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"Needed Me" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her eighth album, Anti (2016). It was written by Rihanna, Brittany Hazard, Charles Hinshaw, Derrus Rachel, the producer DJ Mustard, and the co-producers Twice as Nice and Frank Dukes. Roc Nation and Westbury Road sent "Needed Me" to US urban contemporary radio on March 30, 2016, together with "Kiss It Better". Afterwards, Def Jam sent "Needed Me" to contemporary hit radio. "Needed Me" is a "mellow" dubstep-influenced electro-R&B song, that contains a downtempo and loose production with synthetic sounds and hard heavy trap beats. The song's lyrics discuss romantic rejection.
In the United States, the song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Rihanna's twenty-ninth Top 10 single on the chart, spending sixteen weeks in the Top 10 with continued chart traction afterward to become Rihanna's longest-charting hit. The song's accompanying music video was directed by film producer Harmony Korine and premiered on April 20, 2016, in celebration of 420. The video is set in Miami and depicts Rihanna with a gun, riding on a motor bike, before attending a strip club where she kills a man. Rihanna performed "Needed Me" during the Anti World Tour. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance at the 59th ceremony.
On September 15, 2014, American producer DJ Mustard confirmed that he and Rihanna had collaborated on a song for her eighth album, Anti: "We haven't got our club record just yet but we have a ballad that I really like and that she likes too." DJ Mustard worked on fifty songs in an attempt for them to be included on Anti, "Needed Me" was one of the last songs that he worked on. Speaking about the writing and production process Mustard stated "I was at the studio and I was like "I don’t want to go, I don’t feel like going, I’ve done so many songs, she's not going to like it’... The next day they told me she liked it. It was great that I had a team (Twice as Nice) that could take me and actually get it done because if it wasn't for them I probably wouldn't have went. There would have been no ‘Needed Me’."
"Needed Me" was written by Dijon McFarlane, Rihanna, Nick Audino, Lewis Hughes, Khaled Rohaim, Te Whiti Warbrick, Adam Feeney, Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard, Charles Hinshaw and Derrus Rachel. It was produced by DJ Mustard with co-production done by Twice as Nice & Frank Dukes. "Needed Me" was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The vocal recording and production was done by producer Kuk Harrell while Blake Mares served as a recording and production assistant. "Needed Me" was mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios in Universal City, California and was assisted by Chris Galland & Ike Schultz. The song was mastered by Chris Gehringer at the Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.
On March 29, via her official Twitter account Rihanna confirmed that "Needed Me" alongside "Kiss It Better" would be released as follow-up singles. They impacted radio on March 30, 2016. She also revealed the artwork for both singles, with "Needed Me" showing Rihanna wearing a giant pair of jeans. Initially served to urban stations, following the single's success, Rihanna's former label, Def Jam (with whom she parted ways in 2014), confirmed they would be pushing the song to pop radio. On May 31, 2016, Rihanna released five official dance remixes for the song: R3hab remix, Salva remix, W&W remix, Attlas remix and Cosmic Dawn Club Mix.
"Needed Me" is a "mellowish" dubstep-flavored electro-R&B song with "trippy, trappy production", and a length of three minutes and five seconds. The song is written in the key of G minor with a tempo of 111 beats per minute. Rihanna's vocals span from F3 to C5 in the song. Her vocals throughout the verses consist of tuplets. Instrumentally, "Needed Me" features "heavy bass triggers", a "pulpy, throbbing beat" and a "buzzing, grinding bassline." It starts with Mustard's signature line "Mustard on the beat", before transforming into a "swirling, airy, atmospheric production" with "distorted, high-pitched vocal sample." Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph described the track as a downtempo song with synthetic sounds, elements of electro, and a loose, casual vocal. Lyrically, the song touches upon themes of romantic rejection, with Rihanna talking "about a lover who obsessively lusts after her," and expected their relationship to advance much further than a one night stand which can be seen in the lyrics: "Didn't they tell you that I was a savage? / Fuck your white horse and a carriage / Bet you never could imagine / Never told you, you could have it / You needed me".
