Rihanna f/ Jay-Z - "Umbrella"

[Robert J]

tortuga said:

jerseyboy said:

Taking off at Alternative!
myspace.com/scottsimonsmusic

Proof that this could indeed be the song of the year. Everyone is getting into it.

nuSUBG

[Grenade]

Wow, that version is really good.

[cactus tree]

I like it too...if you go to the link of his official website you can download it free

[Bastian]

dammit - this song finally caught on me.

I hated it, but now Its so hard to resist, especially with the cinderella mix and now this Scott Simons cover and who can forget that hard rock edge travis barker remix.

[tozion]

RIHANNA WITH A Z: How long can the "Umbrella" reign? And how many times can I use that pun?

Rihanna and Jay-Z are No. 1 for the seventh week on the Hot 100. One more week and "Umbrella" will be tied with "Crazy in Love" (credited to Beyonce featuring Jay-Z) as Jay-Z's biggest hit of all time, using highest position reached and weeks in that position as criteria.

"Umbrella" is the second No. 1 for Rihanna (after "SOS") and the third for Jay-Z. His first chart-topper, "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z, ruled the survey for two weeks in October 1999.

Only two Def Jam singles have been No. 1 longer than "Umbrella." "Foolish" by Ashanti and "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx both had 10-week runs. "Umbrella" is tied with Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" as the next longest-running Def Jam No. 1 titles.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I STILL want to vomit all these years later at how "Foolish" got that many weeks at #1.

[tozion]

The dancehall remix with Elephant Man is out.

[backintime]

splitchick59 said:

I like it too...if you go to the link of his official website you can download it free

I downloaded it when it when it was first posted, but didn't realise it broke halfway through and now I can't find the link anymore.

[backintime]

In the UK:

Umbrella is the 1,058th number one but only four have spent longer at number one – the aforementioned Wet Wet Wet single plus I Believe by Frankie Laine (18 weeks at number one, 1953), (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams (16 weeks, 1991) and Rose Marie by Slim Whitman (11 weeks, 1955).

Cara Mia by David Whitfield (1954) and I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (1992/3) also spent 10 weeks at number one, while Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was nine weeks at number one in 1975/6, and returned for a five week stint in 1991/2 as a double A-sided release with These Are The Days Of Our Lives.

However, Umbrella is running on empty, and barely scrambled its 10th week at number one, selling just 131 copies more than Foundation by Kate Nash.

[tozion]

'UMBRELLA' STANDS ABROAD: While "Umbrella" (SRP/Def Jam) by Rihanna and Jay-Z has folded in the United States, the single remains No. 1 in the United Kingdom for the 10th week. That makes it the longest-running chart-topper of the 21st century, and the longest-running U.K. No. 1 since 1994, when Wet Wet Wet's remake of the Troggs' "Love Is All Around" remained in first place for 15 weeks.

The longest-running U.K. No. 1 of the rock era is Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," which remained in the penthouse for 16 weeks in 1991.

[breakthrough]

The version the radio station here plays has take's Jay's rap from the beginning and has it towards the end of the song. It actually sounds better there.

[tozion]

This is a Top 50 Adult Contemporary SMASH!

[luisro]

HUGE! Kinda funny that I only listen to the song when is raining

[Robert J]

I was listening to an acoustic cover of this by Marie Digby, and she was pronouncing 'umbrella' without the extra syllable and the song sounded SO weird.

[dperkins]

Mandy Moore has covered this too. lol

[detsaw]

youtube.com/watch?v=YSEgaBTEJuE

[DAMAGED]

ROFLMAO! Lil' Britney is so funny!

[hoodboy424]

lmao she was more on point then rihanna

[backintime]

I heard a reggae-y version on Kiss 100 today. It's probably old, but I really liked it.

[breakthrough]

detsaw said:

youtube.com/watch?v=YSEgaBTEJuE

LMFAO. Especially at the part that makes fun of how Rihanna is using somebody else's legs/feet on the ballet part of the video.

[Grenade]

LMAO.

youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ5VtxsbDs

[backintime]

Searching "Umbrella" on LimeWire at this point is ridiculous.

[Bastian]

A contestant on Australian Idol performed this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCgLam6-CP8
It was a ballad version. It was pretty good.

with so many remixes and covers and chart domination worldwide, its a testament to how huge this song really is.
I think rihanna now has a signature song! pretty impressive: