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Anti (album)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the studio album by Rihanna. For the extended play by Autechre, see Anti EP.

Anti is the eighth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 28 January 2016 by Roc Nation and Westbury Road. Rihanna started recording in 2014 after departing from Def Jam Recordings, who had released all of her albums since her 2005 debut. As executive producer, Rihanna recorded Anti with producers including Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1da, DJ Mustard, Hit-Boy, Brian Kennedy, Timbaland and No I.D., at studios in Canada, the United States and France. SZA and Drake contribute guest vocals.

Anti
Studio album by
Rihanna
Released28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
RecordedApril 2014 – January 2016
Studio
Genre
Length43:36
Label
Producer
Rihanna chronology
Unapologetic
(2012) 		Anti
(2016)
Singles from Anti
  1. "Work"
    Released: 27 January 2016
  2. "Kiss It Better"
    Released: 30 March 2016
  3. "Needed Me"
    Released: 30 March 2016
  4. "Love on the Brain"
    Released: 27 September 2016

Conceived in the midst of creative struggles and emotional turmoil, Anti features an atmospheric production brought by lo-fi beats, distorted vocals and downtempo arrangements. The first half consists of bass-heavy tracks, while the second is characterised by textured minimalism. Compared to the radio-friendly dance songs which had characterised Rihanna's prior discography, Anti is more muted and soulful. Primarily a pop, dancehall, psychedelic soul and alternative R&B record, Anti also incorporates an array of eclectic influences spanning from dancehall, hip hop, soul, industrial, psychedelic, doo-wop, country, synth-rock and trap. The lyrics are about the emotions ensued from love and relationships, from endearment and desire to betrayal and liberation, with references to sex, drugs and alcohol.

The promotional campaign for Anti from summer 2014 comprised prolonged release delays and a $25 million deal with Samsung. Rihanna announced the cover art and title at the MAMA Gallery on 7 October 2015. The Anti World Tour ran from March to November 2016, and four songs were released as singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number one "Work". In the United States, Anti is Rihanna's second number-one album and the first album by a black woman to spend 300 weeks on the Billboard 200; it was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album topped charts in Canada and Norway, and it received multi-platinum certifications in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, New Zealand, and Poland.

Upon its release, critics commended the album's emotional honesty but were divided on the production; praise mainly centered on Rihanna's newfound musical freedom. Some took issue with the lack of radio-friendly songs and the unfocused tracklist, but others noted the musical shift marked Rihanna's artistic maturity and regarded it as one of her best albums. At the 2017 Grammy Awards, the album and its singles received six nominations, including one for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Anti featured on 2010s decade-end lists by such publications as Billboard, NME and Pitchfork. It ranked 230th on Rolling Stone's 2020 edition of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. As of March 2024, Anti is the fourth-longest charting female album in Billboard 200 history.

Background edit

Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic, was released on 19 November 2012, by Def Jam Recordings.[1] Unapologetic combines urban and R&B with radio-friendly pop tunes and dubstep influences, and its lyrics are about Rihanna's sexual autonomy and emotional struggles.[2][3] Critics likened the sound and themes of Unapologetic's to those of her previous albums, namely Rated R (2009), Loud (2010) and Talk that Talk (2011).[4][5] She embarked on the Diamonds World Tour to promote the album in 2013, and co-headlined the Monster Tour with American rapper Eminem in 2014.[6] After touring, Rihanna intended to take a year off to "just do whatever [she wanted] artistically, creatively", but reportedly started recording new music as soon as October 2014.[7][8]

Unapologetic was Rihanna's last album under Def Jam, who had released all of her discography since her first album, Music of the Sun (2005).[9] In March 2014, she signed with American rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation after leaving Def Jam and gaining the right to her album masters;[9] Jay-Z was her mentor when she first moved from Barbados to the United States.[10][11] Up to that point, Rihanna had released one studio album each year from 2005 to 2012 (with the exception of 2008), totalling seven.[12]

Recording and production edit

In an interview with MTV News in March 2015, Rihanna said she wanted her eighth album to be "soulful" and "timeless", having found the "really, really big songs" on her past albums had fallen out of her taste; "I wanted an album that I could perform in 15 years. ... Not any songs that were burnt out."[13] By January 2015, the album was to be executive-produced by rapper-producer Kanye West, who had produced and co-performed on its intended lead single, "FourFiveSeconds" alongside English musician Paul McCartney, however West stepped down from the project in January 2016.[14][15] Although Rihanna wanted the record to represent her authentic self, feeling "numb" and disconnected from her emotions, she experienced an emotional turmoil.[16] Speaking with Sarah Paulson for the October 2019 issue of Interview, Rihanna talked about her spiritual wellbeing while making Anti: "I have been in a place where I felt like maybe I had disappointed god so much that we weren't as close."[17]

The album's recording sessions took place at various studios including the Jungle City Studios in New York City, Westlake Recording Studios, Sandra Gale Studios and Windmark Recording Studios in Los Angeles, SOTA Studios in Toronto and Twin Studios in Paris.[18] Most of the songs were recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios.[18] Songwriter Bibi Bourelly had been working with producer Paperboy Fabe, who arranged a session with West. The result was the song "Higher". Later, Rihanna and James Fauntleroy also contributed to the song writing. "Higher" was recorded in the early morning hours while Rihanna was under the influence of alcohol. "We just said, 'You know what? Let's just drink some whiskey and record this song.'"[19] The song was described by Rihanna as "a drunk voice mail".[16] Rihanna and Fauntleroy also collaborated on three other songs – "Desperado", "Close to You," and "James Joint". The latter was written with Rihanna and Shea Taylor, who wrote the song in less than 30 minutes, while "Close To You" was written after producer Brian Kennedy sent Fauntleroy a piano music sample.[20]

"Desperado" was written by Mick Shultz and Rook Monroe. After visiting Rihanna's home, Shultz was contacted a week later by the singer's team who stated that she really liked the record. Rihanna, Fauntleroy and Kuk Harrell, were all later involved in the song's development, production and recording.[21] In the summer of 2015, songwriter and producer Rupert Thomas together with Allen Ritter and Boi-1da among others, stayed at Canadian rapper's Drake house in Los Angeles for several days. During the time, the lead single, "Work" was conceived.[22] Thomas created the beat and played it for Boi-1da to which he positively responded. Boi-1da came up with the idea for sampling an "old school dancehall rhythm" after the chords were made. When the song's music was finished, Boi-1da sent it to PartyNextDoor who wrote the lyrics.[22]

 
The Jungle City Studios in New York City served as one of the various recording locations.

Two songs each were recorded at Jungle City Studios in New York City and Windmark Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[18] The studio sessions at Jungle City produced the opening track "Consideration" and "Kiss It Better". Rihanna stated when recording "Consideration", she felt a connection to it, stating the song captured the sound and attitude she was aiming for.[16] The recording sessions at Windmark Recording Studios produced the songs "Never Ending" and "Love on the Brain". The former was written by Chad Sabo during his time in California, where Sabo was playing with the band Basic Vacation. Sabo was in the band's van and began to write the intro riff that would become "Never Ending". Shortly after, he took the song home and attempted to bring the song together using a digital 8-track studio. He later worked on the song's lyrics and posted it onto the internet. The writing process of "Never Ending" began in November 2013, and started again in April 2014 at which time Rihanna became interested in the track and wanted to record it. English singer-songwriter Dido is also credited as a writer on the track due to a similarity in the melody of "Never Ending" and Dido's 1999 song "Thank You."[23]

The only song which was recorded outside of the United States was "Same Ol' Mistakes"; the track was recorded at the Twin Studios in Paris.[18] Rihanna's team contacted Tame Impala's management and informed them that Rihanna loved the band's song "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" and asked if she could re-record the track for Anti. The song's writer, Kevin Parker, agreed and gave Rihanna permission to record the song. After hearing Rihanna's version, Parker stated, "We're all really happy with how the song turned out, love it!".[24]

Vocal production edit

 
American vocal producer Kuk Harrell did the complete vocal production on Anti.

American vocal producer Kuk Harrell, who has been working with Rihanna since 2007, stated that for Anti, Rihanna was creatively more involved in the making process. Harrell stated that she aimed to push the album in the direction she envisioned. The producer stated his attempt to move away from mainstream pop music when producing the album's vocals, "Every record... is a record that somebody else could've done... It's so awesome that she... was courageous enough to... do that."[25]

Harrell noted that with the production of Anti Rihanna was far more meticulous about what she wanted each individual line to sound like. He stated that he attempted to work quickly when producing the album, however Rihanna wanted to constantly improve the album's quality stating, "let's up the quality level. Let's make sure... it's a masterpiece." Harrell stated that when he and Rihanna had previously worked together they aimed to make a great body of work, however on Anti they aimed to create a "masterpiece".[25]

Speaking of the album's production and style, Harrell stated that artists such as Rihanna have been taking a stance and stepping away from the popular music of the time and the expectations of her label, directors, and radio, stating, "I don't want to make what everybody else is making... I know my fans will love it... if everybody else loves it, great. If they don't, at least I know... I've done what I want to do."[25] Anti was engineered by Nathaniel Alford, Chris Godbey, Harrell, Blake Mares, Daniela Rivera and Marcos Tovar. The album was finally mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, in New York City.[18]

Composition edit

Music and lyrics edit

On Anti... the focus is on that voice and her... personality, singing... as if her life depends on it.... what she has come up with is atmospheric, sexy and strangely disturbed, tapping into the kind of distorted beats and chilled tempos that burble through progressive hip hop.

