Rude Boy (Rihanna song)

"Rude Boy" was produced by Rob Swire and Stargate who co-wrote the song with Rihanna, Ester Dean, and Makeba Riddick.{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/rihannarudeboy.htm|title=Rihanna – Rude Boy – Review of Rude Boy Single By Rihanna – About.com|publisher=About.com|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=September 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917072256/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/rihannarudeboy.htm|url-status=live}} During an interview on the television show, Alan Carr: Chatty Man in February 2010, Carr asked Rihanna about the song's lyrics, with particular emphasis on the line "Come here rude boy, boy, can you get it up?/Come here rude boy, boy, is you big enough?"{{Cite episode |title=Alan Carr: Chatty Man |series= 3|series-link=Alan Carr: Chatty Man#Series 3 |credits=Alan Carr |network=Channel 4 |station=Channel 4 |airdate=February 25, 2010 |season=3 |number=4 |minutes=40:00}} Rihanna explained: "When we wrote the song, it was kind of a freestyle ... I liked the West Indian influence that the music had, and, I just went in the booth, they were already jotting down some ideas and, that came to me, I just ran in there with one of the writers and started coming up with this in the studio and now when people read it back to me like that, 'Come here rude boy, is you big enough'?, it does sound so disgusting!" She also explained the development of the song, and said that those lyrics were originally going to be the introduction, but because of the song's infectious beat, Rihanna decided to make it the hook instead.

In an interview with Us Weekly, Makeba Riddick, who assisted with the song's vocal production, spoke about the inspiration for the song. Riddick explained that Ester Dean had come up with a concept for the song, and had been working with Stargate to develop it. Upon hearing it, Riddick and Rihanna expressed interest in the song but thought that some changes were needed, and sent it to Riddick for completion. Riddick also explained where the idea for some of the sexually provocative lyrics came from: "I was listening to the words and me and [Rihanna] and we were just laughing and talking about so many situations that have happened in the past and that happen to women everywhere. By the time we were done of course, we were laughing and giggling about the lyrics – surprisingly everybody went nuts over the song."{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/meet-the-music-producer-behind-rihannas-hit-rude-boy-2010293|title=Meet the Songwriter Behind Rihanna's Hit 'Rude Boy'|work=Us Weekly|date=March 29, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2011|archive-date=May 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528150820/http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/meet-the-music-producer-behind-rihannas-hit-rude-boy-2010293|url-status=live}} Dean explained the development of "Rude Boy" in an interview with The Boom Box, and said that she wanted to channel Rihanna's alter ego and use it as inspiration for the song's lyrics. Dean praised Rihanna's ability to take risks with her music, saying "I think Rihanna is sexy and will say things that other chicks won't say. Even if she says let's go kiss some girls, who really cares ... that's Rihanna. Music is about fantasy. This is what people want to do, but are afraid to do."{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Keith|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2011/01/19/rude-boy-writer-ester-dean-on-penning-hits-for-rihanna-usher/|title='Rude Boy' writer Ester Dean on penning for Rihanna, Usher|publisher=The Boom Box|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402075546/http://www.theboombox.com/2011/01/19/rude-boy-writer-ester-dean-on-penning-hits-for-rihanna-usher/|url-status=live}} In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stargate revealed that Rihanna had come up with the title and concept for the song herself, and communicated her ideas to Dean, who wrote a rough draft. After the song was completed, it was nearly left off the album's track list since it was not as dark as the other material on the album. However, Rihanna loved the record and fought for it to both be included on the album and released as a single. Stargate also revealed that "Rude Boy" was one of the first mainstream songs to fuse slower hip-hop beats with EDM instrumentation, kicking off a trend that was seen in subsequent releases from other artists.[http://ew.com/music/2018/04/09/stargate-producers-rihanna-katy-perry-beyonce/ Producer duo Stargate share the secrets behind their Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé hits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174534/http://ew.com/music/2018/04/09/stargate-producers-rihanna-katy-perry-beyonce/ |date=April 11, 2018 }} Entertainment Weekly. April 9, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.

