| Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and was released on November 21, 2011, through Def Jam Recordings. The lead single from the album. Lyrically, the album speaks of sexuality and love, with a greater focus on sex than its predecessors. The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 197,000 copies in its opening week. Talk That Talk debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling more than 163,000 copies in its first week.
“We Found Love”, featuring Calvin Harris, was released as the lead single from the album. It premiered in the United Kingdom on Capital FM radio on September 22, 2011, and was released the same day, and was sent for US mainstream radio adds on October 11, 2011. “We Found Love” debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has peaked at number one, giving Rihanna the record for a solo artist to have amassed twenty top-ten singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the shortest amount of time. “You Da One” was confirmed by Rap-Up to be the second single from the album, being released on November 13, 2011. The singer appears smoking a cigarette on the single’s black-and-white cover art.
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