The only reason why they released this one was because of her getting her but beat by Chris and it’s a shame! So dont try and deny it! I hope this mess backfires. They knew she did not have a chance coming against Gaga, Taylor, and the other talented singers coming out soon with frest music so they threw this mess in there and how appropriate for a first single. I hope people are sick of that ordeal and see behind all this washed up hype about this song… Nice try Def Jam!

Lady Gaga is going to eat Rihanna in the charts. This song is so a dissappointment.

Even her biggest fan Perez said it sounds like someone gave her the song cause it wasn’t good enough.

She sounds better… But I’m not feeling this song.. Weird.. a little to weird for me..

The song proves she can sang. Janet was no where near this good at this stage. After all she’s been through, I give her an eight for “Russian Roulette”. The video will probably stretch my wide screen. To those who don’t like it…I suggest you listen again and maybe again. Let her voice resonate on your mind sober.

Nice vocal range and control. I hear a little Janet, a little Jordan, a little Ashanti, and yes even a little Beyonce’ in her voice. Neyo almost nailed this one…! Edgy! Mystic! Dangerous! When she whines, there is an unmistakable sound that sets her apart from the masses. It must be an awesome experience working in the studio with her.

Not recommended for children or the faint at heart!

I love it !!!! she has a way in her voice that she can convey pain real well!

Lord have mercy if this song goes number 1…all that proves is, that its millions of fools out here thats buyin into the garbage that the music industry has constantly been puttin out lately. and that the gifted artist will probably never get as much recoginition anymore if they dont become sell outs or dumb down there music or worse theyre looks.

Rihanna is the perfect example of Indursty Puppet. singing about guns and sh*t and tatting guns on her body…and this is what yall lil girls like or inspire to be like? smh. Yall can QUIT with the hater talk…I guess when somebody doesnt like something and wants to opionate theyre automatically a hater. lol ok stans.

Rihanna and Lady GaGa are in 2 different lanes!!! and since we always bring up Beyonce……..
This “Video Phone” was suppose to be released Sept. 22 BUT she knew it wasnt gonna be #1 so she needed some help from who???? Lady GaGa!
Lady GaGa is smart!

HOT!!!!!!!!

OMG I love this SONG!
The BEAT IS CRAZY!

Rihanna is about evolution! This is exactly what I wanted to hear from her!

11-23-09

Rihanna is a total STAR. This music has such a solid edge it’s also got emotional tones.

This BEAT!!!!!!

And you can see my HEART BEATING!!!!!

This is a very nice song.

@150…they can say what they want, but Perez calls it like he sees it - even to his precious Princess Ri Ri!

Rihanna has a VOICE that DEMANDS your attention.

Hit those notes RIRI!

LOVE IT!

You haters can just get very worried because this CD will be a MONSTER!

Chris’s song is dying and Rihanna is about to take over the CHARTS!

Rihanna has a VOICE that DEMANDS your attention.

Hit those notes RIRI!

LOVE IT!

You haters can just get very worried because this CD will be a MONSTER!

Chris’s song is dying and Rihanna is about to take over the CHARTS!

Meat

ARE YOU CRAZY THERE IS NO DAMN WAY YOU HEAR BEYONCE IN RIHANNA’S VOICE, RIHANNA’S VOICE HAS GROWN BUT SHE IS NOW WAY NEAR BEYONCE NOT ALL. THIS SONG IS WACK

I highly doubt the song is about suicide.

She is singing, telling us that she is terrified (of a situation/person/emotion/thing? lol) but she is not leaving and sticking w/ it.

this is whack just like her career!

I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!

yall understand that most people on twitter aren’t all loving this song right?
she may be in the top 3 trending topics, but it’s not all love..

the song can grow on me, but the poster doesn’t really go with the message to me.
maybe a heart through her chest or a gun pointed at her (no offense)..

nice song…however she can’t sing at all…her talent is limited!

Rihanna is about STRENGTH!

PLEASE don’t get it confused she will not be broken.

Chris is BROKEN. Rihanna is the FIRE BIRD!

C-ERROR, Beyonce, Keri, Cassie, and all of the others this is how it’s DONE.

When Rihanna drops a single it is an EVENT!

11-23-09

The WAIT is OVA!

Some of yall act like this is a real hot joint..WTF?? Yall kno damn well this aint dat hot.

