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Rihanna feat Ne-Yo: 'Hate That I Love You'
Released on Monday, Nov 12 2007
Published Wednesday, Nov 14 2007, 12:14 GMT | By Nick Levine | 6 comments
After releasing two of the year's best pop singles – the simply gargantuan 'Umbrella' and the turbo-charged 'Shut Up And Drive' – Rihanna's latest single is a bit of a letdown. The Bajan bum-wiggler's decided to cool down, pack away her hot pants and hook up with urban crooner Ne-Yo for a slushy duet.
A folky, midtempo R'n'B mush-fest, 'Hate That I Love You' is a close-ish relation – let's call it a second cousin – to 'Sexy Love' and 'Because Of You', Ne-Yo's other collaborations with Swedish hitmakers Stargate. The whole affair is smoother than Lulu's forehead in the new Morrisons 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. Good girl gone bad? Until she pops on her dancing shoes again, it's the only reasonable conclusion.
A folky, midtempo R'n'B mush-fest, 'Hate That I Love You' is a close-ish relation – let's call it a second cousin – to 'Sexy Love' and 'Because Of You', Ne-Yo's other collaborations with Swedish hitmakers Stargate. The whole affair is smoother than Lulu's forehead in the new Morrisons 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. Good girl gone bad? Until she pops on her dancing shoes again, it's the only reasonable conclusion.
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you all r just haters great song no it's not sickly............. what have we anthor r'n'b hater here,JO. she obviously liked the song that's why she relased it. luv it
After the amazing anthem Umbrella, this makes a not so good change. It is bland, slushy and just a bit cringeworthy. It's not the poor girls fault, she should be given songs more in the syle of Umbrella rather than sickly R'n'B ballads.
its great make new song like that its greaty
Quite awful song and Rihanna has a voice that could rewake the dead and kill them again.
great track!
Mint song, listen to it as much now as I did when it was released :D