After working with him on her 2006 album A Girl Like Me (2006), Rihanna spent the week of the 2007 Grammy Awards with singer-songwriter Ne-Yo writing songs for Good Girl Gone Bad in February 2007. She also received vocal lessons from him while recording most of the album in Los Angeles.[3] Despite having previously worked with him, she teamed up with him again and wrote the duet « Hate That I Love You ». Rihanna commented: « I read through the lyrics, and I’m like, ‘What are you thinking? What is going through your head?’ » Rihanna recalled. « I just have to stop sometimes and be like, ‘Ne-Yo, OK, tell me why you wrote this song.’ Because I don’t understand how he comes up with certain concepts and he just blows me away sometimes. He’s just insane. »[3] He also wrote two other songs on the album and the first single from the re-release, « Take a Bow ».[4] The album’s lead single, « Umbrella », was written by The-Dream. The song was originally written with American pop singer Britney Spears in mind, but her label rejected the song and instead offered it to American R&B singer Mary J. Blige before giving it to Rihanna.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | « Umbrella » (featuring Jay-Z) | C. « Tricky » Stewart Terius « Dream » Nash Thaddis Harrell Shawn Carter |
Stewart Kuk Harrell[a] |
4:35 | |
| 2. | « Push Up on Me » | Jonathan « J.R. » Rotem Makeba Riddick Lionel Richie Cynthia Weil |
Rotem
Riddick[a] |
3:15 | |
| 3. | « Don’t Stop the Music » | Tor Erik Hermansen Mikkel S. Eriksen Tawanna Dabney Michael Jackson |
StarGate | 4:27 | |
| 4. | « Breakin’ Dishes » | Stewart Nash |
Stewart Harrell[a] |
3:20 | |
| 5. | « Shut Up and Drive » | Evan Rogers Carl Sturken Stephen Morris Peter Hook Bernard Sumner Gillian Gilbert |
Rogers Sturken |
3:33 | |
| 6. | « Hate That I Love You » (featuring Ne-Yo) | Shaffer Smith Hermansen Eriksen |
StarGate Ne-Yo[a] |
3:38 | |
| 7. | « Say It » | Riddick Quaadir Atkinson Ewart Brown Clifton Dillon Sly Dunbar Brian Thompson |
Neo Da Matrix Riddick[a] |
4:10 | |
| 8. | « Sell Me Candy » | Nash Riddick Timothy Mosley |
Timbaland Riddick[a] Nash[a] |
2:46 | |
| 9. | « Lemme Get That » | Nash Mosley Carter |
Timbaland Nash[a] |
3:41 | |
| 10. | « Rehab » | Justin Timberlake Mosley Hannon Lane |
Timbaland Lane[b] Timberlake[a] |
4:54 | |
| 11. | « Question Existing » | Smith Shea Taylor Carter |
Taylor Ne-Yo[b] Riddick[a] |
4:06 | |
| 12. | « Good Girl Gone Bad » | Smith Hermansen Eriksen Lene Marlin |
StarGate Ne-Yo[a] Nash[a] |
3:33 |
