Walks Like Rihanna

"Walks Like Rihanna" is a song by the British-Irish boy band The Wanted. It was released in Australia on 10 May 2013, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 23 June 2013, as the third single from their third studio album Word of Mouth (2013). The song was written by Andy Hill, Henrik Michelsen, and Edvard Førre Erfjord, and it was produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, with additional production by Michelsen and Erfjord under their stage name Electric.

"Walks Like Rihanna"
Single by The Wanted
from the album Word of Mouth
B-side	"Drunk on Love"
Released	23 June 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:22
Label	Global Talent
Songwriter(s)	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill
Producer(s)	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut
The Wanted singles chronology
"I Found You" (2012) "Walks Like Rihanna" (2013) "We Own the Night" (2013)
Music video
"Walks Like Rihanna" on YouTube

The title of the song is a reference to Barbadian singer Rihanna. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number three in the Republic of Ireland.

Music video

The music video premiered on 7 May 2013, at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds.[1] It features parodies of three other well-known boy bands' videos: "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys, and "Back for Good" by Take That.

Track listing

CD single / digital EP[2][3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Walks Like Rihanna"	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:22
2.	"Walks Like Rihanna" (7th Heaven Club Mix)	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut 7th Heaven*	6:41
3.	"Walks Like Rihanna" (Denim Colla and M-X Mix)	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut Denim Colla* M-X*	5:20
4.	"Drunk on Love"	Tom Parker Jack McManus Harry Sommerdahl	Harry Sommerdahl	3:23
5.	"Walks Like Rihanna" (Karaoke Version)	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:22

German CD single[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Walks Like Rihanna"	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut	3:23
2.	"Walks Like Rihanna" (7th Heaven Club Edit)	Henrik Michelsen Edvard Førre Erfjord Andy Hill	Electric Dr. Luke Cirkut 7th Heaven*	6:38

Credits and personnel

Recording[5]

• Recorded at Luke's in the Boo, Malibu, California and Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
• Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Mastered at 360 Mastering Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Personnel[5]

Dr. Luke – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming, additional vocals Cirkut – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming, additional vocals Andy Hill – songwriter Henrik Michelsen – songwriter, additional production, instruments, programming Edvard Førre Erfjord – songwriter, additional production, instruments, programming Clint Gibbs – engineer Eric Eylands – assistant engineer Rachael Findlen – assistant engineer Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mix engineer

Nathan Sykes – vocals Tom Parker – vocals Max George – vocals Siva Kaneswaran – vocals Jay McGuiness – vocals Kyle Moorman – additional vocals Chris Jones – additional vocals Gavin Degraw – additional vocals Martin Johnson – additional vocals Dick Beetham – mastering

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 32 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 50 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 2 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 19 Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[10] 95 Brazil Hot Pop Songs[10] 27 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 8 France (SNEP)[12] 82 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 54 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 33 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 3 Israel (Media Forest)[16] 6 Italy (FIMI)[17] 121 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 35 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 27 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 25 Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 27 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 100 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 96 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 200,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Radio and release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	29 April 2013	Radio premiere	Island Global Talent
Australia	10 May 2013[28]	Digital download
United States	28 May 2013[29]
United Kingdom[30]	23 June 2013	CD digital download
Ireland[31]
Germany	28 June 2013

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