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To understand the , one must understand the frustration that birthed it. After dominating the charts for nearly a decade with dance-pop anthems (“We Found Love,” “Only Girl (In the World)”) and club bangers (“Where Have You Been”), Rihanna hit a creative wall. She scrapped an entire album’s worth of material initially titled R8 because it sounded too “safe.”

While the standard edition consists of 13 tracks, the adds three distinctive bonus songs that further showcase the album's range: Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-

The deluxe set will carry the same three bonus tracks currently available on the deluxe digital edition: “Goodnight Gotham,” “Pose... Goodnight Gotham Kiss It Better To understand the , one must understand the

The standard album closer. A piano ballad that whispers rather than shouts. It feels like a lullaby after a bar fight. Goodnight Gotham Kiss It Better The standard album closer

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A brash, trap-house anthem. “Pose for the cameras, fuck what they think.” This track belongs on the deluxe version because it is too unpolished for the standard. It feels like a mixtape cut, celebrating the chaos of fame.