- Hate That I Love You
Infobox Single
Name = Hate That I Love You
Caption =
Artist =Rihanna featuringNe-Yo
from Album =Good Girl Gone Bad
B-side = "Odio Quererte Asi" (feat. David Bisbal)
Released =August 21 ,2007 (U.S. )November 12 ,2007 (UK )November 16 ,2007 (Germany )January 7 ,2008 (France ) [ [http://www.sorties-musique.com/artiste-564-rihanna.html Rihanna ] ]February 29 ,2008 (Europe )
Format = CD,digital download
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop, R&B
Length = 3:39
Label = Def Jam
Writer = S. Smith, M. S. Eriksen, T. E. Hermansen
Producer = Stargate
Certification =
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =Rihanna singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Shut Up and Drive"
(2007)
This single = "Hate That I Love You"
(2007)
Next single = "Don't Stop the Music"
(2007)Extra chronology 2
Artist =Ne-Yo singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Can We Chill "
(2007)
This single = "Hate That I Love You"
(2007)
Next single = "Go On Girl "
(2007)Extra track listing
Album =Good Girl Gone Bad
Type = single
prev_track = "Shut Up and Drive"
prev_no = 5
this_track = "Hate That I Love You"
track_no = 6
next_track = "Say It"
next_no = 7 Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = single
Lower caption = "Como Odio Amarte" (Spanish Version)
featuringDavid Bisbal
"Hate That I Love You" is a song by pop singer
Rihanna , released as a third single from her third studio album, "Good Girl Gone Bad ". It features R&B-pop singerNe-Yo , who had worked with Rihanna previously, contributing to her 2006 hit "Unfaithful". The song was produced by Stargate, who also produced Rihanna's 2006 song "Unfaithful" and "Sexy Love " byNe-Yo . It is noted, along with another Stargate production on the album, for having a similar structure and melody to their other works.The song was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals at the
50th Grammy Awards .Writing and music structure
"Hate That I Love You" is a duet by Rihanna and American singer-songwriter
Ne-Yo , who also wrote the album's title track. In an interview, Rihanna said "That song [Hate That I Love You] , when it first starts off, you think it's asexy song, but you have to listen to the lyrics. It's a really deep song." [Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=Rihanna Loses Good Girl Image, Thanks To Jay-Z, Justin, Timbaland, Ne-Yo |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558496/20070501/rihanna.jhtml |work=Mtv.com |publisher=MTV Networks and TM MTV Networks |date=(May 02 ,2007 ) |accessdate=2007-12-27]"Hate That I Love You" is a moderate
groove song set in the key of A♭. It is set incommon time .Cite web |last= |first= |title=Rihanna Digital Sheet Music: Hate That I Love You |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorch.asp?ppn=SC0042010 |work=Musicnotes |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |date= |accessdate=2007-12-27] The song highlights a strummed guitar which is mostly set in asuspended chord , and features a sing-alongchorus . [Cite web |last=Lamb |first=Bill |title=Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You |url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/hatethatlove.htm |work=About.com |publisher=About, Inc. |date= |accessdate=2007-12-29]Reception
MSN remarked "Hate That I Love You" for being "nowhere near as poppy" compared to the song's predecessor Umbrella, "but is a classy R&B song with a strong melody," with " [good] vocal performances from the pair and lyrics which tell a familiar tale in a refreshingly uncliched manner." [Cite web |last= |first= |title=Rihanna: "Hate That I Love You" |url=http://news.entertainment.msn.co.uk/20071207_charts_1003850.htm |work=MSN UK |publisher=Microsoft |date=November 12 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-12-28]Stylus Magazine was unimpressed with the song quoting the song's structure as a mix of Ne-Yo and Stargate's previous works saying, "Here you’ve got the 'Sexy Love ' drums, the 'Irreplaceable ' strum, and a bit of the synth andchorus melody from 'So Sick '... is hardly the new twist all these old bits need to sound fresh," rating the song two stars out of ten. [Cite web |last=Shipley |first=Al |title=Rihanna ft. Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/jukebox/?p=829 |work= |publisher=Stylusmagazine.com |date=August 29 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-12-29]Digital Spy called the song a "folky, midtempo R&B mushfest." [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a79824/rihanna-feat-ne-yo-hate-that-i-love-you.html Digital Spy Music Review: 'Hate That I Love You'] ]Chart performance
"Hate That I Love You" debuted at number twenty-four on the "Billboard"
