Hate That I Love You

co-wrote and provided vocals on "Hate That I Love You". In early 2007, Rihanna began to work with songwriters and producers on a follow-up album to A Girl like Me. She spent the week of the Grammy Awards writing with Def Jam labelmate Ne-Yo, who gave her vocal lessons. They wrote and sang "Hate That I Love You", which was co-written and produced by Norwegian duo Stargate. "Hate That I Love You" was recorded at the Battery Studios in New York City, Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Lethal Studios in Bridgetown. Phil Tan mixed it, and Ne-Yo provided vocal production. Ne-Yo told American magazine Vibe: "Hate That I Love You" was released as the third single from Good Girl Gone Bad. Def Jam Recordings serviced it to contemporary hit, rhythmic and urban radio stations in the United States on August 21, 2007. On October 29, 2007, a two-track extended play (EP), featuring the album version of "Hate That I Love You" and the K-Klassic remix, was released on iTunes. This version is included on David Bisbal's 2007 live album Premonición Live. Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the song, featuring Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung, were included in Asian releases of Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008). ==Composition==

"Hate That I Love You" is a midtempo pop and R&B song with folk influences that runs for 3 minutes and 39 seconds. According to the digital sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing at Musicnotes.com, it is written in the key of A-flat major and Rihanna's vocal range spans nearly two octave and a half from F3 to B♭5. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote that "Hate That I Love You" maximizes Rihanna's vocal range. The song uses piano, strummed guitars and 4/4 beats, combined with Rihanna and Ne-Yo's vocals, following the D♭2-E♭2-E♭7-B♭7 chord progression. ==Critical reception==

's (pictured) "Irreplaceable". "Hate That I Love You" received generally positive reviews from critics. Taila Kraines from BBC Music called it a gorgeously simple modern duet. A reviewer from The New York Times called the duet breezy. Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters was unconvinced that "Hate That I Love You" is a full-fledged ballad, but praised its catchy and smooth composition. Critics compared "Hate That I Love You"'s composition to Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable". Jackie Hayden from Hot Press called "Hate That I Love You" "the prettier twin of 'Irreplaceable'". Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine criticized the song, and called it a lazy carbon copy of "Irreplaceable" and Ne-Yo's "So Sick". In a review of Good Girl Gone Bad, Norman Mayers from Prefix Magazine wrote that the songs which were written by Ne-Yo "don't necessarily gel with the more club-oriented material on the album." Digital Spy's Nick Levine called the single a "folky, midtempo R'n'B mush-fest", and said that, "The whole affair is smoother than Lulu's forehead in the new Morrisons [UK supermarket chain] ad, but it's almost criminal that Rihanna's releasing this when 'Breakin' Dishes' and 'Don't Stop The Music', a couple of flat-out floorfillers, are still stuck on her album." ==Chart performance==

"Hate That I Love You" debuted at number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated September 15, 2007. After eight weeks on the chart, the song reached number nine and stayed on the position for five non-consecutive weeks, before peaking at number seven on December 22, 2007, "Hate That I Love You" also peaked at number three on the US Pop Songs chart and became Rihanna's fourth top-five single there. but was less successful in Canada where it peaked at number 17 and stayed on the chart for 23 weeks. Worldwide, the song's highest chart peak was on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it reached number six. "Hate That I Love You" reached number 13 in Ireland. ==Music video==

The music video for "Hate That I Love You" was filmed in Los Angeles, California and directed by Anthony Mandler, who also directed the videos for Rihanna's singles "Unfaithful" and "Shut Up and Drive". Photographs of the production showing Rihanna wearing a cream bra and gray skirt were leaked on the same day. The video premiered on September 24, 2007, and was digitally released September 27, 2007, on iTunes. The video's opening scene shows the sun rising and Rihanna waking up. Meanwhile, Ne-Yo walks along a street, wearing a hat that obscures most of his face. Rihanna is in her room; she is bored and wondering which clothes to wear, and she finds a gold necklace. As the song starts, Rihanna lies in bed and sings, while Ne-Yo continues walking along the street, approaches the hotel, and cautiously looks around before entering it. Meanwhile, Rihanna dresses, ==Live performances==

Tour (2010–11) Rihanna occasionally performed "Hate That I Love You" at award ceremonies and concert tours. On November 18, 2007, Rihanna performed a medley consisting of "Umbrella" and "Hate That I Love You" at the American Music Awards of 2007, held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California. For the performance of "Hate That I Love You", Ne-Yo accompanied her on the stage. During the ceremony, Rihanna also won the award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. In late 2007, Rihanna also embarked on her first worldwide concert tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–09). "Hate That I Love You" was the eleventh song on the set list for the tour. Her performance in Manchester was released in the UK through iTunes and is featured on the Good Girl Gone Bad Live DVD. In 2008, Rihanna performed the Spanglish version of the song with David Bisbal, at the sixth series of the Spanish talent show, Operación Triunfo. In 2010, Rihanna embarked on her second worldwide tour, Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–11), and "Hate That I Love You" was included on the set list. Sarah Rodman from Boston Globe praised Rihanna's performance of the song, and wrote that "Rihanna breezed through a bit of Eminem's 'Love the Way You Lie' and her own 'Hate That I Love You'." Rihanna performed the single at the 75th anniversary ceremony of Shakhtar Donetsk football team at the Donbas Arena in Ukraine on May 16, 2011. Rihanna also performed the song on her third worldwide concert tour, titled the Loud Tour (2011), in which "Hate That I Love You" was the fourteenth track on the set list. Rihanna performed the song in a medley with her ballads "Unfaithful" and "California King Bed", while wearing a long yellow gown. ==Track listings==

• CD single • "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo) – 3:39 • "Hate That I Love You" (K-Klassic remix) – 7:41 • Maxi-single • "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo) – 3:39 • "Hate That I Love You" (K-Klassic remix) – 7:41 • "Hate That I Love You" (instrumental) – 3:39 • "Hate That I Love You" (music video) – 4:58 • Digital remix • "Hate That I Love You" (K-Klassic remix) – 7:41 • Digital download (Spanglish version) • "Hate That I Love You" (featuring David Bisbal) – 3:41 ==Credits and personnel==

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Good Girl Gone Bad, Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records. Recording • Recorded at the Battery Studios in New York City, Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Lethal Studios in Bridgetown. Personnel • Songwriting – Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen • Production – Stargate • Recording – Al Hemberger, Mike Tocci, Mikkel S. Eriksen • Mixing – Phil Tan • Mixing assistant – Josh Houghkirk • Vocal production – Ne-Yo, Stargate • Engineer [Assistant] – Deepu Panjwani, Phillip Ramos, Ricardo "Slick" Hinkson • Guitar – Espen Lind • Other Instruments – Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen ==Charts==

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