 — Neil McCormick, discussing the album's musical and vocal style[26]

During the album's recording Rihanna aimed to create a record to have "soulful" and "aggressive" sounds in the musical, lyrical and vocal context.[27] During a press conference in early 2014, Rihanna told MTV News that she aimed to depart from the musical style of her previous releases, which she described as being "big songs". Rihanna continued to state that with Anti she wanted to focus on music that "felt real" and soulful and would be timeless.[28] She also stated that she wanted to record songs that are "timeless" and that she could perform 15 years later. "Not any songs that were burnt out. I find that when I get on stage now, I don't want to perform a lot of my songs. They don't feel like me."[28]

Anti abandons the radio-friendly dance-pop production of Rihanna's previous hit singles.[29][30] It is a genre-spanning record[31] consisting of pop and dancehall tunes[32][33] with elements of soul music.[34] Compared to Rihanna's previous catalogue, Anti is more muted and soulful.[35][36] According to Billboard, the album belongs to "the weeded-out, hazy spectrum of rap and alt-R&B".[37] Rolling Stone described the album as psychedelic soul.[38] Lindsay Zoladz of Vulture coined the term "industrial dancehall" as the most appropriate to describe Anti.[31] Ben Rayner of The Toronto Star stated the album is divided into two halves; the first consisting of "futuristic robo-R&B", while the second half contains "a more organic breed of soul".[34] The album's production has been characterized as being dark, sparsely layered,[39] bouncy, with lo-fi bass, old school styles,[33] downtempo moodiness and electro-soul minimalism.[34] The bass-heavy production of Anti's midsection ("Needed Me", "Woo", "Yeah, I Said It") evokes popular hip hop and R&B genres.[30] The second half of the album is characterised by textual minimalism.[40] Analyzing its sound a year after its release, Da'Shan Smith of Billboard noted the album's present underscoring of trap.[41]

The album's lyrical content predominantly touches upon themes of relationships, exploring what it means to be in love, to get hurt, to need someone, and to be true to yourself.[39] The theme of relationships is picked up in numerous songs; "Kiss It Better" sees Rihanna questioning how far an ex-lover will go to get her back; in "Woo", Rihanna turns spiteful, stating she does not care for her ex-partner, while "Never Ending" features Rihanna admitting she would like to be in love again.[39] The album's themes were also noted as being unapologetic, with an uncaring attitude, and self-assurance.[33]

Songs edit

Anti opens with "Consideration", a dub-inspired song. The song contains a "glitchy" production and features guest vocals from singer-songwriter SZA.[42] Neil McCormick of The Telegraph, thought the song is Rihanna turning her back on record labels and their expectations, in the line "I got to do things my own way darling".[43] "James Joint" is a neo-soul song that contains "keyboards built over rising bass riffs that create a thickly textured groove." The song was compared to the work of Stevie Wonder, due to the use of a harmonica.[44] "Kiss It Better" is a pop power ballad inspired by the music of the '80s and '90s.[42] Built over deep synths the track features an electric guitar and lyrics that focus on a destructive relationship that the singer knows is wrong for her, but one she finds irresistible.[26][45] "Work", which features Canadian rapper Drake, is a reggae-pop song[46] with a "percolating beat, sinuous synth lines, and vocal samples stretched and pulled in a way that recalls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis's production work on Janet Jackson's 1997 album The Velvet Rope."[47] "Desperado" is a moody, trap-country song containing a "mid-tempo groove, bell ringing and shuddering drums, along with deep synths and vocal samples."[26]

 
"Same Ol' Mistakes" is a cover version of "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" (2015) performed by Tame Impala, written by Kevin Parker.

The sixth track "Woo" opens with "two jarring, atonal guitar chords repeated along with small, trap-influenced percussion, over a basic riff."[45] It was compared to the work of Kanye West due to its slow stomping, distortion, and lack of melody and groove.[26] "Needed Me" is a downtempo song, with small elements of electro bubble, synthetic sounds, and a loose, casual vocal that discusses romantic rejection, while the following song "Yeah, I Said It" continues the trend of containing a slowed down groove.[26] "Same Ol' Mistakes" is a cover version of "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" (2015) performed by Tame Impala. The song contains the same production as the original, featuring a "fluid sound, with elements of psychedelic, hip-hop and pop-rock genres, along with a slow, dreamy, psychedelic synth groove."[26] "Never Ending" is a guitar-led song, with elements of country music, organic melodies and backing vocals.[48]

"Love on the Brain" is a mid-tempo '50s inspired doo-wop ballad "that features a guitar arpeggio, swirling organ, simple chord progression and backing vocals".[26][45] Rihanna's vocals on the track were noted as being acrobatic and ranging from her "trademark snarl", to high notes, with dark lyrics that depict a destructive, yet addictive relationship.[45][48] "Higher" is a love song that has a woozy production that contains lyrics about Rihanna's feelings towards her lover whilst she is under the influence of drugs and alcohol.[26] "Close to You" is a slow piano ballad, which is sung in a jazz style.[26] The deluxe version of Anti contains three more songs. The first is "Goodnight Gotham", which contains a sample of "Only If for a Night" (2011) performed by Florence and the Machine and hears Rihanna singing along with the "looping" sample.[49] The following track "Pose" features a grimy beat, along with the singer aggressively boasting about her riches.[49] "Sex with Me" contains dreamy production which hears Rihanna talking about her beauty, "before closing with a trippy blend of vocals."[49]

Title and packaging edit

If They Let Us

"I sometimes fear that I am misunderstood.
It is simply because what I want to say,
what I need to say, won't be heard.
Heard in a way I so rightfully deserve.
What I choose to say is of so much substance
That people just won't understand the depth of my message.
So my voice is not my weakness,
It is the opposite of what others are afraid of.
My voice is my suit and armor,
My shield, and all that I am.
I will comfortably breathe in it, until I find the moment to be silent.
I live loudly in my mind, so many hours of the day.
The world is pin drop sound compared to the boom
That thumps and bumps against the walls of my cranium.
I live it and love it and despise it and I am entrapped in it.
So being misunderstood, I am not offended by the gesture, but honored.
If they let us..."

—Rihanna and Chloe Mitchell, a reading of the album's artwork poem[50]

On 7 October 2015, Rihanna held a private viewing for fans and press at Los Angeles' MAMA Gallery, where she debuted the album's official artwork and title. Initially thought to have been entitled R8, Rihanna announced the official title during the album's cover art release, revealing the album would be called ANTI. The exhibition included a piece of art which defined the album's title, stating that anti is "a person opposed to a particular policy, activity or idea."[51] Following the exhibition, Rihanna took to social media to confirm the album's title along with an explanation of its meaning. The explanation stated, "By continuing to follow her own instincts, her work strives to make an impact by doing the very antithesis of what the public expects."[52]

The artwork was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nachum, and was described by Rihanna as her "favorite album cover".[53] The album's front cover shows an image of Rihanna, which was taken on her first day of day care,[54] holding a black balloon, with a gold crown covering her eyes; the majority of the artwork is black and white with a "smattering" of red paint.[53] Speaking about the cover art's concept, Nachum stated that he painted a young Rihanna to represent her "bringing something new" to music.[55]

Over the red, black, and white canvas, there is a poem written in Braille by poet Chloe Mitchell. Speaking on her choice to use the language, Rihanna commented, "Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest."[53] During the cover's designing stage, Rihanna met with Mitchell, in which they "drank" and came up with a poem that would be used for the artwork and liner notes entitled If They Let Us.[50] Mitchell explained the poem and its meaning to Rolling Stone magazine, stating it was about being misunderstood, but still being able to stand out while doing what is right for you. She further said that the poem speaks about not conforming to society and being a leader as well as accepting that being misunderstood is a positive thing.[55]

At the gallery, the album's back cover, along with multiple inside album artworks were revealed. The album's back cover features the same image this time from behind.[56] The seven pieces of artwork were all named and featured a poem written by Mitchell or Nachum, the front and back covers were titled "If They Let Us Part I" and "If They Let Us Part II" and featured a poem that was split over the front and back. Another piece entitled "If They Let Us" was commissioned and featured the full reading of the poem.[57] The inside booklet contains a further five pieces entitled "Fire Part I", "Fire Part II", "Fire Part III" and "R".[57] Billboard ranked the artwork as one of the best covers of the albums released in 2016 and wrote, "What's black and white and red all over? One of the most intoxicating albums of any genre in 2016, with an equally indelible lead image to match."[58]

Singles edit

"Work" featuring Canadian rapper Drake was released on 27 January 2016, hours before the Tidal release of Anti. Rihanna stated on Twitter that the song is the "first single" from her album.[59] "Work" debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Rihanna's 27th top ten hit. With this feat, Rihanna tied Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John as the artists with fifth-most top ten songs on the chart.[60] The singer reached 27 top ten singles on the Hot 100 in a span of 10 years and eight months between her first song, "Pon de Replay" and "Work" and became the fastest solo artist to reach the plateau.[61] In its fourth week, "Work" peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna's fourteenth number-one song in the United States and the 1,052nd number-one single on the chart overall. Subsequently, she became the artist with the fourth-most number-one songs on the chart following the Beatles with 20 and Carey with 19, and Elvis Presley with 17. She broke a tie with Michael Jackson, who had reached 13 chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100.[62]

On 29 March 2016, Rihanna announced that "Needed Me" and "Kiss It Better" would both be serviced to radio the following day as the album's second and third singles.[63] "Needed Me" saw far greater success becoming Rihanna's 28th top ten single on the Hot 100, tying her with Stevie Wonder for fourth place as the acts with the most top tens in Billboard history.[64] It notably became her longest charting Hot 100 hit, surpassing the 41-week run of "We Found Love".[65] "Kiss It Better" was a moderate success charting at the lower end of the US Billboard Hot 100, initially released as the promotional focus at pop radio, "Kiss It Better" reached as far as number twenty-four on the Pop Songs chart, leading Roc Nation to release "Needed Me"—an initially "urban radio priority"—to pop radio as well, due to its success.[66]

On 21 August 2016, Rihanna announced via her Instagram account that "Love on the Brain" will be the next single. Prior to being announced as a single, "Love on the Brain" debuted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 30 and charted on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 83.[67] After being released as a single, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 80.[68] The song peaked at number five, becoming the third top ten single from Anti, as well as her twenty-second top five hit.[69]

