If It's Lovin' that You Want

"If It's Lovin' That You Want"
Single by Rihanna
from the album Music of the Sun
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
Recorded2005
StudioBassmint, The Loft (Bronxville, New York)
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Poke & Tone
Rihanna singles chronology
"Pon de Replay"
(2005) 		"If It's Lovin' That You Want"
(2005) 		"SOS"
(2006)

"If It's Lovin' That You Want" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her debut studio album, Music of the Sun (2005). It was written by Samuel Barnes, Scott La Rock, Makeba Riddick, Jean-Claude Oliver, Lawrence Parker, and produced by Poke & Tone. It was released on August 16, 2005, as the second and final single from the album. The song is about "basically telling a guy, 'If it's lovin' that you want, you should make me your girl because I've got what you need".[1]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "If It's Lovin' that You Want"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for "If It's Lovin' that You Want"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 16, 2005 12-inch vinyl
[33]
August 30, 2005 Rhythmic contemporary radio [34]
September 13, 2005 Urban contemporary radio [35]
September 20, 2005 Contemporary hit radio [34]
United Kingdom November 28, 2005 CD Mercury [36]
Germany December 2, 2005 Maxi CD Universal Music [37][38]
Australia January 23, 2006 [39]

References

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  27. ↑ "Rihanna Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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  29. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". ARIA. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  30. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2006". ARIA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Romanian Top 100 – Top of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  32. ↑ "American single certifications – Rihanna – If It's Lovin' that You Want". Recording Industry Association of America.
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