umbrella song umbrella song singer rihanna studio album features american rapper wrote song producers additional writing song originally written britney_spears mind label rejected umbrella pop song referring romantic relationship strength relationship entertainment_weekly ranked song number best singles rolling_stone time listed song number best songs song earned rihanna awards nominations song won awards mtv_video_music_awards nominated grammy awards umbrella earned rihanna grammy award best rap sung collaboration addition receiving nominations record year song year song listed rolling_stone greatest songs time song serves lead single album released worldwide march jam recordings umbrella commercial success topping charts australia canada germany spain sweden switzerland united_kingdom united_states united_kingdom song chart performance generated controversy country experiencing excessive flooding large amounts rain time played songs radio 2000s decade managed stay number singles chart consecutive weeks longest run number single decade songs chart weeks single highest digital debuts united_states remained billboard hot seven consecutive weeks single accompanying music video directed features rihanna nude body covered silver paint video earned rihanna video year mtv_video_music_awards watched video countless umbrella covered notable performers variety musical genres including street time low rihanna performed song brit awards closing song good girl gone bad tour girl earth loud tour included diamonds world tour anti world tour background american songwriter producer christopher tricky stewart convened dream nash january atlanta based create new material studio stewart hat sound found free music software included mac computers attention caught sound nash asked stewart beat stewart incorporated chords hat immediately word nash head went vocal booth started singing nash wrote verses chorus stewart skeleton track quickly wrote lyrics completing verse seconds continued writing adding hook stewart chord matter hours recorded demo track song written american pop singer britney_spears mind stewart previously worked single music stewart nash thought spears personal life little control time needed hit musical comeback spears working fifth album sent copy demo spears management spears hear song label rejected claiming songs record following management rejection track stewart nash dealt record labels given english singer songwriter failed convince record company release opted chairman friend stewart established studio early february demo sent right hand woman executive passed message confirming found song suited rihanna working studio album time immediately sent demo rihanna positive demo started playing like interesting weird song kept getting better listened said need record want record tomorrow grammy season stewart nash eyed singer demo calling set record aside rihanna stewart played associate subsequently promising song having heard writers began calling stewart manager considering nominations stewart nash agreed wait response failed hear song obligations time sign record accept finally stepped trading power broker status longstanding relationship stewart admits producers offer couldn refuse time successfully persuaded stewart camp couldn giving record camp comments knew rihanna album months mary wasn album cycle sensible business decision rihanna recorded song vocal production recording studios los_angeles initially stewart admitted reluctant rihanna right artist record song following recording catch phrase felt following rihanna recording ceo rapper jay-z added rap jay-z rewrote verse awareness stewart nash stewart understand later realized sense instead version stewart noted songwriter standpoint song metaphors weather versus umbrella released worldwide march debuting rihanna website song released digitally united_kingdom physical release following weeks later composition umbrella pop song song based hat synthesizers distorted bassline according entertainment_weekly magazine song beat recreated drum loop apple music software program vintage funk kit song written key minor song lyrics written traditional verse chorus form open rap verse hook follows chorus bridge follows second hook song ends critical reception andy_kellman allmusic commented umbrella rihanna best song date delivering drums backdrop chorus vocals totally convincing sounding ideal spot trying hard like 20th british newspaper guardian umbrella evidence rihanna strict work ethic paying adding delivers song declaration world devotion pitchfork media complimented production dismissed rihanna voice takes unpleasant edge tries fill space slow tempo beats adding song event pop particularly rihanna cold clinical delivery warmth lyrics sal_cinquemani slant_magazine wrote song plain good regardless genre proves jay rihanna scored hits formats string singles couldn different dedicated producing quality hits said umbrella monster confess spending portion rainy afternoon practicing hook blender magazine called song album highlight stated far wasn way rihanna title hypnotic tongue syllables described song space age hip pop song awards song earned rihanna awards nominations umbrella earned rihanna jay-z grammy award best rap sung collaboration addition receiving nominations record year song year umbrella recognized forms accolades music press song listed number best songs published music magazine rolling_stone time magazine listed song number songs umbrella listed number village_voice annual year end critics poll rehab song listed number entertainment_weekly magazine list best singles topping magazine poll best single blender magazine awarded song song year readers poll music press considered umbrella song summer new_york_times writer regarded arguably signature slow jam pitchfork ranked song song list entertainment_weekly end decade best list saying rihanna rain rolling_stone updated version greatest songs time umbrella listed number making rihanna youngest living artists list october nme placed number list best tracks past years chart performance oceania umbrella entered australian_singles_chart number june rihanna second number country following spent consecutive weeks earned earned certification australian_recording_industry_association denoting sales copies spent total weeks chart ending year country best selling single umbrella debuted new_zealand_singles_chart number following weeks dropped place climbed new peak number fourth week chart chart rihanna second number single following replay remained atop chart consecutive weeks chart total weeks song received platinum certification recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand denoting sales copies subsequently country best selling single north_america umbrella debuted billboard hot chart issue dated april number following week climbed number number week fourth fifth sixth week chart progressively ascended numbers prior physical release umbrella achieved biggest debut year history itunes united_states breaking record previously held don lie following digital release umbrella number issue dated june seventh week chart subsequently debuted atop hot digital songs chart week sales units single highest digital debut united_states nielsen_soundscan began tracking downloads surpassing justin_timberlake sales record single rise hot marked rihanna second number single following noted huge leap hot spot based digital sales significantly sustained strong airplay single preventing american rap group party like advancing chart umbrella spent seven consecutive weeks chart umbrella eventually second best performing single hot beyoncé hit single topped chart weeks total umbrella entered radio songs chart issue dated april number following week climbed number reached fourth week chart number entered chart chart issue june number eventually reached number issue dated july remained consecutive weeks pop songs chart umbrella debuted number chart issue dated april following week rose number week fourth week chart climbed number chart issue june umbrella number number eighth week chart spent consecutive weeks umbrella debuted number hip hop songs chart issue dated april following week rose number issue dated june climbed number reached chart issue june rose number following week earning greatest sales airplay week peak number issue july umbrella entered hot_dance_club_songs chart hot shot debut number issue dated june following week number ascended chart week landing number rose number fourth week chart topped chart issue dated july remained number second week june umbrella sold digital copies united_states rihanna sixth best selling single country song debuted number canada song recently launched canadian hot singles chart canada issued billboard magazine similar billboard hot europe single experienced major success notably united_kingdom song entered singles chart number based digital sales rihanna chart country single fourth week chart rihanna earned chart double single subsequent album good girl gone bad topping singles albums charts simultaneously having reached straight weeks number chart broke record american group crazy longest chart decade umbrella eventually reached total weeks number chart country longest running number single 21st century addition rihanna seventh artist history chart consecutive weeks end umbrella sold copies making biggest selling single time succeeded love way lie collaboration years later britain second biggest selling single bleeding love december certified platinum british_phonographic_industry sales copies total umbrella amassed weeks official charts making joint 20th longest runner time spent weeks tally total weeks inside appeared consecutive years number number umbrella similar success europe topping charts lengthy periods including switzerland weeks norway seven weeks germany weeks austria weeks belgium weeks reached number denmark hungary spain song achieved times platinum certification denoting sales units furthermore umbrella attained positions czech_republic finland italy netherlands sweden reached france worldwide song sold million copies making best selling singles time music video background concept working album ideas began concerning rihanna image extending music videos asked american music video director send work representatives expecting treatment response treatment video ideas silver body paint rihanna seen doubtful rihanna embrace idea positive response following letter director sent artist ensured approval makeup artist mixed silver paint rihanna look session paint applied takes ensure completely covered set closed rihanna camera assistant rihanna contributed ideas video shoot suggesting dance idea accepted visual effects supervised produced key video second visual effects sequence rihanna surrounded strands liquid frame graceful arcs response movements water elements recorded special effects stage high speed camera scene singer added lighting effects practical water elements mirror like texture mercury release music video premiered april website downloads available website limited time video officially released itunes store peaking number period weeks umbrella debuted mtv total request live number reaching number remained days making longest running number video played mtv second half reached plays receiving platinum recognition success promotional video received nominations mtv_video_music_awards including female artist year video year monster single year going win legacy song reign number united_kingdom occurred country hit extreme rainfall flooding led british national newspaper sun suggest events related media referring tabloid highlighted date single video shot friday 13th april adding coincidence curse single release temperature london relatively high reaching day release severe weather warnings hit headlines article sun urged readers join campaign knock song chart spot suggesting readers songs download instead shared theme sunshine summer similar situation occurred new_zealand song hit number early winter country experiencing worst storms history weather conditions experienced tornadoes flooding country single replaced spot weather conditions new_zealand stormy happened romania umbrella hit stations nation summer summer half hottest period time romania song reached number peak country experienced worst storms pouring rains history song losing positions charts storm ended temperatures lowered step step pop culture gaming record breaking success single reported coincidence weather marketing team collaborated british umbrella manufacturer company produced types rihanna tone umbrella rihanna debuted public performance song manufactured based company collection available residents online company website central characters casual vacancy jay-z rap umbrella rowing competition bus trips umbrella shock attendees played church funeral service coach girls rowing team prior death similarly song played funeral service character november democratic presidential candidates barack_obama respectively performed parody umbrella umbrella featured karaoke video games pop volume lips accompanied music video cover song featured dance dance revolution hottest party playable track original version song appears dance games dance live performances umbrella performed rihanna june united_kingdom performed song itv morning performed umbrella aol sessions france performed umbrella added setlist headlining good girl gone bad tour performed final song encore included closing act girl loud tour rihanna performed umbrella sixteenth song set list performance featured giant stage song performed diamonds world tour formats track listings charts certifications radio release history cover versions remixes upcoming singer recorded acoustic version umbrella released august debut single start included closing track debut album scottish rock group released acoustic version song like italian singer cover album italian band went opposite direction released punk cover song norwegian band doom metal version song debut album singer actress covered song english singer recorded version filipino entitled means umbrella filipino singer actress sang acoustic version song video youtube views november pop punk outfit time low covered song compilation album british rock band produced version umbrella originally recorded album nme awards produced celebration big gig album given free special box set magazine nme february additional versions acoustic mix later available itunes trio comprise video cover available band official website british pop rock band performed version umbrella greatest hits far tour finnish melodic death metal band performed cover live open air country pop singer songwriter recorded live version song later included itunes store exclusive titled live version song peaked number seventy billboard pop notable mixed versions song american rapper recorded version umbrella replaced jay-z opening rap verse article blender magazine dismissed jay-z version said mama actually understand song themes protection loyalty american punk band drummer travis remixed song adding track snare real life guitars singer created answer song titled replacing verses chorus umbrella lyrics version official remix version performed duet brown rihanna joined rihanna tour hip hop singer wrote umbrella recorded demo slightly different intro instrumental recently korean girl group covered song song drum beat sampled episode glee featured song performed mash rain song covered american korean singer popular girl group girls generation lady_gaga incorporated hook song end internet mash artist umbrella base track united state pop breakthrough mix included songs billboard hot year end chart umbrella appeared friday august country music duo covered bobby bones october released rain style cover featuring surpassing views version umbrella covered certified platinum finland track listings release 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Umbrella (song)