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Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, released on May 30, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings. The album was recorded between October 2006 and April 2007, at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers including Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Ne-Yo, StarGate, and Timbaland. Its music incorporates pop and dance-pop styles with up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs, departing from the dancehall influence of her previous albums.
Upon its release, Good Girl Gone Bad received generally favorable reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 162,000 copies, and became a massive commercial success. The album achieved multi-platinum success in several countries. Seven official singles were released from the album. Its lead single, "Umbrella", earned Rihanna a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The album was reissued as Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded in June 2008.
The album was re-released titled, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, on June 2, 2008, a year after the release of the original version. Aside from the original tracks, the new edition features three new songs (listed in the order of their release as singles): "Take a Bow"; "If I Never See Your Face Again" (a duet with Maroon 5); and "Disturbia". In an official press release by Def Jam, it was announced that a song titled "Hatin' on the Club", which was written by The-Dream and produced by Tricky Stewart, was also supposed to be included. Eventually, however, for reasons unknown, it was removed from the final track listing. There is also a double-disc deluxe edition that includes a DVD.
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