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles onAugust 30 ,2007 , [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3086082&cdi=9377515&cid=09%2F08%2F2007 "Hate That I Love You" Debut Position on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles] . "Billboard". RetrievedAugust 30 2007 .] subsequently debuting at number eighty-five on the "Billboard"Pop 100 and at number six on the "Billboard"Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles , all on the same day. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3086100&cdi=9378382&cid=09%2F08%2F2007 "Hate That I Love You" Debut Position on the "Billboard" Pop 100] . "Billboard". RetrievedAugust 30 2007 .] [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3086300&cdi=9388314&cid=09%2F15%2F2007 "Hate That I Love You" Debut Position on the "Billboard" Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles] . "Billboard". RetrievedSeptember 6 2007 .] The song debuted at number ninety-eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and has so far peaked at number seven after spending five weeks locked at number nine, becoming her sixth top ten single in the United States and her first since "Umbrella". It rose to number twelve on the "Billboard" Pop 100 in the same week. Downloads to date on "Billboard"'s Digital Download charts stand at 1.04 million. It also became a Top 20 hit in Canada, it peaked at number 17 on the Canadian Hot 100. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3086283&cdi=9387611&cid=09%2F15%2F2007 "Hate That I Love You" Debut Position on the "Billboard" Hot 100] . "Billboard". RetrievedSeptember 6 ,2007 .] [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3086296&cdi=9388107&cid=09%2F15%2F2007 "Hate That I Love You" Current Peak Position on the "Billboard" Pop 100] . "Billboard". RetrievedSeptember 6 ,2007 .]In the UK, the single peaked at number fifteen upon its physical release. In Australia, "Hate that I Love You" debuted at number forty-eight on the Australian ARIA singles chart, and descended to number forty-nine the following week. However in its third week, the song ascended to number eighteen, jumping thirty-one spots to become one of the biggest jumps in ARIA charts history. It eventually peaked at number 14 on the Australian charts. In Spain, the Spanish version featuring David Bisbal debuted at number five in the digital track chart, and it peaked at number three for three consecutive weeks. Hate That I Love You also became a smash hit in Brazil as it topped the Brazilian Hot 100 Singles chart. With that good chart performance it was a top 10 hit on the global chart peaking at number 6.
Music video
Rihanna, with director
Anthony Mandler shot themusic video for "Hate That I Love You" inLos Angeles onAugust 13 th,2007 . The video was premiered on her official website onSeptember 24 ,2007 . The video also debuted onTRL onOctober 1 ,2007 for a First Look and debuted at number nine the next day for the first time.It only had been onTRL for twelve days and has been number one twice. The video peaked at number two on its ninth day, on BET's 106 & Park. It was her most successful video on 106 & Park, untilTake a Bow became her first song to reach the number one position.The
video begins withRihanna laying on a bed in what could be an apartment or hotel room. She browses through her clothes that are strewn on the floor.Ne-Yo is shown walking down the street.Rihanna eventually begins dressing, andNe-Yo enters the building she's in. She puts on a black trench coat and leaves her room asNe-Yo enters an elevator. They meet, smile at each other, and then move on without speaking. Rihanna then goes outside the building and boards a car, whileNe-Yo is shown knocking on his girlfriend's door. She greets him wearing a robe. Rihanna is then shown in the car, smiling at her date.The video for "Hate That I Love You" featuring
David Bisbal is the same as the original video, but with David's scenes edited in the original video andNe-Yo 's parts removed.Version
A new version of the song, titled "Cómo Odio Amarte", leaked online on
December 2 2007 . Spanish singerDavid Bisbal sings Ne-Yo's part in Spanish, however,Rihanna 's parts are still in English, so David's vocals are just edited in the original version of the song, andNe-Yo 's vocals are removed. This version is included in a bonus disc on Bisbal's "Premonición DVD " as well as on the re-release of "Good Girl Gone Bad ".Rihanna andDavid Bisbal sang “Hate That I Love You” onJuly 8 ,2008 atOperación Triunfo (a reality-show talent contest) inSpain . [ [http://www.operaciontriunfo.com/noticias/noticia.php?not=3238 Sitio web de Operación Triunfo ] ]Two more versions of the song have been released on the Asian edition of . Hong Kong singer
Hins Cheung (Cheung King Hin), sings Ne-Yo's part in Cantonese & Mandarin, with Rihanna's part remaining the same in both versions.Track listing
;CD Single [Promotional, US]
# "Hate That I Love You"
# "Hate That I Love You" (Instrumental);German Maxi CD Single
# "Hate That I Love You"
# "Hate That I Love You" (K-Klassic remix)
# "Hate That I Love You" (Instrumental)
# "Hate That I Love You" (Video);German 2-Track Single
# "Hate That I Love You"
# "Hate That I Love You" (K-Klassic remix)Chart
* 1 Rihanna feat. David Bisbal
succession box
before = "Bubbly " byColbie Caillat
title = Hot100Brasil number-one single
years =March 1 2008 –March 16 2008
after = "Low " byFlo Rida featuringT-Pain References
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