Many critics considered it a kiss-off track. Forrest Wickman of Slate noted that lyrics stand for reversing stereotypical gender roles. On the other hand, Erin Macleod of NPR Music stated that the song's lyrics were metaphors for anti-colonialism. Macleod referred to lines such as "Didn't they tell you that I was a savage?, Fuck ya white horse and ya carriage", and stated that the phrases seem to be that of a conversation between two lovers but could possibly be speaking against the larger narrative of colonialism. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that Rihanna sings "about using men for sex and disposing of them like tissues," while Adam R. Holz of Plugged In added that Rihanna "obscenely and explicitly brushes off a clingy guy by demeaning his prowess in bed." For Bianca Gracie of Idolator, Rihanna comes across as "a confident, self-empowered woman who can throw away immature men as quickly as she changes her lipstick."
David Sackllah of Consequence of Sound considered it the best song on the album, calling it "the ultimate kiss-off to an ex" and "masterful." Idolator's Bianca Gracie praised the song for being an "addictive track [that] has all the potential to become every female's anthem." Considering an album highlight, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times explained that "Rihanna has always shined when at her most assertive," and praised her singing for being "reserved and cool." Safy-Hallan Farah and Eve Barlow, writers of Spin, were positive towards the song, with Farah considering it an obvious highlight and Barlow regarding it as an "upgraded 'Rated R'-era swag." Patrick Ryan of USA Today praised the song's lyrics and Rihanna's attitude, stating that "Needed Me is also a raw and refreshingly defiant confessional by Rihanna. This is the empowering pop star we've been missing." Alexis Petridis of The Guardian also praised its lyrics, labelling them "great". Troy L. Smith of Cleveland was positive, praising "the stellar production" and "Mustard's forceful synths [that] take center stage on a soaring hook."
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Needed Me
"Needed Me" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her eighth album, Anti (2016). It was written by Rihanna, Brittany Hazard, Charles Hinshaw, Derrus Rachel, the producer DJ Mustard, and the co-producers Twice as Nice and Frank Dukes. Roc Nation and Westbury Road sent "Needed Me" to US urban contemporary radio on March 30, 2016, together with "Kiss It Better". Afterwards, Def Jam sent "Needed Me" to contemporary hit radio. "Needed Me" is a "mellow" dubstep-influenced electro-R&B song, that contains a downtempo and loose production with synthetic sounds and hard heavy trap beats. The song's lyrics discuss romantic rejection.
In the United States, the song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Rihanna's twenty-ninth Top 10 single on the chart, spending sixteen weeks in the Top 10 with continued chart traction afterward to become Rihanna's longest-charting hit. The song's accompanying music video was directed by film producer Harmony Korine and premiered on April 20, 2016, in celebration of 420. The video is set in Miami and depicts Rihanna with a gun, riding on a motor bike, before attending a strip club where she kills a man. Rihanna performed "Needed Me" during the Anti World Tour. The song received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance at the 59th ceremony.
On September 15, 2014, American producer DJ Mustard confirmed that he and Rihanna had collaborated on a song for her eighth album, Anti: "We haven't got our club record just yet but we have a ballad that I really like and that she likes too." DJ Mustard worked on fifty songs in an attempt for them to be included on Anti, "Needed Me" was one of the last songs that he worked on. Speaking about the writing and production process Mustard stated "I was at the studio and I was like "I don’t want to go, I don’t feel like going, I’ve done so many songs, she's not going to like it’... The next day they told me she liked it. It was great that I had a team (Twice as Nice) that could take me and actually get it done because if it wasn't for them I probably wouldn't have went. There would have been no ‘Needed Me’."
