Snippets from Rihanna’s dark and edgy new album “Rated R” have been released today followed immediately by a string of reviews from several media outlets.
The song that Justin wrote for Rihanna is called “Cold Case Love” and it’s said to be one of the best songs on the album.
Check below some reviews of the track:
But our favorite track is the sweeping, grandiose, almost ludicrously over-stuffed and endless album closer “Cold Case Love,” written with Justin Timberlake. A little bit Phil Collins, a little bit Lionel Richie, a lot bit Justin Timberlake’s “Losin My Way,” the song is epic, evocative, on-message (eat shit, Chris Brown) and just plain catchy. It’s like, CALL JUSTIN AND TELL HIM TO BRING THE PLATINUM-PLATED KITCHEN SINK. Yes! That’s exactly what you want from the most anticipated pop album on planet earth.
QG.com
Justin Timberlake contributes again, this time writing the musically richer “Cold Case Love”, which includes violins, piano and more emphasis on Rihanna’s powerful vocal range.
AFP
This is the Justin contribution. He does his best Timbaland impersonation with a overly-produced and arranged wall of electronic sounds. She’s on a “dark and burning road”. She’s most angry here. This is the big FU CB tune. “What you did to me wasn’t right?” Now that’s an understatement. “We lost in love”. Quality lyrics but too damn long.
RapRadar
The album ends with the bonus track, “The Last Song,” but not before the outstanding closer “Cold Case Love,” with its escalating production infused with a simple piano pattern, thumping bassline, violin strings and ultimately, electric guitar licks.
Billboard
That’s enough reading, a full version of the song has leaked online. Listen to it below, and judge by yourself:
Download here
This song is art for the ears. It’s really a fantastic piece of music, loving all the violins and background music.
