&M"
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Rihanna’s “S&M” is a provocative dance-pop single from her album *Loud*, known for its controversial lyrics, bold sexual themes, and high-energy production.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S&M (Remix) featuring Britney Spears | 1 |
| S&M | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Loud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Rihanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsAndNominations | nominated for several music video awards ⓘ |
| censoredTitleVariant | S&M (Come On) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationUK | platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUS | multi-platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianARIA | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadianHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| containsExplicitContent | yes ⓘ |
| controversy |
banned or restricted by several radio and TV outlets
ⓘ
subject of complaints for explicit sexual content ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Barbados–United States collaboration ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive for production and hook ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | California King Bed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Eurodance
NERFINISHED
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dance-pop ⓘ electropop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| length | 4:03 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
pleasure and pain in relationships
ⓘ
sadomasochism ⓘ sexual fetishism ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Melina Matsoukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | provocative ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme |
BDSM imagery
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media and celebrity culture satire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-energy dance-pop production
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provocative lyrics and bold sexual themes ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Loud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Rihanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | What’s My Name? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Sandy Vee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stargate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioEditAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
SRP Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-01-21 ⓘ |
| remixArtist | Britney Spears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remixReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| remixTitle | S&M (Rihanna feat. Britney Spears) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempoBPM | 128 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbumLoud | 3 ⓘ |
| vocalRange | G3 to C6 ⓘ |
| writer |
Ester Dean
NERFINISHED
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Mikkel S. Eriksen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Wilhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ Tor Erik Hermansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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