Loud Tour Live at the O2

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Loud Tour Live at the O2
Video by
Rihanna
ReleasedDecember 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)
Recorded
Genre
Length111 minutes[2]
Label
DirectorNick Wickham
Producer
  • Ciarra Pardo
  • Emer Patten
Rihanna video chronology
Good Girl Gone Bad Live
(2008) 		Loud Tour Live at the O2
(2012) 		Rihanna 777 Documentary
(2013)

Loud Tour Live at the O2 is the second

Blu-ray Disc release feature her concert at The O2 Arena in London, England as part of the Loud Tour (2011), in support of her fifth studio album Loud
(2010). Directed by Nick Wickham and produced by Ciarra Pardo and Emer Patten, it was filmed during the last three shows in London.

The concert consists of five sets including the encore and feature songs from Loud as well as Rihanna's previous albums including Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and Rated R (2009). Loud Tour Live at the O2 debuted within the top ten on over ten national music video charts. It was most successful in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where the release peaked at number two. On the US Billboard Music Video Sales chart, the album peaked at number 11.

Background

Main article: Loud Tour

In November 2010, Rihanna released her fifth studio album

Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the lead single "Only Girl (In the World)".[7]
It became a huge commercial success and produced seven singles that attained chart success.

To further promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her third worldwide and fourth overall tour entitled

setlist in order to fully incorporate her fans into the experience.[10] When asked by Seacrest about the fan experience, she explained, "Right now, we just designed the stage. I'm really not supposed to say this, but I want to get you excited ... We're building two sections on the stage [for the fans. They'll be] closer than they've ever been. It's real VIP."[10]

Release

Apart from North America, Rihanna also performed two legs in Europe

O2 Arena show in London. During the tour, Rihanna performed 10 shows in London's O2 Arena.[14] Via her official Twitter account, she announced that she was to film the final three outsold shows of the Loud Tour in London (held from December 20–22, 2011) for a live DVD, "Big news Navy! You’ve been begging for it & Rihanna heard you! The last three dates of the LOUD Tour at the O2 in London will be filmed for a concert DVD coming out in 2012 !".[15] On November 19, 2012, Rihanna released her seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012) in both standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition of the album contains a special footage from the Loud Tour entitled First Look: Loud Tour Live at the O2 Arena.[16] Rihanna posted the official trailer for the video album on her official YouTube channel, on December 6, 2012.[17] Loud Tour Live at the O2 was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats in Germany on December 14, 2012,[18] and in Portugal and Spain on December 17, 2012[19][20] and the following day in Canada, Italy and the United States.[21][22][23] The video album was directed by Nick Wickham and produced by Ciarra Pardo and Emer Patten. The editor of the video was Guy Harding.[24]

Concert synopsis

Rihanna performing the opening song "Only Girl (In the World)"

Loud Tour Live at the O2 begins with Rihanna and her team arriving with a ferryboat on a

Shut Up and Drive" a car is present during the scene, to which Rihanna climbs while performing. The set finishes with a rendition of "Man Down".[24]

Scenes are intercut with Rihanna heading to her show in a

Hard" and "Breakin' Dishes".[24]

Rihanna performing "What's My Name?" (left) and "We Found Love" (right)— as of the last song of the concert.

After the performances, scenes of Rihanna and her team are shown choosing the artwork for Talk That Talk, as well as Rihanna preparing for her appearance on

LED screens. Loud Tour Live at the O2 finishes with Rihanna performing "We Found Love" as the final song; the end of the performance features red confetti flying around.[24]

Commercial performance

Loud Tour Live at the O2 debuted at number 12 on the Flemish

Dutch Music DVD Chart.[30] For the last week of December 2012, Loud Tour Live at the O2 debuted at number 12 on the Czech Music DVD Chart. The following week it stayed on the same position, while in the second week of January 2013, it peaked at number six. In the last week of January it reached its peak of number five on the chart.[31] The DVD debuted at peaked at number eighton the UK Music Video Chart[32] and number nine on the Irish Music DVDs Chart.[33] The album was more successful in France where debuted and peaked at number two on the French Music DVD Chart.[34] Loud Tour Live at the O2 debuted at number 11 on the US Billboard Music Video Sales chart which was also its peak.[35] Additionally, it peaked at number eight on the Australian Music DVD Chart.[36]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only Girl (In the World)"
  • Crystal Johnson
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen
  • Tor Erik Hermansen
  • Sandy Wilhelm
4:54
2."Disturbia"
3:57
3."
Shut Up and Drive
"
4:21
4."Man Down"
  • Shama Joseph
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Theron Thomas
  • Shontelle Layne
4:19
5."S&M"
3:44
6."Skin"
6:14
7."Raining Men"
  • Melvin Hough II
  • Rivelino Wouter
  • Thomas
  • Thomas
  • Onika Maraj
2:57
8."
Hard
"
3:18
9."Breakin' Dishes"
  • Stewart
  • Nash
2:56
10."Unfaithful"
  • Smith
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
5:31
11."Hate That I Love You"
  • Smith
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
3:52
12."California King Bed"
5:20
13."What's My Name?"
3:36
14."Rude Boy"
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
  • Dean
  • Riddick
  • Fenty
  • Rob Swire
3:51
15."Cheers (Drink to That)"
4:40
16."Don't Stop the Music"
4:15
17."Take a Bow"
  • Smith
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
6:04
18."Love the Way You Lie"
5:17
19."Umbrella"
4:06
20."We Found Love"Calvin Harris3:54

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Music DVD Chart[36] 8
Belgian Music DVD Chart (Flanders)[26]
 3
Belgian Music DVD Chart (Wallonia)[28]
 2
Czech Music DVD Chart[31] 5
Dutch Music DVD Chart[30]
 7
French Music DVD Chart[34] 2
Irish Music DVDs Chart[33] 9
Italian Music DVD Chart[37]
 11
Spanish Music Video Chart[38]
 18
Swedish Music DVD Chart[39] 9
Swiss Music DVD Chart[29]
 3
UK Music Video Chart[32] 8
US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[35] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[40] Gold 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
The Netherlands[41] December 13, 2012 DVD Universal Music
Australia[42] December 14, 2012
Blu-ray Disc
, DVD
Germany[18]
Norway[43]
France[44] December 17, 2012
Portugal[19]
Spain[20]
Canada[21] December 18, 2012
Italy[22]
United Kingdom[2]
United States[23] Def Jam

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