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    Rihanna May Have Released 'Russian Roulette' For 'Shock Value,' Producer Says
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    They didn't want to rehash what fans expect of the singer. "We wanted to give her a movie. We didn't want to just give her a three-minute song ... I felt musically like everybody was gonna give like that 'Disturbia,' 'SOS,' kind of pop, uptempo stuff, and I really wanted the song that me and Ne-Yo did to stand out." Ne-Yo co-wrote the track with Rihanna, but when he sat down with Harmony, the producer said the two guys knew that the song should be "something a little darker, something a little edgier, something a little more morbid. Full Article at VH1
    We wanted to give her a movie. We didn't want to just give her a three-minute song ... I felt musically like everybody was gonna give like that 'Disturbia,' 'SOS,' kind of pop, uptempo stuff, and I really wanted the song that me and Ne-Yo did to stand out.
    SOURCE: VH1 1 month ago
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Rihanna May Have Released 'Russian Roulette' For 'Shock Value,' Producer Says
  1. As a producer, I feel that's what's wrong with the music business, their first singles don't shock people
    SOURCE: VH1 1 month ago
  2. You're in a whole other space in life, so your first single should reflect that growth or that setback. I think with 'Russian Roulette' she's digging much deeper into her emotions. I knew she was going to another place an artist. If I had to speculate, I would speculate that [she released it] for shock ...
    SOURCE: VH1 1 month ago
  3. Because that's the newest situation ... Whatever she came with, if she came out with 'I still love you' that would have been about Chris Brown. If she came out with 'I hate your dog' that would have been about Chris Brown, too. It's just a natural reaction for people to associate 'cause she's been so ti...
    SOURCE: VH1 1 month ago
  4. Rihanna phoned in to Ne-Yo to tell him that it was one of her favorites ... I think overall she was comfortable with the vibe of the song and comfortable with the lyrical content of the song. She loves the song.
    SOURCE: VH1 1 month ago

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