Talk That Talk

Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album released by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 18, 2011. The album produced big hits around the world, including the number one single "We Found Love", "You da One" and "Where Have You Been", rapper Jay-Z was featured on the title track.

Talk That Talk
Studio album by Rihanna
Released	November 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
Recorded	February – November 2011
Genre	Pop dance R&B
Length	37:29
Label	Def Jam SRP Roc Nation
Producer	Robyn Fenty (exec.) Roc Nation (exec.) Carl Sturken (co-exec.) Evan Rogers (co-exec.) Alex da Kid Mr. Bangladesh Calvin Harris Chase & Status Cirkut Da Internz Dr. Luke Ester Dean Gareth McGrillen Hit-Boy No I.D. Priscilla Renea Rob Swire StarGate The-Dream
Rihanna chronology
Loud (2010) Talk That Talk (2011) Unapologetic (2012)
Singles from Talk That Talk
"We Found Love" Released: September 22, 2011 "You da One" Released: November 14, 2011 "Talk That Talk" Released: January 17, 2012 "Birthday Cake" Released: March 6, 2012 "Where Have You Been" Released: May 8, 2012 "Cockiness (Love It) Remix" Released: September 7, 2012

Track listing

Talk That Talk
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You da One"	Ester Dean Lukasz Gottwald Robyn Fenty John Hill Henry Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut Kuk Harrell	3:18
2.	"Where Have You Been"	Dean Gottwald Calvin Harris Walter Geoff Mack	Dr. Luke Cirkut Harris Harrell	4:02
3.	"We Found Love" (featuring Calvin Harris)	Harris	Harris Harrell	3:35
4.	"Talk That Talk" (featuring Jay-Z)	Dean Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Shawn Carter Anthony Best Sean Combs Carl Thompson Christopher Wallace	StarGate Harrell	3:30
5.	"Cockiness (Love It)"	Candice Pillay Dwayne Abernathy Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford Fenty	Crawford Harrell	2:58
6.	"Birthday Cake"	Terius "The-Dream" Nash Fenty Marcos Palacios Earnest Clark	Da Internz Nash Harrell	1:18
7.	"We All Want Love"	Dean Ernest Wilson Steve Wyreman Kevin Randolph Gonzales	No ID Harrell	3:57
8.	"Drunk on Love"	Dean Eriksen Hermansen Baria Qureshi Romy Croft Oliver Sim Jamie Smith Gonzales	StarGate Harrell	3:31
9.	"Roc Me Out"	Dean Eriksen Hermansen Rob Swire Gareth McGrillen	StarGate Knife Party Harrell	3:29
10.	"Watch n' Learn"	Priscilla Renea Chauncey Hollis Fenty Alja Jackson	Hit-Boy Harrell	3:31
11.	"Farewell"	Dean Alexander Grant	Alex da Kid Harrell	4:16
Total length:				37:29

Talk That Talk — iTunes Store bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"We Found Love" (Calvin Harris Extended Mix) (featuring Calvin Harris)	Harris	Harris Harrell	5:45
Total length:				43:12

Talk That Talk — Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Red Lipstick"	Nash Fenty James Hetfield Lars Ulrich William Kennard Saul Milton	Chase & Status Harrell	3:37
13.	"Do Ya Thang"	Nash Fenty	Nash Harrell[a]	3:43
14.	"Fool in Love"	Dean Gottwald Walter	Dr. Luke Cirkut Dean Harrell	4:15
Total length:				49:02

Talk That Talk — iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"We Found Love" (Calvin Harris Extended Mix) (featuring Calvin Harris)	Harris	Harris Harrell	5:45
Total length:				54:47

Personnel

Credits for Talk That Talk deluxe edition:^[1]

Robyn Rihanna Fenty – vocals, executive producer, songwriter, composer Shawn Carter – vocals Calvin Harris – producer Steve Wyreman – bass, guitar Nuno Bettencourt – guitar Mike Anderson – engineer Ester Dean – producer Erik Madrid – mixing assistant Ciarra Pardo – art direction, creative director Marcos Tovar – engineer, mixer, vocal engineer Gabriela Schwartz – marketing Chris Galland – mixing assistant Da Internz – producer Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer Tor Erik Hermansen – instrumentation Maynard James Keenan – fluids and positive vibrations The xx – instrumentation Sean Combs – composer Sam Holland – engineer Hit-Boy – producer Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – vocal engineer Alejandra Barajas – assistant engineer, assistant Calvin Bailiff – mixing assistant T.E. Hermansen – composer Alex da Kid – producer Skylar – engineer JP Robinson – art direction John Hill – programming, engineering Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford – composer, programming, instrumentation, producer TT – assistant Alex Barajas – assistant Terius "The-Dream" Nash – composer, producer Cling Gibbs – engineer Mikkel S. Eriksen – composer, engineer, instrumentation Omar Loya – assistant engineer Omar Grant – A&R Abou Thiam – A&R Yusef Stephens – hair stylist Ursula Stephens – hair stylist Tyron Machhausen – makeup Mel Ottenberg – wardrobe Katie Mitzell – production coordination Jonathan Sher – assistant engineer, assistant Jennifer Rosales – assistant engineer, assistant

