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Only Girl (In the World)

November 22, 2023

"Only Girl (In the World)" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth album, Loud (2010). Serving as the album's lead single, it was released on September 10, 2010. Crystal Johnson wrote the song in collaboration with producers Stargate and Sandy Vee. Rihanna contacted Stargate before Loud's production and asked them to create lively, uptempo music. "Only Girl (In the World)" was the first song composed for the album, and the singer decided to include it on the track list before she recorded her vocals. Backed by strong bass and synthesizer, it is a dance-pop and Eurodance song that has an electronic composition. Its lyrics describe Rihanna demanding physical attention from her lover.

"Only Girl (In the World)"
Single by Rihanna
from the album Loud
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2010 (2010-09-10)
Recorded2010
StudioRoc the Mic Studios (New York City); Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles); The Bunker Studios (Paris)
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Love the Way You Lie"
(2010) 		"Only Girl (In the World)"
(2010) 		"What's My Name?"
(2010)
Music video
"Only Girl (In the World)" on YouTube

Critical response to "Only Girl (In the World)" was positive; a number of critics praised its composition and Rihanna's decision to move away from the dark themes of her previous album, Rated R (2009). The song reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart two weeks after Loud's second single, "What's My Name?", peaked at number one. It was the first time in the chart's history that an album's lead single reached number one after its second single. In the United Kingdom the song spent two weeks at number one and is the 19th-bestselling single of all time by a female artist, with over a million copies sold. The song peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland, and reached the top five in France, Germany and Switzerland.

Rihanna performed "Only Girl (In the World)" on Saturday Night Live in the United States, The X Factor in the United Kingdom and a shortened version at the 31st Brit Awards. She also performed the song at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show in a medley with Where Have You Been. Anthony Mandler directed the song's music video, in which Rihanna is alone in an open natural landscape. The video suggests that she is the only female in the world, echoing the song's title and lyrics, and critics praised its bright, colorful theme. "Only Girl (In the World)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.

Concept and development edit

 
Sandy Vee (pictured) co-wrote and produced "Only Girl (In the World)".

"Only Girl (In the World)" was written by Crystal Johnson with the song's producers, Stargate and Sandy Vee.[1] Rihanna had previously worked with Stargate on the singles "Hate That I Love You", "Don't Stop the Music" and "Rude Boy".[2] In February 2011, Stargate said that Rihanna approached the Norwegian production duo before she began recording the then-untitled project, saying that she wanted to have fun and produce happy, uptempo songs.[3] According to Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate, "Only Girl (In the World)" was the first song created for Loud and Rihanna decided to include it on the album before recording her vocals.[3] In a webchat with fans, Rihanna said that she wanted to take the next step as an artist:[4] "I didn't want to go backward and remake Good Girl Gone Bad. I wanted the next step in the evolution of Rihanna, and it's perfect for us. You guys are always defending me, so now you've got some great songs to justify it."[5] The singer described "Only Girl (In the World)" as having a "bigger sound" than "Rude Boy".[5]

The song was recorded during Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth tour. Its instrumental was recorded by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen of Stargate and Miles Walker at Roc the Mic Studios in New York City and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and by Vee at the Bunker in Paris. Kuk Harrell produced Rihanna's vocals, recording them with Josh Gudwin and Marcos Tovar. Inaam Haq, Dane Liska and Brad Shea recorded additional vocals. The song was mixed by Phil Tan at the Ninja Beat Club in Atlanta and by Vee at The Bunker, with engineering by Damien Lewis. Eriksen, Vee and Hermansen provided the instrumentation, and Johnson sang background vocals.[1]

Composition edit

"Only Girl (In the World)" is a Eurodance[6] and dance-pop song. It is in the key of F♯ minor (B minor in the chorus), and written in common time with a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute.[7] Its instrumentation includes synthesizers, a "heavy whipping bass" and a "strobing" electro beat.[8][9][10] Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly described the song as a "stronger, sexier" version of her 2007 single, "Don't Stop the Music".[8]

