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An official remix of "S&M" was released featuring rapper [[J. Cole]] and premiered online on January 17, 2011; it was sent to Urban radio stations on March 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/17/new-music-rihanna-f-j-cole-sm-remix/|title=J Cole featured on official remix|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Rap Up|accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> It was also remixed by several notable DJs, including [[Dave Audé]], Joe Bermudez and [[Sidney Samson]]; these remixes were released as a digital remix package in the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="Masterbeat"/>
An official remix of "S&M" was released featuring rapper [[J. Cole]] and premiered online on January 17, 2011; it was sent to Urban radio stations on March 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/17/new-music-rihanna-f-j-cole-sm-remix/|title=J Cole featured on official remix|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Rap Up|accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> It was also remixed by several notable DJs, including [[Dave Audé]], Joe Bermudez and [[Sidney Samson]]; these remixes were released as a digital remix package in the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="Masterbeat"/>


Following the release of the album version of "S&M", Rihanna polled her followers on [[Twitter]] about potential collaborators; Britney Spears was the most popular reply.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/apr/12/rihanna-britney-spears-s-m|title=Rihanna asks followers for collaboration suggestion |work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=2011-02-13|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> A series of [[Twitter|tweets]] between the two artists fueled speculation that Rihanna and Spears had recorded a remix of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/rihanna/news/britney-spears-team/|title=Rihanna tweets possible remix premiere date|publisher=[[The Capital FM Network]]|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> A new remix of S&M featuring Spears was ultimately released on April 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story#/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story|title=Britney Spears, Rihanna Team for 'S&M' Remix|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> Spears's new lines in the remix, like they original lyrics to the song, are sexually suggestive: she sings, "If I'm bad, tie me down," and "Shut me up, gag and bound me/'Cause the pain is my pleasure/Nothing comes better."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story#/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story|title=Britney Spears, Rihanna Team for 'S&M' Remix|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2011-06-16|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref> In a radio interview, Rihanna said that she hoped to make an "S&M" music video with Spears. "I want to spank Britney," she added jokingly.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grazer|first=Eliot|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/04/11/britney-spears-rihannna-sm-remix/|title=Listen to Rihanna and Britney's 'S&M' Remix|work=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks Europe|Viacom International Media Networks]]|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref> She also explained how the collaboration came to fruition:
Following the release of the album version of "S&M", Rihanna polled her followers on [[Twitter]] about potential collaborators; Britney Spears was the most popular reply.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/apr/12/rihanna-britney-spears-s-m|title=Rihanna asks followers for collaboration suggestion |work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=2011-02-13|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> A series of [[Twitter|tweets]] between the two artists fueled speculation that Rihanna and Spears had recorded a remix of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/rihanna/news/britney-spears-team/|title=Rihanna tweets possible remix premiere date|publisher=[[The Capital FM Network]]|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref> A new remix of S&M featuring Spears was ultimately released on April 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story#/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story|title=Britney Spears, Rihanna Team for 'S&M' Remix|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> Spears's new lines in the remix, like the original lyrics to the song, are sexually suggestive: she sings, "If I'm bad, tie me down," and "Shut me up, gag and bound me/'Cause the pain is my pleasure/Nothing comes better."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story#/news/britney-spears-rihanna-team-for-s-m-remix-1005125352.story|title=Britney Spears, Rihanna Team for 'S&M' Remix|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2011-06-16|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref> In a radio interview, Rihanna said that she hoped to make an "S&M" music video with Spears. "I want to spank Britney," she added jokingly.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Grazer|first=Eliot|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/04/11/britney-spears-rihannna-sm-remix/|title=Listen to Rihanna and Britney's 'S&M' Remix|work=[[MTV (UK and Ireland)]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks Europe|Viacom International Media Networks]]|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref> She also explained how the collaboration came to fruition:


{{cquote|I asked my fans last week who they wanted me to collaborate with, and Britney was one of the most popular names. It's very strange: Britney never does features. It was really amazing that she really wanted to be part of this song. She really liked the song to begin with, but it was a different story when she had to sing it, and she really wanted to be a part of it. It made it really special, because you never see two pop female artists doing songs together anymore.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661717/britney-spears-rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major'|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom]])|date=2011-04-09|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>}}
{{cquote|I asked my fans last week who they wanted me to collaborate with, and Britney was one of the most popular names. It's very strange: Britney never does features. It was really amazing that she really wanted to be part of this song. She really liked the song to begin with, but it was a different story when she had to sing it, and she really wanted to be a part of it. It made it really special, because you never see two pop female artists doing songs together anymore.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661717/britney-spears-rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major'|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Networks]] ([[Viacom]])|date=2011-04-09|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>}}

