Rehab (Rihanna song)

Infobox Single
Name = Rehab


Artist = Rihanna
from Album = Good Girl Gone Bad
Released = October 7, 2008 (U.S. Radio)
Recorded = 2006
Format = Digital download, CD single
Genre = Pop, R&B
Length = 4:54 (Album version)
4:05 (Radio edit)
Label = Def Jam
Writer = Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Hannon Lane
Producer = Timbaland
Chronology = Rihanna singles
Last single = "Live Your Life" (2008)
This single = "Rehab" (2008)
Next Single = "TBD"
(2008/2009)

"Rehab" is the eighth single taken from Rihanna's third studio album, "Good Girl Gone Bad" (2007) in the US and the UK. [ [http://www.newuksinglereleases.co.uk/ Rehab is the eight single from "Good Girl Gone Bad"] ] [" [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a102224/rihannas-gone-and-done-it-again.html Rihanna's gone and done it again] " "Digital Spy"] It has also gained some radio play in the U.S. It was written by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Hannon Lane, with Timberlake and Timbaland contributing backing vocals in the bridge of the song. Timbaland also produced the song. The song was also played during the commercial for the 2008 comedy-drama film "The Family That Preys". After the official radio release, the single has been taking off and already just about to enter the top 50 on pop radio.

Release

"Breakin Dishes" was supposed to be the eighth single from the album, however, releasing "Breakin Dishes" was scrapped and "Rehab" was chosen instead. "Rehab" was released to radio on October 7, 2008. [ [http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 Rehab was released on Radio] ] "Rehab" had already been slated for release in August, 2008 in the UK but was pushed back due to the digital release of "Disturbia." Even without the official release yet, the song has been starting to pick up on pop radio as of the end of September. It has been played on New York City's Z100 late September. It also been played on Australian radio on Melbourne's Fox FM, Sydney's 2Day FM and Brisbane's B105.

Chart performance

"Rehab" made its first impact on the charts on "Billboard"'s Pop 100, entering at #73 the chart week of October 18, 2008.

The song charted for five weeks on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles in September 2007.

Charts

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