Rihanna's voice spans one-and-a-half octaves in "Only Girl (In the World)", from F♯3 to C♯5,[7] and her vocal has a "silky", "seductive" tone.[8][9] In the song's lyrics Rihanna yearns for her lover's attention, which makes her feel like the only girl in the world.[9][11] The singer "pours her heart out" in the chorus: "Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world/ Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love/ Like I'm the only one who knows your heart/ Only girl in the world."[9][10][12] According to Digital Spy writer Nick Levine, the chorus "thumps like a rabbit having an epileptic fit."[13] Rihanna sings suggestively, "Baby, I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin'/ You can come inside/ And when you enter, you ain't leavin'/ Be my prisoner for the night."[8] Fraser McAlpine of the BBC compared the song's message to that of the German fairy tale "Rapunzel"; Rihanna is not willing to throw her hair out of the castle for just any man to come and satisfy her, "particularly not someone who isn't prepared to make the climb up to her scarily high window."[14]

Critical reception edit

The song received a generally positive response from music critics. Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times called the track a "surefire hit" and something of a "comeback".[15] MTV News writer James Dinh praised the uptempo song, comparing it to the "stark" lead single "Russian Roulette" from Rihanna's previous Rated R.[9] Monica Herrera wrote for Billboard that "Only Girl (In the World)" "aims squarely for dance-floor domination."[12] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five, calling it a "crowd-pleaser" but not overly original.[13]

According to Levine and Jim Farber of the New York Daily News, "Only Girl (In the World)" was Rihanna's most pop-sounding song since "Don't Stop the Music".[13][16] Analyzing the song, the BBC's Fraser McAlpine questioned why "Only Girl (In the World)" leaves a "positive impression" on the listener despite its arrogant, domineering tone. Critical at first ("Listen to the pneumatic hiss at the heart of this song. Try and endure the pumping thrust without getting winded. There is simply too much pressure being stuffed into our ears, with too much brutal force"), he concluded that Rihanna sings the song with great passion and gave it four stars out of five.[14] James Dolan gave the song two-and-a-half stars out of five in Rolling Stone, writing that "the trance beat won't keep you in the club unless someone else is paying for the drinks."[17]

Chart performance edit

North America edit

In the United States, "Only Girl (In the World)" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 25, 2010,[18] jumping to number three the following week, before peaking at number one (Rihanna's ninth) on November 25.[19] Loud's second single, "What's My Name?" (featuring Drake), topped the Hot 100 two weeks before; it was the first time in chart history that an album's first single reached number one after its second.[19] "Only Girl (In the World)" was Rihanna's fourth number-one song of 2010, and she was the first female and the first artist since Usher (in 2004) with four number-one singles in a calendar year.[19] The singer also had the most number-one singles (nine) since 2000.[19] "Only Girl (In the World)" appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2010 and 2011 at numbers 47 and 40, respectively.[20][21]

The song debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number one with sales of 249,000, Rihanna's eighth number-one single and her sixth to debut atop the chart (the most in both categories by any artist since the chart's 2005 introduction).[22] The singer set a Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) radio-airplay chart record when "Only Girl (In the World)" rose from number two to number one on November 25, 2010, her seventh number-one.[23] The song was number 46 and number 33, respectively, on the 2011 Billboard Digital Songs and Pop Songs year-end charts.[24][25] "Only Girl (In the World)" was Rihanna's twelfth number-one on the Dance Club Songs songs chart and number 46 on the 2010 Billboard year-end chart.[26][27] The song has been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 3.6 million copies in the US as of June 2015.[28][29] In Canada, "Only Girl (In the World)" debuted at number 65 on September 25, 2010, and rose to number one for a week the following week.[30] On November 6 the song returned to number one for three consecutive weeks,[31][32][33] remaining on the chart for a total of 35 weeks.[34]

United Kingdom edit

In the United Kingdom "Only Girl (In the World)" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart on October 31, 2010, with 126,000 copies sold.[35][36][37] Cheryl Cole debuted at number one with "Promise This", selling 157,000 copies, and Cole and Rihanna had the highest and second-highest debut sales figures of the year.[36][37] The song rose to number one the next week for two consecutive weeks.[38][39] It was Rihanna's fourth UK number-one single, following "Umbrella" (2007), "Take a Bow" (2008) and "Run This Town" (2009).[40] By December 2011 "Only Girl (In the World)" was the 108th song to sell more than a million copies in the United Kingdom, the fifteenth by a female artist, Rihanna's first as primary artist and second overall; the 107th million-seller was Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" six weeks before, on which Rihanna was featured.[41]