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"Rude Boy" is a reggae, dancehall and electro-R&B song{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=BBC - Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |last=Skinner |first=James |date=2010 |access-date=March 29, 2020 |quote=a return to the slick pop with which she made her name following last year's darker Rated R. But it's not quite that simple; after all, that album delivered the dancehall smash Rude Boy while this record closes with Love the Way You Lie (Part II) |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921072725/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://ambmag.co.za/25-rb-songs-will-make-turn-lady-freak/|title=25 R&B songs that will turn a lady into a freak|publisher=AMB Mag|date=February 25, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824050102/http://ambmag.co.za/25-rb-songs-will-make-turn-lady-freak/|url-status=live}} which incorporates elements of raggamuffin.{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a203939/rihanna-rude-boy.html |title=Rihanna: 'Rude Boy' |work=Digital Spy |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605192406/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a203939/rihanna-rude-boy.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news|last=Powers|first=Ann|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-rihannas-rated-r.html|title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Rated R'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 23, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021134048/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-rihannas-rated-r.html|url-status=live}} The song is written in the key of E minor (recorded in E-flat minor) with a time signature in common time and a tempo of 87 beats per minute. Rihanna's vocal range spans from the low note of E₃ to the high note of D₅, and the song follows a sequence of Em−Bm−C−Am−Bm as its chord progression.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/sheetmusic/song/1000103017/rude-boy|title=Rude Boy|last=Sheetmusicdirect.us|website=Sheet Music Direct|access-date=November 23, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201249/https://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/sheetmusic/song/1000103017/rude-boy|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Rude Boy – Rihanna Digital Music Sheet|publisher=Musicnotes.com. Peer International Music Publishing|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0083266|year=2009|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002035614/http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0083266|url-status=live}} Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commented that "Rude Boy", and the album's previous single "Hard", were the highlights of Rated R, praised the singer's vocal performance in the song, "both of which exploit Rihanna's most appealing vocal style, a sulky, icy, monotone."{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/19/rihanna-cd-review|title=Rihanna: Rated R|work=The Guardian|date=November 19, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2011|location=London|archive-date=April 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425034152/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/19/rihanna-cd-review|url-status=live}} Michael Menachem of Billboard commented on the lyrical content of the song, and wrote, "with 'Rude Boy', Rihanna delivers her most provocative lyrics and perhaps most authentic-sounding single to date." Menachem also wrote about the song's composition, "Steel drums are a welcome presence on the production, which gives a nod to ska and dancehall. Rihanna's swagger has never been as convincing as on this song."{{cite magazine|last=Menachem|first=Micheal|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069693/rihanna-rude-boy|title=Rihanna, 'Rude Boy'|magazine=Billboard|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=September 10, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925234912/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069693/rihanna-rude-boy|url-status=live}}

"Rude Boy" was released as the fourth overall single (third international) from Rated R (2009).{{cite web|last=Cochrane|first=Greg|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10002471|title=Rihanna track gets worldwide premiere|publisher=BBC|date=October 20, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213171859/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/10002471|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/11/spotted-rihannas-makes-a-rated-r-appearance-on-german-tv/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129133723/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/11/spotted-rihannas-makes-a-rated-r-appearance-on-german-tv/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|title=Spotted: Rihanna's Makes A 'Rated R' Appearance On German TV|publisher=MTV|date=December 11, 2009|access-date=January 2, 2009}}{{cite web|first=Marcell|last=Minaya|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a183504/rihannas-next-single-announced.html|title=Rihanna's next single announced?|work=Digital Spy|date=October 24, 2009|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-date=January 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130042525/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a183504/rihannas-next-single-announced.html|url-status=live}} It was sent to urban radio stations in the US on February 9, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/ |title=Singles Release Diary |work=Digital Spy |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=August 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121174644/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/ |archive-date=January 21, 2010}} and was released via digital download on February 19, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rude-boy-single/id353493307|title=Rude Boy – Single|work=iTunes Store (AUS)|publisher=Apple Inc|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112020132/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rude-boy-single/id353493307|url-status=dead}}

Los Angeles Times{{'}} reviewer Ann Powers stated that the song has a "ragamuffin-style", and commented on the lyrics, "Even as she offers herself in no uncertain terms—'I'm gon' let you be the captain tonight' she sneers—she questions his prowess. 'Can you get it up? Are you big enough?' she repeats in the singsong chorus, making it tough to imagine that any suitor could rise to this occasion." Bill Lamb of About.com praised the song, and called it "the most instantly engaging song from the album Rated R", and that "[Rihanna] projects a dominant female image that is exactly what was needed to move past the unfortunate Chris Brown chapter in her career". However, Lamb added that the "icy feel is wearing thin. Rihanna sounds like she has taken a few steps back to distance herself from the whole song. There is a pleasing swagger, but we're never quite engaged".

