2010Released
4:27

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Barbadian singer Rihanna embraces her island roots on this reggae-tinged track. She told Spin magazine: "The vibe is Jamaican and West Indian. That's something that's close to me."

The song features siren noises and violent lyrics about shooting a man, but Rihanna told Spin magazine they shouldn't be taken literally. "The song is about breaking a man's heart," she explained. "It's a very cleverly written song and what I love about it is that it's not a lyric you'd normally hear a female singing."

Rihanna's fellow Barbadian Shontelle wrote this song. The Impossible singer told Sound Savvy that she hopes their collaboration will put a stop to the talk that the two Bajan stars don't get on. Said Shontelle: "I just hope it's finally going to squash all the rumors because I know that there were a lot of rumors out there with people trying to sort of make it like there was some beef with me and Rih but we were just like, huh? We totally support each other and we've been trying for a minute to work together but we just finally found the time to make our schedules work."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Man Down.
CKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
156BPM

Album

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Released By

The record label that has released Man Down.
Def Jam Recordings
© 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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