The song "Man Down" is Rihanna's 5th International single taken from her 5th studio album LOUD. The song was written by Timothy & Theron Thomas, Shontelle Layne and Shama "Sham" Joseph. The single was picked when Rihanna sent a Twitter message asking fans to choose between "Cheers (Drink to That", "Man Down", "California King Bed or "Fading". The music video was filmed in Jamaica in April 2011 and directed by Anthony Mandler who is working with Rihanna on most of her videos. The video starts off when Rihanna shoots a man at a busy train station. This is boils down to the man raping her a day earlier when she came out of a nightclub. The man appeared to have sexually assault her and the singer runs back home grabbing a gun she has in a dresser. The overall critics have been positive but with it comes the negative as well. The Parents Television Council (PTC), is a non-profit organization which is always seeking responsible entertainment, stated that it should not be aired on television. They criticized the singer as "cold, calculated execution of murder" in the video and that it suggest that killing a rapist is the proper form of justice (wikipedia.com).

Whatever the controversy may be, "Man Down" is one of the top best songs today. It has made it to the "Canandian Hot 100" in number 63, France as #5, South Korea as #54, Switzerland as #41, UK R&B as #15, UK Singles as #54, US Billboards Hot 100 as #59, and US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs as #10! Not bad for a song heavily criticized for trying to make CHRIS BROWN according to fans across the world, look as the woman beater and RIHANNA as the victim. This is a touchy subject that will always keep rising when an issue about an abusive relationship is brought up from either RIHANNA'S or CHRIS' side.

RIHANA:
"Man Down is gangsta. It comes from me trying to achieve that [vibe]," Rihanna told about the saucy song. "I'm super inspired by reggae music and it has been a part of me since I was born, and I grew up listening to it. I grew up loving it. My favorite artists are all reggae artists. The special thing in that song is the fact that it's a female singing those lyrics, then you have that reggae thing and the chant; the overall energy in that song is so gangsta." She added later "It's got a lot of swagger. I really enjoy it." (MTV News)

SPANISH
La canción "Man Down" pertenece a Rihanna que es de su nuevo álbum "LOUD". La canción fue escrita por Timothy & Theron Thomas, Shontelle Layne y Shama "Sham" Joseph. El tema fue escogido cuando Rihanna envió un mensaje en Twitter donde le decia a sus fans que escogieran entre los temas "Cheers (Drink to That", "Man Down", "California King Bed or "Fading" para su siguiente tema al publico. El video fue filmado en Jamaica en Abril de 2011 y producido por Anthony Mandler que ha trabajado con Rihanna en la mayoria de sus videos. El video empieza cuando Rihanna le dispara a un hombre en una estación de tren y lo mata. Esto es porque un dia anterior el hombre la viola cuando salió de una discoteca en Jamaica. Rihanna entonces fue a casa donde saco un revolver que tenia escondido en su armario y lo utilizo. Las críticas en general han sido positivas pero también han salido negativas. Parents Television Council (PTC), es una organización sin fines lucrativos que siempre esta apoyando a la juventud y protestando por lo que se enseña en la televisión. Criticaron a la cantante como "fria y una manera violenta y calculadora para cometer un asesinato". Tambien dicen que el video sugiere que matar a un violador y tomar la ley entre sus manos es la manera correcta de hacer justicia. Es controversial pero digan lo que digan el video tiene ya mas de 41 millones de hits en el youtube de Rihanna.

Cualquiera que sea la controversia "Man Down" es una de las canciones mas escuchadas por las radios. Esta en las siguientes categorias y subiendo mas cada dia: "Canandian Hot 100" en el lugar 63, France en #5, South Korea en #54, Switzerland en #41, UK R&B en #15, UK Singles en #54, US Billboards Hot 100 en #59, y en US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs en #10! Para hacer una cancion donde tambien la critican por tratar aun hacerse la victima y sacar provecho por lo sucedio por con su ex-pareja CHRIS BROWN.

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