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Evelyn Glennie
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Dame
Evelyn Glennie
CH, DBE
Glennie at Moers Festival 2004
Background information
Birth name
Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie
Born
(1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 52)
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Occupation(s)
Percussionist
Instruments
Percussion
Website
evelyn.co.uk
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie,[1] CH, DBE (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12 and claims to have taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears.
Glennie was selected as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Deafness
4 Collaborations
5 Personal life
6 Awards
7 Albums
8 Films
9 Autobiography
10 Television appearances
11 See also
12 References
13 External links
Early life[edit]
Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire. Her father was Herbert Arthur Glennie, an accordionist in a Scottish country dance band, and the strong, indigenous musical traditions of north-east Scotland were important in the development of the young musician, whose first instruments were the mouth organ and the clarinet.[2] Other major influences were Glenn Gould, Jacqueline du Pré and Trilok Gurtu. She studied at Ellon Academy and the Royal Academy of Music, and was also a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.[3] She was a member of the Cults Percussion Ensemble, formed in 1976 by local musical educator Ron Forbes. They toured and recorded one album, which was re-released on Trunk Records in 2012.[4]
Career[edit]
Glennie tours extensively in the northern hemisphere, spending up to four months each year in the United States, and performs with a wide variety of orchestras and contemporary musicians, giving over 100 concerts a year as well as master classes and "music in schools" performances; she frequently commissions percussion works from composers and performs them in her concert repertoire.
She also plays the Great Highland Bagpipes and has her own registered tartan known as "The Rhythms of Evelyn Glennie".[5] Glennie is in the process of producing her own range of jewellery and works as a motivational speaker. Evelyn also performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in London 2012, leading a thousand drummers in the opening piece of music, and then playing the Aluphone during the ceremony for lighting the Olympic cauldron.
Deafness[edit]
Glennie has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12, having started to lose her hearing from the age of 2.[6] This does not inhibit her ability to perform at an international level. She regularly plays barefoot during both live performances and studio recordings to feel the music better.[6]
Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public. She claims to have taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. In response to what she described as mostly inaccurate reporting by the media, Glennie published "Hearing Essay" in which she discusses her condition.[7] Glennie also discusses how she feels music in different parts of her body in her TED talk "How To Truly Listen", published in 2003.[8]
Collaborations[edit]
Glennie was featured on Icelandic singer Björk's album Telegram, performing the duet "My Spine". She has collaborated with many other musicians including former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Bela Fleck, Bobby McFerrin, Fred Frith, Mark Knopfler and The King's Singers.
On 21 November 2007, the UK government announced an infusion of £332 million for music education. This resulted from successful lobbying spearheaded by Glennie, Sir James Galway, Julian Lloyd Webber, and Michael Kamen, who also (in 2002–03) together formed the Music in Education Consortium.[9]
In 2012, she collaborated with Underworld on the soundtrack to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games and performed live in the stadium.
In 2018, Glennie will work with the Royal Shakespeare Company on a new production of Troilus and Cressida with Gregory Doran.[10]
Personal life[edit]
In 1994, Glennie married composer, sound engineer and tuba player Greg Malcangi, with whom she collaborated on several musical projects. They divorced in 2003, following her widely publicised affair with orchestral conductor Leonard Slatkin.[11]
Awards[edit]
Glennie has won many awards, including:
Royal Philharmonic Society's Best Soloist of the Year 1991
Best Chamber Music Performance in the Grammy Awards of 1989
Scot of the Year 1982
Queen's Commendation prize for all round excellence 1985
Scotswoman of the Decade 1990
Best Studio and Live Percussionist from Rhythm Magazine 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2004
Walpole Medal of Excellence 2002
Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music 2002
Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University 2002 [12]
Musical America Instrumentalist of the Year 2003
Sabian Lifetime Achievement Award 2006
Percussive Arts Society: Hall of Fame – November 2008[1][13]
Polar Music Prize 2015
She has been awarded 15 honorary doctorates from universities in the United Kingdom, the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1993 and was promoted to Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours.[14] She was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2017 New Year Honours.[15] She owns over 2000[16] percussion instruments from all over the world and is continually adding to her collection. Glennie is an Ambassador of the Royal National Children's Foundation (formerly the Joint Educational Trust) which helps support vulnerable, disadvantaged young people at state and independent boarding schools throughout the UK. She has also been the Patron of the London School of Samba since 1993.[17]
She achieved a new kind of recognition in June 2016 when her name was the solution to an anagram clue in the Everyman Crossword in the UK's Observer Sunday newspaper - "Percussionist playing line gently, even with time running out (6,7)".
