Take a Bow (Rihanna song)

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"Take a Bow"
Westlake Studios (Los Angeles), Parr Street Studios (Liverpool)
GenreR&B
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Don't Stop the Music"
(2007) 		"Take a Bow"
(2008) 		"If I Never See Your Face Again"
(2008)
Music video
"Take A Bow" on
YouTube

"Take a Bow" is a song recorded by

StarGate and Ne-Yo. "Take a Bow" was released as the first single on April 15, 2008, from the re-release and the fifth single overall from the two releases. It is an R&B song that contains elements of dance-pop
. Critical reception of "Take a Bow" was mixed, with some critics praising the song's lyrics and powerful balladry, while others criticized StarGate's production as unoriginal.

"Take a Bow" peaked at the top of the

Pop Songs chart, and has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Outside of the United States, "Take a Bow" topped the charts in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and Switzerland. Its accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and presents Rihanna as the female protagonist who leaves her boyfriend because of his infidelity. Rihanna performed "Take a Bow" on "AOL Music Sessions" and was included on the set lists of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2008–09), Last Girl on Earth (2010–11), Loud Tour (2011) and Diamonds World Tour
(2013).

Background and composition

'Take a Bow'
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"Take a Bow" was written and produced by

simple time with a metronome of 82 beats per minute.[5] Rihanna's vocal range in the song spans from the low note of E3 to the high note of C♯5.[5] Musically, it is a R&B song[6] that also incorporates elements of dance-pop,[5] whilst lyrically, "Take a Bow" tells of how the female protagonist expresses disinterest in rekindling her relationship with a dishonorable and unfaithful ex-boyfriend.[2]

R&B singer Ne-Yo entirely wrote the lyrics to the song[2]

Critical reception

"Take a Bow" received mixed reviews from music critics. Upon the song's release as an official single, Nick Levine of

Hot Dance Club Songs chart in February 2008[7]—but had opted for "Take a Bow" due to it being new and more likely to find a receptive audience.[6] Levine continued in his review to write that although the ballad succeeds in its mission of telling of a failed relationship, he noted that the song was not at the same level as the singer's previous single, "Don't Stop the Music" (2007). Levine cited that his reason for this was that "'Take a Bow' does what it sets out to do very well, but it's an underwhelming follow-up to the dancefloor rush of 'Don't Stop The Music'".[6] Levine also commented on the song with regard to the other new songs included on the re-release, "Disturbia" and "If I Never See Your Face Again" (a collaboration with Maroon 5), as part of his review of Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, writing that "Take a Bow" is inferior to the former, but superior to the latter.[8] Natalie Zfat of Rolling Stone gave it three and a half out of five stars.[9]

Chart performance

North America

In the United States, the song leaped 52 positions from number 53 to number one on the US

Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at numbers 14 and 21, respectively.[11] The song has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold 3 million copies in the United States as of June 2015.[12][13] It also ranked at number 3 on Billboard's Songs of Summer 2008.[14] In Canada, the song leaped 69 positions from number 70 to number one on May 24, 2008, becoming the largest jump to number one in the history of the chart at the time.[15]

Oceania and Europe

In Australia, "Take a Bow" debuted on the

New Zealand Singles Chart at number four on May 5, 2008, and peaked at number two for five non-consecutive weeks.[18] In total, the song spent 10 weeks inside the top five and 15 weeks in total on the chart.[18]

In the United Kingdom, "Take a Bow" debuted at number two on the

UK Singles Chart on May 24, 2008, behind The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name".[19] The following week, the two songs switched positions, with "Take a Bow" ascending to number one and "That's Not My Name" descending to number two; "Take a Bow" spent a total of two weeks atop the chart.[20][21] On November 12, 2010, the song was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of over 400,000 copies.[22] As of June 2017, it has sold over 510,000 copies in the UK.[23]

In Denmark, the song debuted at number 13 on the

Swiss Singles Chart on May 18, 2008, and peaked at number seven for one week.[27] "Take a Bow" spent a total of 29 weeks on the chart.[27] Elsewhere in Europe, however, the song did not experience the same degree of success. "Take a Bow" peaked at numbers 10, 12 and 12 in The Netherlands,[28] France[29] and Sweden.[30]

Music video

The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler,[31] who had previously directed Rihanna videos for "Hate That I Love You" and "Shut Up and Drive".[31] The video was shot in Venice, Los Angeles on April 3, 2008.[32] The video begins with Rihanna standing in front of a black backdrop for the opening of the song. As the first verse starts, the scene is intercut with another of Rihanna looking out the window at her boyfriend and standing behind the front door as he approaches and asks to come in. As Rihanna walks way from the door singing the lyrics "Don't tell me you're sorry cos you're not", the viewer realizes that her boyfriend has perhaps done something wrong and been unfaithful. During the first chorus and second verse, Rihanna is shown in a different outfit, this time sitting in a silver Porsche in a garage. As Rihanna pulls out of the garage and onto the street, her ex-boyfriend walks alongside the car as she drives and begs her to forgive him; she pulls away. For the bridge, Rihanna is shown sitting on a bed as well as in front of the black backdrops as she reads a text message from her ex-boyfriend, who asks to meet her. During the last chorus, Rihanna appears in a different outfit and walks into a lounge, where she puts some clothes on a table and then sits on a sofa. As her ex-boyfriend walks in, the singer gets up and walks over to the clothes, where she withdraws some matches and strikes one, dropping it on what is made aware to be some of her ex-boyfriend's clothes. As the song comes to and end, Rihanna walks out of the room whilst he tries to put out the fire.

Erika Brooks Adickman of

Idolator commented that Rihanna had once again changed her hair style and was wearing a red jacket which looked similar to the one Michael Jackson's video "Beat It".[33] Adickman continued to compare the content of the video to Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable", writing that it was her first music video to contain an in-depth plot. [33]

Live performances

To promote Rihanna's fourth studio album,

Hard", "Rude Boy" and a stripped down version of "Disturbia".[35] "Take a Bow" has been included on four of Rihanna's arena tours: the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour, Last Girl on Earth, Loud Tour and Diamonds World Tour. The song was featured in the encore section of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour, along with "Umbrella".[37] For the Last Girl on Earth and Loud Tours, the song was featured as the last to be performed before the encore section.[38] A minimal version of the song was also included on her Diamonds World Tour
during the fourth act.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Good Girl Gone Bad:Reloaded.[39]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Take a Bow"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[86] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[87] Platinum 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[88] Gold 150,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[89] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[90] Platinum 15,000*
South Korea (
Gaon Chart
) 		— 1,335,866[91]
United Kingdom (BPI)[92] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[93]
Mastertone 		Platinum 1,000,000*
United States (RIAA)[12] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡

* 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 "Take a Bow"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States April 15, 2008
Def Jam [94]
Japan April 16, 2008
[95]
United States May 20, 2008 Digital download (Remixes) [96]
Germany June 6, 2008 CD [97][98]
France July 21, 2008 [99]

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