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"SOS"
A Girl like Me
B-side
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2006 (2006-02-14)
Studio
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J. R. Rotem
Rihanna singles chronology
"If It's Lovin' that You Want"
(2005) 		"SOS"
(2006) 		"Unfaithful"
(2006)
Music video
"SOS" on
YouTube

"SOS" is a song by Barbadian singer

A Girl like Me (2006). It was released on February 14, 2006 through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single of the album. "SOS" was written by J. R. Rotem and E. Kidd Bogart, with additional credit assigned to Ed Cobb for inspiration built around a sample of Soft Cell's 1981 recording of "Tainted Love". This song was written by Cobb in 1965, later influencing the creation of "SOS". Production of the dance-pop song was handled by Rotem. Critical reception of "SOS" was generally positive, with the majority of music critics praising the inclusion of the "Tainted Love" sample. Some critics compared "SOS" to Rihanna's debut single, "Pon de Replay
".

"SOS" became a commercial success. In the United States, it topped the

Mainstream Top 40 chart. "SOS" was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) for sales and streams of 3,000,000 units. The song was also successful in Europe as well as Australia, where it spent eight consecutive weeks at number one.

Three music videos were shot for "SOS"; aside from the official music video, directed by

MTV EMA awards in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] "SOS" was included on the set list of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–09) and the Last Girl on Earth (2010–11), which saw Rihanna perform a rock-tinged version of the song.[2]

Background and conception

"SOS" was written by

synthpop duo Soft Cell in 1981. Cobb was assigned a writing credit because of the sample.[3] In an interview with HitQuarters, Rotem explained the song's conception, saying "I heard 'Tainted Love' and wanted to take the bass line and update it with a new swing. When I gave the track to Evan Bogart, the '80s feeling was already in the track."[4] Rotem was asked how he felt about working with singers who became successful international recording artists after he had worked with them in an interview with William E. Ketchum for HipHopDX
in May 2011, and referred to Rihanna and writing "SOS" in his response, saying:

I did Rihanna's song “SOS” and it wasn't her first song, but it was her first number one. Since then, she's obviously one of the biggest stars in the world. But I never look at it like that's because of me or something like that. I just look at it like it was amazing to have worked with her at that time, and I would like to work with her again.[5]

"SOS" was originally intended to be given to and recorded by former Def Jam labelmate Christina Milian, for her third studio album, So Amazin' (2006), but Milian passed on it and former Def Jam CEO and chairman L.A. Reid offered the song to Rihanna instead.[6]

Production and mixing

J. R. Rotem co-wrote and produced "SOS", and came up with the idea of sampling "Tainted Love", written by Ed Cobb in 1965.

The

mixing engineer Phil Tan, who carried out the audio mixing on "SOS", explained that he compressed the background vocals because "SOS" is a "high energy track", and he wanted the vocals to complement it. Tan also noted that the background vocals were pitch shifted to increase tonal quality and create an enhanced effect during the chorus. The pitch shifting consisted of making the left vocals flat and the right vocals sharp, with varying degrees of delay, and later mixing them together. When asked about the production of the lead vocals, Tan described the song as "a pounding type of song, and the lyrics are a cry for help, so the vocals need to be 'in your face', almost aggressive," and said that he wanted the vocals to remain constant. As with the background vocals, the lead vocals were compressed using the Waves Renaissance Compressor. Tan continued to note that the lack of reverb
included on "SOS" was largely due to the fact that being an uptempo dance-pop song, there was not a lot of room left to add anything else. Tan explained the production process of sampling "Tainted Love", as well as the changes which were made:

This song uses a stereo two-bar loop from Soft Cell's song 'Tainted Love' as its basis. J.R. played the additional parts with a combination of soft and hardware synths. There were probably 30 to 40 tracks in total. J.R. tends to give you [Pro Tools] Sessions that have a clear direction: there's not much guesswork. I didn't change or add much, just a bass drum and taking out the loop a couple of times for additional breaks. There was never any doubt that it was going to be a clubby song, so it had to be very immediate and hard-hitting.[7]