Rihanna was the second non-United Kingdom, non-North American million-selling artist; the first was Danish singer Whigfield with her 1994 song, "Saturday Night".[41] Although at the time the only other female two-song million-seller was Canadian singer Celine Dion, two of Rihanna's subsequent singles—"We Found Love" (2011) and "Diamonds" (2012)—have also sold more than a million copies each.[42] "Only Girl (In the World)" is the nineteenth-bestselling single by a female artist and the 99th overall of all time in the United Kingdom.[43][44] The song was the fourth- and 68th-bestselling single, respectively, of 2010 and 2011.[45][46] Certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments exceeding 600,000 copies, it has sold 1,080,000 copies.[44][47] "Only Girl (In the World)" peaked at number one on the UK Single Downloads Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart.[48][49]

Music video edit

 
In a scene from the video Rihanna, wearing a large white shawl, is standing on a mountain trail surrounded by large balloons in assorted colors. The video was praised by critics for its simplicity and colorful, pleasant imagery.

Director Anthony Mandler filmed the music video for "Only Girl (In the World)" at a location two hours from Los Angeles. Frank Gatson Jr., choreographed the "Only Girl" music video. [50] Rihanna told JustJared.com that the video was filmed in a "big landscape" so she was the only person in the frame, echoing the song's title.[50][51] The singer is also "frolicking in a red field and lying in a bed of flowers."[52] The video features large balloons in different colours, a swing hanging from the sky and a tree with multi-colored lights.[52] Rihanna's outfits include a mohair sweater, a floral miniskirt and a white-bra-and-boyshorts two-piece.[52]

Entertainment Weekly writer Tanner Stransky praised the video's simplicity, noting that it seems "as if Rihanna is speaking directly to you, the viewer, and she is your one and only amid swallowing rolling, beautiful, swallowing landscapes. It's an effect that makes you focus squarely on [Rihanna], who's ensconced in flirty outfits."[50] According to Joyce Lee of CBS, Rihanna appeared to have progressed from the "edgy" music videos of the Rated R singles to a more feminine, colourful tone.[53] Seth Sommerfield of Spin echoed Lee's comments, calling it "whimsical [and] beautiful".[54] Billboard reviewer Jason Lipshutz described the tree with flashing lights as "surreal imagery."[52]

Usage in media edit

The song has appeared on the videogames Just Dance 3[a] and Grand Theft Auto V. The song was also featured in the 2015 DreamWorks Animation movie Home.[55]

Live performances and covers edit

 
Rihanna performing "Only Girl (In the World)" on the Loud Tour (2011)

Rihanna performed "Only Girl (In the World)" and a solo version of "What's My Name?" on Saturday Night Live in New York City on October 30, 2010.[56][57] The next day, she flew to London to perform the song on The X Factor.[58] On November 7 she performed the song at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid.[citation needed] Two days later, Rihanna sang "Only Girl (In the World)" on the Italian version of The X Factor in a floral-print bikini, boots and a red pigtail.[59] The next day she flew to France to sing the song on Le Grand Journal, on a set covered with white balloons.[60]

The singer returned to London on November 11 to record an interview for The Graham Norton Show, which included a live performance of "Only Girl (In the World)".[citation needed] Rihanna opened the American Music Awards with a medley of songs from Loud. She began with an a cappella version of "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)", sitting on a stylized tree of lights above "a field of sable-colored blades of grass."[61] Rihanna then sang a solo version of "What's My Name?" and a short version of "Only Girl (In the World)".[61] According to Mawuse Ziegbe of MTV News, the singer "kicked up the island theme" as drummers in tribal dress circled her.[61]

Rihanna performed a short version of "Only Girl (In the World)" at the 31st Brit Awards on February 15, 2011,[62] as part of a medley with two other singles from Loud: "S&M" and "What's My Name?".[63] She had planned to perform "S&M" only (to coincide with its United Kingdom release), but was asked by the British Phonographic Industry to "tone down the sexual references in the song's lyrics".[64] Rihanna was reportedly angered at the request and a related one to perform a different song.[64] She made the changes because the BPI wanted to avoid complaints like those received after the seventh-series finale of The X Factor on December 11, 2010.[citation needed] Rihanna performed "Only Girl (In the World)", "California King Bed", "What's My Name?" and "S&M" on NBC's May 27, 2011 Today as part of its summer concert series.[citation needed] The song, which was included on the Loud,[65] 777[66] and the Diamonds World Tours,[67] was the opener for her performance at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend on May 24, 2012.[68] She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[69] She performed the song as part of her set during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII.