Release and promotion edit

See also: Anti World Tour

Rihanna started a social media promotional campaign with the hashtag "#R8" as soon as summer 2014; her social media posts included pictures taken with record producers in studios.[7] From January to April 2015, Rihanna released three singles—"FourFiveSeconds" featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney, "Bitch Better Have My Money", and "American Oxygen"—none of which made the track listing of Anti.[70] Rihanna also posted an interlude entitled "James Joint" in its entirety from the upcoming album on her website on 21 April 2015, as a "celebration of 420".[71] In October 2015, it was revealed that Rihanna had acquired the masters to all her recordings and would be releasing Anti jointly through her own record label Westbury Road and Roc Nation.[72]

In November 2015, it was announced that Rihanna had signed a $25 million contract with Samsung to not only promote the Galaxy line of products, but to also sponsor the release of Anti and its supporting tour.[73] On 19 November 2015, Rihanna and Samsung released a 16-second cryptic video for Anti, launching a website for Rihanna's forthcoming album entitled "ANTIdiaRy". Upon launch, the mobile-only site gave messages, such as "She's waiting for you. Are you in?" and "Be patient and keep your eyes open".[74] The website then proceeded to launch eight "rooms" over the following 9 weeks, each loosely corresponding to her previous albums, detailing her personal life over the course of her career and including clues from Anti.[75] In the same month, she canceled her performance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to finish work on Anti.[76]

The Anti World Tour was announced on 23 November 2015.[77] The Samsung-sponsored tour started in March 2016 and ended in November 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America, and Big Sean supporting at selected European dates.[73][78] The album leaked onto the internet in its entirety on 27 January 2016, after it was released prematurely on music streaming service Tidal.[79] Also through Tidal, one million copies of the album were made available for free download via Samsung, regardless of whether a listener is a Tidal subscriber or not.[80][81] The album was released officially worldwide on online stores, like iTunes, two days later.[82]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[83]
Metacritic73/100[84]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [85]
The Daily Telegraph     [86]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[87][88]
The Guardian     [89]
The Independent     [33]
NME     [90]
Pitchfork7.7/10[32]
Rolling Stone     [35]
Spin7/10[91]
ViceA[92]

Anti received generally positive reviews from music critics, but critics were more mixed over its sound and Rihanna's artistic direction.[93][94] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, Anti received an average score of 73 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 31 reviews.[84] The aggregate site AnyDecentMusic? assigned it a score of 6.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[83]

Many critics noted Anti as an experimental record compared to Rihanna's previous market-oriented pop albums.[95][96] Those unimpressed took issue with the absence of radio-friendly songs and deemed the album half-hearted and disorienting,[90][97][98] but those complimentary said it represented Rihanna's artistic maturity as an album artist, transcending her previous image as a pop star with serial hit singles.[85][35][36] Alexis Petridis in The Guardian and Jon Caramanica in The New York Times described Anti as a frustrating record without a clear artistic vision.[89][99] Writing for Vice, Robert Christgau lauded the album's catchy production despite its rejection of the formulaic pop song structure.[92] In Spin, Jia Tolentino was somewhat disappointed by the unfocused track list, but welcomed Anti as a sign of artistic evolution: "For once, Rihanna is drawing on whims rather than characters, uncertainties rather than pronouncements, her own desires rather than the desires of her audience."[91]

Critics highlighted the diverse musical styles and honest emotional sentiments as a testament to Rihanna's newfound artistic freedom.[35][94] Some, including Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph, deemed the experimentation proved Rihanna no longer expected to monetise her music.[85][86][94] In Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos remarked that with Anti, after a decade of releasing chart hits, Rihanna was finally "in charge of her own sound, remaking pop on her own terms".[35] Though some remarked that the album was self-assured and confident,[33][100][101] Amanda Petrusich writing for Pitchfork appreciated Rihanna's newfound introspection and vulnerability, calling it "a fun and conflicted pop record, at its most interesting when it's at its smallest and most idiosyncratic".[32] The Los Angeles Times critic Mikael Wood similarly commended her inward vision, specifically through the second half's balladry, for "pushing back against her established image" as a flippant pop star.[102] Writing for The Independent, Emily Jupp found the record abundant with Rihanna's self-confidence and underrated singing, disproving "anyone who ever said her voice could only do certain things and showing them she can do anything she wants to."[33]

Accolades edit

Anti won the award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 2016 American Music Awards.[103] The record received a nomination for Top R&B Album at the 2016 and 2017 Billboard Music Awards[104] and was also nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Recording Package at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[105] Prior to the Grammy nominations announcement, media outlets predicted that Anti would be nominated for Album of the Year; following the announcement reporters were surprised and felt that the album had been "snubbed".[106][107] Fellow musicians also believed that the album should have been nominated, with Chance the Rapper stating that the album was "underrated".[108] Apart from Anti's nominations, several songs from it were also nominated including "Work" for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, "Needed Me" for Best R&B Performance and "Kiss It Better" for Best R&B Song.[109] At the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Anti received the award for 'R&B Album of the Year'.[110]

According to Metacritic, it was the 12th most prominently ranked album of 2016.[111] NME considered it the 40th best album of the year.[112] On their list of 50 Best Albums of 2016, Rolling Stone placed the album at number 25 and wrote, "Rihanna's long-simmering eighth album brought together stinging songs that showcased the pop provocateur's ever-widening range, both stylistically and vocally."[113] The Independent's Roisin O'Connor ranked the album at number 15 out of 20 music releases of 2016 and wrote, "Anti was the moment Rihanna finally asserted herself as an album artist, after reigning as queen of the singles charts for so many years."[114] The Billboard Staff placed the album at number 11 on their list 50 Best Albums of 2016.[115] Jamieson Cox of Time ranked the record at number seven on their list The Top 10 Best Albums for 2016 and wrote, "Rihanna might be the most charismatic person on the planet, and Anti is her first album to recognize that said charisma is her greatest strength."[116] Christgau ranked its deluxe version as the second best album of the year in his ballot for The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.[117]

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy ranked the album at number seven on his list of 20 best albums of 2016.[118] Same as Corner, Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian also ranked the album at number seven deeming it as one of the "messiest album releases", but also a record that show that Rihanna is one of the greatest music rock stars.[119] In their mid-year report, Entertainment Weekly placed Anti at number four on the list of The 25 best albums of 2016. For the publication, Leah Greenblatt wrote, "Anti's wild, woozy R&B easily earned 24-karat status all on its own."[120] On their final Best Albums of 2016 list, the publication ranked the album at number three and called it "The Emancipation of RiRi", a reference to Mariah Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi.[121] Rap-Up additionally placed it at number three on their list of 20 Best Albums of 2016. Fuse ranked Anti at number one on their list The 20 Best Albums of 2016, highlighting the sounds of the album, Rihanna's vocals and the celebration of womanhood.[122] The Fader recognized the release as one of the 24 Albums That Made Albums Matter Again in 2016 and included four songs of the album in their "The Best Songs of 2016" list: "Sex with Me" at number one, "Work" at number 16, "Higher" at number 36 and "Needed Me" at 51.[123][124] According to Metacritic, Anti was the eighth most mentioned album on the Best of the Decade Top 10 Album lists.[125] Some of the publications ranking the album as one of the best of the 2010s decade are:

Decade-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s
48
[126]
Billboard The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
7
[127]
Consequence of Sound The 100 Top Albums of the 2010s
81
[128]
The Guardian The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century (2000–2019)
99
[129]
The Independent The 50 Best Albums of the Decade
20
[130]
NME The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
7
[131]
Paste The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
35
[132]
Pitchfork The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
12
[133]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
25
[134]
SPIN The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s
1
[135]

Commercial performance edit

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Anti platinum denoting one million copies sold two days after its release, brought by Samsung purchasing one million copies and giving them away as a free download, as part of the November 2015 deal.[136] The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart dated 13 February 2016.[137] Despite its first-week sales of 1.4 million downloads, Billboard did not recognize free album sales via promotions.[138][139] According to data provider Nielsen SoundScan for Billboard, recognized first-week of Anti included 4.7 million streams and 126,000 digital songs.[137] The following week, the album topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200, marking Rihanna's second number one on the latter.[140]

Anti peaked atop the Billboard 200 for two non-consecutive weeks, claiming the top spot on the chart week ending 2 April 2016.[141] The same week, its lead single "Work" topped the Billboard Hot 100, marking Rihanna's second time topping both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts simultaneously; Unapologetic and "Diamonds" topped the charts in December 2012.[142] According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anti was the ninth-best-selling album and the fourth-most-consumed album of 2016 in the United States, amassing 603,000 pure sales, 4.195 million song downloads, and over 1.4 billion streams.[143]

On the issue dated February 25, 2023, the album returned to the top ten of the Billboard 200 at number 8 with 36,000 units, following her Super Bowl LVII halftime performance.[144] Later that year, the RIAA certified Anti six times platinum, marking six million album-equivalent units based on sales and streaming.[145] By January 2024, Anti became the first album by a black female artist to spend 400 weeks on the Billboard 200, and become the fourth longest charting female album in Billboard 200 history.[146][147]

Anti topped the albums charts in Canada and Norway.[148][149] In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Chart;[150] In 2019, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified Anti platinum for surpassing 300,000 units.[151] The album peaked within the top five of albums charts in many European countries, reaching number two in Ireland,[152] Sweden[153] and Switzerland;[154] number three in Denmark,[155] Germany[156] and the Netherlands;[157] number four in Greece[158] and Spain;[159] and number five in the Czech Republic[160] and Finland.[161] It received multi-platinum certifications in France (double platinum)[162] and Denmark (triple platinum).[163] Anti was the most-streamed album by a female artist on Spotify of 2016 worldwide.[164] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it sold over one million copies worldwide in 2016.[165] According to Billboard, the album sold 11 million in album-equivalent units as of 2021.[166]

Legacy edit

Doreen St. Félix of MTV News stated that Anti was a "rock-star" album and was noted as a "banner for heterogeneity in R&B — the real range of it," continuing to state that in the early 2010s EDM was the popular genre. St. Félix stated in a more in-depth review that "Anti could even change with the seasons, depending on which tracks you chose to listen to."[167] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian stated that R&B was in a "golden age" and 2016 "was its most potent year yet". Petridis stated that artists such as Rihanna pushed the genre's "boundaries", noting that Anti was "sprawling, exploratory and opaque".[168] The album's commercial performance, especially its streaming performance, was noted as helping R&B "flourish" again, along with Drake and Kanye West. Rihanna was cited as the second most streamed artist of 2016 overall, earning 795 million streams by June and was named the most streamed female of 2016 and 2017 by Spotify.[169][170] Anti produced eight songs that topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart — "Work", "Kiss It Better", "Needed Me", "Love on the Brain", "Sex with Me", "Pose", "Desperado" and "Consideration" — surpassing Katy Perry's Teenage Dream (2010) as the album with the most number-one songs on that chart.[171][172]

