Rihanna rehab remix series#

The second official single from the album, The Blueprint 3 was originally planned to be 'Off That' featuring Drake but 'Run This Town' was decided upon instead.

'Run This Town', a hip hop song, samples 1970s Greek band The 4 Levels of Existence's song 'Someday in Athens', appearing at the 1:02 mark, and lasting thereafter. 'Run This Town' features singer Rihanna ( right) and rapper Kanye West ( left) both also co-wrote the song.

Rihanna rehab remix series#

'Run This Town' was performed by Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show in the United States. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts the trio in a post-apocalyptic environment, featuring scenes involving angry protesters surrounding them. 'Run This Town' won Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. It additionally made top ten chartings in ten other countries including in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song was a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in the United Kingdom. 'Run This Town' received mixed reviews from music critics some praised what each member of the trio brought to the track, whilst others thought that Rihanna and Kanye West out-performed Jay-Z. 'Run This Town' was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3. Production of the track was made by West and Wilson (also known as 'No I.D.'). It was written by the performing trio, with assistance from Ernest Wilson and Jeff Bhasker. The song also features Rihanna and Kanye West. ' Run This Town' is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. Kanye West singles chronology ' Supernova' (2009) Rihanna singles chronology ' Rehab'