What does Rihanna SOS sample?

Tainted Love
“SOS” is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006). It was written by J. R. Rotem and E. Kidd Bogart with credit also assigned to Ed Cobb because the song samples Soft Cell’s 1981 recording of “Tainted Love”, a song written by Cobb in 1965.

How old was Rihanna when SOS came out?

“S.O.S.,” the lead single from Rihanna’s second album, was the star’s first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. She was 18 years old when the song was released.

Who was SOS written for?

12. ‘S.o.S’ was recorded by Rihanna but written for Christina Milian. Christina Milian famously passed on ‘S.o.S’ – the song that went on to become Rihanna’s first number one.

What album was Unfaithful by Rihanna on?

A Girl like Me
Unfaithful/Album

What kind of music is SOS by Rihanna?

“SOS” is a dance-pop and R&B song with elements of dance music, and contains a compositional sample of “Tainted Love”, a song written by Ed Cobb in 1965 and popularised by Soft Cell. Critical reception of “SOS” was positive, with the majority of music critics praising the inclusion of the “Tainted Love” sample.

Who is the singer of the song SOS?

on YouTube. “SOS” is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006). It was written by Jonathan “J.R.”. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart and Ed Cobb, with production was handled by Rotem, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers.

Why is Rihanna on the cover of Vogue?

That the Barbadian superstar is now running ahead of schedule seems evidence of her new life as global fashion mogul.

Why was the background vocals compressed on SOS?

In an interview with Sound on Sound, mixing engineer Phil Tan, who carried out the audio mixing on “SOS”, explained that he compressed the background vocals because “SOS” is a “high energy track”, and he wanted the vocals to complement it.