“Where Have You Been” is a song by Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk (2011). It was written by Ester Dean, Henry Walter, Geoff Mack, Lukasz Gottwald and Calvin Harris. The production of the song was helmed by Gottwald under his stage name Dr. Luke together with Harris and Cirkut. It will be released as the fifth US single and the third international single of the album on May 8, 2012. “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“. contains compositional elements of Mack’s “I’ve Been Everywhere“ (1959). The song was recorded at Grand Hotel, Room 654 in Oslo, Norway. “Where Have You Been” is one of two songs to be co-written and co-produced by Harris to be included on Talk That Talk, the other being “We Found Love“, on which Harris appears as a featured artist. “Where Have You Been” features “hard, chilly synths” and a punk inspired breakdown sequence. “Where Have You Been” is a house song which is draws upon pop more so than the other Harris produced song he did for Rihanna, “We Found Love”. Check out Rihanna’s hot new music video below after the jump… » Read more..