Katy Perry covered "Only Girl (In the World)" as part of an acoustic mash-up with Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" on her California Dreams Tour (2011).[70] Ellie Goulding covered the song during her appearance on Radio 1's Live Lounge,[71] and the cover was the B-side of her single "Lights".[72]

American experimental band Xiu Xiu covered the song on a 7-inch single in 2011.[73]

Track listing edit

Awards edit

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref.
2011 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Best Dance Recording Won [79]
International Dance Music Awards Best Pop Dance Track Nominated [80]
Best R&B/Urban Dance Track Won [80]
2011 Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated [81]
ASCAP Pop Music Awards Most Performed Song Won [82]
2012 Won [83]
BMI Awards BMI Pop Awards Won [84]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[176] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Belgium (BEA)[177] Platinum 30,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[178] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[179] 5× Gold 750,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[180] Platinum 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[181] Platinum 15,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[182] Platinum 40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[183] 4× Platinum 160,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[184] 2× Platinum 60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[185] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[28] 7× Platinum 7,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Only Girl (In the World)"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Netherlands September 10, 2010 Digital download Original Island Def Jam [186]
Belgium September 13, 2010 [187]
Finland [188]
Spain [189]
United States September 21, 2010
[190][191]
Germany October 1, 2010 Digital download [192]
United States October 24, 2010 [74]
United Kingdom October 25, 2010 CD
  • Original
  • instrumental
 Mercury [77]
Digital download Original [193]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Exclusive to copies sold by Target/Zellers, also available on the PAL Xbox 360 version

