Cheers (Drink to That)
August 2, 2011 (Radio )
Cheers ( Drink to That) is a song originating from Barbadian R & B singer Rihanna. On July 24, 2011 Rihanna announced via her Twitter account that the song will be the sixth single from her fifth studio album Loud. On 2 August 2011, the song was played for the first time on the radio in the United States. " Cheers ( Drink to That) " is also on the set list of the Loud Tour ( 2011).
- 5.1 Background
- 5.2 Action
- 5.3 Critical reception
Background
" Cheers ( Drink to That) " should instead " Only Girl ( In the World) ' be the lead single from Loud originally, since the title Cheers was known before the album's release. In the online survey, the fourth single from Loud, at the " California King Bed " and " Man Down " won the race, standing next to " Fading" and " Cheers ( Drink to That) " to select. Now Rihanna has even stated on her Twitter page by writing to the celebrity blogger Perez Hilton that his favorite song from Loud, " Cheers ( Drink to That) ", the next single will be.
Composition
" Cheers ( Drink to That) " was written by Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Stacey Barthe, Laura Pergolizzi, Corey Gibson, Chris Ivery and Rihanna and produced by The Runners. The song contains a sample of the song " I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne, which was written by Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Lauren Christy and Graham Edwards and on the album Let Go (2002 ) has been released. The song belongs to the genre of pop-rock.
Critical reception
Jon Pareles of The New York Times says about the song: "The song is an arena anthem and to rock in front of the mirror exactly suitable. " Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly stated: " The sample of Avril Lavigne is a really dirty. party anthem " Ryan Dombal Pitchfork says: ". " " Life 's too short to be sittin 'around miserable, " Rihanna sings with a shrug of the night hit" Cheers ( drink to That) Mark Savage from BBC Music described the song as " funky " for a night on the town, which is dedicated to Rihanna "all the semi- alcoholics in the world". Robert Copsey of Digital Spy also praised the use of Lavigne samples and described the song as " incredibly catchy ", as he predicted, that song could be a hit in the club and bars, because of its references in the lyrics of alcohol and going out in the middle at night on weekends.
Commercial success
3 August 2011 debut " Cheers ( Drink to That) " number 91 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and climbed in next week at No. 50 Later, the song peaked at number eleven and was Rihanna's 21 Top - 20 hit. With seventh place in the week of 29 September 2011, the song reached its peak and was Rihanna's 16th Top 10 hit. In addition, the song debuted at number 35 of the U.S. Pop Songs and reached number eleven. The song reached the Australian ARIA Charts also in sixth place in the New Zealand single charts in fifth place. In both countries was "Cheers" certified gold or platinum. In the Canadian Hot 100, the song reached 37th in the week of September 3, 2011, the song debuted at number 67 of the UK Singles Charts, but did reach number 15 later. In the British R & B charts, the song peaked at number four. In Switzerland, the song was able to place for one week at number 66 in the week of September 28, 2011.
Chart positions
Awards
Music Video
Background
During the concert in Bridgetown, Barbados on August 5, 2011 as part of its Loud Tour, Rihanna announced that the appearance of " Cheers (Drink to That) " is recorded during the show for the music video. Thus, the music video is Rihanna's first live music video. 22 August 2011 Rihanna announced via Twitter that the video would be premiered on iTunes on Wednesday 24 August 2011. Later it was known, however, that it is not published until two days later. On 26 August 2011, it was then finally released on iTunes and on Rihanna's VEVO channel. For this, in advance, a 16 -second teaser was released, in which you can see backstage material of a concert and cheering fans.
Action
The music video for " Cheers (Drink to That) " starts with Rihanna's fans who cheer for Rihanna's name on their concert and scream. Then Rihanna goes to her dressing room and prepares her makeup and her stage outfit. While fireworks exploding in the sky, scenes of Rihanna are to see where she goes through her hometown and sitting with a drink in a bar. As the song begins to play, you can see Rihanna in a variety of outfits from different parts of the concert. At the same time clips from the audience, the dancing and singing, are shown. In other scenes Rihanna is in possession of a hand-held camera and filming the people and the hustle and bustle backstage and during rehearsals. Avril Lavigne, who has a cameo in the video, can be seen in a scene in which she raises her glass in the camera and then long skating with a skateboard on the edge of a swimming pool and finally in full gear falls into this. Jay -Z, Kanye West and Cee Lo Green are also seen in various clips of the video, during the first two Secialguests at Rihanna's tour were, was the latter part of the opening acts of the North American leg of the tour. Scenes of Rihanna in a private jet, avoiding paparazzi and participating in the Barbados Kadooment Day are also included in the video. Other scenes show how Rihanna along with her mother and grandmother photographed, swimming, relaxing, celebrating with her brother and how she spends time with her friends and family. The video ends with Rihanna on a boat. She shouts: " Rihanna Navy! " Which refers to their fan base, which is called so.
Critical reception
After the appearance of the video received general acclaim from critics. Iona Kirby of The Daily Mail praised the documentary style of the video that gives fans the opportunity to see glimpses into the lives of Rihanna. One reviewer from Rap -Up praised the video and commented, " real blast in a glass ". After PopDashs Giovanna Falcone " shows Rihanna with friends and family while fooling around on the stage and how she loves life. You can not change it, you just have to smile. " Said Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush that the video is quite different from Rihanna's previous videos, like that of " Man Down " was. They also commented that this video Rihanna's " offenstes and lockerstes " video was. Robbie Daw of Idolator noticed that the music video as " a big, drunken night " looks like. One reviewer of the Rolling Stone magazine commented that the video " shows Rihanna in an appropriately festive mood ... there are a lot of shots of her while celebrating backstage shown with friends and celebrities ." Sarah Maloy of Billboard magazine commented: " There are no special effects, storylines - and no chance for complaints " with respect to one of the earlier music videos from Rihanna, "S & M", which was burdened with two actions. Maloy also pointed out that the video Rihanna's ordinary life, as it is presented.
Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly commented: "It's party time, folks! And that is exactly what makes the video visible ". In view of the cameo appearances from several celebrities and Rihanna's colleagues, Leah Collins of The Vancouver Sun commented: " [ ... ] Rihanna shows that she has more celebrity friends than hairstyles ( and that's saying something, because it creates it about every 5 seconds to wear a different hairstyle ) ". Wrote William Goodman of Spin magazine: " Barbados pop queen Rihanna leads a comfortable life. But honestly, she's just a hometown party girl and her new video for " Cheers (Drink to That) " [ ... ] proves it "On the lifting of glasses in the video, Rebeca Ford of The Hollywood Reporter commented,". The singer is also seen that they often raise a glass for her audience. They probably would like to thank them for their support in their own personal development. "Cheers. " "
Contributors
The following people worked on the creation of the song " Cheers ( Drink to That) " with:
- Songwriting: Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Stacey Barthe, Laura Pergolizzi, Corey Gibson, Chris Ivery, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Avril Lavigne, Scott Spock, Robyn Fenty
- Vocals: Rihanna
- Instrumentation: Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson
- Sound engineer: Makeba Riddick, Marcos Tovar
- Assistant: Bobby Campbell
- Production: Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson