However, the releases were switched, and 'Man Down' was sent to rhythmic and urban radio stations in the United States on May 3 – before the May 13 release of 'California King Bed' – making 'Man Down' and 'California King Bed' the fifth and sixth singles from Loud. On March 12, she confirmed that 'California King Bed' had been selected as the next international single.

After an influx of suggestions, the singer said she had narrowed the options down to four songs: ' Man Down', 'California King Bed', ' Cheers (Drink to That)' and ' Fading'. On March 1, 2011, Rihanna asked fans to help her choose the next single from Loud using Twitter, saying that she would film a music video within the next couple of weeks. The name of the song is that of an actual large bed size.

2 Composition and lyrical interpretation.

In the United States, it reached the top-forty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Dance Club Songs. 'California King Bed' is a R&B and alternative rock power ballad.Ĭommercially, the song topped the Polish and Slovakian charts, achieved the top-five in Australia, Austria, Czech Republic and Portugal, while also reaching the top-ten in Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and others. The song was chosen to be a single from the album through Twitter, and it was released as the album's sixth single on May 13, 2011, by Def Jam. The song was written and produced by Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson, of the American production duo The Runners, with Priscilla Renea and Alex Delicata.

' California King Bed' is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud (2010).

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