Rihanna – "S&M"

E853631

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.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Loud ⓘ
artist Rihanna ⓘ
awardsAndNominations nominated for several music video awards ⓘ
censoredTitleVariant S&M (Come On) ⓘ
linked to: S&M
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 ⓘ
genre Eurodance ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ
electropop ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
length 4:03 ⓘ
lyricalTheme pleasure and pain in relationships ⓘ
sadomasochism ⓘ
sexual fetishism ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Melina Matsoukas ⓘ
musicVideoStyle provocative ⓘ
musicVideoTheme BDSM imagery ⓘ
media and celebrity culture satire ⓘ
notableFor high-energy dance-pop production ⓘ
provocative lyrics and bold sexual themes ⓘ
partOfAlbum Loud ⓘ
performer Rihanna ⓘ
precededBySingle What’s My Name? ⓘ
producer Sandy Vee ⓘ
Stargate ⓘ
radioEditAvailable yes ⓘ
recordingYear 2010 ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
SRP Records ⓘ
releaseDate 2011-01-21 ⓘ
remixArtist Britney Spears ⓘ
remixReleaseYear 2011 ⓘ
remixTitle S&M (Rihanna feat. Britney Spears) ⓘ
tempoBPM 128 ⓘ
trackNumberOnAlbumLoud 3 ⓘ
vocalRange G3 to C6 ⓘ
writer Ester Dean ⓘ
Mikkel S. Eriksen ⓘ
Sandy Wilhelm ⓘ
Tor Erik Hermansen ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

S&M → hasRemix → S&M (Remix) featuring Britney Spears ⓘ
linked to: Rihanna – "S&M"