Composition

"SOS"
A 23 second audio sample of Rihanna singing the chorus of "SOS". The sample includes the synth riffs and machine beats instrumental,[8] as well as the layered and compressed vocals.[7]
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"SOS" is an

synthpop duo Soft Cell, when they released their cover version in 1981.[11][12]

The use of the 'Tainted Love' sample was well received by critics. Ruth Jamieson of The Observer commented that the sample was an "outrageously hooky Soft Cell rhythm".[13] Jazzily Bass of Contactmusic.com complimented the inclusion of the "Tainted Love" sample, describing "SOS" as "superbly infectious".[12] Bass continued to praise the song for not making the sample too obvious, writing "I was accepting it to sound like every other song that has sampled the hook."[12] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times described the inclusion the "Tainted Love" sample as being "brazen" and "astute".[14]

Release

"SOS" was first released in France on March 27, 2006, as a physical

CD single.[17] In Germany, the song was released on April 15, 2006, also as a physical maxi single.[18] The package consisted of the radio edit and instrumental versions of "SOS" and "Break It Off", in addition to the music video for "SOS".[18] In the United Kingdom, "SOS" was released on April 17, 2006, as a CD single.[19]

Critical reception

Upon the release of the album, "SOS" garnered positive reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of

About.com praised the sampling of Cobb's "Tainted Love" and Rihanna's vocal performance, with specific regard to her lower register.[11] However, Lamb criticized Rihanna for not displaying any sense of originality.[11] Additionally, Lamb compared Rihanna's vocal performance in the song to Beyoncé, writing "The echoes of Beyonce in the higher register are weaker."[11] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine praised the sample and noted that "SOS" rivals Rihanna's debut single "Pon de Replay" (Music of the Sun, 2005).[20] Despite praising "SOS", Cinquemani continued to write that it was the only song on A Girl Like Me which displayed a high level of "audacity".[20] David Jeffries of AllMusic described "SOS" as a "sexy club tune".[21]

Quentin B. Huff of Popmatters was complimentary of the song, writing, "all things considered, '[SOS]' is a decent song, brimming with energy and perfectly suited to Rihanna’s layered vocals."[10] Barry Walters of Rolling Stone wrote, "Barbados-born emigre Rihanna's huge dancehall pop hit last year, "Pon De Replay," was savvy and sexy, and her new smash, "SOS," is even more so. Singing a snaky Destiny's Child-like melody around synth riffs and machine beats from Soft Cell's '80s classic hit "Tainted Love," Rihanna proves America still appreciates clever pop when it hears it."[22]

Year-end lists

Year-end critics' rankings for "SOS"
Publication Rank List
Pitchfork Media
 		95 The 100 Best Tracks of 2006[23]

Chart performance

"SOS" displaced Daniel Powter's (pictured) "Bad Day", which spent five consecutive weeks atop the chart, from the number one position on the US Billboard Hot 100 .

In the United States, "SOS" peaked at number one on the

Pop Songs charts.[28][29] The song also peaked at number seven on the Radio Songs chart and peaked at number 40 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[30][31] On March 12, 2021, "SOS" was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[32]

In Europe, "SOS" achieved moderate chart success in different countries. In Belgium (Flanders), the song debuted at number 18 on April 22, 2006, and peaked at number two in its fourth week charting.[33] In Switzerland, "SOS" debuted and peaked at number three on May 21, 2006, and stayed inside the top-ten of that countries singles chart for the following nine weeks.[34] In Finland, the song spent two weeks on the countries singles chart; "SOS" debuted and peaked at number two on April 24, 2006, and fell to number 14 to following week.[35] In Norway, "SOS" debuted at number 16 on April 17, 2006, and peaked at number three in its third week charting.[36] Elsewhere, the song attained top-five positions on the singles charts of Austria and Belgium (Wallonia), peaking at numbers four and five, respectively.[37][38] " SOS" attained top-ten positions in The Netherlands and Italy, peaking at numbers six and seven, respectively.[39][40] The song failed to chart within the top-ten in France and Sweden, peaking at number 12 on both countries singles charts.[41][42]