Its not a bad song, but this is def not a chart topper…

one of better singing performances. Me likes.

kind

@MEAT… Now when you SOBER UP FROM WHATEVER IT IS YOUR DRINKIN OR SMOKIN then maybe you may make some form of sense..comparing her to all those gifted obviously talented artist. You are crazy ass hell saying she sound like Beyonce..Jordan and hell even JANET…. lmao wow. her stans really are crazy azz hell. dont even compare to Lady Gagas stans.

funny how all the bey fans run in to hate, ri fans we here to stay. Now they wanna

jock gaga to stay on top hahahaha thats pathetic

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

SHE’S BACK

TRUTH POWER ,,,,,, LOVE LOVE LOVE , ASSLICKER KEEP RUNNING MOTHER FUCKER’S .

LETS GO RIRI…..YOU SLAY THIS TRACK!!!

LOVE IT!!!!

THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HATE THIS SONG ALREADY DON’T LIKE HER

IT’S A GROWER, BUT AFTER THE THIRD LISTEN I WAS HOOKED…THE VIDEO IS GOING TO BE CRAZY, AND MAKE THE SONG EVEN BETTER.

LOOKS LIKE RIHANNA HAS ANOTHER NUMBER 1 HIT. MOVE OVER BEYAKI.

This is not what I was expecting but as I listened to the lyrics and her vocals this song will shoot to #1. Rihanna is BACK B!TCHES

@167.,..umm sounds like RIHANNA is a bit broken too hun… Can you not hear that this song sounds almost as sad and dark as Chris Browns new single..hell maybe even sadder because unlike Chris she cant sing to save her life…everybody that has seen THE ATLANTA HOUSEWIVES seen the improvement that was made to KIMS voice….its quite obvious what it has done to Rihannas.

By the way this girl has been looking and dressing she seems most certainly broken to me. Compare that COVER ABOVE TO HER FIRST COVER. my point exactly.

Rihanna u sound sooo beautiful on this song. Its so emotional I love it

Melodically, I like the song and I think Rihanna’s voice sounded nice BUT…

I DO NOT condone the message of violence and suicide it promotes. Russian Roulette is NOT COOL!

At first I thought the term was simply being used metaphorically but if that was Neyo’s intention in writing the song, they definitely should not have ended it with a GUNSHOT after Rihanna sings “so just pull the trigger”.

We really have to think about the words we allow ourselves to listen to. They infiltrate our thoughts and which dictate our actions. There’s enough violence in the world. The suicide in this country is already on the rise (11%). We don’t need to add to it, seriously.

AND THE SAME PEOPLE SAID THE SAME NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT “RUN THIS TOWN” ON THIS SAME WEBSITE…

LOOK WHERE IT WENT!!

Amazing. Congrats Riri

LOL@ some of Ya’ll!

The song is a Hot mess and you stans know it!

She looks like a devil woman in that picture forealz

… and to the person that said she is the next Madonna is trippin. Are you missing a fundamental fact here? To be the next Madonna you have to be white. Period!

The only next Madonna is Lady Gaga, deal with it.

I aint hating Im just stating facts.

Rihanna went from Good girl turned bad, to just plain FREAK!!!! Lmfao

Man, that girl is sooo manufactured that its just sad now.

This song sounds like its the soundtrack to some batman movie and her whole image screams Batman. The girl needs to step down, her career is over!

Judging by Chris Browns new material, he is going to win this battle, he will rise, mark my words. Y’all need to listen to his new single Crawl- the man is the next MJ and he has a classic in the making with that song…

Its safe to say after hearing this song that Rihanna’s Career is GONE… No more!

Haters= motivators; gaga gimmick is almost up. If you wanna hear the same song over and over buy the fame monster, if you want new songs fro rap, rb,pop riri got it

Love this song!!!! Rhianna kills it! Another hit baby!

WOW. I am expressed Rihanna stepped her vocals up. Kudos to you Rihanna.

B-FAKE ASSLICKER SHE’S OUTSTANDING , THAT VOICE IS WHAT THE FUCKING INDUSTRY WANT’S , THAT’S SO HOT ,,, NEED’S

SHE’S OUTSTANDING .

KISS OR LICK ASS ,,,HATER’S

I’M SO PROUD OF THIS YOUNG KID .

