SOS (Rihanna song): Difference between revisions

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==Song information==

The song was primarily written by producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Etvan Kidd Bogart. Label mate [[Christina Milian]] was originally asked to record the song for her third album but the singer turned it down and [[Island Def Jam]] [[CEO]] [[L.A. Reid]] offered "SOS" to Rihanna instead. [<ref>http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur26866.cfm]</ref> This is sometimes linked to why Island Def Jam records dropped Miliam from their label in June 2006. <ref>http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/06/island_def_jam_drops_christina_milian</ref>

"SOS" features a sample of the classic 1981 tune "[[Tainted Love]]" by [[Soft Cell]], a cover of the song by [[Gloria Jones]], written by [[Ed Cobb]], who receives co-songwriting credit. Some of the lines are taken from or inspired by the original song, including "I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night". One interesting aspect of the song is that [[Island Def Jam Records]] allows free listening of the song on demand via their Web site.