Rihanna debuts her brand new single, “Only Girl (In the World)” this morning on On-Air With Ryan Seacrest.
The new track comes from Rihanna’s fifth studio album, rumored to be titled Loud. The track is produced by Stargate, with whom Rihanna has crafted her #1 hit (and others), “Rude Boy.”
Although no official album release date has been confirmed, it’s rumored that Rihanna will release Loud via Def Jam on November 2nd.
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181 Responses to HOT OR NOT: RIHANNA – “ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)” **UPDATED**
I do like Rhianna…just don’t care for this song. Sounds like something that should be played in a gay club w/ glow sticks..lol. Which is fine if that is what you’re going 4…just not my cup of tea. I do wish her the best…I know Rhianna is not known 4 her vocals…so, its good she is staying in her lane w/ dance music…its her niche
FIYAHHHHHHHHHH! Sing it LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CL thank u! After u been waiting all weekend long and stuck on standstill waiting for Rih’s release of Only Girl from her album LOUD, u bring it like only u can. Thank ya.
This song sounds like Kelly Rowland and David Guetta “When Love Takes Over.” I like Rihanna so I know she will make the song work for her and make it her own.
not the bizness- same old europop dance, Cascade ‘evacuate the dancefloor’ , david guetta, kelly rowland ‘commander’
Europe will love it
Urban radio won’t touch it
For those that said urban radio won’t touch it, most “urban” radio listeners aren’t buying music now a day. They’re downloading it illegally. You cater to your audience — the one that pays for music. I can’t fault her for finding her money spot and hitting it.
This song definitely does that. It’s different from her last few singles. And, I like it a whole lot more than I liked “Russian Roulette,” which was definitely a grower.
People want to dance and have fun. I’m sure this album will facilitate that as does this song.
It’s about time that urban radio diversify and embrace different types of music. Take OMG by Usher — that’s a great song — and it’s way better than a lot of the other ish he released as of late. So, what did he do? He went right back to that zone on DJ Got Us Falling In Love. Don’t be stupid people. It’s a business. When you start buying albums, then you MIGHT be able to dictate what artists release. But, if you’re kazaaing yourself into a coma / limewiring your life away, you don’t really get a say, unless it’s on a blog.
Not really a Rihanna fan but this song is HOT. It announces loud and clear that she’s put the past behind her and is back on top of her game. Get it RiRi.
@25…U’ll clearly have never been to a Rihanna concert cause if u have u’d know she kills it LIVE!!!!! just youtube her performances…..this one will be no diff and she will continue to prove she can hold her own vocally
i was feeling it until it got the chorus and she lost me. Its not a bad song by any means, just not that great and kinda forgettable. I wish her well though and i always enjoy hearing her voice.
Rihanna is gonna have a nervous break-down!! LOL. That is too many albums, in too little time. I like the song though.
Again though, she’s filming a movie and releasing a new album? Matt Kemp need to sit his girl down to take a break. She’s been touring all Summer. She should of took the rest of the year off, and came back refreshed at the top of 2011.
I LOVE THE SONG BUT I WISH IT HAD A BIT MORE BASS TO IT. BEING THAT SHE SAID ITS JUST HER …WELL RIHANNA YOUR OBVIOUSLY NOT GENERIC EURO POP YOU HAVE A BIT MORE EDGE AND SHE SHOULD HAVE ADDED MORE BASS TO THE SONG.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING SHE WOULD HAVE DONE WITH SOS OR HER PREVIOUS WORK BUT IF THERE WAS MORE BASS AND A DEEPER TONE BUT STILL THE SAME SOUND IT WOULD HAVE ATTRACTED THE URBAN AUDIENCE A BIT MORE BECAUSE WE LOVE BASS.
WE LOVE THE DEEP UNDERTONE BUT STILL CATCHY. THATS WHY THE MUSIC IN THE SOUTH GOT SO BIG BECAUSE OF THE UNDERTONE OF THEIR BEAT.
