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Russian Roulette” received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Rihanna’s vocal performance and the song’s lyrics. It reached the top-ten in over twenty countries worldwide including number one in Czech Republic, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, and Switzerland. The song’s music video was shot by director Anthony Mandler, a frequent collaborator of Rihanna’s, and depicts Rihanna playing a game of the titular Russian roulette with her love interest played by American actor Jesse Williams. Whatever she came with, if she came out with ‘I still love you’ that would have been about Chris Brown.
If she came out with ‘I hate your dog’ that would have been about Chris Brown, too. It’s just a natural reaction for people to associate ’cause she’s been so tight-lipped. In 2009, producer Chuck Harmony and singer-songwriter Ne-Yo convened together to conceptualize a song that would take Rihanna’s music to a further level. According to Harmony, they didn’t wanted to re-work the previous efforts by Rihanna—something that according to him the fans expected.
Following a domestic violence case between Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown, media speculated as to whether any song featured on her fourth upcoming album would be about him. In an interview with the same publication, Ne-Yo explained how he wrote the lyrics, “I’m listening to the track, and all I can see is Rihanna and some random person sitting across from each other at the table with a gun sitting in the middle of the table and playing Russian roulette. Russian Roulette” was recorded during the summer 2009, at the Roc the Mic Studios in New York City by Marcos Tovar. On October 14, 2009, a black metal “R” along with a message saying “The Wait is Over” was placed on Rihanna’s official website. B ballad that features dark, haunting, morbid, and tense atmospheric elements in the composition. Lyrically, “Russian Roulette” is about an abusive romantic relationship that ends abruptly, with some critics comparing them to the relationship that Rihanna had with Brown. Russian Roulette” begins with a “searing” guitar solo that later transitions into a “pulsing” beat which stays constant until the end of the song.
Nick Levine of Digital Spy praised “Russian Roulette” and called it a “masterful return effort”. The Boston Globe’s Sarah Rodman wrote that the song is moody but far too deliberate and “has a grab bag of evocative images but never quite jells”. Rihanna, but can grow on you. Russian Roulette” debuted at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated November 7, 2009.
The next week the song reached a new peak of 75. Russian Roulette” entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 19 on November 9, 2009, climbing into the top ten the following week at number nine. After fluctuating around the top ten mark over the following three weeks, it regained its peak position on December 14, 2009. Russian Roulette” entered the UK Singles Chart at number six on November 29, 2009.
The following week, it rose to its peak of number two, giving Rihanna her eleventh top five single in the country. The music video opens with shots of Rihanna hooded, lying on the floor of a gas chamber. Three men, dressed in black uniforms and wearing dark round glasses circulate around the singer, attempting to extort information from her. The reception of the music video was mixed, with many critics noting its dark theme.
