From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Where Have You Been
Where Have You Been
"Where Have You Been" Siouxsie Sioux.[6] As noted by Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork
Media, the song follows the same club-beat formula as
Song by Rihanna from the album Talk That Talk "We Found Love", and contains a "simple lyric[s] of ro-
Recorded 2011 mantic longing".[7]
Genre Electro house, dance-pop
Length 4:02
Critical reception
Label Def Jam
Writer Ester Dean, Lukasz Gottwald, Calvin Harris,
Henry Walter, Geoff Mack
Producer Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Calvin Harris
Talk That Talk track listing
"You Da Where
"Where Have You "We Found
One" Been"
Been Love"
(1) (2) (3)
Where Been"
"Where Have You Been is a song by Barbadian recording
artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk
(2011). "Where Have You Been" received positive reviews
from music critics, who complimented its up-tempo
dance beat and likened it to the lead single of the album,
"We Found Love". Upon the release of the album, the
song debuted on the Irish and UK singles charts at num-
bers 47 and 61 respectively, and at number 8 on the UK "Where Have You Been" was co-produced by Calvin Harris
Dance Chart on the strength of digital downloads alone. (pictured) and received multiple comparisons to the lead single
from the album, "We Found Love", another production of his.
Composition The song has garnered generally positive reviews from
"Where Have You Been" was written by Ester Dean, music critics. As part of their album reviews for Talk That
Lukasz Gottwald, Calvin Harris, Henry Walter and Geoff Talk, numerous music critics noted the similarities be-
Mack, whilst production of the song was completed by tween "Where Have You Been" and the lead single "We
Harris, Cirkut and Dr. Luke,[2] and contains composition- Found Love". Andy Kellman of Allmusic wrote that
al elements of Mack’s "I’ve Been Everywhere" (1959).[2][1] "Where Have You Been", along with "We Found Love",
"Where Have You Been" is one of two songs to be co-writ- feature as Talk That Talk’s most prominent dance songs,[1]
ten and co-produced by Harris to be included on Talk That and aside from noting the inclusion of Mack’s "I’ve Been
Talk, the other being "We Found Love", on which Har- Everywhere" in the composition, Kellman compared the
ris appears as a featured artist.[2] Musically, "Where Have chorus of "Where Have You Been" to Adele’s "Rolling in
You Been" is a dance-pop and house song,[3][4] and draws the Deep".[1] Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune called the
influence from R&B and hip hop,[5] with a time signature song "rave-tastic", and commented that "Where Have
of 4/4.[4] "Where Have You Been" features "hard, chilly You Been" and "We Found Love" both feature "a lot of
synths"[6] and a punk inspired breakdown sequence.[4] As buzzy, burping electronics".[8] Apart from noting the
noted by Jon Caramanica, "Where Have You Been" is a similarities between "Where Have You Been" and "We
house song which is draws upon pop more so than the Found Love", Randell Roberts of the Los Angeles Times
other Harris produced song, "We Found Love".[6] Cara- wrote that the song "wouldn’t be out of place at Electric
manica also compared the stylization of Rihanna’s tonal- Daisy Carnival."[4] Jon Caramanica of the The New York
ity in the lyrics "I been everywhere, man/looking for some- Times wrote out of "Where Have You Been" and "We
one/someone who can please me/Are you hiding from me yeah/ found Love", the former was the "better" Harris produc-
somewhere in the crowd?" to English singer-songwriter tion.[6]
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Where Have You Been
Chart (2011-12) Peak
position
(ARIA) 15]
Australia (ARIA)[15] 46
(ARIA) 16]
Australia Urban ( ARIA)[16] 16
100) 17]
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17]
(Canadian 41
(Tracklisten) 18]
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 22
(IRMA) 12]
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 47
(VG-lista) 19]
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 8
Chart) 20]
South Korea (Gaon International Chart )[20]
(Gaon 24
(PROMUSICAE) 21]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 31
(Sverigetopplistan ) 22]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 27
(Schweizer Hitparade) 23]
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade )[23] 38
Company) 14]
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company )[14]
(The 61
Company) 13]
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company )[13]
(The 8
24]
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 65
Billboard) 25]
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 36
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Spin noted that • Engineering – Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Clint Gibbs
"Where Have You Been" is "tailor-made for a Coachella • Mixing – Serban Ghenea
pool rave".[9] Mark Graham of VH1 compared the song Credits adapted from the liner notes of Talk That Talk, Def
to one of Rihanna’s previous singles "Don’t Stop the Mu- Jam Recordings, SRP Records.[2]
sic" (Good Girl Gone Bad, 2007), writing "[Where Have You
Been] will almost certainly be Rihanna’s biggest club
smash since ’Don’t Stop The Music.’"[10] Matthew Cole of
Charts
Slant Magazine was critical of the song, as well as the Upon the release of Talk That Talk, "Where Have You
opening track "You Da One" and "We Found Love", writ- Been" charted at number 47 on the Irish Singles Chart on
ing "At the very least, you expect an album like this to November 27, 2011.[12] The following day, the song de-
come front-loaded with potential singles, but the open- buted at numbers 8 and 61 on the UK Dance Chart and UK
ing trio consists of two Dr. Luke productions, ’You Da Singles Chart, respectively.[13][14]
One,’ this album’s obligatory reminder of Rihanna’s
Caribbean heritage, and ’Where Have You Been,’ a bor-
ing, dubstep-normalizing dance number reminiscent of
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