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"S&M"
Song

"S&M" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud (2010). It was produced by Stargate and Sandy Vee and was released on January 21, 2011 as the album's fourth United States single and third international single. "S&M" is an uptempo Eurodance and dance-pop song. Critical reception of "S&M" was mixed, with some reviewers criticizing the song's overt use of sexual lyrics, while others called it a stand-out track from Loud. In April 2011, the song was re-released as a remix single to digital outlets, featuring guest vocals by American recording artist Britney Spears.

"S&M" debuted at number fifty-three on the US Billboard Hot 100 upon the album's release and peaked at number two. With the release of the remix featuring Spears, digital sales pushed the song to the top of the chart for one week, giving Rihanna her tenth number one single on the chart and Spears her fifth. The song also peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and Pop Songs charts. Internationally, the song reached number one in Australia, Canada, and Poland, and on the UK R&B Chart. The song attained top-five positions on the German, French, British, Irish, and Spanish charts.

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Melina Matsoukas and presents Rihanna's opinions of the media, by punishing the ones who have written negatively about her or personally hurt her, while portraying sadomasochist related scenes and fetishes. It was banned in several countries and restricted to nighttime television play in others, due to the explicit content of the video. The video spawned a lawsuit when photographer David LaChapelle alleged that the video used imagery from his photo shoot for Vogue Italia. Rihanna performed the song for the first time at the 2011 BRIT Awards at London's O2 Arena on February 15, 2011, as a part of a medley with "Only Girl (In the World)" and "What's My Name?".

Background and composition

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A 25-second sample of the song featuring Rihanna singing the provocative and suggestive lyrics, which was noted by Chris Ryan of MTV as being "Dirty, naughty, illicit bedroom activities".[1][2]
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"S&M" is the fourth single from Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud, and was sent to US Top 40/Mainstream and rhythmic radios on January 25, 2011.[3] "S&M" is an up-tempo Eurodance and dance-pop song.[4][5] The song samples Depeche Mode's 1984 song "Master and Servant", which also contains lyrics related to sadomasochism.[6] According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com, "S&M" is written in the key of E minor and is set in common time with a moderate dance groove.[5] Rihanna's voice ranges from the low note of B3 to the high note of D5 and the song follows a basic chord progression of E♭3–A♭2–C♭3–D♭3.[5] Rihanna explained in an interview with Spin that people should not take the lyrics too literally. "I don't think of it in a sexual way, I'm thinking metaphorically  ...  it's more of a thing to say that people can talk  ...  people are going to talk about you, you can't stop that. You just have to be that strong person and know who you are so that stuff just bounces off. And I thought it was super bad ass."[7]

Critical reception

S&M received mixed reviews from music critics. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine and Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun Times noted that "S&M was reminiscent of the darker themes present in Rihanna's previous album, Rated R (2009).[2][8] Cinquenmani went on to describe "S&M" as an ode to sadomasochism, "that would make various parts of Janet [Jackson's] body perk up".[8] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called the song an "explicitly carnal opener" featuring "late-night-Cinemax naughtiness", adding that it's an "explicitly carnal opener".[9] Jake Conway of Q wrote that the song's lyrics showed that "Rihanna proves why she remains one of the most provocative artists in pop music. Precisely by divesting sex of emotion and re-imagining violence as fetish ("sticks and stone may break my bones / but chains and whips excite me”), Rihanna turns the tables on abusive ex-lover Chris Brown in this heady dance club tribute to bondage — empowered, and as terrifyingly sexy as ever".[10] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, writing, "Icky slip-up aside, this club pop thumper gets you just as up-for-it as the Mail-baiting Bajan herself."[11] Meg Sullivan of The Music Magazine gave a mixed review, noting, "Admittedly it is a catchy tune, and doesn’t take much to remember the lyrics, as 50% of them are 'oh na-na-na-na, come on,' a classic sign of 'I had nothing else decent to write.' Other than that, the lyrical content is written purposely to shock/offend. Yet in all honesty, these days I'd be more shocked if her next single WASN'T about her sexual desires."[12]