Albums[edit]
Rhythm Song (1990)
Dancin'
Light in Darkness (1991) (RCA Victor 60557-2-RC), with Philip Smith, Steve Henderson, Gregory Knowles, Gary Kettel
Ney Rosauro—Eldorado
Keiko Abe—Dream of the Cherry Blossoms
John McLeod—The Song of Dionysius
Ross Edwards—Marimba Dances (tracks 4–6)
Minoru Miki—Marimba Spiritual
Evelyn Glennie—Light in Darkness
Toshimitsu Tanaka—Two Movements for Marimba
Veni, veni Emmanuel (1993) (Catalyst 09026-61916-2. All pieces composed by James MacMillan. Scottish Chamber Orchestra.)
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
Introit – Advent
Heartbeats
Dance – Hocket
Transition: Sequence I
Gaude, Gaude
Transition: Sequence II
Coda – Easter
After the Tryst
"...as others see us..."
Henry VIII (1491–1547)
John Wilmot (1647–1680)
John Churchill (1650–1722)
George Gordon (1788–1824) and William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965)
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin (b. 1910)
Three Dawn Rituals
Larghetto
Allegro moderato
Andante
Untold
Drumming ( 11–15 December 1994)
Wind In The Bamboo Grove (1995)
Street Songs (1998) with The King's Singers
Shadow Behind the Iron Sun (1999)
Touch the Sound (soundtrack of the film; 2004)
The Sugar Factory (featuring Fred Frith; 2007)
Music: The Sound Of Hope (2012): contributed to a DVD and CD project in aid of The Clarence Adoo Foundation
Altamira (2016) with Mark Knopfler
Films[edit]
Touch the Sound (2004). Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, featuring a collaboration with Fred Frith. The farm where she grew up burned down during the production of the film, but her brother, Roger (who is featured in the film), and the animals, were unhurt.[18]
Autobiography[edit]
Good Vibrations: My Autobiography[19]
Television appearances[edit]
ZingZillas (2010). Appeared in episode 19 ("Hide and Seek") playing tubular bells on the BBC channel CBeebies.[20] and in episode 50 ("Where's the Bug?") playing the waterphone.[21]
Sesame Street (2001). Appeared playing percussion with Oscar The Grouch's Grouchkateer Trash Band.[22]
Performed a scene with Sesame Street regular Linda Bove.[23]
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony (27 July 2012), leading a 1,000-drummer ensemble performing And I Will Kiss in the Pandemonium segment.
See also[edit]
What Do Artists Do All Day?
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Lauren Vogel Weiss. "Percussive Arts Society: Hall of Fame: Evelyn Glennie". Pas.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
Jump up ^ Cornwell, Tim (13 May 2009). "Evelyn Glennie Interview: Nothing like this Dame". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Campsie, Alison (24 January 2017). "Deaf musician Evelyn Glennie on finding new ways of listening". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
Jump up ^ "Cults Percussion Ensemble". Trunkrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "Tartan Details – The Scottish Register of Tartans". Tartanregister.gov.uk. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
^ Jump up to: a b "PBS Interview". 14 June 1999. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ Glennie, Evelyn (1993). "Hearing Essay". Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
Jump up ^ Glennie, Evelyn (February 2003), How to truly listen, TED, retrieved 2017-06-02
Jump up ^ "Culture, Arts and Entertainment". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ https://www.rsc.org.uk/troilus-and-cressida/
Jump up ^ "Profile: Leonard Slatkin: Last night of the maestro who hit a wrong note". London: The Times. 12 September 2004. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Heriot--Watt University Edinburgh & Scottish Borders: Annual Review 2002". www1.hw.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "PAS.org: News". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "UK | Rod and Zara top New Year Honours". News.bbc.co.uk. 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N27.
