In Rihanna’s 2010 hit ‘Love The Way You Lie (Part 2)’ Rihanna sings from the perspective of Eminem’s fractured, pre-occupied girlfriend. This is a slight change from Rihanna’s normal style of singing that tends to be more bubbly and carefree. In this song Rihanna uses her sophisticated voice to showcase a sense of hurt and betrayal that Rihanna expresses perfectly. Rihanna’s lyrics discuss the woman’s frustration with her partner as she begins to lose hope in their relationship as he is unable to change his self destructive ways. Rihanna has stated that this song is one of her favorite songs out of all the songs Rihanna has ever recorded.
The chords Rihanna uses in Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) are generally more complicated than Rihanna’s normal pop songs. This adds to the song’s edginess that Rihanna is trying to portray through the lyrics. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) is written in the key of C minor and Rihanna’s vocal range spans over two octaves from Rihanna’s chest voice to Rihanna’s head voice. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) is not a particularly difficult song for Rihanna to sing and Rihanna shows off her lower and upper registers in the chorus of Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2). Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) is just under four minutes long and Rihanna’s vocal range usually covers Rihanna’s chest voice to Rihanna’s mixed voice. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) takes some amount of control and air support, but Rihanna still manages to sing with a lot of power Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2) is Rihanna’s most powerful song yet. Rihanna maintains strong clarity throughout Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie (Part 2).
