Love on the Brain

Rihanna

About Love on the Brain

"Love on the Brain" is a song recorded by singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016). It was written by Joseph Angel and produced by Fred Ball, with additional writing by Rihanna, and Kuk Harrell serving as the vocal producer. The song was provided to the US rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio stations on September 27, 2016, as the album's fourth and final single. "Love on the Brain" is a doo-wop, soul and R&B ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music. Its instrumentation consists of a guitar arpeggio, swirling organ, a simple chord progression, syncopated strings, and orchestra. Lyrically, the song has themes of swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of toxic love. Commercially, the song reached the top of the Polish chart, as well as the top-twenty in France and New Zealand, and top-forty in Austria, Canada, and Germany. In the United States, the song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 22nd top-five single breaking her tie with Elvis Presley as the artist with the 5th most top-five singles, and it was also her 30th top-ten single tying her with Madonna and The Beatles as the only acts in history to appear at least thirty times in the top-ten of the Hot 100. Rihanna performed the track during her Anti World Tour, as well as at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and as a part of a medley at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. 


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2016
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And you got me like, oh
You love when I fall apart
So you can put me together and throw me against the wall
Baby you got me like 
Don't you stop loving me
Don't quit loving me
Just start loving me

Must be love
Must be love
Must be love
Must be love
Must be love on the brain, yeah

And it keeps cursing my name
No matter what I do
I'm no good without you
And I can't get enough
Must be love on the brain
Baby keep loving me
Just love me
Yeah, just love me
All you need to do is love me, yeah
Got me like, ah-ha-ha-owww
Ah-ha-ha-owww
Got me like, ah-ha-ha-owww
Ah-ha-ha-owww
Baby like ah-ha-ha-owww
Ah-ha-ha-owww
Baby like, ah-ha-ha-owww
Ah-ha-ha-owww
Don't you stop loving me
Don't quit loving me
Just start loving me
Baby you got me like, ooh
You love when I fall apart
So you can put me together and throw me against the wall
Baby, you got me like ah-ha-ha-owww
Ah-ha-ha, ooh
Don't you stop loving me
Don't quit loving me
Just start loving me

Must be love
Must be love
Must be love
Must be love
Must be love on the brain, yeah

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Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( /riˈɑːnə/ ree-AH-nə or /riˈænə/ ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist and actress. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, her career began when she met record producer Evan Rogers in late 2003. At age 16, she came to the United States to pursue a recording career and began recording demo tapes under Rogers' guidance, subsequently signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for Jay-Z. more »

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Written by: Fredrik Willaim Ball, Joseph Alexander Angel, Robyn Fenty

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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11 facts about this song

Song Production
"Love on the Brain" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016).
Genre and Influences
This song is a doo-wop and soul ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music. Its lyrics speak of a destructive and aggressive love affair.
Songwriters and Producers
The song was written and produced by Fred Ball, with additional writing by Joseph Angel and Rihanna herself.
Chart Performance
"Love on the Brain" reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also reached the top 20 in multiple international charts.
Critical Acclaim
The song was praised by music critics for its vocals and throwback to past eras of music.
Live Performances
Rihanna has performed "Love on the Brain" at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and the 2016 Global Citizen Festival.
Release Date
"Love on the Brain" was released as the fourth single from Anti on September 27, 2016.
Videography
Despite its success on the charts, "Love on the Brain" does not have an official video.
Song Duration
The song has a timing of 3 minutes 44 seconds.
Certification and Sales
By July 2019, "Love on the Brain" had sold 1.12 million pure copies in the United States.
Artist's Comments
Rihanna said in an interview that "Love on the Brain" was one of her favorite tracks on the Anti album.

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