The countdown to one of the most anticipated album of the year continues as Rihanna announces the final tracklist to her fourth studio album, Rated R, set for a November 23 release on Def Jam Recordings.
At 12:00AM Tuesday, November 3rd, Rated R and it’s smash, lead single “Russian Roulette”will go on sale at the iTunes Music Store. Fans who pre-order the album will receive “Russian Roulette,” instantly. Included in the iTunes edition of Rated R are special, exclusive director’s cuts of the videos for “Russian Roulette” and “Wait Your Turn,” both helmed by acclaimed director Anthony Mandler.
Just as Rihanna started the countdown to her album launch and debuted her first single on her website, the “Wait Your Turn” video will premiere tomorrow, November 3rd exclusively at Rihannanow.com.
“Russian Roulette” has exploded on radio stations across the country, with literally hundreds of stations coming in early to add the powerful, haunting ballad into rotation. “Russian Roulette” has already garnered more than 20 million in audience nationwide, in just it’s first official add week. The “Russian Roulette” video is set to premiere on November 13th on 20/20 in ABC primetime.
Rihanna continues her media blitz with a stunning photo spread for the cover of Glamour Magazine’s prestigious “Women Of The Year,” hitting newsstands nationwide this week. She and Glamour’s other honorees will be feted with a special event in New York City on Monday, November 9th. On that same day, Rihanna is slated to make a special appearance on MTV’s “The Alexa Chung Show.”
The track listing for Rated R is as follows:
1. Mad House
2. Wait Your Turn
3. Hard featuring Jeezy
4. Stupid In Love
5. ROCKSTAR 101 featuring Slash
6. Russian Roulette
7. Fire Bomb
8. Rude Boy
9. Photographs featuring will.i.am
10. G4L
11. Te Amo
12. Cold Case Love
13. The Last Song
-Phaon Spurlock, The Southern Gentleman