THIS IS A FU^KING VOICE . THE REAL THING LOVE HER .

I get what they’re doing, I think she chose this cuz its gonna divide and get headlines plus with new britney and lady gaga uptempos it left an opening for a ballad, but on a side note that doesn’t come across on radio, listen to with headphones, the bass line in the background is sick

She is just a gimmick of trying to be edgy and slutty clothes. Her music sucks, and so what a song becomes #1 doesn’t mean it’s classic music, Britney Spears has several #1. All the talented artist were in the 60-90’s well before the internet was used to hype up limited talented artist. Take video and the internet away ,Ribot/Chris would sunk. I don’t listen to radio anymore and buy current artist, so I won’t help take it to #1.

O…..M……G. I cant believe I read a comment that said “Rihanna’s voice demands your attention”..What in the hell?? U need to Youtube Beyonce singing Resentment.

I listened to the song again, and it’s not a bad song, but it’s a weak single. “Umbrella” was a hot track from first listen, this right here…No MA’AM.

I thought it was gonna be a hot club banger. Im not a Riri fan, but I really do like her. I wanted something different. Who wants to hear her sing this live?? Ughhh

Boring. Not a #1.
Picture is over-the-top.
I’m worried about this girl…

GAGA WHO?, COOCHIE POPPING BEYONCE MOVE OVER, HERMAPHRODITE C-ERROR MOVE OVER. RIHANNA ROCKS. SHE IS TOTALLY AWESOME

@furious styles that was funny, a voice that demands your attention! People what you are listening to is a song that has been studio enhanced, have you seen Housewives of Atlanta were khandi and the white girl sing that country song! well do you hear how she sounds when she gets into that booth? did you hear the outcome? Well that’s what you’re getting with Rihanna! She makes you a liar when she opens that mouth live so stop saying her vocals have gotten better, grown, sounds good cause the miracles that happen in the studio dont come along live unless you lip sync.. So please stop embarrassing your self!

Rihanna we are loving you in the islands. You make us proud. Much success and love

Bored get a life. HATERS NEVER HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY.

love it can’t wait 4 the album

I agree the haters have realized Beyonce is falling apart and now you gotta throw Ga Ga all up in the mix .Who is Ga Ga we don’t even know what she is yet.

All the hype and promotion for this????…ALL HYPE an NO PLAY! Like Angel said on twitter. MARKETING FAIL! ugh. Dissappointed aint even the word. You have been missing for how long? You been through the scrutiny of the public for how long?…and you come back w/ this? NO..! your supposed to come back w/ fire! Granted this song is beautifuly written all thanks to NEYO and there is a deeper story behind it but this is not first single worthy AT ALL. And her vocals when she sings those high parts were A T R O C I O U S!!!!

riri just crashed TWITTER!!!!!!!! Do you believe it, its crazy!!!!!!!!

@179 SHUT THE FU*K UP ……….THAT SONG COULD MEAN SO MORE THEN THAT , RIH IS SAYING A LOT TO THE INDUSTRY , ,,,,,,,,, STOP LOOKING FOR BULL >

RIHANNA>>>>FAIL!

If you are a TRUE Rihanna fan you would know this is NOT a good first single. Only OVERLY OBESSED FANS OF RIHANNA who like her for all the wrong reasons would call this good. A hot arse mess is what it is and she can come better because she has in the past!

Yeah honestly..Gaga, && Britney willl SLAY her! This was not good enough plain and simple! GO HARD OR GO HOME!

Gaga, && Britney WILL SLAY EACH OTHER ,,,, BUT NOT THIS HOE .

@True Fans

I disagree…… Where I understand what you are saying, I would have to state she came with the unexpected. We forget that Rihanna’s target audience is white folks and thats where she was marketing it to…pop/rock. Black folks loves some big beats, etc (im black) and if its not big then we dont think its up to par. This happened with Beyonce’s If I were a Boy, it was geared towards pop/rock audience not urban and it sold better to white audiences. This is something labels take into consideration….

I can’t believe this much people have posted, it seemed only a little while ago that the song was put out, you people were waiting, haters and all, and that is what I love, you guys couldn’t wait I swear this girl has everyone’s attention whether it is in a good or bad way. Oh, did I say that I like the song, I like the song. lol

Like Perez Hilton says mediocre AT best! Lmao..even when it played on radio for teh first time ever via Ryan Seacrest even he sounded dissappointed..talkin about “yeah..thats the kinda song i have to listen to a few times!” lmao..in other words FAIL! Anyway good luck to you rihanna…your gonna need it!