Jump up ^ "BBC Two – What Do Artists Do All Day?, Evelyn Glennie". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ http://londonschoolofsamba.co.uk/
Jump up ^ Pasles, Chris (9 September 2005). "To hear, one must truly listen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
Jump up ^ Evelyn Glennie (3 May 1990). Good Vibrations: My Autobiography. Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-174305-2.
Jump up ^ "BBC – CBeebies Programmes – ZingZillas, Series 1, Hide and Seek". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "ZingZillas – CBeebies". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "Sesame Street: Evelyn Glennie Plays the Drums". YouTube.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
Jump up ^ "Sesame Street - Percussion Duet". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
External links[edit]
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Official website
Evelyn Glennie at TED
"How to truly listen" (TED2003)
Evelyn Glennie interview by Bruce Duffie
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Quincy Jones / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1994)
Elton John / Mstislav Rostropovich (1995)
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Max Martin / Cecilia Bartoli (2016)
Sting / Wayne Shorter (2017)
Metallica / Afghanistan National Institute of Music (2018)
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Love on the Brain
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"Love on the Brain"
Single by Rihanna
from the album Anti
Released
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
Format
CD single
digital download
Studio
Westlake Recording Studios, Fred's Shed (Santa Monica, California)
Length
3:44
Label
Westbury Road
Roc Nation
Songwriter(s)
Fred Ball
Joseph Angel
Robyn Fenty
Producer(s)
Fred Ball
Kuk Harrell
Rihanna singles chronology
"Too Good"
(2016) "Love on the Brain"
(2016) "Selfish"
(2017)
"Too Good"
(2016) "Love on the Brain"
(2016) "Selfish"
(2017)
"Love on the Brain" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016). It was written and produced by Fred Ball, with additional writing by Joseph Angel and Rihanna, and Kuk Harrell serving as the vocal producer. The song was provided to US rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio stations on September 27, 2016, as the album's fourth single. "Love on the Brain" is a doo-wop, R&B and soul ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music. Its instrumentation consists of a guitar arpeggio, swirling organ, a simple chord progression, syncopated strings, and orchestra. Lyrically, the song has themes of swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of a toxic love.
Commercially, the song reached the top of the Polish chart, as well as the top-twenty in France and New Zealand, and top-forty in Austria, Canada and Germany. In the United States, the song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 22nd top-five single breaking her tie with Elvis Presley as the artist with the 5th most top-five singles, and it was also her 30th top-ten single tying her with Madonna and The Beatles as the only acts in history to appear at least thirty times in the top-ten of the Hot 100. Rihanna performed the track during her Anti World Tour, as well as at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and as a part of a medley at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
Contents
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1 Background and release
2 Composition and lyrical interpretation
3 Critical reception
4 Chart performance
5 Live performances
6 Other uses and covers
7 Formats and track listings
8 Credits and personnel
9 Charts
9.1 Weekly charts
9.2 Year-end charts
10 Certifications
11 Release history
12 See also
13 Notes
14 References
15 External links
Background and release[edit]
Norwegian producer Fred Ball co-wrote and produced the song.
