

Norwegian producer Fred Ball co-wrote and produced the song. "Love on the Brain" was covered by various artists including Kelly Clarkson, Ava Max, Little Mix and S'22kile from Idols SA season 17 Rihanna performed the track during her Anti World Tour, as well as at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards and the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. It was certified 4x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart it became Rihanna's 22nd top-five single breaking her tie with Elvis Presley as the artist with the 5th most top-five singles, and it was also her 30th top-ten single tying her with Madonna and The Beatles. "Love on the Brain" reached number one on the Polish Singles Chart, as well as the top-twenty in France and New Zealand, and top-forty in Austria, Canada, and Germany. Lyrically, the song has themes of swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of toxic love. Its instrumentation consists of a guitar arpeggio, swirling organ, a simple chord progression, syncopated strings, and orchestra. "Love on the Brain" is a doo-wop and soul ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music. The song was sent to the US rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio stations on 27 September 2016 as the album's fourth and final single. It was written by Joseph Angel and produced by Fred Ball, with additional writing by Rihanna. Billboard 200 and respectively produced the hit singles "Pon de Replay" and "SOS"." Love on the Brain" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016). In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album Music of the Sun and its follow-up A Girl like Me (2006), which charted on the top 10 of the U.S. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ born February 20, 1988), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter.