Rolling Stone's journalist Brittany Spanos stated that Rihanna was one of three black women, alongside Beyoncé and Solange, who "radicalized Pop in 2016". In an in-depth review, Spanos stated "the album is a startlingly direct statement from a black female pop star, one that many are not afforded the opportunity to express. In the media, black women are often cast as either jezebels or mammies – oversexed or undersexed with no choice as to how they are received. Rihanna's resistance to typecasting and her positive affirmation of her sexual agency made her the year's slyest rebel, a maverick living life as she pleases."[173] Taj Rani of Billboard stated "Work" has brought the genre of dancehall to the forefront of American music, as it became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Sean Paul's "Temperature" reached the feat in 2006. She opined the song is a prime example of "an unapologetic black woman proudly showing her heritage at a time when our politics are dominated by #BlackLivesMatter and Donald Trump's racist, xenophobic and misogynistic tirades."[174] Da'Shan Smith of Billboard stated "Love on the Brain" became the most subtly influential pop single of 2017, as the music industry experienced "a prominent surge of retro-harkening balladry, across different musical genres", following the success of this song on pop radio; which he described as "a rare find today, because traditional R&B's presence on the format is an oddity."[175]

Marilyn Manson cited Anti as an influence on his band's album Heaven Upside Down, saying: "Strangely enough, one of the records that influenced this album strongly, and it can't be taken literally, is Rihanna, her last record. That one song, 'Love on the Brain', it really hit me because I saw her perform it and she just... meant it."[176] Album track "Higher" inspired the song "Liability" from New Zealand singer Lorde's second album Melodrama (2017), when Lorde was reportedly "moved to tears" listening to "Higher" and this helped her to write "Liability".[177] Contemporary artist Awol Erizku created a series of pieces inspired by musicians, one of the pieces was titled, "Same Ol' Mistakes," inspired by the song of the same name from the album Anti. Referencing one of Rihanna's logos, Erizku spoke of how the song inspired his artwork, stating: "I always thought that logo was really funny. It's one aspect of pop culture that I thought fit in my world, Rihanna is a voice of our generation, one of our ideals of beauty. You can see these two things co-existing in the same environment."[178] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked Anti at number 230 on their The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.[179]

Track listing edit

Credits adapted from Rihanna's official website.[18]

Anti track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Consideration" (featuring SZA)
2:41
2."James Joint"
1:12
3."Kiss It Better"
  • Bhasker
  • Glass John[b]
  • Harrell[c]
4:13
4."Work" (featuring Drake)
3:39
5."Desperado"
  • Krystin "Rook Monroe" Watkins
  • Mick Schultz
  • Fenty
  • Fauntleroy
  • Derrus Rachel
  • Schultz
  • Harrell[c]
3:06
6."Woo"
3:55
7."Needed Me"
3:11
8."Yeah, I Said It"
2:13
9."Same Ol' Mistakes"
  • Parker
  • Harrell[c]
6:37
10."Never Ending"
3:22
11."Love on the Brain"
3:44
12."Higher"
2:00
13."Close to You"
3:43
Total length:43:36
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[180]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Goodnight Gotham"
  • Mitus
  • Harrell[c]
1:28
15."Pose"
  • Hollis
  • B. Bourelly
  • Fenty
  • Webster
2:24
16."Sex with Me"
3:26
Total length:50:54

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from Rihanna's website.[181]

Performers and musicians

Production

  • Nathaniel Alford – additional engineering (track 6)
  • Joseph Angel – arrangements (track 11)
  • Fred Ball – production (track 11)
  • Jeff Bhasker – production (track 3)
  • Ray C. Brown Jr. – assistant (tracks 6, 8, 10, 12–13)
  • Boi-1da – production (tracks 4, 16)
  • Noel Cadastre – recording (track 4), mixing (track 4)
  • Frank Dukes – co-production (tracks 7, 16)
  • DJ Mustard – production (track 7)
  • James Fauntleroy – additional vocal arrangement (track 5)
  • Chris Galland – assistant mixing (tracks 1, 3, 5–7, 9–16)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Chris Godbey – additional recording (track 8), mixing (track 8)
  • Stan Greene – music recording (track 10), music mixing (track 10)
  • Kuk Harrell – vocal production, recording (tracks 1–6)
  • Hit-Boy – production (tracks 6, 15)
  • Jeff Jackson – assistant mixing (track 11)
  • Glass John – additional production (track 3)
  • Daniel Jones – production (track 8)
  • Brian Kennedy – production (track 13)
  • Etienne Macor – assistant (track 9)
  • Fade Majah – production (track 8)
  • Blake Mares – assistant (tracks 2–3, 14), additional recording (tracks 7, 16)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 1–7, 9, 11–16)
  • Mitus – production (track 14)
  • Brendan Morawski – assistant (tracks 1, 3)
  • No I.D. – production (track 12)
  • Kevin Parker – production (track 9), music mixing (track 9)
  • Rihanna – executive production
  • Daniela Rivera – additional engineering (track 10)
  • Chad Sabo – production (track 10), music recording (track 10), music mixing (track 10)
  • Ike Schultz – assistant mixing (tracks 3, 5–7, 9–16)
  • Mick Schultz – production (track 5)
  • Travis Scott – additional production (tracks 6, 15)
  • Scum – production (track 1)
  • Noah "40" Shebib – vocal production (track 4), recording (track 4), mixing (track 4)
  • Phil Tan – mixing (track 10)
  • Shea Taylor – production (track 2)
  • Timbaland – production (track 8)
  • Marcos Tovar – recording
  • Twice As Nice – co-production (track 7)
  • Vinylz – additional production (track 16)
  • Thomas Warren – assistant (tracks 4–5, 7, 15–16)
  • Krystin "Rook Monroe" Watkins – additional vocal arrangement (track 5)
  • Chad Wilson – assistant (tracks 10, 16)

Design and management

  • Chloe Mitchell – poetry
  • Roy Nachum – artwork, poetry
  • Ciara Parrdo – creative direction
  • Rihanna – creative direction, poetry

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Anti
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[261] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[262] Platinum 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[263] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[264] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[163] 4× Platinum 80,000‡
France (SNEP)[162] 3× Platinum 300,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[265] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[266] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[267] Platinum 60,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[268] 5× Platinum 75,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[269] 3× Platinum 60,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[270] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[271] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[151] Platinum 300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[145] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡

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

Release history edit

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Edition(s) Ref.
Various 28 January 2016
(Tidal exclusive)
Standard [272]
29 January 2016 Digital download [273]
Deluxe [274]
Europe 5 February 2016 CD [275]
Japan 10 February 2016 Limited [276]
Turkey 23 February 2016
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [277][278]
Brazil 11 March 2016 Universal Music Brazil [279][280]
United States 30 September 2016 Vinyl
  • Westbury Road
  • Roc Nation
 Limited [281]