Nick Levine of Digital Spy, commenting on the genre of the song and Rihanna's musical direction and transition from her previous album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), wrote that the song "can be construed as a winning synthesis of her Island-pop beginnings, the effortless hitmaking of the Good Girl Gone Bad era and the more menacing persona she's unveiled post-Grammygate. On the other, it's just a damn good tune." Levine also wrote that "Rude Boy" is "the most instantly catchy moment" on Rated R. Alibhe Malone of NME commented on the song's demeanor in relation to Rated R as a whole, and wrote, "With only one other female songwriter here apart from Rihanna (Ester Dean on 'Rude Boy') it's a startlingly masculine record – in sound and in attitude."{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Alibhe|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/10985|title=Album review: Rihanna – 'Rated R' (Mercury)|work=NME|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001637/http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/10985|url-status=live}} Malone also wrote that Rihanna persists in ensuring that listener realizes "how she wants men in her bed." Ryan Dombell of Pitchfork Media wrote a mixed review of the song; he called it the flightiest song on Rated R, but praised it as superior to the riskier material on the album.{{cite web|last=Dombell|first=Ryan|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13740-rated-r/|title=Rihanna Rated R|work=Pitchfork Media|publisher=Ryan Schreiber|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603103157/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13740-rated-r/|url-status=live}}

Multiple publications have gone on to retrospectively review "Rude Boy" as one of the best songs in Rihanna's catalog, praising its sound as both innovative and enjoyable.

"Rude Boy" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number sixty-four.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959345/keha-stops-world-from-spinning-a-no-1-on-hot-100|title=Ke$ha Stops 'World' From Spinning A No. 1 On Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=February 18, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712104946/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959345/keha-stops-world-from-spinning-a-no-1-on-hot-100|url-status=live}} It peaked at number one a month later, replacing "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz, and became Rihanna's sixth US number one single.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958936/rihanna-rules-hot-100-with-rude-boy-track|title=Rihanna Rules Hot 100 With 'Rude Boy' Track|magazine=Billboard|date=March 17, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702032934/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958936/rihanna-rules-hot-100-with-rude-boy-track|url-status=live}} Rihanna equaled Paula Abdul and Diana Ross as the female artists with the fifth-most number one singles on the Hot 100's in its fifty-one year history.{{cite news|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958925/chart-beat-thursday-rihanna-ludacris-timbaland|title=Chart Beat Thursday: Rihanna, Ludacris, Timbaland|newspaper=Billboard|date=March 18, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2010|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122129/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958925/chart-beat-thursday-rihanna-ludacris-timbaland|url-status=live}} "Rude Boy" remained at number one for five consecutive weeks,{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958614/rihanna-refuses-to-budge-from-hot-100-perch|title=Rihanna Refuses to Budge from Hot 100 Perch|magazine=Billboard|date=April 15, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007230220/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958614/rihanna-refuses-to-budge-from-hot-100-perch|url-status=live}} and was replaced by "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars.{{cite magazine|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958519/bob-weaves-way-to-hot-100-no-1-glee-generates-more-debuts|title=B.o.B Weaves Way To Hot 100 No. 1; 'Glee' Generates More Debuts|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007083159/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958519/bob-weaves-way-to-hot-100-no-1-glee-generates-more-debuts|url-status=live}} "Rude Boy" also topped the US Rhythmic Airplay,{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958534/chart-beat-wednesday-top-40-meets-buble|title=Chart Beat Wednesday: Top 40 Meets Buble|magazine=Billboard|date=April 21, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702033830/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958534/chart-beat-wednesday-top-40-meets-buble|url-status=live}} Pop Songs,{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958442/chart-beat-wednesday-diva-domination|title=Chart Beat Wednesday: Diva Domination|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429113246/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958442/chart-beat-wednesday-diva-domination|url-status=live}} and Dance Club Songs charts.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-05-15/dance-club-play-songs|title=Dance/Club Play Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=May 15, 2010|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226015157/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-05-15/dance-club-play-songs|url-status=live}} "Rude Boy" was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold over 3 million copies in the United States as of June 2015.{{certification Cite Ref|title=Rude Boy|type=single|artist=Rihanna|region=United States|refname=one|access-date=September 23, 2011}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6605708/ask-billboard-rihannas-best-selling-songs-albums |title=Ask Billboard: Rihanna's Best-Selling Songs & Albums |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=June 23, 2015 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110010358/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6605708/ask-billboard-rihannas-best-selling-songs-albums |url-status=live }} "Rude Boy" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number forty-five, and peaked at number one for two weeks in March 2010.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Rude+Boy&cat=s|title=Rihanna – Rude Boy (Song)|publisher=australian-charts.com|date=March 14, 2010|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013122729/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Rude+Boy&cat=s|url-status=live}} It remained on the chart for nineteen weeks, and was certified two-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting shipments of over 140,000 copies.{{certification Cite Ref|title=Rude Boy|type=single|artist=Rihanna|region=Australia|certyear=2010|refname=two|access-date=September 23, 2011}} In New Zealand, the song debuted at number twenty-five on February 22, 2010, and peaked at number three in its fifth week on the chart.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Rude+Boy&cat=s|title=Rihanna – Rude Boy (Song)|work=charts.nz|publisher=RIANZ|date=February 22, 2010|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=April 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423170703/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Rude+Boy&cat=s|url-status=live}}