James Skinner of BBC Music felt that the song lost some of the appeal which Rated R's "chart-friendly moments" had. Skinner criticized the use of sadomasochistic lyrics which he said were not synonymous with the "flirtatious" appeal that Rihanna was trying to create. He said: "as bracingly huge and catchy as it is, 'S&M' doesn’t deviate much from its blunt title: lyrics like 'Sticks and stones may break my bones / But chains and whips excite me' feel forced, not daring".[13] USA Today's Steve Jones noted that Rihanna fails to shake off the "sexually aggressive tone" despite "shaking off the dark cloud of domestic violence that veiled 2009's Rated R" and added that ['S&M'] is Loud's pulsating opener. "[Rihanna] makes it clear from the jump where she's headed as she acknowledges that chains and whips excite her".[14] Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club also noted that Rihanna's "sassy growl" on 'S&M' barely makes up for the sexually provocative lyrics "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me".[15]

In the United Kingdom, "S&M" was deemed too explicit for daytime airplay and was re-edited, with all references to "sex", "chains" or "whips" removed. It was re-named "Come On" for BBC Radio 1.[16] A spokesman for the radio station said "During daytime hours, as younger audiences are listening, we are playing the radio edit which is called 'Come On'. However, we will continue to play the original track in specialist shows with an appropriate introduction  ...  It is common practice to play radio edits of certain tracks in daytime."[17][18]

Chart performance

"S&M" made its first chart appearance in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2010; it debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number fifty-five on the week dated November 27, 2010. The song peaked at number three, where it remained for three consecutive weeks; "S&M" was Rihanna's fourteenth top-three song on the chart.[19] It was more successful on the UK R&B Chart, where it peaked at number one for five consecutive weeks.[20] The song has since been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the UK, for shipment of 200,000 copies.[21] Elsewhere in Europe, "S&M" was a commercial success, peaking within the top-three in many countries. In Poland, the song peaked at number one on the Polish Singles Chart dated April 23, 2011, for two consecutive weeks.[22][23] In Denmark, "S&M" debuted on the Danish Singles Chart on February 11, 2011, at number thirty-four and peaked at number two for one week.[24] "S&M" also peaked at number two in Germany,[25] Sweden[26] and Switzerland.[27] In France, the song debuted on the French Singles Chart at number twenty-two, on the issue dated November 29, 2011, and eventually peaked at number three at for two consecutive weeks.[28] The song also peaked within the top-five in Austria,[29] Finland,[30] Greece,[31] and Spain.[32] The song reached the top-ten in Italy[33] and the Netherlands,[34] peaking at number six and seven, respectively. "S&M" also charted at number eight in the Czech Republic.[35] The song has since been certified Gold in Belgium,[36] Denmark,[37] and Sweden,[38] as well as Platinum in Switzerland.[39] As of July 26, S&M has sold 1,05 million copies across Europe.[40]

In Australia, "S&M" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number eighty-seven on the week dated November 29, 2010.[41] It reached number one in its fourth week on the chart and stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks.[42] During her tour in Australia, it returned to number one on March 3, 2011. It has since been certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipment of 280,000 copies of the single.[42]

"S&M" made its U.S. debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-three on December 4, 2010 upon the album's release.[43] "S&M" became Rihanna's eighth number-one hit on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, making her the artist with the highest pop number-one hits in the chart's history.[44] In the issue dated April 30, 2011, due to the release of the remix featuring Britney Spears, "S&M" sold 293,000 downloads and replaced Katy Perry's "E.T." off the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Rihanna her the tenth number-one single in the US and Spears her fifth. Rihanna also logged the shortest span between a solo artist's first and tenth number-one in the chart's 52-year history, a stretch of four years, eleven months and two weeks.[45] As of July 2011, the song has sold more than 2.7 million digital downloads in the US alone.[46]

Music video

Background

The music video for "S&M" was filmed in Los Angeles during the weekend of January 15, 2011.[47][48] It was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the music videos "Hard", "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101".[47][48] Rihanna also participated in the video's direction, having generated ideas for many of the shots used.[49] According to Matsukas, the video was inspired by Rihanna's "sadomasochist relationship with the press" rather than simply being about "a bunch of whips and chains"; Rihanna's love of pop art also influenced the video.[50] On January 27, 2011, a behind-the-scenes clip related to the video was posted on Rihanna's official YouTube channel.[51] The music video itself premiered on Vevo on February 1, 2011.[52]

Synopsis

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In a scene from the "S&M" music video, Rihanna is taped to a wall behind a sheet of plastic and surrounded by microphones.