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only, girl, world, song, barbadian, singer, rihanna, from, fifth, album, loud, 2010, serving, album, lead, single, released, september, 2010, crystal, johnson, wrote, song, collaboration, with, producers, stargate, sandy, rihanna, contacted, stargate, before, . Only Girl In the World is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth album Loud 2010 Serving as the album s lead single it was released on September 10 2010 Crystal Johnson wrote the song in collaboration with producers Stargate and Sandy Vee Rihanna contacted Stargate before Loud s production and asked them to create lively uptempo music Only Girl In the World was the first song composed for the album and the singer decided to include it on the track list before she recorded her vocals Backed by strong bass and synthesizer it is a dance pop and Eurodance song that has an electronic composition Its lyrics describe Rihanna demanding physical attention from her lover Only Girl In the World Single by Rihannafrom the album LoudReleasedSeptember 10 2010 2010 09 10 Recorded2010StudioRoc the Mic Studios New York City Westlake Recording Studios Los Angeles The Bunker Studios Paris GenreDance popEurodanceLength3 55LabelDef JamSRPSongwriter s Crystal JohnsonMikkel S EriksenTor Erik HermansenSandy WilhelmProducer s StargateSandy VeeKuk HarrellRihanna singles chronology Love the Way You Lie 2010 Only Girl In the World 2010 What s My Name 2010 Music video Only Girl In the World on YouTubeCritical response to Only Girl In the World was positive a number of critics praised its composition and Rihanna s decision to move away from the dark themes of her previous album Rated R 2009 The song reached number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart two weeks after Loud s second single What s My Name peaked at number one It was the first time in the chart s history that an album s lead single reached number one after its second single In the United Kingdom the song spent two weeks at number one and is the 19th bestselling single of all time by a female artist with over a million copies sold The song peaked at number one in Australia Austria New Zealand Canada and Ireland and reached the top five in France Germany and Switzerland Rihanna performed Only Girl In the World on Saturday Night Live in the United States The X Factor in the United Kingdom and a shortened version at the 31st Brit Awards She also performed the song at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show in a medley with Where Have You Been Anthony Mandler directed the song s music video in which Rihanna is alone in an open natural landscape The video suggests that she is the only female in the world echoing the song s title and lyrics and critics praised its bright colorful theme Only Girl In the World won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Electronic Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011 Contents 1 Concept and development 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Chart performance 4 1 North America 4 2 United Kingdom 5 Music video 6 Usage in media 7 Live performances and covers 8 Track listing 9 Awards 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 All time charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 Notes 15 ReferencesConcept and development edit nbsp Sandy Vee pictured co wrote and produced Only Girl In the World Only Girl In the World was written by Crystal Johnson with the song s producers Stargate and Sandy Vee 1 Rihanna had previously worked with Stargate on the singles Hate That I Love You Don t Stop the Music and Rude Boy 2 In February 2011 Stargate said that Rihanna approached the Norwegian production duo before she began recording the then untitled project saying that she wanted to have fun and produce happy uptempo songs 3 According to Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate Only Girl In the World was the first song created for Loud and Rihanna decided to include it on the album before recording her vocals 3 In a webchat with fans Rihanna said that she wanted to take the next step as an artist 4 I didn t want to go backward and remake Good Girl Gone Bad I wanted the next step in the evolution of Rihanna and it s perfect for us You guys are always defending me so now you ve got some great songs to justify it 5 The singer described Only Girl In the World as having a bigger sound than Rude Boy 5 The song was recorded during Rihanna s Last Girl on Earth tour Its instrumental was recorded by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen of Stargate and Miles Walker at Roc the Mic Studios in New York City and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and by Vee at the Bunker in Paris Kuk Harrell produced Rihanna s vocals recording them with Josh Gudwin and Marcos Tovar Inaam Haq Dane Liska and Brad Shea recorded additional vocals The song was mixed by Phil Tan at the Ninja Beat Club in Atlanta and by Vee at The Bunker with engineering by Damien Lewis Eriksen Vee and Hermansen provided the instrumentation and Johnson sang background vocals 1 Composition edit Only Girl In the World is a Eurodance 6 and dance pop song It is in the key of F minor B minor in the chorus and written in common time with a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute 7 Its instrumentation includes synthesizers a heavy whipping bass and a strobing electro beat 8 9 10 Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly described the song as a stronger sexier version of her 2007 single Don t Stop the Music 8 Rihanna s voice spans one and a half octaves in Only Girl In the World from F 3 to C 5 7 and her vocal has a silky seductive tone 8 9 In the song s lyrics Rihanna yearns for her lover s attention which makes her feel like the only girl in the world 9 11 The singer pours her heart out in the chorus Want you to make me feel like I m the only girl in the world Like I m the only one that you ll ever love Like I m the