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External links edit

  • Promotional website
  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the studio album by Rihanna For the extended play by Autechre see Anti EP Anti is the eighth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna It was released on 28 January 2016 by Roc Nation and Westbury Road Rihanna started recording in 2014 after departing from Def Jam Recordings who had released all of her albums since her 2005 debut As executive producer Rihanna recorded Anti with producers including Jeff Bhasker Boi 1da DJ Mustard Hit Boy Brian Kennedy Timbaland and No I D at studios in Canada the United States and France SZA and Drake contribute guest vocals AntiStudio album by RihannaReleased28 January 2016 2016 01 28 RecordedApril 2014 January 2016StudioWestlakeSandra Gale Los Angeles Jungle City New York City Twin Paris Windmark Santa Monica SOTA Toronto GenrePop dancehall psychedelic soul alternative R amp BLength43 36LabelWestbury Road Roc NationProducerBoi 1da Brian Kennedy Chad Sabo Daniel Jones DJ Mustard Fade Majah Fred Ball Hit Boy Jeff Bhasker Kevin Parker Mick Schultz Mitus No I D Robert Shea Taylor Scum TimbalandRihanna chronologyUnapologetic 2012 Anti 2016 Singles from Anti Work Released 27 January 2016 Kiss It Better Released 30 March 2016 Needed Me Released 30 March 2016 Love on the Brain Released 27 September 2016 Conceived in the midst of creative struggles and emotional turmoil Anti features an atmospheric production brought by lo fi beats distorted vocals and downtempo arrangements The first half consists of bass heavy tracks while the second is characterised by textured minimalism Compared to the radio friendly dance songs which had characterised Rihanna s prior discography Anti is more muted and soulful Primarily a pop dancehall psychedelic soul and alternative R amp B record Anti also incorporates an array of eclectic influences spanning from dancehall hip hop soul industrial psychedelic doo wop country synth rock and trap The lyrics are about the emotions ensued from love and relationships from endearment and desire to betrayal and liberation with references to sex drugs and alcohol The promotional campaign for Anti from summer 2014 comprised prolonged release delays and a 25 million deal with Samsung Rihanna announced the cover art and title at the MAMA Gallery on 7 October 2015 The Anti World Tour ran from March to November 2016 and four songs were released as singles including the US Billboard Hot 100 number one Work In the United States Anti is Rihanna s second number one album and the first album by a black woman to spend 300 weeks on the Billboard 200 it was certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA The album topped charts in Canada and Norway and it received multi platinum certifications in Belgium Canada Denmark France New Zealand and Poland Upon its release critics commended the album s emotional honesty but were divided on the production praise mainly centered on Rihanna s newfound musical freedom Some took issue with the lack of radio friendly songs and the unfocused tracklist but others noted the musical shift marked Rihanna s artistic maturity and regarded it as one of her best albums At the 2017 Grammy Awards the album and its singles received six nominations including one for Best Urban Contemporary Album Anti featured on 2010s decade end lists by such publications as Billboard NME and Pitchfork It ranked 230th on Rolling Stone s 2020 edition of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time As of March 2024 Anti is the fourth longest charting female album in Billboard 200 history Contents 1 Background 2 Recording and production 3 Vocal production 4 Composition 4 1 Music and lyrics 4 2 Songs 5 Title and packaging 6 Singles 7 Release and promotion 8 Critical reception 9 Accolades 10 Commercial performance 11 Legacy 12 Track listing 13 Personnel 14 Charts 14 1 Weekly charts 14 2 Monthly charts 14 3 Year end charts 14 4 Decade end charts 14 5 All time chart 15 Certifications 16 Release history 17 See also 18 References 19 External linksBackground editRihanna s seventh studio album Unapologetic was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings 1 Unapologetic combines urban and R amp B with radio friendly pop tunes and dubstep influences and its lyrics are about Rihanna s sexual autonomy and emotional struggles 2 3 Critics likened the sound and themes of Unapologetic s to those of her previous albums namely Rated R 2009 Loud 2010 and Talk that Talk 2011 4 5 She embarked on the Diamonds World Tour to promote the album in 2013 and co headlined the Monster Tour with American rapper Eminem in 2014 6 After touring Rihanna intended to take a year off to just do whatever she wanted artistically creatively but reportedly started recording new music as soon as October 2014 7 8 Unapologetic was Rihanna s last album under Def Jam who had released all of her discography since her first album Music of the Sun 2005 9 In March 2014 she signed with American rapper Jay Z s Roc Nation after leaving Def Jam and gaining the right to her album masters 9 Jay Z was her mentor when she first moved from Barbados to the United States 10 11 Up to that point Rihanna had released one studio album each year from 2005 to 2012 with the exception of 2008 totalling seven 12 Recording and production editIn an interview with MTV News in March 2015 Rihanna said she wanted her eighth album to be soulful and timeless having found the really really big songs on her past albums had fallen out of her taste I wanted an album that I could perform in 15 years Not any songs that were burnt out 13 By January 2015 the album was to be executive produced by rapper producer Kanye West who had produced and co performed on its intended lead single FourFiveSeconds alongside English musician Paul McCartney however West stepped down from the project in January 2016 14 15 Although Rihanna wanted the record to represent her authentic self feeling numb and disconnected from her emotions she experienced an emotional turmoil 16 Speaking with Sarah Paulson for the October 2019 issue of Interview Rihanna talked about her spiritual wellbeing while making Anti I have been in a place where I felt like maybe I had disappointed god so much that we weren t as close 17 The album s recording sessions took place at various studios including the Jungle City Studios in New York City Westlake Recording Studios Sandra Gale Studios and Windmark Recording Studios in Los Angeles SOTA Studios in Toronto and Twin Studios in Paris 18 Most of the songs were recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios 18 Songwriter Bibi Bourelly had been working with producer Paperboy Fabe who arranged a session with West The result was the song Higher Later Rihanna and James Fauntleroy also contributed to the song writing Higher was recorded in the early morning hours while Rihanna was under the influence of alcohol We just said You know what Let s just drink some whiskey and record this song 19 The song was described by Rihanna as a drunk voice mail 16 Rihanna and Fauntleroy also collaborated on three other songs Desperado Close to You and James Joint The latter was written with Rihanna and Shea Taylor who wrote the song in less than 30 minutes while Close To You was written after producer Brian Kennedy sent Fauntleroy a piano music sample 20 Desperado was written by Mick Shultz and Rook Monroe After visiting Rihanna s home Shultz was contacted a week later by the singer s team who stated that she really liked the record Rihanna Fauntleroy and Kuk Harrell were all later involved in the song s development production and recording 21 In the summer of 2015 songwriter and producer Rupert Thomas together with Allen Ritter and Boi 1da among others stayed at Canadian rapper s Drake house in Los Angeles for several days During the time the lead single Work was conceived 22 Thomas created the beat and played it for Boi 1da to which he positively responded Boi 1da came up with the idea for sampling an old school dancehall rhythm after the chords were made When the song s music was finished Boi 1da sent it to PartyNextDoor who wrote the lyrics 22 nbsp The Jungle City Studios in New York City served as one of the various recording locations Two songs each were recorded at Jungle City Studios in New York City and Windmark Recording Studios in Los Angeles 18 The studio sessions at Jungle City produced the opening track Consideration and Kiss It Better Rihanna stated when recording Consideration she felt a connection to it stating the song captured the sound and attitude she was aiming for 16 The recording sessions at Windmark Recording Studios produced the songs Never Ending and Love on the Brain The former was written by Chad Sabo during his time in California where Sabo was playing with the band Basic Vacation Sabo was in the band s van and began to write the intro riff that would become Never Ending Shortly after he took the song home and attempted to bring the song together using a digital 8 track studio He later worked on the song s lyrics and posted it onto the internet The writing process of Never Ending began in November 2013 and started again in April 2014 at which time Rihanna became interested in the track and wanted to record it English singer songwriter Dido is also credited as a writer on the track due to a similarity in the melody of Never Ending and Dido s 1999 song Thank You 23 The only song which was recorded outside of the United States was Same Ol Mistakes the track was recorded at the Twin Studios in Paris 18 Rihanna s team contacted Tame Impala s management and informed them that Rihanna loved the band s song New Person Same Old Mistakes and asked if she could re record the track for Anti The song s writer Kevin Parker agreed and gave Rihanna permission to record the song After hearing Rihanna s version Parker stated We re all really happy with how the song turned out love it 24 Vocal production edit nbsp American vocal producer Kuk Harrell did the complete vocal production on Anti American vocal producer Kuk Harrell who has been working with Rihanna since 2007 stated that for Anti Rihanna was creatively more involved in the making process Harrell stated that she aimed to push the album in the direction she envisioned The producer stated his attempt to move away from mainstream pop music when producing the album s vocals Every record is a record that somebody else could ve done It s so awesome that she was courageous enough to do that 25 Harrell noted that with the production of Anti Rihanna was far more meticulous about what she wanted each individual line to sound like He stated that he attempted to work quickly when producing the album however Rihanna wanted to constantly improve the album s quality stating let s up the quality level Let s make sure it s a masterpiece Harrell stated that when he and Rihanna had previously worked together they aimed to make a great body of work however on Anti they aimed to create a masterpiece 25 Speaking of the album s production and style Harrell stated that artists such as Rihanna have been taking a stance and stepping away from the popular music of the time and the expectations of her label directors and radio stating I don t want to make what everybody else is making I know my fans will love it if everybody else loves it great If they don t at least I know I ve done what I want to do 25 Anti was engineered by Nathaniel Alford Chris Godbey Harrell Blake Mares Daniela Rivera and Marcos Tovar The album was finally mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound in New York City 18 Composition editMusic and lyrics edit On Anti the focus is on that voice and her personality singing as if her life depends on it what she has come up with is atmospheric sexy and strangely disturbed tapping into the kind of distorted beats and chilled tempos that burble through progressive hip hop Neil McCormick discussing the album s musical and vocal style 26 During the album s recording Rihanna aimed to create a record to have soulful and aggressive sounds in the musical lyrical and vocal context 27 During a press conference in early 2014 Rihanna told MTV News that she aimed to depart from the musical style of her previous releases which she described as being big songs Rihanna continued to state that with Anti she wanted to focus on music that felt real and soulful and would be timeless 28 She also stated that she wanted to record songs that are timeless and that she could perform 15 years later Not any songs that were burnt out I find that when I get on stage now I don t want to perform a lot of my songs They don t feel like me 28 Anti abandons the radio friendly dance pop production of Rihanna s previous hit singles 29 30 It is a genre spanning record 31 consisting of pop and dancehall tunes 32 33 with elements of soul music 34 Compared to Rihanna s previous catalogue Anti is more muted and soulful 35 36 According to Billboard the album belongs to the weeded out