"Love on the Brain" was the first song commissioned for Rihanna's album Anti.[1] Written by Norwegian[2] songwriter and producer Fred Ball and American songwriter Joseph Angel in late 2013,[1] inspiration for the song came from Prince and Al Green. Ball recalled, "We wanted it to have that juxtaposition of an old school soul feel with modern lyrics. That's why Amy Winehouse was never pastiche or retro even though her music has an old soul sound."[1] Ball also stated that they did not write the song with Rihanna in mind, however his manager at Roc Nation, Jay Brown, heard the song and loved it. Brown sent it to Rihanna and she also reacted similarly, writing additional lyrics.[1]
American producer Kuk Harrell handled the song's vocal production. Ball and Angel also supplied the song's keyboards and drums. "Love on the Brain" was recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles. The vocal recording was carried out by Marcos Tovar for Allfadersup and Harrell. The song was finally mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios in North Hollywood, along with mixing assistants Chris Galland, Jeff Jackson and Ike Schultz, before being mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, in New York City.[3]
"Love on the Brain" was first announced as a recorded track in 2015, and was to be debuted at the 2015 Brit Awards, however Rihanna allegedly pulled out.[4] In early August 2016, Philadelphia radio personality Mike Adam stated that "Love on the Brain" would be the album's fourth single,[5] later confirmed by Rihanna herself on August 21, 2016.[6][7] It was sent to rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radios on September 27,[8][9] impacted contemporary hit radio on October 11, and the hot adult contemporary stations on November 14.[10][11][a]
Composition and lyrical interpretation[edit]
According to some reviewers, Rihanna channels Amy Winehouse (pictured) on the track.[12][13][14]
"Love on the Brain" is a mid-tempo '50s and '60s inspired doo-wop and soul ballad,[13][15][16][17][18] with a "rock edge".[17] Its instrumentation consists of a "guitar arpeggio," "swirling organ", a "simple chord progression",[12] syncopated strings,[17] and "a wave of an orchestra".[19] Written in the key of G major, it has a tempo of 57 beats per minute in compound quadruple (12
8) time. The song follows a chord progression of G–Am–Em–D, and Rihanna's vocals span from D3 to G5.[20]
Rihanna's vocals were noted as being acrobatic ranging from her "trademark snarl", to high notes,[16] complemented by all-tenor backing vocals.[19] Forrest Wickman of Slate magazine commented that the song "seems designed as a showcase for Rihanna’s vocal versatility: She starts out singing high and sweet, then drops into her chest to show off the lower part of her range and finally gets into powerful belting. She even does a few seconds of what sounds like Frankie Valli's falsetto."[21] Jordan Bassett of NME compared her high notes to those of Mariah Carey,[16] while Vibe magazine and USA Today noted similarities with the work of Beyoncé and Erykah Badu.[19][22][22] Amy Winehouse, Etta James and Sam Cooke were also perceived as influences by critics,[13][12] with Michigan Daily's Christian Kennedy citing Winehouse's song "Wake Up Alone" as the song that Rihanna had borrowed from "stylistically."[14]
"Love on the Brain" has dark lyrics that depict a destructive, yet addictive relationship,[19] with themes of "swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of love".[21] Some critics believed the song was an "ode to a violent lover", possibly referring to Chris Brown after the pair's highly published domestic violence case. Lyrical examples include "It beats me black and blue but it fucks me so good / That I can't get enough / Must be love on the brain."[16][16][22] Adam R. Holz of the conservative organization Focus on the Family's website PluggedIn.com noted the song "mingles nihilism, lust and at least the metaphorical presence of physical abuse".[23] Jessica Eggert of Mic agreed, noting that "Rihanna wears her heart right on her sleeve and takes no prisoners in expressing the pain of a metaphorically and physically damaging-yet-undying love."[24]
Critical reception[edit]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic picked it as a highlight from the album, noting that Rihanna's "voice is hoarse and ravaged, yet she's also controlled and precise, knowing how to hone these imperfections so her performance echoes classic soul while feeling fresh".[25] Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Billboard deemed it "a doo-wop powerhouse sung in a Prince-adjacent falsetto — and is proof Rihanna’s been working with some primo vocal coaches".[26] Idolator's Bianca Gracie also complimented her vocals, writing that the "rough-edged, soulful ballad finds Rih at her vocal best".[13] Patrick Ryan of USA Today called the song an "easy highlight," noting the "cozy doo-wop nostalgia".[22] Emily Mackay of NME noted the doo-wop groove, deeming Rihanna's vocals a "powerhouse vocal performance".[27] Jordan Bassett of the same publication called it "totally brilliant, with the singer showcasing the kind of vocals we’ve not heard from her before".[16] Safy-Hallan Farah of Spin wrote favorably of her singing, while James Grabay of the same magazine named it an "effortlessly time-traveling track".[18]
Chris Gerard of PopMatters noted the song was "one of the more interesting tracks on the album", addressing her "Macy Gray-like drawl during the verses".[28] Corbin Reiff of The A.V. Club highlighted the track's "deep soulful tones" and felt her voice was "the undeniable focal point" of it.[29] Nolan Feeney of Time declared that "Love on the Brain" and "Higher" "offer the most stirring vocal performances of her career".[30] Jessica McKinney of Vibe agreed, calling the song a "soulful performance that showcases her own range".[19] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "Love on the Brain" is a "standard, mid-tempo retro soul anthem" that "in the context of Anti,...sounds like a work of pop genius".[12] Calling it "hypnotic," Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly remarked that "she delivers some of her finest vocal moments yet".[31] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe picked it as "essential", stating: "As she implores 'Don't you stop loving me,' her performance has a grit, sweat, and weariness to it that's unusual and humanizing."[32]"Love On The Brain" received a nomination for Choice Music: Pop Song at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards.[33]
Chart performance[edit]
With "Love on the Brain", Rihanna became the second female artist with most top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart history, only behind Madonna (pictured).
