Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, released on May 31, 2007.
Chart-wise, it was very successful, featuring the number one single “Umbrella”, the top tens “Hate That I Love You” and “Don’t Stop The Music”, and the top twenties “Rehab” and “Shut Up And Drive.” Later, the rerelease of the album added two more number ones: “Disturbia” and “Take A Bow.”
The album itself debuted and peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, blocked from the top spot by T-Pain’s Epiphany. This became her highest charting album until her fifth and sixth albums Unapologetic and ANTi both hit #1.
It’s a dance-pop, pop and R&B album with 1980s music influences. Described as a turning point in Rihanna’s career, it represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous releases. Apart from the sound, she also endorsed a new image for the release, going from an innocent girl to an edgier and more sexual look.
Rihanna talked about the title in an interview with MTV:
They just put me in the studio and I started recording and recording, and it showed the direction of who I became as an artist. We figured Good Girl Gone Bad was the perfect title because it showed people I’m my own [person] now. Not doing what anyone wants me to do. I’m not the innocent Rihanna anymore. I’m taking a lot more risks and chances. I felt when I cut my hair, it shows people I’m not trying to look or be anybody else. The album is very edgy. We have some urban records, some really pop records.