"Where Have You Been" was written by Ester Dean, Geoff Mack, Lukasz "Dr. The song was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Rihanna has performed the song on both Saturday Night Live and the finale of the eleventh season of American Idol. The video received a positive response from critics, who praised Rihanna's new approach to deeper choreography. Rihanna is seen as a semi-naked water reptilian, in an Egyptian desert, an African themed hut, and channeling Hindu god Shiva with multiple limbs. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Dave Meyers depicts the singer in an assortment of costumes and locations, referencing the song's lyrics. The song is certified Platinum or higher in eight countries. In addition, it attained top five positions in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Israel, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, while peaking in the top ten of charts in twenty countries worldwide including Australia, Belgium and Norway. It also peaked at number one in Mexico, on both the US Dance Club Songs and UK Dance Chart, and at number three on the US Pop Songs chart. In the United States, "Where Have You Been" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Rihanna's twenty-second top ten single on the chart. The track performed well on major international charts. "Where Have You Been" was met with positive reviews from most music critics, who likened the song to Talk That Talk's lead single, " We Found Love". The song's lyrics interpolate Geoff Mack's 1959 song " I've Been Everywhere" and speak of a woman who is searching for a partner who will sexually please her. It is backed by "hard, chilly synths" and contains an electro-inspired breakdown sequence. The track is a dance-pop and techno house song that draws influence from trance, R&B and hip hop.
"Where Have You Been" was released as the third international single on May 8, 2012. Luke" Gottwald, Henry "Cirkut" Walter, and Calvin Harris, with production handled by the latter three. The song was written by Ester Dean, Geoff Mack, Lukasz "Dr. " Where Have You Been" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna, from her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011) serving as the fifth single.
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