On the UK Singles Chart, "Rude Boy" peaked at number two. It was prevented from reaching the top spot by Tinie Tempah's "Pass Out", which debuted at number one and remained there for two weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20100314/7501/|title=Archive Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022213739/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20100314/7501/|url-status=live}} "Rude Boy" was more successful on the UK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number one for one week on February 27, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/20100221/114/|title=Archive Chart|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108000526/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-singles-chart/20100221/114/|url-status=live}} On April 30, 2010, the single was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of over 400,000 copies. Elsewhere in Europe, the song achieved moderate chart success, peaking at number three in Denmark and Norway for two weeks on both charts, and in both the Flanders and Wallonia regions of Belgium. "Rude Boy" also reached the top ten in Austria, Finland and France, charting at numbers six, seven and eight, respectively. "Rude Boy" was slightly less successful in Sweden, where the song peaked at number eleven.

File:Rihanna rudeboy.jpg artist Keith Haring, who was famous for using graffiti patterns in his artwork.{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632688/rihanna-rude-boy-video-director-wasnt-trying-rip-anybody-off.jhtml|title=Rihanna 'Rude Boy' Video Director 'Wasn't Trying To Rip Anybody Off'|publisher=MTV|date=February 25, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-date=April 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403033527/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632688/rihanna-rude-boy-video-director-wasnt-trying-rip-anybody-off.jhtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/17/obituaries/keith-haring-artist-dies-at-31-career-began-in-subway-graffiti.html|title=Keith Haring, Artist, Dies at 31; Career Began in Subway Graffiti|work=The New York Times|date=February 17, 1990|access-date=September 29, 2011|first=Andrew L.|last=Yarrow|archive-date=December 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223122108/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/17/obituaries/keith-haring-artist-dies-at-31-career-began-in-subway-graffiti.html|url-status=live}}]]

The accompanying music video for "Rude Boy" was directed by Melina Matsoukas,{{cite news|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/25/rihannas-rude-boy-video-director-responds-to-criticism/|title=Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' video director responds to criticism|work=Rap-Up|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316121936/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/25/rihannas-rude-boy-video-director-responds-to-criticism/|url-status=live}} who also directed the video for Rihanna's previous single, "Hard" and was shot in January 2010 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The video relies upon the use of greenscreen, and contains strong references to critically acclaimed famous artists, including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Salt-n-Pepa, M.I.A. and Jean-Michel Basquiat.{{cite magazine|last=Herrera|first=Monica|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959414/rihanna-sizzles-in-new-rude-boy-music-video|title=Rihanna Sizzles In New 'Rude Boy' Music Video|magazine=Billboard|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305220634/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959414/rihanna-sizzles-in-new-rude-boy-music-video|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631691/20100211/rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna Shows Her True Colors In 'Rude Boy' Video|publisher=MTV|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=March 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325003218/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1631691/20100211/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/18/video-on-set-of-rihannas-rude-boy/#more-39475|title=Video: On Set of Rihanna's 'Rude Boy'|work=Rap-Up|date=February 18, 2010|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=February 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223183523/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/18/video-on-set-of-rihannas-rude-boy/#more-39475|url-status=live}} In an interview with Carson Daly on his radio show, Amp Radio, Rihanna described the video as "completely different from any other video" she had done before and "pretty freakin' cool". She explained its artistic qualities, and said, "A lot of my videos are really dark and edgy and tough. 'Rude Boy' is more playing along the lines from my roots. We used a lot of color, but also the costumes were very Jamaican dance-hall-queen type." The video premiered on February 10, 2010, via the high-definition music video provider Vevo.{{cite news|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/08/on-set-of-rihannas-rude-boy-video/|title=On Set of Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' Video|work=Rap-Up|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=February 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211132528/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/08/on-set-of-rihannas-rude-boy-video/|url-status=live}}

The video features Rihanna in a multitude of vibrant, brightly colored, Caribbean-inspired scenes. In the opening scene, Rihanna approaches a drum kit, which she plays as the song progresses. During the rest of the video, Rihanna engages with a male extra and plays with a variety of props, including a zebra, a motorcycle and a stuffed lion; these scenes are intercut with scenes of Rihanna playing the drum kit. Rihanna wears different outfits in the video, including a golden net bodysuit and a zebra-printed catsuit, which she wears while sitting atop a stuffed zebra. Rihanna performs various 1990s dancehall moves, such as the Bogle.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/feb/11/new-video-rihanna-rude-boy|title=New music video: Rihanna – Rude Boy|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=September 19, 2011|location=London|date=February 11, 2010|archive-date=May 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525070226/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/feb/11/new-video-rihanna-rude-boy|url-status=live}}

Upon the video's release, several media outlets noticed a resemblance between the colorful aesthetics of "Rude Boy" and those of British singer-songwriter and rapper M.I.A.'s video "Boyz".{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Chris|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/02/12/new-video-rihanna-rude-boy/|title=New Video: Rihanna, 'Rude Boy'|publisher=MTV|date=February 12, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=February 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227023854/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/02/12/new-video-rihanna-rude-boy|url-status=dead}} Melina Matsoukas responded to the allegations that she had copied the idea, and said, "Afterward I was like, 'Oh, this sucks. They tore down my video ... [M.I.A.'s] video's great too. It definitely wasn't trying to rip anybody off at all, it was just our approach and the animation stuff, it had a similar vibe." Matsoukas explained that the inspiration for the video did not come from one particular source, but from a variety of pop culture icons. She concluded, "We're all inspired by similar elements and it came together in that way." Several critics noticed the differences between Rihanna's previous singles, "Russian Roulette" and "Hard", and that "Rude Boy" had adopted a care-free and brighter image. Becky Bain of Idolator also noticed the similarities between M.I.A.'s video "Boyz" and "Rude Boy", and wrote, "We're digging the reggae-inflected jam, although the Bob Marley-meets-M.I.A. color explosion becomes a little hard on the eyes after awhile." Bain said the video "is colorful, loud, vibrant, and a complete departure from the mostly depressing captivity scenarios and over-the-top war imagery of the previous videos from her Rated R singles."{{cite web|last=Bain|first=becky|url=http://idolator.com/5403752/rihannas-rude-boy-video-politely-uses-every-color-of-the-rainbow|title=Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' Video Politely Uses Every Color Of The Rainbow|work=Idolator|date=February 10, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2011}} Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly also commented on the vibrancy of the video and its resemblance to M.I.A.'s video, "It's a wild explosion of clashing colors, bold block lettering, and shaky camerawork. As many observers instantly pointed out, it all owes more than a little to the aesthetic of M.I.A.—which, if you ask me, is not a bad thing at all."{{cite magazine|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/02/11/rihanna-rude-boy-video/|title=Rihanna throws a crazy, colorful party in her 'Rude Boy' video: Watch it here|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time division of Time Warner|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815203528/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/02/11/rihanna-rude-boy-video/|url-status=live}} Jocelyn Vena of MTV commented on the change of visual direction in the video, calling it "a colorful departure from the dark fare previously released from her Rated R album." Vena also wrote about the stylization of the video's content with regard to Rihanna's heritage. She wrote that the video is infused with "a kaleidoscope of prints and colors, embracing her roots in Caribbean dance-hall-inspired costumes."