Daniella Rivera – engineer, assistant engineer Chris Sclafani – assistant engineer, assistant Ludovick Tartavelo – assistant engineer Cirkut – programming, instrumentation, producer Manny Marroquin – mixing Carl Sturken – executive producer Phil Tan – mixing Pat Thrall – engineer Lars Ulrich – composer Serban Ghenea – mixing Scott Marcus – A&R No I.D. – producer Kuk Harrell – engineer, vocal producer, vocal engineer Deborah Mannis-Gardner – sample clearance Ellen von Unwerth – photography Stargate – producer Kevin Randolph – composer, keyboards Danny D. – executive producer Dr. Luke – programming, producer, instrumentation John Hanes – mixing, mixing engineer Fabian Marasciullo – mixing Chris Gheringer – mastering Phil Seaford – mixing assistant, assistant Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Terese Joseph – A&R Eric Wong – marketing Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald – composer Rob Kinelski – engineer Irene Richter – production coordination Miles Walker – engineer Carol Corless – package production Chase & Status – producer Jay Brown – A&R Dan Tobiason – assistant Calvin Harris – composer, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, instrumentation Tim Blacksmith – executive producer Damien Lewis – mixing assistant Ghazi Hourani – mixing assistant Evan Rogers – executive producer James Hetfield – composer Candice Pillay – composer Dwayne "Dem Jointz" Abernathy – composer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 5 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[3] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 6 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3 Croatian Albums (Toplista)[8] 13 Czech Republic Albums (IFPI)[9] 16 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 10 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 16 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 3 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[14] 5 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 11 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[19] 26 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 1 Polish Albums (OLiS)[23] 2 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24] 14 Russian Albums (2M)[25] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 1 South African Albums (RISA)[27] 7 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[31] 1 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[32] 1 US Billboard 200[33] 3 US R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard)[34] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums Chart[35] 46 Danish Albums Chart[36] 34 France Albums Chart[37] 32 France Digital Albums Chart[38] 45 German Albums Chart[39] 44 Hungarian Albums Chart[40] 69 Irish Albums Chart[41] 8 Netherlands Albums Chart[42] 73 Polish Albums Chart[43] 43 Swiss Albums Chart[44] 36 UK Albums Chart[45] 10 Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums Chart[46] 62 Australian Urban Albums Chart[47] 5 Canadian Albums Chart[48] 14 France Albums Chart[49] 49 France Digital Albums Chart[50] 42 Hungarian Albums Chart[51] 70 Italian Albums Chart[52] 98 Japan Albums Chart[53] 97 Swiss Albums Chart[54] 40 UK Albums Chart[55] 19 US Billboard 200[56] 8 US Digital Albums Chart[57] 18 US R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart[58] 2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[59]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[60]	Gold	15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[61]	Gold	15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[62]	Gold	20,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63]	Gold	15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[64]	Gold	150,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[65]	Gold	3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[66]	3× Platinum	45,000^
Italy (FIMI)[67]	Gold	30,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[68]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69]	Platinum	15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[70]	3× Platinum	60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[71]	Gold	20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[72]	Gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[73]	Platinum	30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[74]	3× Platinum	1,000,000[75]
United States (RIAA)[76]	Platinum	1,150,000[77]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[78]	Platinum	1,000,000*
Worldwide	—	5,500,000[79]
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Australia[80]	November 18, 2011	CD, digital download	Universal Music	Standard, deluxe
Germany[81]
Ireland[82]				Standard
Poland[83]				Standard, deluxe
Canada[84]	November 21, 2011
France[85]			Def Jam
Italy[86]
United Kingdom[87]			Mercury
United States[88]			Def Jam
Japan[89]	November 23, 2011		Universal Music
India[90][91]
Colombia[92][93]	December 1, 2011
Indonesia[94][95]	December 2, 2011	CD
China	January 9, 2012	CD, digital download