THIS WILL DEF BE A TOP TEN. A NUMBER ONE? MAYBE. I WONT DENY IT.
***I really wish it had more bass…lol. i cant get over it. Rated R was deep. So to tie it all together and show her growth. . it needs more umph for me. this is teenage pop cascada. i expected more. ****
I wish Rihanna luck, considering how Chris Brown returned to the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time since 2006 as “Deuces” jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 last week. He’s paying his dues and getting re-established, while she’s trying to re-invent herself.
Others should follow Chris’s example…admit your mistake, ask for forgiveness, and give back. He’s a smart and brave young man.
It is no wonder Rih and Def Jam wanted to end the masterful but dark Rated R era. Rihanna is into the lights now from being outta the dark.
She has left darkness behind and is the Only Girl (in the world). Matt Kemp makes her feel like the only girl in the world, she wanted to make this music for her fans and him. This is certainly for Kemp and how he makes her feel. Away with the past, the old and in with the future and the new. You go RiRi.
EVERYBODY IS DOING THESE DANCE SONGS AFTER THEY BUILT THEIR FOUNDATION WITH THE URBAN AUDIENCE THEN OFF THEY GO TO MAKE THAT ARAB MONEY. AND THEN ONLY SOME WOULD MAKE ONE OR TWO RNB HITS. IF WE ARE LUCKY. I GET IT EVERYBODY IS JUMPING ON THE EURO BANDWAGON BUT NO ONE DID IT AS WELL AS KELIS. BUT TOO FXCKN BAD SHE WONT BE GETTIIN AS MUCH AIRPLAY. SAME FOR KELLY.
I like her singing in the hook. I’m not sure if it’s tweaked, but what the hell. GO RIHANNA! It’s a harmless fun song I can hear it on the radio and dance clubs.
This song sounds like Kelis’ FLESH TONE album. If you LOVE this song you will LOVE FLESH TONE. And if you say you don’t you got a personal problem with Kelis you need to solve because this DANCE/HOUSE sound is the ENTIRE FLESH TONE ALBUM.
BUT GOOD LUCK TO RIHANNA WITH THIS SINGLE & ALBUM!
Listen to THE FLESH TONE album by KELIS if you like this song.
@ 37 how is rihanna jumping on the bandwagon, when she was the first with please don’t stop the music. IF its anyone jumping on the bandwagon it would be Gaga and Kelly cause gaga came out as an indie artist then jumped into pop. And Kelly was we all know and is now trying to find a niche!! This is a great club banging hit for rihanna. And this is the songs people seem to like from Rihanna Up beat and fun!!
Go in Mommy!!!! Luv it!
F**Kin awsome!!!! the wait is over…welcome back to the POP side of Queen Rihanna. this will most def be a #1 hit
PS: HATERZ FALL THE FUKK BAKK IF U AINT GOT NOTHIN POSITIVE TO SAY!!!!!
It’s aiight.
THIS SONG IS FUCKING EPIC. yesssss rihanna slayyyyed bitches like buffy. get it
its just ok for me…not sure i like the bridge….cant wait to hear more songs though…..
I really like it… folks will be “werkin” to this very soon
This is the RIHANNA I KNOW! this is just sick. The beat screams number one hit alone! Welcome back RIHANNA. THIS IS YOU.
@DEMON it totally agree this is more the Rihanna we know and have come to love
I do like Rhianna…just don’t care for this song. Sounds like something that should be played in a gay club w/ glow sticks..lol. Which is fine if that is what you’re going 4…just not my cup of tea. I do wish her the best…I know Rhianna is not known 4 her vocals…so, its good she is staying in her lane w/ dance music…its her niche
@ 4 epic really when will that word die people just throw that word around every day its starting to have no mean the song is ok not “epic”
yeah i can dig it!
Okay RiRi! You need to stay with music like this! It’s so you. I like!
NOT!