In the United Kingdom, "SOS" debuted at number five on April 22, 2006.[43] The following week, the song rose to number two, being held off of the number one position by Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy".[44] In its third week charting, both "SOS" and "Crazy" retained their respective chart positions.[45] Over the following weeks, "SOS" began to come down the top 10 of the chart, falling to number five for two weeks, whilst "Crazy" retained its number one position.[46][47] In Australia, "SOS" debuted at number one on April 30, 2006, a position it held for eight consecutive weeks.[48] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 37 on April 10, 2006, and spent the following five weeks fluctuating in the lower region of the top 40 singles.[49] In its seventh week charting, the song leaped to a peak of number three for two weeks.[49]

Music videos

Rihanna performing "SOS" during her Last Girl on Earth tour.

"SOS" received two separate treatments for the music video, each serving a different purpose. In addition to the official music video, another version was shot for a

Umbrella" and "Rockstar 101".[53]

Official music video

The video begins with Rihanna singing the hook while wearing a low-cut green dress and dancing in front of tropical trees on an island.

bridge
and last chorus, all scenes featured in the video are intercut with one another, displaying a total of five different scenes and settings.

Nike version

The video begins with a

long shot of a group of dancers who have just finished rehearsing a dance routine. As the dancers walk out of view, Rihanna walks onto the middle of the floor, where the singer turns, and faces the camera, and closes her eyes. Standing still, Rihanna begins to snap her fingers, whereby the screen begins to cut between a scene of Rihanna, who is noticeably in a different setting, and black fades. As the music begins to play, it becomes apparent that the setting has changed from a rehearsal studio into a nightclub, which Rihanna in the center. The scene is fairly dark with different colored lights projected into different areas of the nightclub, as dancers infiltrate the dance floor surrounding Rihanna. This scene is used for the first verse-chorus-verse part of the song, but changes to a scene of Rihanna, accompanied by several dancers, situated in a gym locker room for the second chorus. For the bridge, the scene changes back to Rihanna in the nightclub, but this time in a different change of outfit. This scene is used for the last chorus. The video ends with a close-up
of Rihanna in the nightclub standing still as the audio finishes, where she closes her eyes, which prompts the scene to change back to Rihanna in the middle of the rehearsal studio from the beginning of the video, to which she walks out of view of the camera.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of A Girl Like Me, Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records.[3]

Recording and sample

  • Recorded at Bartmitzvah Hall Studios in Century City, and Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville.
  • Mixed at Silent Sound Studios in Atlanta.
  • Contains elements from the composition "Tainted Love", written by Ed Cobb under Embassy Music Corporation (BMI).

Personnel

  • Songwriting – J. R. Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Ed Cobb
  • Production – J. R. Rotem
  • Recording – J. R. Rotem, Al Hemberger
  • Mixing – Phil Tan
  • Assistant mixing engineer – Rob Skipworth
  • Vocal production – Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
  • Lead and background vocals – Rihanna, Evan Rogers

Accolades

Accolades for "SOS"
Year Ceremony Award Result
2006 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Nominated
Best New Artist in a Video Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Nominated
MuchMusic Video Awards
 International Video of the Year - Artist Won
UR Fave International Artist/Group Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Song Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice: Music Single Nominated
2007
Barbados Music Awards
 Best Music Video Nominated
Best Dance Single Nominated

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "SOS"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[115] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[116] Platinum 60,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[117] Platinum 8,000^
Germany (BVMI)[118] Gold 150,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[119] Gold 100,000*
Sweden (GLF)[120] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[121] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[32] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[122]
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "SOS"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States February 14, 2006
  • rhythmic contemporary radio
[123]
Germany April 15, 2006
Universal Music
[70]
Australia April 17, 2006 CD [124]
United Kingdom Mercury [125]

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