only one who knows your heart Only girl in the world 9 10 12 According to Digital Spy writer Nick Levine the chorus thumps like a rabbit having an epileptic fit 13 Rihanna sings suggestively Baby I ll tell you all my secrets that I m keepin You can come inside And when you enter you ain t leavin Be my prisoner for the night 8 Fraser McAlpine of the BBC compared the song s message to that of the German fairy tale Rapunzel Rihanna is not willing to throw her hair out of the castle for just any man to come and satisfy her particularly not someone who isn t prepared to make the climb up to her scarily high window 14 Critical reception editThe song received a generally positive response from music critics Gerrick D Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times called the track a surefire hit and something of a comeback 15 MTV News writer James Dinh praised the uptempo song comparing it to the stark lead single Russian Roulette from Rihanna s previous Rated R 9 Monica Herrera wrote for Billboard that Only Girl In the World aims squarely for dance floor domination 12 Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five calling it a crowd pleaser but not overly original 13 According to Levine and Jim Farber of the New York Daily News Only Girl In the World was Rihanna s most pop sounding song since Don t Stop the Music 13 16 Analyzing the song the BBC s Fraser McAlpine questioned why Only Girl In the World leaves a positive impression on the listener despite its arrogant domineering tone Critical at first Listen to the pneumatic hiss at the heart of this song Try and endure the pumping thrust without getting winded There is simply too much pressure being stuffed into our ears with too much brutal force he concluded that Rihanna sings the song with great passion and gave it four stars out of five 14 James Dolan gave the song two and a half stars out of five in Rolling Stone writing that the trance beat won t keep you in the club unless someone else is paying for the drinks 17 Chart performance editNorth America edit In the United States Only Girl In the World debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 25 2010 18 jumping to number three the following week before peaking at number one Rihanna s ninth on November 25 19 Loud s second single What s My Name featuring Drake topped the Hot 100 two weeks before it was the first time in chart history that an album s first single reached number one after its second 19 Only Girl In the World was Rihanna s fourth number one song of 2010 and she was the first female and the first artist since Usher in 2004 with four number one singles in a calendar year 19 The singer also had the most number one singles nine since 2000 19 Only Girl In the World appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 year end chart in 2010 and 2011 at numbers 47 and 40 respectively 20 21 The song debuted on the Digital Songs chart at number one with sales of 249 000 Rihanna s eighth number one single and her sixth to debut atop the chart the most in both categories by any artist since the chart s 2005 introduction 22 The singer set a Mainstream Top 40 Pop Songs radio airplay chart record when Only Girl In the World rose from number two to number one on November 25 2010 her seventh number one 23 The song was number 46 and number 33 respectively on the 2011 Billboard Digital Songs and Pop Songs year end charts 24 25 Only Girl In the World was Rihanna s twelfth number one on the Dance Club Songs songs chart and number 46 on the 2010 Billboard year end chart 26 27 The song has been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA and has sold 3 6 million copies in the US as of June 2015 28 29 In Canada Only Girl In the World debuted at number 65 on September 25 2010 and rose to number one for a week the following week 30 On November 6 the song returned to number one for three consecutive weeks 31 32 33 remaining on the chart for a total of 35 weeks 34 United Kingdom edit In the United Kingdom Only Girl In the World debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart on October 31 2010 with 126 000 copies sold 35 36 37 Cheryl Cole debuted at number one with Promise This selling 157 000 copies and Cole and Rihanna had the highest and second highest debut sales figures of the year 36 37 The song rose to number one the next week for two consecutive weeks 38 39 It was Rihanna s fourth UK number one single following Umbrella 2007 Take a Bow 2008 and Run This Town 2009 40 By December 2011 Only Girl In the World was the 108th song to sell more than a million copies in the United Kingdom the fifteenth by a female artist Rihanna s first as primary artist and second overall the 107th million seller was Eminem s Love the Way You Lie six weeks before on which Rihanna was featured 41 Rihanna was the second non United Kingdom non North American million selling artist the first was Danish singer Whigfield with her 1994 song Saturday Night 41 Although at the time the only other female two song million seller was Canadian singer Celine Dion two of Rihanna s subsequent singles We Found Love 2011 and Diamonds 2012 have also sold more than a million copies each 42 Only Girl In the World is the nineteenth bestselling single by a female artist and the 99th overall of all time in the United Kingdom 43 44 The song was the fourth and 68th bestselling single respectively of 2010 and 2011 45 46 Certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for shipments exceeding 600 000 copies it has sold 1 080 000 copies 44 47 Only Girl In the World peaked at number one on the UK Single Downloads Chart and the Scottish Singles Chart 48 49 Music video edit nbsp In a scene from the video Rihanna wearing a large white shawl is standing on a mountain trail surrounded by large balloons in assorted colors The video was praised by critics for its simplicity and colorful pleasant imagery Director Anthony Mandler filmed the music video for Only Girl In the World at a location two hours from