Rihanna, S&M | Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥

In the 9^th edition of Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “S&M” by Grammy-winning pop superstar, Rihanna. 

“Love is great, love is fine / … Out the box, outta line…” Ah, bring on Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot 🥵 at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark type $hi†, ya dig? These risqué, unapologetic records often raise eyebrows and temperature alike. In the 9^th  edition of Midnight Heat (2024), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “S&M” by Rihanna.

“Na-na-na, come on, come, come on,” Ester Dean sings in the intro, and eventually, the post-chorus of the risqué Rihanna hit, “S&M”.  The Grammy-winning musician joins Dean on later iterations.  So, what makes “S&M” risqué? It’s about sadomasochism, bondage, and BDSM.  Ooh-wee, Ri-Ri! “S&M” appears on 2010 album, Loud.  Despite its sexual freakiness, “S&M” reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, via the remix featuring Britney Spears.  The original version has been certified multiplatinum, while the remix has been certified gold.  Unsurprisingly, Loud gave Rihanna another multiplatinum LP. But enough about the accolades – we’re here for the sex!

“S&M” is freaky, but it’s not overly explicit despite its subject matter.  Still, the pain is prevalent, with the likes of, “Now the pain is my pleasure ‘cause nothing could measure” and “The affliction of feeling leaves me wanting more” which appear in the first verse.  In the chorus, of course, there’s “Sex in the air, I don’t care, I love the smell of it,” and of course, “Chains and whips excite me.” Again, I say, ooh-wee!  There’s also the bridge where Rihanna sings, “Give it to me strong / And meet me in my boudoir / Make my body say, ‘ah-ah-ah’ / I like it, I like it.” Besides the sexed-up lyrics and energetic vocals by Rihanna, the backdrop propels this naughty 2010s classic.  Shout out Sandy Vee and StarGate for their contributions to the freaky goodness that is “S&M”.

🎙 Rihanna • 💿 Loud • 🏷 The Island Def Jam Music Group • 🗓 2010

Rihanna, S&M: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 9 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Werbefuzzy68 via Pixabay]