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{{Infobox single
#REDIRECT [[Loud (Rihanna album)]]{{R from song}}
| Name = What's My Name
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
| Album = [[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]
| Released = {{startdate|2010|10|26}}<br><small>(see [[#Radio add dates|release history]])</small>
| Format =
| Recorded = 2010
| Genre =
| Length =
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Producer = [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]]
| Writer =
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Rihanna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]"<br />(2010)
| This single = "'''What's My Name'''"<br />(2010)
| Next single = "S&M"<br />(2010)<ref name="S&M">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/157248/Rhythm-n-booze-Rihanna-Is-SO-saucy/|title=RHYTHM 'N BOOZE: RIHANNA IS SO SAUCY}}</ref>
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[Right Above It]]"<br>(2010)
| This single = '''"What's My Name"'''<br>(2010)
| Next single =
}}
}}


"'''What's My Name'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[R&B]] singer [[Rihanna]] and features the Canadian rapper [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]. Produced by [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]], it serves as the second single from Rihanna's fifth upcoming studio album ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''.<ref name="Whats My Name">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648757/20100927/rihanna.jhtml|title=What's My Name new Loud Track}}</ref><ref name="rnow-WMN">{{cite web|url=http://rihannanow.com/story/news/rihanna-shoots-video-whats-my-name-upcoming-album-loud|title=Rihanna shoots video for "What's My Name?" off upcoming album Loud |work=Rihannanow.com |date=2010-09-28|accessdate=2010-10-01}}</ref> It will be sent to US mainstream radio on October 26, 2010.<ref name ="MS">http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases</ref>
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==Background==
The main version of the song is a solo by [[Rihanna]] and the remix features [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]. Rihanna had personally invited Drake to jump on the track, which appeared as a bonus cut on her fifth dic release, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. "She played the record to Drake backstage somewhere to try to get him on a verse," [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] producer Tor Erik Hermansen told ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine. Rihanna explained that she and Drake had been attempting to team up for a while and that she wanted Drake's signature swagger for the track. "Drake is the hottest rapper out right now and we've always been trying to work together," she said. "He's the only person I thought could really understand the melody of the song, and the minute he heard it he said, 'I know exactly what I'm going to do. I love it.' And he did it like three days later." Both stars have been fairly stingy with details but Rihanna has described the track as "young" and "playful". Rihanna had hinted that she and Drake may take their collaboration to the screen and shoot a video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649646/20101008/rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna Calls Drake The 'Only Person' For 'What's My Name' Remix }}</ref>

==Critical response==
The song is described as "sassy" and "all about sex and love". Drake's verse is described as "smooth" and the chorus as "catchy".<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650133/20101015/rihanna.jhtml</ref>

==Music video==
Rihanna shot her part of the video on September 26, 2010 in [[New York City]].<ref name="Whats My Name"></ref>

==Charts==
+
==Chart performance==
{|class=wikitable
!Chart (2010)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align=center|67<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer</ref>
|}

==Radio add dates==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!Date
!Format
|-
|United States<ref name ="MS"></ref>
|Octobber 26, 2010
|Mainstream
|}

==References==
{{Ref-list}}
{{Rihanna singles}}

Revision as of 22:39, 21 October 2010

"What's My Name?"
Song

"What's My Name" is a song performed by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna and features the Canadian rapper Drake. Produced by Stargate, it serves as the second single from Rihanna's fifth upcoming studio album Loud.[2][3] It will be sent to US mainstream radio on October 26, 2010.[4]

Background

The main version of the song is a solo by Rihanna and the remix features Drake. Rihanna had personally invited Drake to jump on the track, which appeared as a bonus cut on her fifth dic release, Loud. "She played the record to Drake backstage somewhere to try to get him on a verse," Stargate producer Tor Erik Hermansen told Billboard magazine. Rihanna explained that she and Drake had been attempting to team up for a while and that she wanted Drake's signature swagger for the track. "Drake is the hottest rapper out right now and we've always been trying to work together," she said. "He's the only person I thought could really understand the melody of the song, and the minute he heard it he said, 'I know exactly what I'm going to do. I love it.' And he did it like three days later." Both stars have been fairly stingy with details but Rihanna has described the track as "young" and "playful". Rihanna had hinted that she and Drake may take their collaboration to the screen and shoot a video.[5]

Critical response

The song is described as "sassy" and "all about sex and love". Drake's verse is described as "smooth" and the chorus as "catchy".[6]

Music video

Rihanna shot her part of the video on September 26, 2010 in New York City.[2]

Charts

+

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 67[7]


Radio add dates

Country Date Format
United States[4] Octobber 26, 2010 Mainstream

References

  1. ^ "RHYTHM 'N BOOZE: RIHANNA IS SO SAUCY".
  2. ^ a b "What's My Name new Loud Track".
  3. ^ "Rihanna shoots video for "What's My Name?" off upcoming album Loud". Rihannanow.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  4. ^ a b http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases
  5. ^ "Rihanna Calls Drake The 'Only Person' For 'What's My Name' Remix".
  6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650133/20101015/rihanna.jhtml
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer
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