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“SOS” is the danceable lead single from Rihanna’s A Girl Like Me, and contains more than meets the eye.
The song’s narrative is simply about falling deeply in love, but a sample from Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” and multiple references to 80s songs make “SOS” not only catchy, but interesting as well...
[Intro]
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, oh
(You know, I've never felt like this before) Oh, oh
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, oh
(This feels, like, so real) Oh, oh
[Verse 1]
I'm obsessive when just one thought of you comes up
And I'm aggressive, just one thought ain't close enough
You got me stressin', incessantly pressin' the issue
'Cause every moment gone, you know I miss you
I'm the question and you're of course the answer
Just hold me close, boy, 'cause I'm your tiny dancer
You make me shaken, I'm never mistaken
But I can't control myself, got me callin' out for help
[Chorus]
S-O-S, please, someone help me
It's not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are makin' this hard
I can't take it, see, it don't feel right
S-O-S, please, someone help me
It's not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are makin' this hard
You got me tossin' and turnin', can't sleep at night
[Post-Chorus]
This time, please, someone come and rescue me
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Love is testin' me, but still, I'm losin' it
This time, please, someone come and rescue me
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I'm losin' it
[Verse 2]
Just your presence and I second guess my sanity
Yes, it's a lesson, it's unfair, you stole my vanity
My tummy's up in knots and when I see you, it gets so hot
My common sense is out the door, can't seem to find the lock
Take on me (Uh-huh), you know inside you feel it right
Take me on, I could just die up in your arms tonight
I melt with you, you got me head over heels (Over heels)
Boy, you keep me hangin' on, the way you make me feel
[Chorus]
S-O-S, please, someone help me
It's not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are makin' this hard (Y-O-U are)
You got me tossin' and turnin', can't sleep at night
[Post-Chorus]
This time, please, someone come and rescue me
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it ('Cause you on my mind)
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Love is testin' me, but still, I'm losin' it
This time, please, someone come and rescue me (Someone come and rescue me, yeah)
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I'm losin' it
[Bridge]
Boy, you know you got me feelin' open
And boy, your love's enough with words unspoken
I said, boy, I'm tellin' you, you got me open
I don't know what to do, it's true
I'm goin' crazy over you, I'm beggin'
[Chorus]
S-O-S, please, someone help me (Somebody help me, yeah)
It's not healthy for me to feel this
Y-O-U are makin' this hard (Why you makin' this hard for me, baby?)
You got me tossin' and turnin', can't sleep at night (Ooh)
[Post-Chorus]
This time, please, someone come and rescue me (Someone rescue me)
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Love is testin' me, but still, I'm losin' it
This time, please, someone come and rescue me
'Cause you on my mind, it's got me losin' it (All of the time)
I'm lost, you got me lookin' for the rest of me
Got the best of me, so now I'm losin' it (Best of me, I'm losin' it )
[Outro]
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, oh
Oh, oh
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la, oh
Oh, oh
SOS was written by E. Kidd Bogart & Ed Cobb & J.R. Rotem.
SOS was produced by Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers & J.R. Rotem.
I did Rihanna’s song “S.O.S.,” and it wasn’t her first song, but it was her first number one. Since then, she’s obviously one of the biggest stars in the world. But I never look at it like that’s because of me or something like that. I just look at it like it was amazing to have worked with her at t...
According to Vibe, the song was intended for Christina Millian, but was ultimately given to Rihanna.
Pitchfork ranked it as the 95th top track of 2006, saying:
This squeaky teen diva has the courage to ride the entirety of “Tainted Love”. Necromantic sacrilege or pop justice? Well, the Soft Cell hit was already a cover of an old Northern Soul favorite first made famous by Gloria Jones. In other wo...
[’S.O.S.‘ is] all about being rescued from this crazy feeling that this guy gives me. So I call out for help.
Via MTV