Unapologetic
Sign in to saveUnapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). As executive producer, Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators The-Dream, David Guetta, Chase & Status, and Stargate to work alongside new collaborators such as Parker Ighile, Mike Will Made It, and Labrinth. Unapologetic is primarily a pop, synth-pop, and R&B record that incorporates elements of hip hop, EDM, dubstep, rock and reggae in
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- Unapologetic
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- studio
- Album.artist
- Rihanna
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- A picture of a woman with short black hair and dark lipstick, standing in front of a white back ground her nude torso is covered in graffiti-style words such as "Side Effects" in a black font on her arm, the rest of words are in a white/grey font; "Victory", "Chalice", "Diamonds", "Navy", "7", "#R7", "Diamonds", "Happy", "Censored", "Love", "Roc", "Fun", and "Fearless" as well as "Unapologetic" covering her left side nipple, she also has very thin jewelry, a pair of small earrings and two thin chains; one around her neck, the other around her nude torso, also showing her tattoo of the Egyptian goddess Isis between her cleavage.
- Album.recorded
- June–November 2012
- Album.studio
- Westlake (Los Angeles) Sarm Studios (London) Metropolis Studios (London) Roc the Mic (New York) Triangle (Atlanta) NightBird (West Hollywood)
- Album.genre
- Pop synth-pop R&B
- Album.label
- Def Jam SRP
- Album.producer
- Benny Blanco Brian Kennedy Carlos McKinney Chase & Status David Guetta Elof Loelv Flippa123 Future Giorgio Tuinfort Justin Parker Labrinth Luney Tunez Mex Menny Mike Will Made It Mikey Mike Mikky Ekko Naughty Boy Nicky Romero No I.D. Oak Parker Ighile Andrew "Pop" Wansel Stargate Terius "The-Dream" Nash
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- Talk That Talk
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- 2011
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- Anti
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- 2016
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23 sectionsContents
- Background
- Recording and production
- Composition
- Music and lyrics
- Songs and lyrical content
- Singles
- Release and promotion
- Critical reception
- Accolades
- Usage in Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Release formats
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- Release history
- See also
- References
- External links
Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). As executive producer, Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators The-Dream, David Guetta, Chase & Status, and Stargate to work alongside new collaborators such as Parker Ighile, Mike Will Made It, and Labrinth. Unapologetic is primarily a pop, synth-pop, and R&B record that incorporates elements of hip hop, EDM, dubstep, rock and reggae in its production, merging the sound of her previous albums Talk That Talk, Loud (2010) and Rated R (2009).
Unapologetic received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some reviewers describing its music as interesting, while others criticized its weak lyrical content and rushed nature. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 ceremony, while "Stay" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 238,000 copies, becoming Rihanna's first number one album on the chart and best-selling debut week of her career. The album also became the singer's third, fourth, and fifth consecutive number one album in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland, respectively. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the ninth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 2.3 million copies. As of December 2014, Unapologetic has sold over four million copies worldwide.