"Rude Boy" won the award for Most Performed Song at the 2011 ASCAP Pop Music Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0427_Pop_Biggest_Hits.aspx|title=ASCAP Celebrates the Songwriters Behind Pop Music's Biggest Hits at Annual Awards Ceremony in Hollywood|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|date=April 27, 2011|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-date=September 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903072138/http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0427_Pop_Biggest_Hits.aspx|url-status=live}} and the Award Winning Songs award at the 2011 BMI Urban Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/photos/tag/C2674|title=Urban Photo Archive|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc|date=September 9, 2011|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-date=September 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901155223/http://www.bmi.com/photos/tag/C2674|url-status=live}} The song was also won three awards at the 2011 Barbados Music Awards in the Best Pop/R&B Single, Music Video of the Year and Song of the Year categories.{{cite web|url=http://www.totallybarbados.com/barbados/Entertainment/Barbados_Events/Barbados_Music_Awards/Barbados_Music_Awards_2011/|title=Barbados Music Award winners 2011|publisher=Totally Barbados|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130050853/https://www.totallybarbados.com/barbados/Entertainment/Barbados_Events/Barbados_Music_Awards/Barbados_Music_Awards_2011/|url-status=live}} "Rude Boy" was nominated in the 'Best Editing' category at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards,{{cite magazine|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/08/03/mtvs-vma-nominations-winners-and-losers/|title=MTV's VMA Nominations: Five surprise winners and losers|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 3, 2010|access-date=August 14, 2010|archive-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805181031/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/08/03/mtvs-vma-nominations-winners-and-losers/|url-status=live}} but lost to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance".{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/best-editing/|title=Best Editing|publisher=MTV|date=September 20, 2010|access-date=November 20, 2010|archive-date=November 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112212604/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/best-editing/|url-status=dead}}

Sean Kingston and Detail released a cover version of the song, titled "Rude Girl". DJ Earworm used "Rude Boy" in his mash-up of the top 25 songs of 2010 titled "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop)". He also used "Rude Boy" in his mash-up "Like OMG Baby", designed for the 2010 Capital FM Summertime Ball Concert where Rihanna performed.

To promote the song as the third US single from Rated R, Rihanna performed "Rude Boy" live for the first time at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam on VH1 in South Beach, Miami, on February 4, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/05/pepsi-super-bowl-fan-jam-rihanna-keri-hilson-jojo-timbaland-justin-bieber/|title=Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam: Rihanna, JoJo, Keri Hilson, Timbaland, & Justin Bieber|work=Rap-Up|date=February 5, 2010|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=February 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214105635/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/05/pepsi-super-bowl-fan-jam-rihanna-keri-hilson-jojo-timbaland-justin-bieber/|url-status=live}} The set also included "Russian Roulette" and "Hard", both from Rated R{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/pepsi_superbowl_2010/series.jhtml|title=Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010|publisher=VH1|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=March 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305112347/http://www.vh1.com/shows/pepsi_superbowl_2010/series.jhtml|url-status=dead}} On February 2, 2010, Rihanna performed five songs for "AOL Music Sessions", which were made available to view on the AOL website on February 23, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/24/video-rihanna-does-aol-music-sessions/|title=Video: Rihanna does 'AOL Music Sessions'|work=Rap-Up|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=March 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327233345/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/24/video-rihanna-does-aol-music-sessions/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/5420442/rihanna-belts-out-five-hits-for-aol-sessions|title=Rihanna Belts Out Five Hits For AOL Sessions|work=Idolator|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108000503/https://www.idolator.com/5420442/rihanna-belts-out-five-hits-for-aol-sessions|url-status=dead}} The set included "Rude Boy", "Russian Roulette", "Hard", "Take a Bow" and a stripped-down version of "Disturbia". The singer also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired on February 15, 2010.{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/5409062/rihanna-does-rude-boy-on-ellen|title=Rihanna Does 'Rude Boy' On 'Ellen'|work=Idolator|date=February 15, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108000504/https://www.idolator.com/5409062/rihanna-does-rude-boy-on-ellen|url-status=dead}}

