Umbrella

~ Recording by Rihanna feat. JAY‐Z

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Umbrella4:36Rihanna feat. JAY‐ZGood Girl Gone BadRihannaAlbum
  • CA2007-06-05
  • US2007-06-05
Def Jam Recordings (US), SRP Records (Rihanna)B0008968-02, B000896802
Promotion
1.2Umbrella4:37Rihanna feat. JAY‐ZPromo Verano 2008: RemixesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)CD 296

Relationships

recording engineer:Kuk Harrell
drum machine [drum] programming:C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
producer:C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
Kuk Harrell (lead vocals)
mixer:Manny Marroquin
keyboard [keyboards]:C. “Tricky” Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
background vocals and lead vocals:Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
guest vocals:JAY‐Z (US rapper)
produced for:RedZone Entertainment
recorded at:Triangle Sound in Atlanta
Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood
mixed at:Larrabee Studios North in North Hollywood
has remixes:Umbrella by Hard Lights (Malaysian DJ), Moonshine (producer duo) & Marnik (progressive house duo Alessandro Martello & Emanuele Longo)
Umbrella by Rock Emo Nightcore (nightcore remix creator)
Umbrella (Jody den Broeder Destruction club remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (Jody den Broeder Destruction radio edit) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (Jody den Broeder Lush club remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (Jody den Broeder Lush radio edit) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (Lindbergh Palace remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel remix)
Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
Umbrella (Skeler Remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (The Lindbergh Palace dub) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
Umbrella (The Lindbergh Palace remix) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
sampled by:director kasukasu puppy by kasumi (Superbad MIDI Breaks)
Ice Tea by The Gates of Sleep
Just Dance Under My Umbrella by The Gates of Sleep
Speedycake by The Gates of Sleep
This Is Definitely Not the 405 by Super Mash Bros. (US | mashup duo)
mash-ups:Burning Umbrellas by SmadaLeinad
Chanderella by SmadaLeinad
Donkey Kong Five by The Sheep Queen Experiment
I’m Gonna Swing (There Is Something in the Water remix) by DJ Funk U Up
Shinku Old Umbrella by Ultimazone
Stop Acting Crazy (Stupid Love and Stare remix) by DJ Funk U Up
Tom Holland Made Me a Furry by The Sheep Queen Experiment
Try an Umbrella by SmadaLeinad
United State of Pop by DJ Earworm
Dirtbag Baby by E-603 (order: 7)
music videos:Umbrella by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
part of:Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 50) (order: 50)
Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 92) (order: 92)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 332) (order: 333)
recording of:Umbrella

Related works

Umbrella

lyricist:Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
Thaddis Harrell
later parody versions:[Rubella]
later translated parody versions:Incapelà (Radiosboro)
Sateenvarjo (parody of Umbrella)
Spinnen (Smurf cover)
later translated versions:Paraply
arrangements:Umbrella (arr. McIntosh)