Rihanna - Take A Bow (Video clip)

"Take a Bow" is a single recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008), the re-release of her 3-rd studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). The single was

composed and produced by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, and Shaffer Smith under their stage names StarGate and Ne-Yo. "Take a Bow" was recorded as the debut song from the re-release and the 5-th song overall from the 2 releases. It is an R&B single that contains elements of dance-pop. Critical reception of "Take a Bow" was mixed, with some critics praising the song's lyrics and powerful balladry impact, while others criticized the lack of originality with regard to StarGate's production.

In the US, the single peaked at 1-st on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna's 3-rd song to do so. "Take a Bow" also peaked at 1-st on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and US Pop Songs chart, and has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song reached 2-nd in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom, and attained top 5 positions in Australia, New Zealand and Norway. The single's accompanying music video was produced by Anthony Mandler and presents Rihanna as the female protagonist who leaves her boyfriend because of his infidelity. "Take a Bow" has been performed on "AOL Music Sessions" and was included in the set lists of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2008–09), Last Girl on Earth (2010–11), Loud Tour (2011) and Diamonds World Tour (2013).