*** Why Are Some People Eating This Up? ****

If you knew the real lyrics, would you still like this song?
This only makes sense if it is going to be used as a sound track to some movie like Twilight or something like that… Otherwise, it’s like ummm….. NO!

Rihanna - ‘Russian Roulette’ Lyrics

Take a breath, take it deep
Calm yourself, he says to me
If you play, you play for keeps
Take a gun, and count to three
I’m sweating now, moving slow
No time to think, my turn to go

[Chorus -- JustJared.com]
And you can see my heart beating
You can see it through my chest
And I’m terrified but I’m not leaving
Know that I must must pass this test
So just pull the trigger

Say a prayer to yourself
He says close your eyes
Sometimes it helps
And then I get a scary thought
That he’s here means he’s never lost

(Chorus)

As my life flashes before my eyes
I’m wondering will I ever see another sunrise?
So many won’t get the chance to say goodbye
But it’s too late too pick up the value of my life

SOS SOS ASSLICKER ALERT ,,,, ALL THE HOE’S ARE OUT FOR BLOOD ASSLICKER’S GO SIT THE FU^K DOWN .

AND STOP CRYING

=O..Im in utter shock. I could have sworn up and down that her first single was going to be the S***!…Clearly I was wrong! Try again sweety.

Do the damn thing Rihanna! Silence all of the no life having, miserable haters. Let your music speak for itself.

F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S

love u rihanna

OK … enough with this whole “dark” image “saw” horror movie image sH*&…it’s just abit too creepy…HATE THE COVER …& the song is going to have to grow on me.

i’m just glad the bitch has a job. i get tired of seeing her in pictures doing nothing, has society stopped to the level to popularize people who perform no real function?

She crashed twitter because she is getting a lot of hate as her stans call it, this was not a good first single stans just admit it, this could get rid of your girl once and for all. Then you dont have to worry about the people that voice their opinion (Hate as you stans call it)…

The biggest worst hyped chick in the music industry!!!!

Rihanna is probably sitting down on the internet viewing all these comments and she and Melissa are pulling out the rest of her hair!! No I take that back she cousing out Jay-Z and ty ty for making her use this first single. Have you noticed LA has not been seen with this chick but once since that Chris Brown orderal went down….

why is anyone who like this song called a stan? Rihanna lacks vocal talent and basically is known for fashion-I know this, but guess what I was playing the hell out of GGGB and I like this song too and the lyrics, Nov 23 she will be getting 10 bucks from me.
Will folks stop comparing her to the other R&B women, Rihanna doesn’t sing R&B, its obvious, yes she is black but she doesn’t sing R&B.

She is not a great singer but I give her props for music growing up, b/c too many artists older than Rihanna even refuse to do more mature music

PS - I guess she didn’t pass the test. lol.

I agree with 75. I also think that she’s taking the hair style and dark eye look from Beyonce’s Photo Shoots for the Sasha fierce…the Bronze colors, Bumped hair, dark eyes…Both of them have gone over into this “other worldly” state…starting to think the Satanic rumors are true. Additionally, the song is about a game that deals with people taking a chance at killing themselves. She’s basically hypnotizing her listeners and also letting people know she’s playing a dangerous game by putting her life on the line…..wow…I just caught that one myself. Yall …we have to seriously start guarding our ears, eyes, and hearts, these are the entrances that “enemy” uses to subdue us.

What I dont understand is why the non fans care so much? You are taking this personally like she let you down.

ohhh yall trying to use lady gaga cause yall know sombodys career is just about up!
and somebody said Rihanna career is over????? WHERE AT HUNTY!!????
the week after Nov. 23 the charts will speak for them selfs!

4 ALL U HATERS…RIHANNA IS BACK AND AIN’T SH!T YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. IF YOU ALL HATE HE SO MUCH WHY COMMENT….

IMMA NEED TO KNOW WHO IS THIS “HE” ON SOME REAL TALK BEFORE I GET TO SINGING CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN

RELAX AND ENJOY THE SHOW. THE RETURN OF THE BADDEST CHICK IN THE GAME

I like it..