Los Angeles Frank Gatson Jr choreographed the Only Girl music video 50 Rihanna told JustJared com that the video was filmed in a big landscape so she was the only person in the frame echoing the song s title 50 51 The singer is also frolicking in a red field and lying in a bed of flowers 52 The video features large balloons in different colours a swing hanging from the sky and a tree with multi colored lights 52 Rihanna s outfits include a mohair sweater a floral miniskirt and a white bra and boyshorts two piece 52 Entertainment Weekly writer Tanner Stransky praised the video s simplicity noting that it seems as if Rihanna is speaking directly to you the viewer and she is your one and only amid swallowing rolling beautiful swallowing landscapes It s an effect that makes you focus squarely on Rihanna who s ensconced in flirty outfits 50 According to Joyce Lee of CBS Rihanna appeared to have progressed from the edgy music videos of the Rated R singles to a more feminine colourful tone 53 Seth Sommerfield of Spin echoed Lee s comments calling it whimsical and beautiful 54 Billboard reviewer Jason Lipshutz described the tree with flashing lights as surreal imagery 52 Usage in media editThe song has appeared on the videogames Just Dance 3 a and Grand Theft Auto V The song was also featured in the 2015 DreamWorks Animation movie Home 55 Live performances and covers edit nbsp Rihanna performing Only Girl In the World on the Loud Tour 2011 Rihanna performed Only Girl In the World and a solo version of What s My Name on Saturday Night Live in New York City on October 30 2010 56 57 The next day she flew to London to perform the song on The X Factor 58 On November 7 she performed the song at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid citation needed Two days later Rihanna sang Only Girl In the World on the Italian version of The X Factor in a floral print bikini boots and a red pigtail 59 The next day she flew to France to sing the song on Le Grand Journal on a set covered with white balloons 60 The singer returned to London on November 11 to record an interview for The Graham Norton Show which included a live performance of Only Girl In the World citation needed Rihanna opened the American Music Awards with a medley of songs from Loud She began with an a cappella version of Love the Way You Lie Part II sitting on a stylized tree of lights above a field of sable colored blades of grass 61 Rihanna then sang a solo version of What s My Name and a short version of Only Girl In the World 61 According to Mawuse Ziegbe of MTV News the singer kicked up the island theme as drummers in tribal dress circled her 61 Rihanna performed a short version of Only Girl In the World at the 31st Brit Awards on February 15 2011 62 as part of a medley with two other singles from Loud S amp M and What s My Name 63 She had planned to perform S amp M only to coincide with its United Kingdom release but was asked by the British Phonographic Industry to tone down the sexual references in the song s lyrics 64 Rihanna was reportedly angered at the request and a related one to perform a different song 64 She made the changes because the BPI wanted to avoid complaints like those received after the seventh series finale of The X Factor on December 11 2010 citation needed Rihanna performed Only Girl In the World California King Bed What s My Name and S amp M on NBC s May 27 2011 Today as part of its summer concert series citation needed The song which was included on the Loud 65 777 66 and the Diamonds World Tours 67 was the opener for her performance at Radio 1 s Hackney Weekend on May 24 2012 68 She also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 69 She performed the song as part of her set during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII Katy Perry covered Only Girl In the World as part of an acoustic mash up with Willow Smith s Whip My Hair on her California Dreams Tour 2011 70 Ellie Goulding covered the song during her appearance on Radio 1 s Live Lounge 71 and the cover was the B side of her single Lights 72 American experimental band Xiu Xiu covered the song on a 7 inch single in 2011 73 Track listing editDigital download 74 Only Girl In the World 3 55Digital download Extended Club 75 Only Girl In the World Extended Club 5 38German CD single 76 Only Girl In the World 3 55 Only Girl In the World Extended Club Mix 5 39UK CD single 77 Only Girl In the World Album Version 3 55 Only Girl In the World Instrumental 3 55 Digital download Remixes 78 Only Girl In the World The Bimbo Jones Radio 3 52 Only Girl In the World Rosabel s Only Radio Edit In The World 4 09 Only Girl In the World Mixin Marc amp Tony Svejda Radio Mix 4 10 Only Girl In the World CCW Radio Mix 3 42 Only Girl In the World The Bimbo Jones Club 7 17 Only Girl In the World Rosabel s Only Club In The World 8 35 Only Girl In the World Mixin Marc amp Tony Svejda Club Mix 6 25 Only Girl In the World CCW Blow It Up Club Mix 9 44 Only Girl In the World The Bimbo Jones Dub 7 32 Only Girl In the World Rosabel s Only Dub In The World 8 21 Only Girl In the World Mixin Marc amp Tony Svejda Instrumental 6 23 Only Girl In the World CCW Dub 7 27Awards editYear Ceremony Award Result Ref 2011 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Best Dance Recording Won 79 International Dance Music Awards Best Pop Dance Track Nominated 80 Best R amp B Urban Dance Track Won 80 2011 Soul Train Music Awards Best Dance Performance Nominated 81 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Most Performed Song Won 82 2012 Won 83 BMI Awards BMI Pop Awards Won 84 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart 2010 2011 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 85 1Australian Urban ARIA 86 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 87 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 88 2Belgium Dance Ultratop Flanders 89 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 90 1Belgium Dance Ultratop Wallonia 91 2Canada Canadian