Thursday, November 27, 2008

Live performances : Disturbia

Rihanna opened the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards immediately following Britney Spears' introduction with Disturbia. The format of the music video was partially preserved with a 'thriller-esque' theme, with the zombie dancers present with lightstaffs. The performance was mixed with samples from 'Sweet Dreams' by the Eurythmics, and contained a rock solo break from the White Stripes song Seven Nation Army. Deleted scenes from the video were projected behind the singer.

Subsequently, Rihanna was interviewed on GMTV and performed the song again, as well as on "For One Night Only", "This Morning", and "Star Academy France". Following her performance on Star academy Fance, the album soared from #43 to #11 having a sales increase of 211%, peaking at #8 the following week, becoming Rihanna's first album to reach the top 10 in France.

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