To promote the song's release as a single in the UK, Rihanna made a recorded appearance on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on February 24, 2010, which was broadcast the following day. The singer wore a crop-top, "bizarre oversized" shorts, an "unusual" hairnet, and large, golden, hooped earrings.{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/815081-rihanna-bumps-and-grinds-with-alan-carr|title=Rihanna bumps and grinds with Alan Carr|work=Metro|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2011|archive-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009181002/http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/815081-rihanna-bumps-and-grinds-with-alan-carr|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/444385/rihanna-teaches-alan-carr-how-to-dance/1/|title=Rihanna teaches Alan Carr how to dance|work=Now|publisher=NOW Communications|date=February 28, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2011|archive-date=May 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523184352/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/tv-news/444385/rihanna-teaches-alan-carr-how-to-dance/1|url-status=live}} Rihanna also demonstrated the dance moves which are featured in the video, including the bogle, the butterfly, and the Dutty Wine, which she taught to the show's host. "Rude Boy" was also performed on GMTV the following day, where Rihanna also gave a short interview.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/26/video-rihanna-brings-out-the-guns/|title=Rihanna brings out the guns|work=Rap-Up|date=February 26, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108000504/https://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/26/video-rihanna-brings-out-the-guns/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a205477/rihanna-i-relax-with-family-guy.html|title=Rihanna: 'I relax with Family Guy'|work=Digital Spy|date=February 28, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2011|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024105827/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a205477/rihanna-i-relax-with-family-guy.html|url-status=live}} Rihanna performed "Rude Boy" at the ECHO Awards in Berlin, Germany, on March 4, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/04/rihanna-arrives-at-echo-awards-sets-billboard-record/|title=Rihanna arrives at Echo Awards, sets Billboard record|work=Rap-Up|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122323/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/04/rihanna-arrives-at-echo-awards-sets-billboard-record/|url-status=live}} Rihanna shared the stage with two larger-than-life mechanical robots, which interacted with her throughout the performance.{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/5433662/rihanna-gets-lippy-with-a-robot-at-the-2010-echo-awards|title=Rihanna Gets Lippy With A Robot At The 2010 ECHO Awards|work=Idolator|date=March 5, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011}}