The video opens with Rihanna being dragged unwillingly into a press conference; there, she is covered with plastic wrap and taped to the wall. Rihanna is surrounded by microphones and gagged reporters taking notes.[50] The video then cuts to an outdoor scene, where she wears a cream-colored latex dress and walks gossip blogger Perez Hilton, also wearing a ball gag, on a leash. In the following scene, a seated Rihanna is surrounded by CCTV cameras. While she eats pink popcorn, her chair begins to rotate, prompting her to stand up and whip several reporters, who are taped to the wall of the room. Next, Rihanna is shown rolling on the floor with her hands and feet bound with rope. As the bridge of the song approaches, Rihanna is clad in a white latex bikini and rabbit ears; images of headlines, such as rumors of "daddy" issues and her Illuminati ties, are projected against her body and against the wall behind her.

Following the chorus, Rihanna again appears in a newsroom. Reporters surround her and take her picture, while she is sprawled across a desk in a pink latex dress. The end of the video flashes between scenes from throughout the video and new scenes of Rihanna suggestively eating bananas, strawberries and cream, and bejeweled ice cream. The video ends with a shot of Rihanna lying on a newsroom desk wearing a smiley face eye patch and a Rolling Stones tongue logo over her mouth. In addition to this, the video is intercut throughout with Rihanna and other people wearing dominatrix clothing, implying various sexual acts with the singer wearing a feather boa and a top with the word "censored" across it.[53]

Reception and ban

The music video was generally well-received. The Huffington Post wrote, "Rihanna is perfectly good at being bad – and this video proves it."[54] OK! magazine called the video "red-hot, kinky and totally tongue-in-cheek",[55] while Willa Paskin of New York magazine similarly described it as a "goofy" take on the S&M-themed music videos typical of Madonna and Lady Gaga.[56] Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone magazine described the video as a "visual onslaught of candy-colored kinkiness" that viewers would enjoy despite its "painfully bright colors and obnoxious antics".[57] Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly stated that Rihanna delivered the risque video he was expecting based on the song's lyrical content,[58] and Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised the video's "exquisite set pieces that offer a twisted take on hardcore sexuality".[50]

On its release, the video was immediately banned in eleven countries due to its overt sexual content.[59] The video was also flagged for content by users on YouTube, restricting viewership to registered users over the age of 18.[60] Rihanna responded to the news via Twitter, writing, "They watched 'Umbrella'... I was full nude."[60] An unrestricted version of the video was later uploaded to Rihanna's official website.[61] The director of the video, Melina Matsoukas also responded to the news in an interview with MTV News, stating:

When I go out to make something, I kind of go out with the intention to get it banned — [well] not to get it banned, I always want my stuff played — but to make something provocative ... so when you do something that's provocative, that's usually a repercussion. It's gonna be talked about or banned or slandered in some way. But it's making an effect and people are having a dialogue about it, so, to me, that's successful.[62]

A photograph from Philipp Paulus's photographic series "Paperworld." Paulus alleges that the above scene from the "S&M" video infringes upon his copyright to this photograph.

The music video faced another controversy when David LaChapelle sued Rihanna, Island Def Jam, and related parties for copyright infringement in connection with the music video.[63] LaChapelle alleged that the video infringed upon eight of his photos published in GQ, i-D, Australian Vogue, and elsewhere between 1997 and 2010.[63] The lawsuit, which claimed unspecified damages, alleged that the music video was "directly derived" from his pictures, copying their "composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colors, props, settings, decors, wardrobe and lighting".[63] The lawsuit also included claims of trade dress infringement under the Lanham Act, unfair competition under New York state law, and unjust enrichment,[63] which were later dismissed.[64] Judge Shira A. Scheindlin denied a motion to dismiss the copyright violation allegations, however, noting many similarities between the works:

[B]oth works feature: hot-pink and white striped walls; two single-hung windows in the middle of the back wall; windows with glossy hot-pink casings and interior framework, with opaque panes exhibiting a half-vector pattern of stripes against a yellow background; a solid hot-pink ceiling; hot-pink baseboards; a hot-pink couch under the windows; women wearing frizzy red wigs; a woman posed on top of a piece of furniture; black tape wrapped around a man; and a generally frantic mood. .... [Both works are] well-lit and intensely saturated, with all of the details in sharp focus and almost no shadows.[64]

Photographer Philipp Paulus later sued as well, alleging further copyright violations, from a scene in the music video where Rihanna wears a big dress, is taped up against the wall with a plastic sheet covering of her, with X's all around, which Paulus believes was appropriated from his own photographic series, "Paperworld."[65]