hazy spectrum of rap and alt R amp B 37 Rolling Stone described the album as psychedelic soul 38 Lindsay Zoladz of Vulture coined the term industrial dancehall as the most appropriate to describe Anti 31 Ben Rayner of The Toronto Star stated the album is divided into two halves the first consisting of futuristic robo R amp B while the second half contains a more organic breed of soul 34 The album s production has been characterized as being dark sparsely layered 39 bouncy with lo fi bass old school styles 33 downtempo moodiness and electro soul minimalism 34 The bass heavy production of Anti s midsection Needed Me Woo Yeah I Said It evokes popular hip hop and R amp B genres 30 The second half of the album is characterised by textual minimalism 40 Analyzing its sound a year after its release Da Shan Smith of Billboard noted the album s present underscoring of trap 41 The album s lyrical content predominantly touches upon themes of relationships exploring what it means to be in love to get hurt to need someone and to be true to yourself 39 The theme of relationships is picked up in numerous songs Kiss It Better sees Rihanna questioning how far an ex lover will go to get her back in Woo Rihanna turns spiteful stating she does not care for her ex partner while Never Ending features Rihanna admitting she would like to be in love again 39 The album s themes were also noted as being unapologetic with an uncaring attitude and self assurance 33 Songs edit Anti opens with Consideration a dub inspired song The song contains a glitchy production and features guest vocals from singer songwriter SZA 42 Neil McCormick of The Telegraph thought the song is Rihanna turning her back on record labels and their expectations in the line I got to do things my own way darling 43 James Joint is a neo soul song that contains keyboards built over rising bass riffs that create a thickly textured groove The song was compared to the work of Stevie Wonder due to the use of a harmonica 44 Kiss It Better is a pop power ballad inspired by the music of the 80s and 90s 42 Built over deep synths the track features an electric guitar and lyrics that focus on a destructive relationship that the singer knows is wrong for her but one she finds irresistible 26 45 Work which features Canadian rapper Drake is a reggae pop song 46 with a percolating beat sinuous synth lines and vocal samples stretched and pulled in a way that recalls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis s production work on Janet Jackson s 1997 album The Velvet Rope 47 Desperado is a moody trap country song containing a mid tempo groove bell ringing and shuddering drums along with deep synths and vocal samples 26 nbsp Same Ol Mistakes is a cover version of New Person Same Old Mistakes 2015 performed by Tame Impala written by Kevin Parker The sixth track Woo opens with two jarring atonal guitar chords repeated along with small trap influenced percussion over a basic riff 45 It was compared to the work of Kanye West due to its slow stomping distortion and lack of melody and groove 26 Needed Me is a downtempo song with small elements of electro bubble synthetic sounds and a loose casual vocal that discusses romantic rejection while the following song Yeah I Said It continues the trend of containing a slowed down groove 26 Same Ol Mistakes is a cover version of New Person Same Old Mistakes 2015 performed by Tame Impala The song contains the same production as the original featuring a fluid sound with elements of psychedelic hip hop and pop rock genres along with a slow dreamy psychedelic synth groove 26 Never Ending is a guitar led song with elements of country music organic melodies and backing vocals 48 Love on the Brain is a mid tempo 50s inspired doo wop ballad that features a guitar arpeggio swirling organ simple chord progression and backing vocals 26 45 Rihanna s vocals on the track were noted as being acrobatic and ranging from her trademark snarl to high notes with dark lyrics that depict a destructive yet addictive relationship 45 48 Higher is a love song that has a woozy production that contains lyrics about Rihanna s feelings towards her lover whilst she is under the influence of drugs and alcohol 26 Close to You is a slow piano ballad which is sung in a jazz style 26 The deluxe version of Anti contains three more songs The first is Goodnight Gotham which contains a sample of Only If for a Night 2011 performed by Florence and the Machine and hears Rihanna singing along with the looping sample 49 The following track Pose features a grimy beat along with the singer aggressively boasting about her riches 49 Sex with Me contains dreamy production which hears Rihanna talking about her beauty before closing with a trippy blend of vocals 49 Title and packaging editIf They Let Us I sometimes fear that I am misunderstood It is simply because what I want to say what I need to say won t be heard Heard in a way I so rightfully deserve What I choose to say is of so much substance That people just won t understand the depth of my message So my voice is not my weakness It is the opposite of what others are afraid of My voice is my suit and armor My shield and all that I am I will comfortably breathe in it until I find the moment to be silent I live loudly in my mind so many hours of the day The world is pin drop sound compared to the boom That thumps and bumps against the walls of my cranium I live it and love it and despise it and I am entrapped in it So being misunderstood I am not offended by the gesture but honored If they let us Rihanna and Chloe Mitchell a reading of the album s artwork poem 50 On 7 October 2015 Rihanna held a private viewing for fans and press at Los Angeles MAMA Gallery where she debuted the album s official artwork and title Initially thought to have been entitled R8 Rihanna announced the official title during the album s cover art release revealing the album would be called ANTI The exhibition included a piece of art which defined the album s title stating that anti is a person opposed to a particular policy activity or idea 51 Following the exhibition Rihanna took to social media to confirm the album s title along with an explanation of its meaning The explanation stated By continuing to follow her own instincts her work strives to make an impact by doing the very antithesis of what the public expects 52 The artwork was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nachum and was described by Rihanna as her favorite album cover 53 The album s front cover shows an image of Rihanna which was taken on her first day of day care 54 holding a black balloon with a gold crown covering her eyes the majority of the artwork is black and white with a smattering of red paint 53 Speaking about the cover art s concept Nachum stated that he painted a young Rihanna to represent her bringing something new to music 55 Over the red black and white canvas there is a poem written in Braille by poet Chloe Mitchell Speaking on her choice to use the language Rihanna commented Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest 53 During the cover s designing stage Rihanna met with Mitchell in which they drank and came up with a poem that would be used for the artwork and liner notes entitled If They Let Us 50 Mitchell explained the poem and its meaning to Rolling Stone magazine stating it was about being misunderstood but still being able to stand out while doing what is right for you She further said that the poem speaks about not conforming to society and being a leader as well as accepting that being misunderstood is a positive thing 55 At the gallery the album s back cover along with multiple inside album artworks were revealed The album s back cover features the same image this time from behind 56 The seven pieces of artwork were all named and featured a poem written by Mitchell or Nachum the front and back covers were titled If They Let Us Part I and If They Let Us Part II and featured a poem that was split over the front and back Another piece entitled If They Let Us was commissioned and featured the full reading of the poem 57 The inside booklet contains a further five pieces entitled Fire Part I Fire Part II Fire Part III and R 57 Billboard ranked the artwork as one of the best covers of the albums released in 2016 and wrote What s black and white and red all over One of the most intoxicating albums of any genre in 2016 with an equally indelible lead image to match 58 Singles edit Work featuring Canadian rapper Drake was released on 27 January 2016 hours before the Tidal release of Anti Rihanna stated on Twitter that the song is the first single from her album 59 Work debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart It became Rihanna s 27th top ten hit With this feat Rihanna tied Mariah Carey Janet Jackson and Elton John as the artists with fifth most top ten songs on the chart 60 The singer reached 27 top ten singles on the Hot 100 in a span of 10 years and eight months between her first song Pon de Replay and Work and became the fastest solo artist to reach the plateau 61 In its fourth week Work peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna s fourteenth number one song in the United States and the 1 052nd number one single on the chart overall Subsequently she became the artist with the fourth most number one songs on the chart following the Beatles with 20 and Carey with 19 and Elvis Presley with 17 She broke a tie with Michael Jackson who had reached 13 chart toppers on the Billboard Hot 100 62 On 29 March 2016 Rihanna announced that Needed Me and Kiss It Better would both be serviced to radio the following day as the album s second and third singles 63 Needed Me saw far greater success becoming Rihanna s 28th top ten single on the Hot 100 tying her with Stevie Wonder for fourth place as the acts with the most top tens in Billboard history 64 It notably became her longest charting Hot 100 hit surpassing the 41 week run of We Found Love 65 Kiss It Better was a moderate success charting at the lower end of the US Billboard Hot 100 initially released as the promotional focus at pop radio Kiss It Better reached as far as number twenty four on the Pop Songs chart leading Roc Nation to release Needed Me an initially urban radio priority to pop radio as well due to its success 66 On 21 August 2016 Rihanna announced via her Instagram account that Love on the Brain will be the next single Prior to being announced as a single Love on the Brain debuted on the US Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs at number 30 and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 debuting at number 83 67 After being released as a single the song re entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 80 68 The song peaked at number five becoming the third top ten single from Anti as well as her twenty second top five hit 69 Release and promotion editSee also Anti World Tour Rihanna started a social media promotional campaign with the hashtag R8 as soon as summer 2014 her social media posts included pictures taken with record producers in studios 7 From January to April 2015 Rihanna released three singles FourFiveSeconds featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney Bitch Better Have My Money and American Oxygen none of which made the track listing of Anti 70 Rihanna also posted an interlude entitled James Joint in its entirety from the upcoming album on her website on 21 April 2015 as a celebration of 420 71 In October 2015 it was revealed that Rihanna had acquired the masters to all her recordings and would be releasing Anti jointly through her own record label Westbury Road and Roc Nation 72 In November 2015 it was announced that Rihanna had signed a 25 million contract with Samsung to not only promote the Galaxy line of products but to also sponsor the release of Anti and its supporting tour 73 On 19 November 2015 Rihanna and Samsung released a 16 second cryptic video for Anti launching a website for Rihanna s forthcoming album entitled ANTIdiaRy Upon launch the mobile only site gave messages such as She s waiting for you Are you in and Be patient and keep your eyes open 74 The website then proceeded to launch eight rooms over the following 9 weeks each loosely corresponding to her previous albums detailing her personal life over the course of her career and including clues from Anti 75 In the same month she canceled her performance at the Victoria s Secret Fashion Show to finish work on Anti 76 The Anti World Tour was announced on 23 November 2015 77 The Samsung sponsored tour started in March 2016 and ended in November 2016 with Travis Scott supporting in North America and Big Sean supporting at selected European dates 73 78 The album leaked onto the internet in its entirety on 27 January 2016 after it was released prematurely on music streaming service Tidal 79 Also through Tidal one million copies of the album were made available for free download via Samsung regardless of whether a listener is a Tidal subscriber or not 80 81 The album was released