Following Rihanna's performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, "Love on the Brain" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 83,[34] marking Rihanna's 55th entry on the chart. After being released as a single in November 2016, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 80.[35] In its sixth week on the chart, the song rose to number 34, becoming Rihanna's third top-forty hit from Anti, as well as her 46th top-forty entry on the Hot 100, placing her at number three on the list of women with most top-forty hits.[36] Two weeks later, "Love on the Brain" reached number 20, becoming the third top-twenty single from Anti, and Rihanna's forty-second top-twenty hit.[37] In its eighteenth week, "Love on the Brain" climbed from number 13 to number eight and became her thirtieth top-ten single. With doing that, she broke a tie for third place with Michael Jackson, with whom, both had 29 top-ten singles. Rihanna became the artist with the third most top-ten singles in Hot 100 history, only behind Madonna (with 38), and The Beatles (with 34).[38] It was also "the second-fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s", according to Billboard's Gary Trust.[39] In the issue dated March 25, 2017, the song climbed to number 5, becoming Rihanna's 22nd top five hit, leading her to break a tie for fifth place with Elvis Presley (who has 21 top-five hits).[40]
In November 2016, "Love on the Brain" entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 30. In the same week, the song was the most added track on contemporary hit radio, causing it to rise to number 24 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart;[41] to date it has reached number 6 on both charts.[42][43] In the week ending January 22, 2017, the song became her 28th top 10 single on Radio Songs, extending her record for the most top-ten singles on the chart.[44] The song also became her twenty-eighth number-one on the US Dance Club Songs chart in the issue dated January 21, 2017; she remains in second place behind record holder Madonna, who has achieved forty-six.[45]
In Canada, the song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 14 after being released as a single. In the week of December 3, 2016, it cracked the top-forty, climbing to number 38.[46] In New Zealand, "Love on the Brain" debuted at number 40 on the release of Anti. It reached number 15 over the following weeks, becoming Rihanna's thirty-second solo top-twenty single.[47] Similarly, in France, "Love on the Brain" charted after Anti's release at number 71. After its release, it re-entered at number 138.[48] After weeks outside the top 100, the song reached a new peak of number 69 in the week of January 13, 2017.[48] Three weeks later, the song managed to crack the top twenty, reaching number 12. It became Anti's second top twenty hit.[49] In Austria, the song debuted at number 53 and has peaked at number 7,[50] while in Germany it debuted at number 100, and has reached a peak of number 21 to date, becoming the album's second highest charting single.[51] In Poland, "Love on the Brain" peaked at number one for four non-consecutive weeks in 2016.[52]
Live performances[edit]
Rihanna included "Love on the Brain" in the encore of her Anti World Tour.[53] After attending the show at Wembley Stadium, Lewis Corner of Digital Spy called the performance "a triumph, as Rihanna's tone on the Motown sway is pure joy".[54] Michael Cragg of The Guardian claimed that the performance was "delivered with such conviction it feels like you’re watching a different artist".[55] On May 22, 2016, Rihanna performed the song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, with Billboard describing it as a "standout" of the event.[56] Sarah Grant of Rolling Stone called it a "gut-wrenching solo performance," comparing her stage persona to that of Whitney Houston, due to the "storm of tour-de-force vocals".[57]
On August 28, 2016, Rihanna received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. In honour, she performed a medley consisting of "Stay", "Diamonds" and "Love on the Brain".[58] Christopher Rosa of Glamour called the performance "breath-taking",[59] whilst Billboard noted: "Her vocals, which are sometimes under-appreciated by critics and even fans, were gorgeous and impressive, reminding everyone that beyond the chart-toppers and DGAF behavior, there's an astonishing voice that propelled her to where she is now".[60]
Other uses and covers[edit]
On May 19, 2016, "Love on the Brain" was featured on the season 12 finale of long-running ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. It charted at the top of the Top TV Songs Chart, powered by 40,000 Shazam tags. Furthermore, according to Nielsen Music, 45,000 downloads and 8.1 million US streams were made in the same month.[61] American singer Kelly Clarkson performed the song during a Facebook live session on August 26, 2016.[62] Danish singer MØ covered "Love on the Brain" on the BBC Radio 1Xtra website's Live Lounge.[63] British girl band Little Mix covered the song on iHeartRadio's Honda Stage.[64] The Voice contestant Hannah Mrozak also covered the song during the knockouts.
