Pon de Replay
Pon de Replay is the debut single by Barbadian R & B recording artist Rihanna, from her debut album Music of the Sun. The song reached # 2 on the singles chart in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, so it was Rihanna's first top 5 single in the U.S.. Internationally, the song was also successful, reaching number one in New Zealand, # 2 in the UK and # 6 in Australia, Canada and Germany. The beat from Pon de Replay comes from Natasja Saad's hit Mon De Reggae.
Background
From one of her friends Rihanna was unveiled at the age of 15 years producer Evan Rogers while holidaying in Barbados. Rogers and his partner Carl Sturken gave Rihanna then the opportunity to demo recordings in the U.S.. These were sent to various record labels, including Jay -Z, then- CEO of Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna then took them under contract and produced with her Pon de Replay.
Musical and content
Pon de Replay is a reggae dance-pop song. It was composed in F minor and contains influences from R & B beats. Pon de Replay is about a trip to a club and the dancing. The DJ is directly addressed ( Hey Mr. DJ), he should repeat a song over and over again. Rihanna said of the chorus of the song: "It's just the language that we speak in Barbados. "
Commercial success
In the U.S., Pon de Replay debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, the song reached the top ten on 16 July 2005. It reached on July 30, 2005 # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 The song spent three weeks at No. 2, and 12 weeks in the Top Ten. Mariah Carey We Belong Together Rihanna Pon de Replay held from 1st place far, which spent a total of 14 weeks at number 1, Pussycat Dolls Do not Cha also only reached # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pon de Replay was by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) awards for 1,000,000 units sold platinum.
Music Video
The director for the music video of Pon de Replay led Little X. The video plays in a disco. You see Rihanna and her friends in the joint trip to a club - but no one is dancing because of the boring music. Then Rihanna goes on stage, she wears a T -shirt and a wide hip hop jeans and begins to sing and dance. The DJ will mix the song and also the other clubbers start to dance. In some scenes, Rihanna lounging in a blue dress on a wall. Later Rihanna dancing with Kardinal Offishall and shows a belly dance.
Cover versions
The girl group Girl Authority who covered the song in 2006 for their eponymous debut album. Weird Al Yankovic coverte the song for his album Straight Outta Lynwood.
Charts
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