stupid love stupid love song recorded singer rihanna fourth studio album rated song written production helmed stargate served assistant producer written days rihanna boyfriend altercation night grammy awards occurred february lyrical content describes abusive relationship led describe song stupid love power ballad instrumentation provided finger snapping minor piano keys piano riffs lyrics song revolve female protagonist realizes needs escape abusive boyfriend stupid love received mixed positive response music critics critics praised rihanna emotional delivery song criticized overly dark release song peaked number seven south korea international chart december background development stupid love written stage production stargate served assistant producer song recorded london february rihanna scheduled performance grammy awards cancelled reports later surfaced alleged altercation boyfriend singer arrested suspicion making criminal threats march brown charged assault making criminal threats months proceeded altercation rihanna brown kept low profiles avoided media attention interview mtv_news writer stupid love collaborated rihanna previous albums girl like good girl gone bad clarified write song rihanna regard brown found unnecessary friendship brown producer concurred statement saying matter song rihanna released lead single people immediately think song brown interview usa_today later revealed song written days rihanna brown altercation citing interview sway mtv_news preview new_york_city rihanna stated album represented honesty preview noted stupid love song likely receive comparisons brown emphasis lyric love dumb stupid composition stupid love power ballad lasts minutes second instrumentation provided finger snapping minor piano keys piano riffs style repeated chord progression lyrics stupid love revolve woman abusive relationship progressing female protagonist leaving boyfriend song begins line let tell size life rihanna sings line stupid stupid don talk like stupid chorus bridge consists rihanna singing trying work act like noted village_voice bridge represents moment rihanna realizes worth stay relationship writing cap stupid love contains lyrical metaphor blood hands critical reception stupid love garnered mixed positive reviews music critics praised rihanna high level emotional conviction stupid love writing piece self daily_telegraph thought song direct reference rihanna brown writing rihanna received black eye prior grammy awards attacked boyfriend singer clearly potentially life changing incident sense emotional aftermath ballad stupid love concurred writing rihanna shy away happened brown confronts directly stupid love wrote difficult listen song thinking know referring brown wrote stupid love sounded like therapy sessions song pitchfork media critical song labeling dim emily popmatters impressed song writing stupid love aiming arrive washington_post wrote stupid love lead single released album russian consisted beats forgettable hooks richards continued review write song confessions melodies slant_magazine critical songs mad house wait turn hard stupid love russian grim relentless track listing album version stupid love remix version stupid love small room fix credits personnel recording recorded london mixed new_york_city personnel credits adapted liner notes charts release stupid love debuted number south_korea international chart december following week peaked number seven consecutive weeks
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