"Rude Boy" has been a staple of Rihanna's live performances and concert tours. On March 27, 2010, Rihanna performed "Rude Boy" as part of a medley with "Hard" and "Don't Stop the Music" at the 2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/27/rihanna-invades-kids-choice-awards/|title=Rihanna invades Kids' Choice Awards|work=Rap-Up|date=March 27, 2010|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234017/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/27/rihanna-invades-kids-choice-awards/|url-status=live}} The performance featured a large camouflage tank and two robots similar to those used for her performance at the ECHO Awards. On May 23, 2010, Rihanna performed a 40-minute set at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Music Festival in Bangor, Wales. She performed several of her biggest hits, which included "Mad House", "Hard", "Disturbia", "Rude Boy", "Te Amo", "Russian Roulette", "Don't Stop the Music", "SOS", and "Umbrella".{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/2010/artists/rihanna/|title=Rihanna – Setlist|publisher=BBC|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401070012/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/2010/artists/rihanna/|url-status=live}} The song was featured on Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} "Rude Boy" was also on the set-list of her Loud Tour,{{cite news|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/07/rihanna-is-loud-sexy-and-larger-than-life|title=Rihanna is loud, sexy and larger than life|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=June 15, 2011|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003094716/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/07/rihanna-is-loud-sexy-and-larger-than-life|url-status=live}} where Rihanna wore a denim bra and high waisted shorts. This performance was received far more positively than that of her previous tour, and critics praised the production of the concert. Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun wrote, "the two-hour, larger-than-life show lived up to the billing." Rihanna performed "Rude Boy" at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on May 24, 2012, as the seventh song on the set list.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/events/e9wmxj/acts/adjc6q|title=Rihanna - Set list|publisher=BBC|date=June 24, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616131500/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/events/e9wmxj/acts/adjc6q|archive-date=June 16, 2012}} She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in a medley with What's My Name? and Work.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67860-mtv-vma-2016-watch-rihanna-perform-four-career-spanning-medleys/|title=MTV VMA 2016: Watch Rihanna Perform Four Career-Spanning Medleys - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221033907/http://pitchfork.com/news/67860-mtv-vma-2016-watch-rihanna-perform-four-career-spanning-medleys/|url-status=live}} She would perform a baile funk remix of song as part of her set during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII, causing the song to then go viral on TikTok as a dance challenge.{{cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/senior-citizens-recreate-rihanna-rude-boy-super-bowl-halftime-1235261421/|title=Watch These Senior Citizens Recreate Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' Super Bowl Halftime Moment

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• Digital download

1. "Rude Boy" – 3:43
2. "Rude Boy" (instrumental version) – 3:43

• Digital download (TC remix){{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/be/album/rude-boy-tc-remix-single/1444625415|title=Rude Boy (TC Remix) - Single by Rihanna on Apple Music|author=Rihanna|author-link=Rihanna|date=January 1, 2010|website=music.apple.com|access-date=July 27, 2022}}

1. "Rude Boy" (TC remix) – 4:18

• Digital download{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

1. "Rude Boy" (Chew Fu bumbaclot fix radio edit) - 4:06
2. "Rude Boy" (Chew Fu Vitamin S Fix) - 5:41
3. "Rude Boy" (Low Sunday "Rude Boy" radio edit) - 3:22
4. "Rude Boy" (Chew Fu bumbaclot fix extended) - 6:37
5. "Rude Boy" (Jonathan Peters club banger) - 7:07
6. "Rude Boy" (Low Sunday "Rude Boy" club) - 6:30
7. "Rude Boy" (Jonathan Peters dub banger) - 6:48

• Digital download (Wideboys Stadium radio mix){{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rude-boy-wideboys-stadium/1445033549|title=Rude Boy (Wideboys Stadium Radio Mix) - Single by Rihanna on Apple Music|author=Rihanna|author-link=Rihanna|date=January 1, 2010|website=music.apple.com|access-date=July 27, 2022}}

1. "Rude Boy" (Wideboys Stadium radio mix) – 3:18
2. "Rude Boy" – 3:43

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Rated R.{{cite AV media notes|title=Rated R|title-link=Rated R (Rihanna album)|others=Rihanna|year=2010|type=Compact Disc|publisher=Def Jam Recordings|id=56061727|page=5}}

• Rihanna – songwriting, vocals
• Stargate – songwriting, production, instruments, programming
• Ester Dean – songwriting,concept,melody,lyrics
• Makeba Riddick – songwriting
• Rob Swire – songwriting, background vocals, instruments, programming
• Matthew Laderman - The “Rude Boy”
• Ross Parkin – assistant recorder
• Makeba Riddick – vocal production
• Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing at Chung King Studio, New York City
• Anthony Palazzole – assistant mixer
• Marcos Tovar – recording at Metropolis Studio, London

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Belgium|award=Gold|certyear=2011|relyear=2010|access-date=September 9, 2011}}

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• List of Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number ones of 2010

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Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen

Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen

Category:Number-one singles in Australia

Category:Number-one singles in Israel

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Songs written by Ester Dean

Category:Songs written by Rob Swire

Category:Songs written by Makeba Riddick

Category:2009 songs

Category:Dancehall songs

Category:Reggae fusion songs

Category:Def Jam Recordings singles

Category:Music video controversies