officially worldwide on online stores like iTunes two days later 82 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 6 7 10 83 Metacritic73 100 84 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 85 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 86 Entertainment WeeklyA 87 88 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 89 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 33 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 90 Pitchfork7 7 10 32 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 35 Spin7 10 91 ViceA 92 Anti received generally positive reviews from music critics but critics were more mixed over its sound and Rihanna s artistic direction 93 94 At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications Anti received an average score of 73 out of 100 indicating generally favorable reviews based on 31 reviews 84 The aggregate site AnyDecentMusic assigned it a score of 6 7 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus 83 Many critics noted Anti as an experimental record compared to Rihanna s previous market oriented pop albums 95 96 Those unimpressed took issue with the absence of radio friendly songs and deemed the album half hearted and disorienting 90 97 98 but those complimentary said it represented Rihanna s artistic maturity as an album artist transcending her previous image as a pop star with serial hit singles 85 35 36 Alexis Petridis in The Guardian and Jon Caramanica in The New York Times described Anti as a frustrating record without a clear artistic vision 89 99 Writing for Vice Robert Christgau lauded the album s catchy production despite its rejection of the formulaic pop song structure 92 In Spin Jia Tolentino was somewhat disappointed by the unfocused track list but welcomed Anti as a sign of artistic evolution For once Rihanna is drawing on whims rather than characters uncertainties rather than pronouncements her own desires rather than the desires of her audience 91 Critics highlighted the diverse musical styles and honest emotional sentiments as a testament to Rihanna s newfound artistic freedom 35 94 Some including Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph deemed the experimentation proved Rihanna no longer expected to monetise her music 85 86 94 In Rolling Stone Brittany Spanos remarked that with Anti after a decade of releasing chart hits Rihanna was finally in charge of her own sound remaking pop on her own terms 35 Though some remarked that the album was self assured and confident 33 100 101 Amanda Petrusich writing for Pitchfork appreciated Rihanna s newfound introspection and vulnerability calling it a fun and conflicted pop record at its most interesting when it s at its smallest and most idiosyncratic 32 The Los Angeles Times critic Mikael Wood similarly commended her inward vision specifically through the second half s balladry for pushing back against her established image as a flippant pop star 102 Writing for The Independent Emily Jupp found the record abundant with Rihanna s self confidence and underrated singing disproving anyone who ever said her voice could only do certain things and showing them she can do anything she wants to 33 Accolades editAnti won the award for Favorite Soul R amp B Album at the 2016 American Music Awards 103 The record received a nomination for Top R amp B Album at the 2016 and 2017 Billboard Music Awards 104 and was also nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Recording Package at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards 105 Prior to the Grammy nominations announcement media outlets predicted that Anti would be nominated for Album of the Year following the announcement reporters were surprised and felt that the album had been snubbed 106 107 Fellow musicians also believed that the album should have been nominated with Chance the Rapper stating that the album was underrated 108 Apart from Anti s nominations several songs from it were also nominated including Work for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance Needed Me for Best R amp B Performance and Kiss It Better for Best R amp B Song 109 At the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Anti received the award for R amp B Album of the Year 110 According to Metacritic it was the 12th most prominently ranked album of 2016 111 NME considered it the 40th best album of the year 112 On their list of 50 Best Albums of 2016 Rolling Stone placed the album at number 25 and wrote Rihanna s long simmering eighth album brought together stinging songs that showcased the pop provocateur s ever widening range both stylistically and vocally 113 The Independent s Roisin O Connor ranked the album at number 15 out of 20 music releases of 2016 and wrote Anti was the moment Rihanna finally asserted herself as an album artist after reigning as queen of the singles charts for so many years 114 The Billboard Staff placed the album at number 11 on their list 50 Best Albums of 2016 115 Jamieson Cox of Time ranked the record at number seven on their list The Top 10 Best Albums for 2016 and wrote Rihanna might be the most charismatic person on the planet and Anti is her first album to recognize that said charisma is her greatest strength 116 Christgau ranked its deluxe version as the second best album of the year in his ballot for The Village Voice s annual Pazz amp Jop critics poll 117 Lewis Corner of Digital Spy ranked the album at number seven on his list of 20 best albums of 2016 118 Same as Corner Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian also ranked the album at number seven deeming it as one of the messiest album releases but also a record that show that Rihanna is one of the greatest music rock stars 119 In their mid year report Entertainment Weekly placed Anti at number four on the list of The 25 best albums of 2016 For the publication Leah Greenblatt wrote Anti s wild woozy R amp B easily earned 24 karat status all on its own 120 On their final Best Albums of 2016 list the publication ranked the album at number three and called it The Emancipation of RiRi a reference to Mariah Carey s tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi 121 Rap Up additionally placed it at number three on their list of 20 Best Albums of 2016 Fuse ranked Anti at number one on their list The 20 Best Albums of 2016 highlighting the sounds of the album Rihanna s vocals and the celebration of womanhood 122 The Fader recognized the release as one of the 24 Albums That Made Albums Matter Again in 2016 and included four songs of the album in their The Best Songs of 2016 list Sex with Me at number one Work at number 16 Higher at number 36 and Needed Me at 51 123 124 According to Metacritic Anti was the eighth most mentioned album on the Best of the Decade Top 10 Album lists 125 Some of the publications ranking the album as one of the best of the 2010s decade are Decade end lists Publication List Rank Ref The A V Club The 50 Best Albums of the 2010s 48 126 Billboard The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s 7 127 Consequence of Sound The 100 Top Albums of the 2010s 81 128 The Guardian The 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century 2000 2019 99 129 The Independent The 50 Best Albums of the Decade 20 130 NME The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 7 131 Paste The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 35 132 Pitchfork The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s 12 133 Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 25 134 SPIN The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s 1 135 Commercial performance editIn the United States the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA certified Anti platinum denoting one million copies sold two days after its release brought by Samsung purchasing one million copies and giving them away as a free download as part of the November 2015 deal 136 The album debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart dated 13 February 2016 137 Despite its first week sales of 1 4 million downloads Billboard did not recognize free album sales via promotions 138 139 According to data provider Nielsen SoundScan for Billboard recognized first week of Anti included 4 7 million streams and 126 000 digital songs 137 The following week the album topped the Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums chart and the Billboard 200 marking Rihanna s second number one on the latter 140 Anti peaked atop the Billboard 200 for two non consecutive weeks claiming the top spot on the chart week ending 2 April 2016 141 The same week its lead single Work topped the Billboard Hot 100 marking Rihanna s second time topping both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts simultaneously Unapologetic and Diamonds topped the charts in December 2012 142 According to Nielsen SoundScan Anti was the ninth best selling album and the fourth most consumed album of 2016 in the United States amassing 603 000 pure sales 4 195 million song downloads and over 1 4 billion streams 143 On the issue dated February 25 2023 the album returned to the top ten of the Billboard 200 at number 8 with 36 000 units following her Super Bowl LVII halftime performance 144 Later that year the RIAA certified Anti six times platinum marking six million album equivalent units based on sales and streaming 145 By January 2024 Anti became the first album by a black female artist to spend 400 weeks on the Billboard 200 and become the fourth longest charting female album in Billboard 200 history 146 147 Anti topped the albums charts in Canada and Norway 148 149 In the United Kingdom the album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R amp B Chart 150 In 2019 the British Phonographic Industry BPI certified Anti platinum for surpassing 300 000 units 151 The album peaked within the top five of albums charts in many European countries reaching number two in Ireland 152 Sweden 153 and Switzerland 154 number three in Denmark 155 Germany 156 and the Netherlands 157 number four in Greece 158 and Spain 159 and number five in the Czech Republic 160 and Finland 161 It received multi platinum certifications in France double platinum 162 and Denmark triple platinum 163 Anti was the most streamed album by a female artist on Spotify of 2016 worldwide 164 According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI it sold over one million copies worldwide in 2016 165 According to Billboard the album sold 11 million in album equivalent units as of 2021 166 Legacy editDoreen St Felix of MTV News stated that Anti was a rock star album and was noted as a banner for heterogeneity in R amp B the real range of it continuing to state that in the early 2010s EDM was the popular genre St Felix stated in a more in depth review that Anti could even change with the seasons depending on which tracks you chose to listen to 167 Alexis Petridis of The Guardian stated that R amp B was in a golden age and 2016 was its most potent year yet Petridis stated that artists such as Rihanna pushed the genre s boundaries noting that Anti was sprawling exploratory and opaque 168 The album s commercial performance especially its streaming performance was noted as helping R amp B flourish again along with Drake and Kanye West Rihanna was cited as the second most streamed artist of 2016 overall earning 795 million streams by June and was named the most streamed female of 2016 and 2017 by Spotify 169 170 Anti produced eight songs that topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart Work Kiss It Better Needed Me Love on the Brain Sex with Me Pose Desperado and Consideration surpassing Katy Perry s Teenage Dream 2010 as the album with the most number one songs on that chart 171 172 Rolling Stone s journalist Brittany Spanos stated that Rihanna was one of three black women alongside Beyonce and Solange who radicalized Pop in 2016 In an in depth review Spanos stated the album is a startlingly direct statement from a black female pop star one that many are not afforded the opportunity to express In the media black women are often cast as either jezebels or mammies oversexed or undersexed with no choice as to how they are received Rihanna s resistance to typecasting and her positive affirmation of her sexual agency made her the year s slyest rebel a maverick living life as she pleases 173 Taj Rani of Billboard stated Work has brought the genre of dancehall to the forefront of American music as it became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Sean Paul s Temperature reached the feat in 2006 She opined the song is a prime example of an unapologetic black woman proudly showing her heritage at a time when our politics are dominated by BlackLivesMatter and Donald Trump s racist xenophobic and misogynistic tirades 174 Da Shan Smith of Billboard stated Love on the Brain became the most subtly influential pop single of 2017 as the music industry experienced a prominent surge of retro harkening balladry across different musical genres following the success of this song on pop