"Needed Me" was written by Dijon McFarlane, Rihanna, Nick Audino, Lewis Hughes, Khaled Rohaim, Te Whiti Warbrick, Adam Feeney, Brittany "Starrah" Hazzard, Charles Hinshaw and Derrus Rachel. It was produced by DJ Mustard with co-production done by Twice as Nice & Frank Dukes. "Needed Me" was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. The vocal recording and production was done by producer Kuk Harrell while Blake Mares served as a recording and production assistant. "Needed Me" was mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios in Universal City, California and was assisted by Chris Galland & Ike Schultz. The song was mastered by Chris Gehringer at the Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.
On March 29, via her official Twitter account Rihanna confirmed that "Needed Me" alongside "Kiss It Better" would be released as follow-up singles. They impacted radio on March 30, 2016. She also revealed the artwork for both singles, with "Needed Me" showing Rihanna wearing a giant pair of jeans. Initially served to urban stations, following the single's success, Rihanna's former label, Def Jam (with whom she parted ways in 2014), confirmed they would be pushing the song to pop radio. On May 31, 2016, Rihanna released five official dance remixes for the song: R3hab remix, Salva remix, W&W remix, Attlas remix and Cosmic Dawn Club Mix.
"Needed Me" is a "mellowish" dubstep-flavored electro-R&B song with "trippy, trappy production", and a length of three minutes and five seconds. The song is written in the key of G minor with a tempo of 111 beats per minute. Rihanna's vocals span from F3 to C5 in the song. Her vocals throughout the verses consist of tuplets. Instrumentally, "Needed Me" features "heavy bass triggers", a "pulpy, throbbing beat" and a "buzzing, grinding bassline." It starts with Mustard's signature line "Mustard on the beat", before transforming into a "swirling, airy, atmospheric production" with "distorted, high-pitched vocal sample." Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph described the track as a downtempo song with synthetic sounds, elements of electro, and a loose, casual vocal. Lyrically, the song touches upon themes of romantic rejection, with Rihanna talking "about a lover who obsessively lusts after her," and expected their relationship to advance much further than a one night stand which can be seen in the lyrics: "Didn't they tell you that I was a savage? / Fuck your white horse and a carriage / Bet you never could imagine / Never told you, you could have it / You needed me".
Many critics considered it a kiss-off track. Forrest Wickman of Slate noted that lyrics stand for reversing stereotypical gender roles. On the other hand, Erin Macleod of NPR Music stated that the song's lyrics were metaphors for anti-colonialism. Macleod referred to lines such as "Didn't they tell you that I was a savage?, Fuck ya white horse and ya carriage", and stated that the phrases seem to be that of a conversation between two lovers but could possibly be speaking against the larger narrative of colonialism. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that Rihanna sings "about using men for sex and disposing of them like tissues," while Adam R. Holz of Plugged In added that Rihanna "obscenely and explicitly brushes off a clingy guy by demeaning his prowess in bed." For Bianca Gracie of Idolator, Rihanna comes across as "a confident, self-empowered woman who can throw away immature men as quickly as she changes her lipstick."
David Sackllah of Consequence of Sound considered it the best song on the album, calling it "the ultimate kiss-off to an ex" and "masterful." Idolator's Bianca Gracie praised the song for being an "addictive track [that] has all the potential to become every female's anthem." Considering an album highlight, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times explained that "Rihanna has always shined when at her most assertive," and praised her singing for being "reserved and cool." Safy-Hallan Farah and Eve Barlow, writers of Spin, were positive towards the song, with Farah considering it an obvious highlight and Barlow regarding it as an "upgraded 'Rated R'-era swag." Patrick Ryan of USA Today praised the song's lyrics and Rihanna's attitude, stating that "Needed Me is also a raw and refreshingly defiant confessional by Rihanna. This is the empowering pop star we've been missing." Alexis Petridis of The Guardian also praised its lyrics, labelling them "great". Troy L. Smith of Cleveland was positive, praising "the stellar production" and "Mustard's forceful synths [that] take center stage on a soaring hook."