Rihanna: “Take Care” video coming, “We Found Love” reigns on Hot 100, Talk That Talk passes 1 million worldwide

Drake may not have dropped the music video for “Make Me Proud” yet (what’s going on with that anyway? Anyone know?), but the Canadian singer/rapper/slayer is already prepping the visual for his Rihanna-assisted smash “Take Care”.

“I want to make it perfect — the best video I’ve done to date — so I’m just taking my time,” Drizzy told MTV, inadvertently confirming the song’s status as a single at the same time.

“Take Care” is an obvious pick for next single, and a future hit just waiting to blow. It’s already tied with “Make Me Proud” as Drizzy’s highest-charting single since “Find Your Love”, zooming to No. 9 on the Hot 100 off of strong digital downloads during the album’s release week. It’s also charted internationally — most likely due to the feature from the almighty RiRi — cracking the top fifty in Australia and Switzerland, and going top ten in the UK.

Yup, “Take Care” is gon’ be huge, and with a radio impact date of January 17th, it’s likely that the Jamie Xx-produced tune will be burning up the charts throughout the first quarter of 2012.

Sadly, the song’s single status means more work for Rihanna, who’s just about at breaking point right now with her current schedule. There have been reports of cancelled concerts, late arrivals on stage, and more lethargic performances than usual; she recently ran off stage at a concert to throw up, Page Six have reported that she’s been under a 24 hour health watch due to exhaustion, and the Bajan beauty recently revealed that she shot the video for her latest single “You Da One” off of one hours sleep.

On the bright side, her Calvin Harris club anthem “We Found Love” has just notched up its eighth week atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Not only does it pass the seven-weeks that “Umbrella” spent at the top for her longest-run at No. 1, but it’s also passed Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” for the longest-running No. 1 in 2011. If it can notch up another week, it’ll be the most weeks spent at the top since Ke$ha’s iconic “TiK ToK”.

I may have given Talk That Talk a pretty negative review, but “We Found Love” is one of my favorite songs — and music videos — of 2011, so I’m thrilled at its much-deserved success.

Meanwhile, Talk That Talk has become a hot-seller despite missing out on the top spot in the US, passing the one-million sales mark worldwide within its first three weeks of release. A good chunk of those sales are straight out of the UK, where TTT has shifted an impressive 478,000 copies.

Even exhausted and with a crappy album, that Rihanna reign just refuses to let up. Who mad?

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  • http://twitter.com/cazepedaa Carlos Zepeda

    WOW! Congrats to Riri!

  • Shady1

    Drake is wack and he might as well call himself an R&B singer cuz he certainly aint rap.  As for Rihanna some things are better left unsaid…

  • MUSIC LOVER

    Who else?  Only Rihanna!

    I never expected “We Found Love” to be this massive.  And definitely not better than the pop classic “Umbrella,” but I’m glad.

    Ri definitely needs a break though.  Hopefully she’ll get 1 once her contract with Def Jam is over.  But until then, let the Rihanna reign continue.

  • …

    florence and the machine’s cover of “take care” >>>>>>>>>>> drake and rihanna’s original

  • ChristinasCOMING

    That Rihanna reign? It’s time to take a seat with that mess! Adele’s got more of a reign that this bitch does. Adele’s 21 returned to #2 selling almost 300k last week and it’s already been out almost a year (and couldn’t possibly return to #1 after Christmas, once the sale so Michael Buble’s Xmas album drop). 2 #1 songs so far with Set Fire to the Rain already #5 on itunes with the potential of hitting #1 once she promotes it. 21 has already sold over 13 million worldwide. Rihanna hasn’t even sold that much in the US and has out more CD’s than Adele does.

    She has no reign whatsoever here is the US. People need to quit buying WFL on itunes and go out and buy the damn CD and quit using lack of promotion as an excuse as to why it’s #15 on the 200 and continuing to flop. WFL isn’t even that great of a song either. Just a Loud leftover.

    Rihanna is the laziest person I know when it comes to making music.

  • ChristinasCOMING

    * could possibly return to #1

  • G-Nasty

    Ehh , the beat was custom made for Drake  RiRi to work their monotone magic , Florence’s wailing did the track no favors

  • G-Nasty

    Bringing the 90′s back :) ) Love WFL & Take Care !!

  • Jac

    I think the laziest might have to be Christina. Someone just sounds pressed here tbh.

  • SerferTJ

    lol, How is X-Tina lazy?????
    She writes her music and SAAAANNNGGGSSS her heart out every time she hits the stage! And half the time she at least attempts choreography.

    But as an X-Tina stan, I agree, dude in the comment above is a lil pressed. haha

  • Sam

    the beat was not custom made. it’s drake/rihanna over a jamie xx remix of an old song.

  • Rob

    I hope my Riri can gets some rest in 2012. I like Talk That Talk, but she will need to promote it here in the US after she finishes touring for it to shift more units. She works so hard.

  • BreatheAgain

    im tired of her. girl needs a break and so do all the listeners.

  • ChristinasCOMING

    I’m not pressed about Christina and did not mention her to say the least. I’m just saying that Rihanna doesn’t have the reign like Adele does right now.

  • ChristinasCOMING

    Christina is NOT lazy. She writes her own music works with whoever she is inspired by and wants. She takes her time. She has her own recording studio in her home and doesn’t resort to cheap ass gimmicks just to get to #1.

  • Say my name

    And neither does this Bionic chick. 

  • God Particle

    Take Care is a good song, should give Drizzy his first #1 as a lead artist. Rihanna needs to take a break and improve her damn performances, we all could survive five or six months without her

  • Explicit_music

    and you forgot to mention that TTT is certified Gold in the US with sales of only 373k 

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  • ChristinasCOMING

    Christina had the reign when MLJ hit #1 in 19 countries. It put Christina with 8 other artists to have a #1 on the Hot 100 in 3 different decades. And the song was also the first song to hit #1 on the Hot 100 where 2 artists who won a grammy for best new artist collaborated on song. Christina may not have a reign right now where music is concerned but just wait for her comeback. She’s going to put all the Gaga’s, Katy’s and Rihanna’s to shame!

  • http://makemeyourstereoheart.tumblr.com/ ヅ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ -ΛalexisR-♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ヅ

    I think most of us know that. What he meant was that it fit them as if it were customised specifically for their vocals.

  • MUSIC LOVER

    You’re such a hater and clearly pressed.  Obviously no one has been more successful than Adele this year.  No one will probably hit “21′s” level of success in a probably very long time.  That cheap argument could have been used on any artist right now including the irrelevant Christina.  Point blank Rihanna is still getting those hits and is still very much in fact, relevant.  

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