Formats and track listings[edit]
CD single[65]
"Love on the Brain" – 3:44
"Love on the Brain" (Don Diablo Remix) – 3:28
Digital download – Dance Remixes[66]
"Love on the Brain" (Don Diablo Remix) – 3:28
"Love on the Brain" (Gigamesh Remix) – 3:43
"Love on the Brain" (John-Blake Remix) – 3:31
"Love on the Brain" (RY X Remix) – 3:37
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Rihanna's official website.[3]
Locations
Recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, California
Mixed at Larrabee Studios in Universal City, California
Mastering at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City, New York
Personnel
Rihanna – vocals, writing
Fred Ball – writing, production, keyboards, drums
Joseph Angel – writing, keyboards, drums, arrangement
Jarle Bernhoft – guitar, bass
Marcos Tovar – vocal recording
Kuk Harrell – vocal recording, vocal production
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Chris Galland – mixing assistant
Jeff Jackson – mixing assistant
Ike Schultz – mixing assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2016–17)
Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[50]
7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[67]
33
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[67]
8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[68]
16
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[69]
22
Canada AC (Billboard)[70]
11
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[71]
13
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[72]
12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[73]
80
France (SNEP)[49]
12
Germany (Official German Charts)[51]
21
Greece (IFPI)[74]
16
Greece (Foreign Airplay Chart) (IFPI)[75]
5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[76]
23
Hungary (Single Top 40)[77]
34
Iceland (RÚV)[78]
2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[47]
15
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [79]
1
Portugal (AFP)[80]
32
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[81]
59
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[82]
5
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[83]
19
Slovenia (SloTop50)[84]
25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[85]
96
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[86]
26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[87]
175
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[88]
28
US Billboard Hot 100[89]
5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[90]
9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[91]
7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[92]
1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[42]
3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[43]
3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[93]
4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2016)
Position
Poland (ZPAV)[94]
42
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[95]
32
Chart (2017)
Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[96]
63
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[97]
66
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[98]
70
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[99]
73
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[100]
76
US Billboard Hot 100[101]
33
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[102]
14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[103]
20
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[104]
27
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[105]
7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[106]
21
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[107]
20
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[108]
3
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[109]
Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[110]
Platinum 40,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[111]
Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[112]
Gold 30,000^
France (SNEP)[113]
Platinum 150,000*
Italy (FIMI)[114]
Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[115]
Gold 15,000*
Sweden (GLF)[116]
Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[117]
Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[118]
2× Platinum 2,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Label
Ref.
United States
September 27, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary
Roc Nation
Def Jam
[8]
Urban contemporary [9]
October 11, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [10]
November 14, 2016[a] Hot adult contemporary [11]
Germany
January 20, 2017 CD single
Def Jam
Universal Music
[65]
See also[edit]
List of number-one singles of 2016 (Poland)
List of number-one dance singles of 2017 (U.S.)
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Love on the Brain" was originally scheduled to be released to hot adult contemporary radios on October 10, 2016, but it was postponed to November 14.[11]
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Jump up ^ "British single certifications – Rihanna – Love On The Brain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2017. Enter Love On The Brain in the search field and then press Enter.
Jump up ^ "American single certifications – Rihanna – Love On The Brain". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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