![]() ![]() The song "Umbrella" by Rihanna, featuring Jay-Z and written by Terius Nash, is about the power of having someone by your side through thick and thin. (There's no distance in between our love) If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart You're part of my entity, here for infinity These fancy things will never come in between Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh ![]() Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh Took an oath that I'm a stick it out till the end Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart "Umbrella" was at number one in the American Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and in the Australian ARIA Charts for six weeks.In anticipation for precipitation stack chips for the rainy day The song only reached number fourteen in the Greek singles chart. Interestingly in Greece (the single's worst performing market) "Umbrella" was released at a time when people were suffering through a summer of several heatwaves topping 45C/113F and the worst forest fires of modern history, killing 60. ![]() The song's reign at number one in the UK happened when the country was hit by extreme rainfall and flooding, which led some people to jokingly suggest the two events were related, calling it the "Rihanna Curse". It was knocked off the number one spot in the UK by Timbaland's "The Way I Are". It was the longest running number one song since "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet in 1994 (that song spent 15 weeks). It peaked at the top spot in the United Kingdom for ten weeks in a row from May 20 to July 29, 2007. It topped the charts in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Norway and Switzerland at the same time. "Umbrella" reached the number one spot in a number of countries. Chris Brown performed an answer song with different lyrics, called "Cinderella."Ĭhart performance At the end of the video, Rihanna is again dancing with an umbrella while in a shower of sparks falling like rain.Ī number of remixes were made for the song. Later, she is painted silver and posing in several positions while nude. In the second verse, she is seen dancing with an umbrella in a different place. In the first chorus, Rihanna walks around en pointe while in the rain. Rihanna is then shown singing in a steamy place. The video features Jay-Z rapping in the beginning while in a rain of sparks. The video was released on May 11, and reached the number one spot for eight weeks. It premiered on April 26 at the website. ![]() The music video for "Umbrella" was directed by Chris Applebaum on April 13, 2007. In the United Kingdom, the single was released as a digital download on May 14 and as a physical single on May 28. Although it was released officially on March 29, 2007, it was released in some parts of the United States on March 28. The song was first offered by Britney Spears but she turned it down. The songwriters of "Umbrella" offered the song to a number of labels before Rihanna finally accepted and recorded it. The song is 4 minutes and 35 seconds long.īackground and single release It was very successful worldwide reaching number one in multiple countries. It was released on Maas a single and digital download. It was written by Jay-Z, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart. It is the lead single from Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. " Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna. Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "Dream" Nash, Thaddis Harrell, Shawn Carter ![]()
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