The title track "Russian Roulette" is a synth-pop song that has an arcade sound feel with a retro 8-bit sound source. [47] It has been certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association denoting sales of 35,000 copies. It was choreographed by Ryu Sohee and Los Angeles-based choreographer Kyle Hanagami who did the choreography of the group's second single "Be Natural" (2014) and their fourth single "Ice Cream Cake" (2015). This song is sung by Tungevaag. [42] On the Pop Songs chart, the single debuted at number 36 and moved to 35 the next week with audience over 29 million audience impressions on the radio. The song was released as the lead single on September 7, 2016 by SM Entertainment along with an accompanying cart… [2] It is considered as the group's first single that is a mixture between their "Red" and "Velvet" style, composed in the key of E flat major with a tempo of 130 beat-per-minute. Its first few songs (including the all-out thrash of "T.V. 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In the end, as can be seen in the video, she wins the … [2] In an interview with MTV News, Ne-Yo clarified that he would not write a song for Rihanna about Brown, because he considered the idea unnecessary. [43] It was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting sales of over two million digital copies in the US alone. Music critics noted the lyrical theme to be a response to the domestic violence case between Rihanna and her former boyfriend, singer Chris Brown. The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. That's the coolest thing about our relationship. This song has gained popularity as it was featured in the outro of many videos made by popular Fortnite Twitch streamer/YouTuber Ninja "Russian Roulette" Track Info … English singer George Michael performed a cover of "Russian Roulette" during his Symphonica Tour (2011–12). The duration of song is 03:20. It's just a natural reaction for people to associate 'cause she's been so tight-lipped. [33] In May 2019, Gaon reported that the song has had over 2,500,000 downloads, thus became their second song to achieve such milestone following Red Flavor. [81] In February 2010, Rihanna recorded Sessions@AOL, where she performed the song, alongside "Hard", "Rude Boy", "Disturbia", and "Take a Bow". While dressed in cute outfits, the members sing about a romantic relationship that they compare to a game of Russian roulette as they try to inflict harm on each other. [18] Bradley Stern of PopCrush likened the black comedy in the video to the film Jawbreaker and said it's "pretty genius". Looked up across the smoke filled room Felt the tension build This night has only just begun So here we go! Cumulative sales for "Russian Roulette" in South Korea: "Red Velvet Hits New Peak on World Digital Songs, Heatseekers Albums With 'Russian Roulette, "RED VELVET'S 'RUSSIAN ROULETTE' VIDEO MAKES MURDER LOOK POSITIVELY ADORABLE", "Red Velvet Comeback: Music Video For 'Russian Roulette' Shows They Play Risky Love After Week Of Teasers Enticing K-Pop Fans", "Meet songwriting duo behind Red Velvet's 'Zimzalabim, "[Video] Red Velvet Drops Teaser Video for 'Russian Roulette, "Red Velvet to Perform 'Russian Roulette' for First Time on 'M COUNTDOWN, "[예능리뷰] '인기가요' 레드벨벳, 청량함 가득한 '러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette)' 무대", "레드벨벳(Red Velvet), 신곡 '러시안 룰렛 (Russian Roulette)' 무대 첫 공개…'눈길, "Red Velvet & Bobby Kick Off K-Pop's Wave of September Releases", "Red Velvet's new song 'Russian Roulette' is cute and dangerous", "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America, Around the World: September 2016", "Red Velvet Hits 100 Million Views For First Time With "Russian Roulette" MV", "meet the girl group breaking k-pop's rules", South Korea's Weekly Gaon Digital Chart September 4-10, 2016 (in Korean), South Korea's Weekly Gaon Digital Chart September 11-17, 2016 (in Korean), "Gaon Weekly Download Chart - Week 37, 2016", "Gaon Weekly Streaming Chart - Week 38, 2016", "Red Velvet's 'Psycho' is K-Pop Act's Second No. Written and produced by Ne-Yo and Chuck Harmony, "Russian Roulette" is a pop and R&B balladthat contains dark, morbid, and tense atmospheric elements in its composition. Whatever she came with, if she came out with 'I still love you' that would have been about Chris Brown. [85], Credits adapted from the liner notes of Rated R, Def Jam Recordings, SRP.[4]. The extended play, along with the music video for "Russian Roulette" was eventually released on September 7. In the upcoming verse, the character that the singer portrays in the song it's scared that the man talking to her will always have power over, "Say a prayer to yourself/ He says close your eyes/ Sometimes it helps/ And then I get a scary thought/ That he's here means he's never lost. Let’s go out and get some of that, gimme gimme gimme some Russian roulette”. Download Hungama Music app to get access to unlimited free mp3 songs, free movies, latest music videos, online radio, new TV shows and much more at Hungama. [68] Katy Hall from The Huffington Post commented that the video comes from a pretty dark place and tells more depressing story than Gaga's video for "Bad Romance". The song premiered on radio stations on October 20, 2009 and was released as the album's lead single on October 26, 2009 through Def Jam Recordings.It was written and produced by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo along with Chuck Harmony. [34] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone concluded that works like "Russian Roulette", "a domestic-violence victim's confession whipped into soaring melodrama — tell us why: She was busy saying her piece in the studio. "Russian Roulette" also peaked at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100.
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