Where Have You Been
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"Where Have You Been" is a song by
"Where Have You Been" was met with positive reviews from most music critics, who likened the song to Talk That Talk's lead single, "
The song's accompanying music video, directed by
The song was
Production and recording
"Where Have You Been" was written by Ester Dean, Geoff Mack, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Calvin Harris, and Henry "Cirkut" Walter, with production, instrumentation, and programming also handled by the latter three.[1] Mack's song "I've Been Everywhere" is interpolated throughout the song.[1] Dean, Gottwald, Harris, and Walter have produced and/or co-written other songs on Talk That Talk: "We Found Love" for Harris, and "You da One" for Dean, Gottwald, and Walter.
"Where Have You Been" was recorded by
Composition and lyrics
"Where Have You Been" is a
In the "unashamedly sexual" song, Rihanna sings about her desire and wish to find a man who is able to satisfy and please her in any way possible, singing "Where have you been all my li-i-i-i-i-fe" (sic).
Critical reception
"Where Have You Been" garnered positive reviews from
Robert Copsey for Digital Spy shared the same opinion as Graham, writing "We labelled 'Where Have You Been' the record's 'Don't Stop The Music'."
Awards
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2012 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Choreography[15] | Nominated |
Best Visual Effects[15] | Nominated | ||
Soul Train Music Awards | Best Dance Performance[16] | Won | |
The 4Music Video Honours | Best Video[17] | Nominated | |
2013 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Solo Performance[18] | Nominated |
NRJ Music Awards
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Video Of The Year[19] | Nominated | |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Dance Song[20] | Nominated |
Chart performance
North America
In the United States, "Where Have You Been" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on December 10, 2011, at number 65 upon the release of the album, with digital download sales of 39,000 copies sold.[21][22] Upon its release as a single, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 78 for the issue dated May 12, 2012.[23] On July 7, 2012, the song reached its peak of number five, where it remained for a further week.[24][25] "Where Have You Been" became Rihanna's 22nd top ten chart entry on the Hot 100. Rihanna is currently tied with Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey with 27 entries each, while Madonna leads with 38 entries, the most among all solo and group acts. Rihanna is also the only artist to have attained as many Hot 100 top ten chart entries in shortest time span, with 27 top 10 entries in the space of ten years.[26]
On the
"Where Have You Been" debuted at number 64 on the
Oceania and Europe
"Where Have You Been" made its chart debut on the
Upon the release of
Music video
Background
"Because my schedule has always been so busy, it never allowed for us to spend time rehearsing and making up dance moves. 'I was never going to shoot this video if I couldn't do choreography. Because it would be pretty pointless. It would be disappointing."
—Rihanna talking about the choice to delve into choreography on the video.[62]
The music video for "Where Have You Been" was filmed on March 7–9, 2012 in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Dave Meyers.[63][64] On the first day of filming, March 7, 2012, Rihanna tweeted: "Where Have You Been All My Life?", with a picture of herself topless with her natural hair on the set of the music video. The video features choreography by Nadine "Hi-Hat" Ruffin, who has worked with Rihanna previously on her Grammy and Brit Awards performances.[63] She posted photos of her as a teaser for the video in her Facebook account, with one saying: "How much do you guys want to see the video?". A day after she posted the photo, she released a behind-the-scenes footage of the video with the dance rehearsals for the video and afterwards the wardrobe fitting for the video shoot.
Synopsis
The video's concept shows Rihanna travelling around various locations "looking for a male partner who will please her". The video begins with a shot of flowing water which appears to be set in a dark swamp-like area. Rihanna's head is then shown hovering above the water as she begins the first verse. She is then presented as a
As the second verse begins, Rihanna is seen in an African hut lying on the floor, surrounded by female dancers. She performs on the floor, in one moment managing to put her leg over her head, before standing up and again, performing a dance routine. The performers are seen to make the shape of an eye, with Rihanna in the centre as the pupil. In this scene she wears a black lace ensemble with a new wild curly hairstyle. This is followed with the singer lying in a large birds' nest and then goes back to the singer with her previous wild hairstyle, performing a complex dance routine with female dancers, this time with fluorescent green effects. The penultimate scene shows Rihanna in a long dress which lights up neon red, while the singer has sequins across her face. She then appears to channel Hindu god Shiva as multiple arms surround her body. In the final scene, Rihanna and her male background dancers seen previously, slowly descend back underwater into the swamp; Rihanna's head completely submerges below the water.[citation needed]
Reception
The video received 4.93 million hits in its first 24 hours, breaking the record at the time for the most views within that duration.
Live performances
Rihanna performed "Where Have You Been" for the first time live at the
Track listing
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Credits and personnel
Recording
- Recorded at Eightysevenfourteen Studios, Los Angeles, California; Eyeknowasecret Studio, Brentwood, California.
Sample
- Contains elements from the composition "I've Been Everywhere", written by Geoff Mack under Unichappel Music Inc (BMI).
Personnel
- Vocals – Rihanna
- Songwriting – Henry Walter, Geoff Mack
- Production, instruments, programming – Cirkut, Calvin Harris
- Vocal engineering and recording – Kuk Harrell, Marcos Tovar
- Assistant vocal recording – Jennifer Rosales
- Engineering – Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Clint Gibbs
- Mixing – Serban Ghenea
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Talk That Talk, Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records.[1]
Music video[85]
- Dave Meyers via Radical Media – direction
- Danny Hiele – direction of photography
- Hi-Hat – choreographing
- Mel Ottenberg – wardrobe stylist
- Adam Selman – set designer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[45] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[155] | Gold | 15,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[156] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[157] | Platinum | 1,800,000† |
France | — | 115,000[158] |
Germany (BVMI)[159] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[160] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47] | Platinum | 15,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[161] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[162] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[163] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[164] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Ref. |
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United States | April 17, 2012 | Original | [165][166] | |
Italy | April 27, 2012 | Radio airplay | [167] | |
May 11, 2012 | Digital download | Remixes (version 1) | [79] | |
United States | May 22, 2012 | [80] | ||
Germany | May 25, 2012 | CD | 2-track | [82] |
Digital download | Remixes (version 2) | [83] | ||
United States | May 28, 2012 | Adult contemporary radio | Original | [168] |
June 19, 2012 | Digital download | The Calvin Harris extended mix | [84] | |
United Kingdom | September 6, 2012 | Remixes (version 1) | [81] |
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