Hot 100 30 1CIS TopHit 92 14Czech Republic Radio Top 100 93 5Denmark Tracklisten 94 2Europe European Hot 100 Singles 95 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 96 2France SNEP 97 2Germany Official German Charts 98 2Hungary Dance Top 40 99 4Hungary Radios Top 40 100 1Ireland IRMA 101 1Italy FIMI 102 1Japan Japan Hot 100 103 8Luxembourg Digital Song Sales Billboard 104 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 105 2Netherlands Single Top 100 106 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 107 1Norway VG lista 108 1Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 109 1Poland Dance Top 50 110 1Portugal Digital Song Sales Billboard 111 1Romania Romanian Top 100 112 3Romania Romanian Radio Airplay 113 1Romania Romania TV Airplay 114 1Russia Airplay TopHit 115 22Scotland OCC 49 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 116 1Spain PROMUSICAE 117 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 118 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 119 2UK Singles OCC 120 1Ukraine Airplay TopHit 121 31US Billboard Hot 100 122 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 123 17US Adult Top 40 Billboard 124 11US Dance Club Songs Billboard 26 1US Hot Latin Songs Billboard 125 14US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 126 1US Rhythmic Billboard 127 12023 weekly chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart 2023 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 128 50Global 200 Billboard 129 74US Digital Song Sales Billboard 130 11US Hot Dance Electronic Songs Billboard 131 4 Year end charts edit 2010 year end chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart 2010 PositionAustralia ARIA 132 7Australian Urban ARIA 133 4Austria O3 Austria Top 40 134 18Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 135 22Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 136 22Canada Canadian Hot 100 137 30CIS TopHit 138 183Denmark Tracklisten 139 15France SNEP 140 17Germany Official German Charts 141 18Hungary Dance Top 40 142 92Hungary Radios Top 40 143 75Ireland IRMA 144 5Italy FIMI 145 40Netherlands Dutch Top 40 146 22Netherlands Single Top 100 147 23New Zealand RMNZ 148 14Spain PROMUSICAE 149 26Sweden Sverigetopplistan 150 8Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 151 11UK Singles OCC 45 4US Billboard Hot 100 20 47US Dance Club Songs Billboard 27 46US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 152 45US Rhythmic Billboard 153 482011 year end chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart 2011 PositionAustralia ARIA 154 74Australian Urban ARIA 155 24Austria O3 Austria Top 40 156 67Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 157 68Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 158 70Canada Canadian Hot 100 159 27Germany Official German Charts 160 82Hungary Dance Top 40 161 29Hungary Radios Top 40 162 15Japan Japan Hot 100 163 94Netherlands Dutch Top 40 164 54Netherlands Single Top 100 165 92Romania Romanian Top 100 166 44Russia Airplay TopHit 167 170Sweden Sverigetopplistan 168 32Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 169 42UK Singles OCC 46 68Ukraine Airplay TopHit 170 198US Billboard Hot 100 21 40US Adult Contemporary Billboard 171 37US Adult Top 40 Billboard 172 43US Latin Pop Songs Billboard 173 30US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 25 33US Rhythmic Billboard 174 232023 year end chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart 2023 PositionUS Hot Dance Electronic Songs Billboard 175 52All time charts edit All time chart performance for Only Girl In the World Chart PositionUK Singles OCC 44 99Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 176 7 Platinum 490 000 Belgium BEA 177 Platinum 30 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 178 2 Platinum 180 000 Germany BVMI 179 5 Gold 750 000 Italy FIMI 180 Platinum 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 181 Platinum 15 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 182 Platinum 40 000 Sweden GLF 183 4 Platinum 160 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 184 2 Platinum 60 000 United Kingdom BPI 185 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 28 7 Platinum 7 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease dates and formats for Only Girl In the World Region Date Format Version Label Ref Netherlands September 10 2010 Digital download Original Island Def Jam 186 Belgium September 13 2010 187 Finland 188 Spain 189 United States September 21 2010 Contemporary hit radiorhythmic contemporary radio 190 191 Germany October 1 2010 Digital download 192 United States October 24 2010 74 United Kingdom October 25 2010 CD Originalinstrumental Mercury 77 Digital download Original 193 See also editList of number one singles of 2010 Australia List of number one hits of 2010 Austria List of Canadian Hot 100 number one singles of 2010 List of European number one hits of 2010 List of number one singles of 2010 Ireland List of number one hits of 2010 Italy List of number one singles from the 2010s New Zealand List of number one songs in Norway List of number one singles of 2010 Poland List of number one dance singles of 2010 Poland List of number one digital songs of 2010 U S List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2010 List of Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number ones of 2010 List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number one songs of 2010 List of Eurodance songsNotes edit Exclusive to copies sold by Target Zellers also available on the PAL Xbox 360 versionReferences edit a b Loud Def Jam Recordings SRP Records Inlay cover Rihanna 2010 11 12 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Dinh James September 3 2010 Rihanna Set To Premiere Only Girl In The World MTV News Retrieved March 7 2015 a b Fresh Mikey February 14 2011 Grammy Recap Stargate Talks Rihanna s Only Girl In The World Winning Best Dance 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