radio which he described as a rare find today because traditional R amp B s presence on the format is an oddity 175 Marilyn Manson cited Anti as an influence on his band s album Heaven Upside Down saying Strangely enough one of the records that influenced this album strongly and it can t be taken literally is Rihanna her last record That one song Love on the Brain it really hit me because I saw her perform it and she just meant it 176 Album track Higher inspired the song Liability from New Zealand singer Lorde s second album Melodrama 2017 when Lorde was reportedly moved to tears listening to Higher and this helped her to write Liability 177 Contemporary artist Awol Erizku created a series of pieces inspired by musicians one of the pieces was titled Same Ol Mistakes inspired by the song of the same name from the album Anti Referencing one of Rihanna s logos Erizku spoke of how the song inspired his artwork stating I always thought that logo was really funny It s one aspect of pop culture that I thought fit in my world Rihanna is a voice of our generation one of our ideals of beauty You can see these two things co existing in the same environment 178 In 2020 Rolling Stone ranked Anti at number 230 on their The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list 179 Track listing editCredits adapted from Rihanna s official website 18 Anti track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Consideration featuring SZA Solana RoweTyran DonaldsonRobyn FentyScumKuk Harrell c 2 412 James Joint Robert TaylorJames FauntleroyFentyShea TaylorHarrell c 1 123 Kiss It Better Jeff BhaskerJohn GlassTeddy SinclairFentyBhaskerGlass John b Harrell c 4 134 Work featuring Drake Jahron BraithwaiteMatthew SamuelsAllen RitterRupert ThomasAubrey GrahamFentyMonte MoirBoi 1daHarrell c Noah 40 Shebib c 3 395 Desperado Krystin Rook Monroe WatkinsMick SchultzFentyFauntleroyDerrus RachelSchultzHarrell c 3 066 Woo Chauncey HollisJacques WebsterJeremy FeltonAbel TesfayeFentyTerius NashRachelJean BaptistHit BoyTravis Scott b Harrell c 3 557 Needed Me Dijon McFarlaneFentyNick AudinoLewis HughesKhaled RohaimTe WarbrickAdam FeeneyBrittany HazzardCharles HinshawRachelDJ MustardTwice as Nice a Frank Dukes a Harrell c 3 118 Yeah I Said It Timothy MosleyBibi BourellyEvon BarnesDaniel JonesChris GodbeyJean Paul BourellyFentyTimbalandFade MajahJonesHarrell c 2 139 Same Ol Mistakes Kevin ParkerParkerHarrell c 6 3710 Never Ending Paul HermanChad SaboFentyDido ArmstrongSaboHarrell c 3 2211 Love on the Brain Fred BallJoseph AngelFentyBallHarrell c 3 4412 Higher Ernest WilsonB BourellyFentyFauntleroyJerry ButlerKenny GambleLeon HuffNo I DHarrell c 2 0013 Close to You Brian SealsFauntleroyFentyBrian KennedyHarrell c 3 43Total length 43 36 Deluxe edition bonus tracks 180 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length14 Goodnight Gotham Paul EpworthFlorence WelchFentyC BoggsMitusHarrell c 1 2815 Pose HollisB BourellyFentyWebsterHit BoyScott b Harrell c 2 2416 Sex with Me BraithwaiteSamuelsFeeneyAnderson HernandezChester HansenFentyBoi 1daDukes a Vinylz b Harrell c 3 26Total length 50 54 Notes a signifies a co producer b signifies an additional producer c signifies a vocal producer Work features additional vocals by PartyNextDoor Desperado features additional background vocals by James Fauntleroy Woo features additional vocals by Travis Scott Sample credits Work contains a sample of If You Were Here Tonight 1985 performed by Alexander O Neal written by Monte Moir Same Ol Mistakes is a cover version of New Person Same Old Mistakes 2015 performed by Tame Impala written by Kevin Parker Never Ending contains samples from the composition Thank You 2000 performed by Dido written by Dido Armstrong and Paul Herman Higher contains elements from Beside You 1970 performed by the Soulful Strings written by Jerry Butler Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Goodnight Gotham contains a sample of Only If for a Night 2011 performed by Florence and the Machine written by Paul Epworth and Florence Welch Personnel editCredits are adapted from Rihanna s website 181 Performers and musicians Rihanna vocals and songwriting SZA vocals track 1 Drake vocals track 4 Joseph Angel keyboards track 11 drums track 11 Fred Ball keyboards track 11 drums track 11 Nuno Bettencourt guitar track 3 James Fauntleroy additional backing vocals track 5 Brian Kennedy keyboards track 13 Carter Lang organ track 1 synth bass track 1 No I D keyboards track 12 Kevin Parker all instruments track 9 PartyNextDoor additional vocals track 4 Brian Schultz bass guitar track 5 Mick Schultz guitar track 5 Travis Scott additional vocals track 6 Shea Taylor keyboards tracks 1 2 Production Nathaniel Alford additional engineering track 6 Joseph Angel arrangements track 11 Fred Ball production track 11 Jeff Bhasker production track 3 Ray C Brown Jr assistant tracks 6 8 10 12 13 Boi 1da production tracks 4 16 Noel Cadastre recording track 4 mixing track 4 Frank Dukes co production tracks 7 16 DJ Mustard production track 7 James Fauntleroy additional vocal arrangement track 5 Chris Galland assistant mixing tracks 1 3 5 7 9 16 Chris Gehringer mastering Chris Godbey additional recording track 8 mixing track 8 Stan Greene music recording track 10 music mixing track 10 Kuk Harrell vocal production recording tracks 1 6 Hit Boy production tracks 6 15 Jeff Jackson assistant mixing track 11 Glass John additional production track 3 Daniel Jones production track 8 Brian Kennedy production track 13 Etienne Macor assistant track 9 Fade Majah production track 8 Blake Mares assistant tracks 2 3 14 additional recording tracks 7 16 Manny Marroquin mixing tracks 1 7 9 11 16 Mitus production track 14 Brendan Morawski assistant tracks 1 3 No I D production track 12 Kevin Parker production track 9 music mixing track 9 Rihanna executive production Daniela Rivera additional engineering track 10 Chad Sabo production track 10 music recording track 10 music mixing track 10 Ike Schultz assistant mixing tracks 3 5 7 9 16 Mick Schultz production track 5 Travis Scott additional production tracks 6 15 Scum production track 1 Noah 40 Shebib vocal production track 4 recording track 4 mixing track 4 Phil Tan mixing track 10 Shea Taylor production track 2 Timbaland production track 8 Marcos Tovar recording Twice As Nice co production track 7 Vinylz additional production track 16 Thomas Warren assistant tracks 4 5 7 15 16 Krystin Rook Monroe Watkins additional vocal arrangement track 5 Chad Wilson assistant tracks 10 16 Design and management Chloe Mitchell poetry Roy Nachum artwork poetry Ciara Parrdo creative direction Rihanna creative direction poetryCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2016 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 182 5 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 183 7 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 184 8 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 185 8 Brazilian Albums ABPD 186 8 Canadian Albums Billboard 187 1 Czech Albums CNS IFPI 160 5 Danish Albums Hitlisten 155 3 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 157 3 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 161 5 French Albums SNEP 188 6 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 156 3 Greek Albums IFPI 158 4 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 189 16 Irish Albums IRMA 152 2 Italian Albums FIMI 190 10 Japanese Albums Oricon 191 10 Mexican Albums AMPROFON 192 16 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 193 5 Norwegian Albums VG lista 194 1 Polish Albums ZPAV 195 6 Portuguese Albums AFP 196 11 Scottish Albums OCC 197 7 South African Albums RISA 198 8 South Korean Albums Gaon 199 26 South Korean International Albums Circle 200 2 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 159 4 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 153 2 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 154 2 UK Albums OCC 150 7 UK R amp B Albums OCC 201 1 US Billboard 200 202 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 203 1 Monthly charts edit Chart 2016 Position Argentine Monthly Albums CAPIF 204 5 Year end charts edit Chart 2016 Position Australian Albums ARIA 205 64 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 206 71 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 207 82 Canadian Albums Billboard 208 6 Danish Albums Hitlisten 209 6 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 210 17 French Albums SNEP 211 41 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 212 75 Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 213 29 Italian Albums FIMI 214 81 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 215 17 Polish Albums ZPAV 216 87 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 217 71 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 218 5 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 219 35 UK Albums OCC 220 32 US Billboard 200 221 5 US R amp B Albums Billboard 222 2 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 223 3 Chart 2017 Position Canadian Albums Billboard 224 33 Danish Albums Hitlisten 225 27 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 226 75 French Albums SNEP 227 141 Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 228 24 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 229 28 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 230 63 US Billboard 200 231 23 US R amp B Albums Billboard 232 4 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 233 16 Chart 2018 Position Danish Albums Hitlisten 234 67 Icelandic Albums Plotutioindi 235 86 US Billboard 200 236 94 US R amp B Albums Billboard 237 11 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 238 85 Chart 2019 Position US Billboard 200 239 127 US R amp B Albums Billboard 240 16 Chart 2020 Position US Billboard 200 241 153 US R amp B Albums Billboard 242 21 Chart 2021 Position Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 243 196 US Billboard 200 244 119 US R amp B Albums Billboard 245 14 Chart 2022 Position Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 246 172 Danish Albums Hitlisten 247 94 US Billboard 200 248 129 US R amp B Albums Billboard 249 15 Chart 2023 Position Australian Albums ARIA 250 95 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 251 128 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 252 198 Danish Albums Hitlisten 253 83 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 254 41 US Billboard 200 255 55 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 256 29 Decade end charts edit Chart 2010 2019 Position Norwegian Albums VG lista 257 40 US Billboard 200 258 29 All time chart edit Chart 1963 2017 259 Position US Billboard 200 Women 260 38Certifications editCertifications for Anti Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 261 Platinum 70 000 Austria IFPI Austria 262 Platinum 15 000 Belgium BEA 263 2 Platinum 60 000 Canada Music Canada 264 4 Platinum 320 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 163 4 Platinum 80 000 France SNEP 162 3 Platinum 300 000 Germany BVMI 265 Gold 100 000 Italy FIMI 266 Platinum 50 000 Mexico AMPROFON 267 Platinum 60 000 New Zealand RMNZ 268 5 Platinum 75 000 Poland ZPAV 269 3 Platinum 60 000 Singapore RIAS 270 Gold 5 000 Sweden GLF 271 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 151 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 145 6 Platinum 6 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editList of release dates showing region formats label editions and reference Region Date Format s Label s Edition s Ref Various 28 January 2016 Limited release digital downloadstreaming Tidal exclusive Westbury RoadRoc Nation Standard 272 29 January 2016 Digital download 273 Deluxe 274 Europe 5 February 2016 CD 275 Japan 10 February 2016 Limited 276 Turkey 23 February 2016 Standarddeluxe 277 278 Brazil 11 March 2016 Universal Music Brazil 279 280 United States 30 September 2016 Vinyl Westbury RoadRoc Nation Limited 281 See also editList of UK R amp B Albums Chart number ones of 2016 List of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2016 List of Billboard number one R amp B hip hop albums of 2016 List of number one albums of 2016 Canada List of number one albums of 2016 Norway References edit Ganz Caryn 28 November 2012 Rihanna Unapologetic Def Jam Spin Retrieved 17 December 2021 Rihanna Unapologetic Track by Track Review Billboard 19 November 2012 Retrieved 19 December 2021 Ellis Stacy Ann 19 November 2012 Unapologetic Review Rihanna Is Sorry She s Not Sorry Vibe Retrieved 19 December 2021 Kot Greg 19 November 2012 Album Review Rihanna Unapologetic Chicago Tribune Retrieved 19 December 2021 Rogers Jude 20 November 2012 A Sorry State Pop Marketing amp Rihanna s Unapologetic The Quietus Retrieved 19 December 2021 Spanos Brittany 28 January 2016 Rihanna Surprise Releases Eighth Album Anti Rolling Stone Retrieved 1 February 2016 a b Choi Mary H K October 2015 Becoming Rihanna The Fader No 100 Retrieved 20 December 2021 NME interview NME 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