TRASH! Sounds like 10 other songs on the radio
shit song shit girl and who ever wants to say i am wrong thats them i am entitled to my own opinion
FIYAHHHHHHHHHH! Sing it LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CL thank u! After u been waiting all weekend long and stuck on standstill waiting for Rih’s release of Only Girl from her album LOUD, u bring it like only u can. Thank ya.
I already kno this song with sound a HOT MESS live! But with a GREAT backing track…she should be jus fine. I love the song tho..great choice…
*EDIT* I already kno this song WILL sound a HOT MESS live! But with a GREAT backing track…she should be jus fine. I love the song tho..great choice…
this sounds like the old rihanna!
this is the ri i know..
Ok Rih, I voted HOT.
This song sounds like Kelly Rowland and David Guetta “When Love Takes Over.” I like Rihanna so I know she will make the song work for her and make it her own.
NOT
not the bizness- same old europop dance, Cascade ‘evacuate the dancefloor’ , david guetta, kelly rowland ‘commander’
Europe will love it
Urban radio won’t touch it
love to watch her try to sing this live, lol
Love it…go rihanna.
am i the only one who thinks she can’t sing to save her ass???lol……this shit is terrible, her vocals are HORRIBLE!!!
I think she should change it, but maybe it will have to grow on me.
i like this song…WELL, THE PARTS THAT SHE IS NOT SCEAMING ON LOL. The beat is hot though!
Love it! Already singing the hook in my head.
its catchy… its smart… its safe…. its extremely pop….. & it was definitely crafted for her Euro audience
Smart move, Rih.
For those that said urban radio won’t touch it, most “urban” radio listeners aren’t buying music now a day. They’re downloading it illegally. You cater to your audience — the one that pays for music. I can’t fault her for finding her money spot and hitting it.
This song definitely does that. It’s different from her last few singles. And, I like it a whole lot more than I liked “Russian Roulette,” which was definitely a grower.
People want to dance and have fun. I’m sure this album will facilitate that as does this song.
It’s about time that urban radio diversify and embrace different types of music. Take OMG by Usher — that’s a great song — and it’s way better than a lot of the other ish he released as of late. So, what did he do? He went right back to that zone on DJ Got Us Falling In Love. Don’t be stupid people. It’s a business. When you start buying albums, then you MIGHT be able to dictate what artists release. But, if you’re kazaaing yourself into a coma / limewiring your life away, you don’t really get a say, unless it’s on a blog.
She is going to overshadow Kelly Rowlands latest work, she just cant catch a break.
Not really a Rihanna fan but this song is HOT. It announces loud and clear that she’s put the past behind her and is back on top of her game. Get it RiRi.
@25…U’ll clearly have never been to a Rihanna concert cause if u have u’d know she kills it LIVE!!!!! just youtube her performances…..this one will be no diff and she will continue to prove she can hold her own vocally
YESSSSSSS… I CO-SIGN @ 31 AND 33 WELL SAID!
Sounds like the beat Kelly used for commander.
this aint got shit on kelis last dance songs i knew she would jump into the bandwagon!
This song is so hot I had to vote twice!!!! lol
i was feeling it until it got the chorus and she lost me. Its not a bad song by any means, just not that great and kinda forgettable. I wish her well though and i always enjoy hearing her voice.
@37 so what if she’s on it…the diff is she is gonna KILL IT!!! unlike the others who just DiD iT…..NEXT!!!!
Rihanna is gonna have a nervous break-down!! LOL. That is too many albums, in too little time. I like the song though.
Again though, she’s filming a movie and releasing a new album? Matt Kemp need to sit his girl down to take a break. She’s been touring all Summer. She should of took the rest of the year off, and came back refreshed at the top of 2011.
