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"'''Raining Men'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] recording artist [[Rihanna]], taken from her fifth studio album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. The up-tempo record features female [[Trinidadian]] rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.
"'''Raining Men'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] recording artist [[Rihanna]], taken from her fifth studio album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. The up-tempo record features female [[Trinidadian]] rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.IT IS NOT A F*CKIN SINGLE!


==Background==
==Background==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The song received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allmusic]] said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/loud-r2021129/review |title=Loud [Clean&#93; - Rihanna |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".<ref>{{cite news|author=November 16, 2010&nbsp;|&nbsp; 6:31 am |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-rihannas-loud.html |title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' &#124; Pop & Hiss &#124; Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics’ Choice: New CDs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/arts/music/16choice.html?_r=1|work=NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=19 January 2011|author=Jon Pareles|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] said that "Raining Men is a shameless Beyoncé rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good Beyoncé rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14897-loud/ |title=Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-loud-def-jam |title=Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[BBC Music]] said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".<ref>{{cite news|author=Hugh Montgomery |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/14/rhianna-pop-loud-cd-review |title=Rhianna: Loud — review &#124; Music &#124; The Observer |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2010-11-14|accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Farber |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/11/16/2010-11-16_rihannas_loud_review_only_girl_in_the_world_trades_pain_for_carbonated_pleasure.html |title=Rihanna's 'Loud' review: Only girl in the world trades pain for carbonated pleasure |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=New York}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "Nicki Minaj, a quick-witted rapper able to assume the voices of a dozen characters in a single song, fails to impart any wisdom on her colleague with "Raining Men".<ref>{{cite news|author=Post Store |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111506697.html |title=Rihanna's new albums: 'Loud,' yes, but what's clear? |publisher=Washingtonpost.com |date= 2010-11-16|accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' said that "‘Raining Men’, a bold, ballsy, MIA-ish collaboration with Nicki Minaj plays to the strengths of both Rihanna and the new trickster princess of hip-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/11718 |title=Rihanna - Album Review: Rihanna - Loud (Def Jam/Mercury) - Album Reviews |publisher=Nme.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[About.com]] said that "[Rihanna] visits the land of Nicki Minaj on "Raining Men" but never gets buried in the new territory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/Rihanna-Loud.htm |title=Rihanna - Loud - Review of the Album Loud By Rihanna |publisher=Top40.about.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said that "Raining Men, borrowing a digitized riff from Beyoncé’s "[[Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva]],’’ features rising rapper Nicki Minaj on a typically manic guest rhyme. The song’s message doubles as the album’s mantra: Some cats really do have nine lives".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/on_loud_rihanna_explores_kink_and_drink_then_returns_to_the_dance_floor/ |title=On ‘Loud,’ Rihanna explores kink and drink, then returns to the dance floor - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-11-15 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>
The song received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allmusic]] said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/loud-r2021129/review |title=Loud [Clean&#93; - Rihanna |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".<ref>{{cite news|author=November 16, 2010&nbsp;|&nbsp; 6:31 am |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-rihannas-loud.html |title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' &#124; Pop & Hiss &#124; Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics’ Choice: New CDs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/arts/music/16choice.html?_r=1|work=NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=19 January 2011|author=Jon Pareles|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] said that "Raining Men is a shameless Beyoncé rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good Beyoncé rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14897-loud/ |title=Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-loud-def-jam |title=Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[BBC Music]] said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".<ref>{{cite news|author=Hugh Montgomery |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/14/rhianna-pop-loud-cd-review |title=Rhianna: Loud — review &#124; Music &#124; The Observer |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2010-11-14|accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Farber |url=htt


==Charts==
==Charts==

Revision as of 05:29, 7 February 2011

For the 1979 song by The Weather Girls, see It's Raining Men.
"Raining Men"
Song

"Raining Men" is a song performed by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album, Loud. The up-tempo record features female Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.IT IS NOT A F*CKIN SINGLE!

Background

The track features Nicki Minaj. Rihanna said about the song: "[It's] a really fun song. No, nothing like the original. It's quite uptempo but kind of quirky and funny."[1]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews from critics. Allmusic said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".[2] Los Angeles Times said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".[3] The New York Times said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".[4] Pitchfork Media said that "Raining Men is a shameless Beyoncé rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good Beyoncé rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".[5] Spin said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".[6] BBC Music said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".[7] The Guardian described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".[8] New York Daily News said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[9] | align="center"|43 |}

Release history

Radio add dates
Country Date Format
United States December 7, 2010[10] Urban radio
January 25, 2011[11] Urban radio (Re-release)

References

  1. ^ Rihanna Sings Praises Of Loud Collaborator Nicki Minaj - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV Retrieved in 26-01-2011. MTV.com.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy (2010-11-16). "Loud [Clean] - Rihanna". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. ^ November 16, 2010  (2010-11-16). "Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-03. {{cite news}}: Text "  6:31 am" ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Jon Pareles (November 15, 2010). "Critics' Choice: New CDs". NYTimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud". Pitchfork. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  6. ^ Anderson, Stacey (2010-11-16). "Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam)". SPIN.com. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  7. ^ "Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud". BBC. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  8. ^ Hugh Montgomery (2010-11-14). "Rhianna: Loud — review | Music | The Observer". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  9. ^ "Rihanna Billboard Legacy". Rihanna - Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  10. ^ "®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: Urban". Gfa.radioandrecords.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  11. ^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". allaccess.com. All Access. Retrieved 19 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
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