Loud Songwriting Credits by Rihanna

Loud is the sixth studio album by Rihanna, released in November 2010 on Def Jam Records and produced primarily by Stargate, with contributions from Ne-Yo, Alex da Kid, and others, a deliberate commercial pivot from the dark conceptual framework of Rated R toward a brighter, more celebratory pop-R&B palette, released less than a year after its predecessor in a period when Rihanna's release pace was among the fastest in the industry. Rihanna co-wrote several tracks; 'Only Girl (In the World)' and 'What's My Name?' (featuring Drake) were released simultaneously as the album's dual lead singles, both reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 within weeks of each other, 'Only Girl' spending five weeks at number one and 'What's My Name?' two. 'S&M' followed as the third single and also reached number one, making Rihanna the artist with the most simultaneous top-five singles in Billboard Hot 100 chart history at the time. Loud debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and has been certified five-times platinum in the United States; it won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording for 'Only Girl (In the World).' The album is the commercial high-water mark of Rihanna's singles-driven strategy and demonstrates the extent to which her releases functioned as platforms for individual chart placements rather than unified albums as such.