Live performances

Rihanna performing "S&M" on the Loud Tour, a performance similar to the one from the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

Rihanna performed "S&M" for the first time at the 2011 BRIT Awards on February 15, 2011, as a medley with her two previous singles from Loud, "Only Girl (In the World)" and "What's My Name?".[66][67] Though she had originally planned to perform the entire song to promote its release as a single, Rihanna ultimately performed only the chorus plus one verse between "Only Girl (In The World)" and "What's My Name?". This was due to the BRIT Awards corporation trying to avoid receiving similar complaints about Rihanna on the final of the seventh season of The X Factor on December 11, 2010, for wearing a provocative outfit and performing a suggestive dance routine before the watershed.[68] Rihanna also performed "S&M" on the Australian leg of the Last Girl on Earth Tour in February and March 2011.[69]

Rihanna opened the Billboard Music Awards, with a performance of the "S&M" remix with Britney Spears on May 22, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.[70] Rihanna and Spears appeared in bondage style body suits, with Rihanna wearing white as well as PVC thigh high boots and Spears in black outfit with a mask and rabbit ears, with both of them wearing chain hand cuffs. They ended the performance with pole dancing, a pillow fight, and a kiss on the cheek.[71] The performance attracted complaints due to the overt sexual nature displayed on the publicly-owned broadcast airwaves,[72] which further fueled controversy when the pair engaged in a cheek-kiss at the end of the performance.[73]

Rihanna also performed "S&M" May 27, 2011 on NBC's Today show, as apart of the "Summer Concert Series", along with "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" and "California King Bed", where she gave an interview about the album as well as about her controversial performance at the Billboard Music Awards with Spears.[74] The song is included on the set list of the Loud Tour with the performance beginning with the stage decorated as a S&M inspired set. Rihanna performed a cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" while she spanked, groped and pretended to smack three semi-nude female dancers, with a cane. She then transitioned into "S&M" and took off her white tuxedo, revealing a white bondage corset as well as wearing handcuffs, similar to the outfit she wore for the performance at the Billboard Music Awards.[75] "S&M" is also featured on the set list of Spears Femme Fatale Tour (2011), as part of a medley with "...Baby One More Time", with Spears dressed as a biker chick, wearing a rhinestone-studded mini-vest and hot pants while straddling a motorcycle prop.[76]

Remixes

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One of the remixes of "S&M" featured Britney Spears, whose love for the song led to the collaboration.

An official remix of "S&M" was released featuring rapper J. Cole and premiered online on January 17, 2011; it was sent to Urban radio stations on March 8, 2011.[77] It was also remixed by several notable DJs, including Dave Audé, Joe Bermudez and Sidney Samson; these remixes were released as a digital remix package in the iTunes Store.[78]

Following the release of the album version of "S&M", Rihanna polled her followers on Twitter about potential collaborators; Britney Spears was the most popular reply.[79] A series of tweets between the two artists fueled speculation that Rihanna and Spears had recorded a remix of the song.[80] A new remix of S&M featuring Spears was ultimately released on April 11, 2011.[81] Spears's new lines in the remix, like the original lyrics to the song, are sexually suggestive: she sings, "If I'm bad, tie me down," and "Shut me up, gag and bound me/'Cause the pain is my pleasure/Nothing comes better."[82] In a radio interview, Rihanna said that she hoped to make an "S&M" music video with Spears. "I want to spank Britney," she added jokingly.[83] She also explained how the collaboration came to fruition:

I asked my fans last week who they wanted me to collaborate with, and Britney was one of the most popular names. It's very strange: Britney never does features. It was really amazing that she really wanted to be part of this song. She really liked the song to begin with, but it was a different story when she had to sing it, and she really wanted to be a part of it. It made it really special, because you never see two pop female artists doing songs together anymore.[84]

Despite rumors to the contrary, Rihanna and Spears have no plans to shoot an alternate music video for the remix.[85]

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Loud album liner notes.[89]

Charts and certifications

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[3][78][125] January 21, 2011 Digital remixes Def Jam Recordings
January 25, 2011 Mainstream, rhythmic radio
February 8, 2011 Digital remixes
March 8, 2011[126] Urban radio
Ireland[127] February 11, 2011 Digital download Universal Music
United Kingdom[86] February 11, 2011 Mercury Records
Germany[87] March 18, 2011 CD single Def Jam Recordings
Worldwide[88] April 11, 2011 Digital Remix Single

See also

References

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