LMAO @ #32 I don’t think that was meant to be funny, but it was. Sorry lol
I LOVE THE SONG BUT I WISH IT HAD A BIT MORE BASS TO IT. BEING THAT SHE SAID ITS JUST HER …WELL RIHANNA YOUR OBVIOUSLY NOT GENERIC EURO POP YOU HAVE A BIT MORE EDGE AND SHE SHOULD HAVE ADDED MORE BASS TO THE SONG.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING SHE WOULD HAVE DONE WITH SOS OR HER PREVIOUS WORK BUT IF THERE WAS MORE BASS AND A DEEPER TONE BUT STILL THE SAME SOUND IT WOULD HAVE ATTRACTED THE URBAN AUDIENCE A BIT MORE BECAUSE WE LOVE BASS.
WE LOVE THE DEEP UNDERTONE BUT STILL CATCHY. THATS WHY THE MUSIC IN THE SOUTH GOT SO BIG BECAUSE OF THE UNDERTONE OF THEIR BEAT.
THIS WILL DEF BE A TOP TEN. A NUMBER ONE? MAYBE. I WONT DENY IT.
***I really wish it had more bass…lol. i cant get over it. Rated R was deep. So to tie it all together and show her growth. . it needs more umph for me. this is teenage pop cascada. i expected more. ****
Dope joint, not quite Umbrella, but I like it.
I heard this sound plenty of times nothing new….next lol!!!
@37. cosign!!!!! I agree
I wish Rihanna luck, considering how Chris Brown returned to the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time since 2006 as “Deuces” jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 last week. He’s paying his dues and getting re-established, while she’s trying to re-invent herself.
Others should follow Chris’s example…admit your mistake, ask for forgiveness, and give back. He’s a smart and brave young man.
It is no wonder Rih and Def Jam wanted to end the masterful but dark Rated R era. Rihanna is into the lights now from being outta the dark.
She has left darkness behind and is the Only Girl (in the world). Matt Kemp makes her feel like the only girl in the world, she wanted to make this music for her fans and him. This is certainly for Kemp and how he makes her feel. Away with the past, the old and in with the future and the new. You go RiRi.
I hate the way her voice sounds…so annoying
Have y’all noticed that the damn illluminati refuses to take a break? I mean damn… #SITCHOASSDOWN and let somebody else shine.
EVERYBODY IS DOING THESE DANCE SONGS AFTER THEY BUILT THEIR FOUNDATION WITH THE URBAN AUDIENCE THEN OFF THEY GO TO MAKE THAT ARAB MONEY. AND THEN ONLY SOME WOULD MAKE ONE OR TWO RNB HITS. IF WE ARE LUCKY. I GET IT EVERYBODY IS JUMPING ON THE EURO BANDWAGON BUT NO ONE DID IT AS WELL AS KELIS. BUT TOO FXCKN BAD SHE WONT BE GETTIIN AS MUCH AIRPLAY. SAME FOR KELLY.
YESSS!!!
this song slays me!!!
the verses are just f*cking hot!
the beat is crazy!!!
10/10
@Mellymel- I was thinking the same thing, just not with the glow sticks. LOL
I like the song. Glad she’s past her dark period. This album will probably be more upbeat and happy. Love Rhinanna!
This song rocks!!
Rihanna got this in the BAG!
luv it it’s fing HOTTTTTTTTTT
I like her singing in the hook. I’m not sure if it’s tweaked, but what the hell. GO RIHANNA! It’s a harmless fun song I can hear it on the radio and dance clubs.
This song sounds like Kelis’ FLESH TONE album. If you LOVE this song you will LOVE FLESH TONE. And if you say you don’t you got a personal problem with Kelis you need to solve because this DANCE/HOUSE sound is the ENTIRE FLESH TONE ALBUM.
BUT GOOD LUCK TO RIHANNA WITH THIS SINGLE & ALBUM!
Listen to THE FLESH TONE album by KELIS if you like this song.
@ 37 how is rihanna jumping on the bandwagon, when she was the first with please don’t stop the music. IF its anyone jumping on the bandwagon it would be Gaga and Kelly cause gaga came out as an indie artist then jumped into pop. And Kelly was we all know and is now trying to find a niche!! This is a great club banging hit for rihanna. And this is the songs people seem to like from Rihanna Up beat and fun!!
I was expecting more.
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