Talk That Talk (Rihanna song)

"Talk That Talk"
A black-and-white picture of a young girl kneeling while wearing jeans-all outfit. Her hair is in big curls, she has a toothpick between her teeth and holds a chain in her right hand. Capital letter 'R' is present in the left corner, while in the middle the word 'Talk That Talk' is written with red capital letters and also under it 'feat Jay Z' in black capital letters.
Single by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
from the album Talk That Talk
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2012 (2012-01-17)
Recorded2011
StudioRoc the Mic Studios, Jungle City Studios (New York City); Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles); The Hide Out Studios (London)
Genre
Length3:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rihanna singles chronology
"You da One"
(2011) 		"Talk That Talk"
(2012) 		"Take Care"
(2012)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Glory"
(2012) 		"Talk That Talk"
(2012) 		"No Church in the Wild"
(2012)

"Talk That Talk" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her 2011 studio album of the same name. It features a rap verse by American rapper Jay-Z, who had previously collaborated with Rihanna on her song "Umbrella" in 2007 and "Run This Town" in 2009. The song was written by Jay-Z, Ester Dean, together with the Norwegian production duo Stargate. Def Jam Recordings serviced the track to urban contemporary radio in the United States on January 17, 2012, as the third single from Talk That Talk. It was released in France as a CD single on March 26. "Talk That Talk" is a hip hop song with R&B beats, rough drums and unrefined synths, and has a similar style to Rihanna's 2010 single "Rude Boy". It contains a brief sample of "I Got a Story to Tell" by the Notorious B.I.G. Therefore, the Buckwild, Sean Combs, Chucky Thompson, and the Notorious B.I.G. are credited as songwriters despite the Notorious B.I.G's death in 1997.

The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2013 ceremony. The song appeared on several charts worldwide; it reached number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, and the top ten in Israel and Norway. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting digital downloads of over one million copies in the US. Rihanna performed "Talk That Talk" on television shows such as The Jonathan Ross Show and Saturday Night Live, and included it on the set lists of the 2013 Diamonds and the 2014 The Monster Tour with Eminem.