Rihanna : Take A Bow Music Video

"Take a Bow" is a song written by R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo with Stargate and recorded by pop singer Rihanna. Added to a re-released version of Good Girl Gone Bad, the song was the fifth single from that album.

The premise of the song is based around a female's point of view as her boyfriend is attempting to apologize. The female sarcastically responds to her boyfriend for being "very entertaining" and "take a bow".


Despite the soft tone, the song is considered to be tongue-in-cheek.

Ever since “Umbrella” swallowed Rihanna’s humanity and spit out a star, she’s got a few things to prove. Calculatingly, “Take a Bow” is intended as the moment where she arises from the belly of the beast—mature, willing, and ready to affirm her pop star status. Instead, it’s penman Ne-Yo’s influence that bleeds all through this, filling her holes, at times. Unfortunately, the daytime soap opera pianos do nothing for her stapled-on voice, making for yet another average song from a very average singer.

Lyrics

Oh, how bout a round of applause
yeah, standing ovation
oooohhh yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah

[Verse #1]
You look so dumb right now
Standing outside my house
Trying to apologize
You're so ugly when you cry
(Please...)
Just cut it out

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
oh oh oh

[Verse #2]
Grab your clothes and get gone
Ya better hurry up before the sprinklers come on
Talkin' bout girl I love you you're the one
It just looks like a rerun
(Please...)
What else is on?

And don't tell me you're sorry cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
Ooohh

[Bridge]
And the award for the best lie goes to you
For making me believe that you could be faithful to me
Let's hear your speech ooohh

How bout a round of applause?
Standing ovation

[Chorus]
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow

But it's over now...