Rihanna - “Take a Bow” Lyrics

Rihanna world premiered her latest single “Take A Bow” this morning on Ryan Seacrest’s “On Air” radio show on 102.7 KIIS FM Los Angeles. Here are the lyrics to her new ballad:

Rihanna - “Take a Bow” Lyrics

How about a round of applause
A standing ovation

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

[Chorus]
Don’t tell me you’re sorry cuz you’re not
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught
But you put on quite a show
You really had me going
But now it’s time to go
Curtain’s finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it’s over now
Go on and take a bow

Grab your clothes and get gone
You better hurry up before the sprinklers come on
Talkin’ about, girl, I love you, you’re the one
This just looks like the re-run
Please, what else is on

(Chorus)

To listen to Rihanna’s new single “Take a Bow”, visit KIISFM.com. Feel free to correct some of the lyrics in the comments section!

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Rihanna’s new “Take a Bow” song?????

2383 Comments

# 1

I don’t really like it but she looks great in the pic u posted.

# 2
reesewitherspoon @ 03/14/2008 at 10:55 am

why is she releasing a song not on the cd? i hate when singers do this..rerelease with a new song

there are plenty of fine songs..BETTER songs..already on the cd for her to release like Breaking Dishes or Rehab

# 3

You’re so ugly when you cry.. wtf?

# 4

Orange Clock,

I would have to agree with you that the music industry just like Hollywood has run out of ideas. All they can do is remake movies and songs.

# 5

I love the old pic. The lyrics are lame!

# 6

HO-RRI-Ble!!!!

# 7

That songs sucks. Rihanna with her plastic surgery looks like Posh spice…maybe they’re the same talentless person?

# 9
rolling eyes @ 03/14/2008 at 11:18 am

This song proves that the American public has zero taste in music. What an annoying and ****** song! Rianna sounds like she’s whining and choking when she sings. Ugh. British music is so much better.

Does Rihanna write her own lyrics?

Umbrellaella @ 03/14/2008 at 11:24 am

not as good as Umbrella :-(

DUMB DUMB DUMB

Shes trying too hard

It’s catchy, but damn the girl can’t sing!

MAKE IT STOP!!!!

song sucks

what happened to her doing the video for Breakin Dishes and that being the next single

they should save that song for Mariah

people will forget the song very fast. wasting of time.

p.s
and i truly dont like the words: “You’re so ugly when you cry.. ”
pure evil

Rihanna’s songs are sung so much better by other singers…

I Bet when she sings it her voice will be AWESOME! But..truly i dont really like the lyrics though.

lol, i love the lyrics!

ENOUGHALREADY @ 03/14/2008 at 11:47 am

Different words to the same beat, Rihanna makes you loose faith in the Music Industry. I wish someone would take time out and post all of her so called live (tour) performance reviews, listen to her sing without backtracking or with the true voices of her shows the backup singers and then post Rihanna songs.

Teenagers of the world Unite, stop this madness now….

She has no talent, she cant carry a note past a moment.

Sorry but I think it sucks!

Holy **** that was AWEFUL!! Absolutely terrible.

ahahahahaaa LAME

i guess i’m the only one who loves this song
all the haters are her motivators

this one’s not really up to scratch when compared to therest of her songs!!

The song is good, I mean its a step backwards, and its no “Umbrella”, or “Shut Up And Drive”, but its a catchy, cool R&B song, seems to influence quite a bit of her close friend, Chris Brown’s style.

hola ya'll @ 03/14/2008 at 12:36 pm

RIHANNA ROCKS MY SOCKS!, LOL LOVE IT FIERCE

Not bad. Will probably grow on me as I listen to it more.

i luv this song..
i dnt no why loads of ppl r hatin against it??
rihanna has ALOT of talent, if she hadn’t she wudn’t ov won so many awards!!
+ the tune is so catchhyyy d:
LUV IT!

Sounds like an “Irreplaceable” wannabe. It’s just ok though.

Love rihanna..but..not the song!!

beyonce and her stans need to stop coming on these blogs to diss rihanna d a m n don’t get mad cause rihanna is hot and beyonce is not and beyonce keep rocking that black like rihanna she’s your idol you are her biggest stan but anyway the song is cool but not first single at all she need to release rehab and breakin dishes she don’t need a new album right now.

She needs a new stylist AND a new songwriter.

i love it. she sounds great.

it’s a nice lil song, i highly doubt it will be a single. Rihanna is doing her thang this time around… i really enjoy this song.

uh oh, nope, that song is so not good.

i like it alot. is she coming out with another album?

i like it its meaningful

saw her at the 02 on friday :)

she was amazing

can we say, “to the left, to the left”

beyonce’s “irreplacable” much.

isn’t “take a bow” a madonna song?

I just listened to the song and i mean its not a good song but her voice has grown alot since her 1st album… shes not great but shes working on it from what i hear.. at least shes trying and this is coming from the biggest rihanna hater lmao

She’s trying to do another “To the left, to the left”, but it isn’t working. I actually like Rihanna, but this song is retarded.

Nice song, but it wont be a No.1

anyone who thinks its rubbish can go to hell ;)

RIHANNA FOREVER!

It’s utter trash…..

the girl can’t sing to save her life

Tell It Like It Is @ 03/14/2008 at 2:58 pm

DAMN ya’ll bogus as hell!!! LMAO

It’s catchy to me but whatever.

OMG, HER AGAIN?

NO MORE RIHANNA!

This song is okay…. definitely doesn’t deserve to be number one.

@ #48, yup, “Take a Bow” is a Madonna song… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1asAYQT4mA

SHE'S GROSS @ 03/14/2008 at 3:04 pm

THIS BALDING W-HORE NEVER GOES AWAY

Here's The Deal @ 03/14/2008 at 3:04 pm

It’s no “Umbrella”, but it’s not nearly as bad as some of you are making it out to be.

ENOUGHALREADY @ 03/14/2008 at 3:04 pm

Chantel honey she is a studio artist the version you just heard was not a live one. And sorry to say when you go to her concerts the backtracking and backup singers are doing most of the work and oh I forgot the audience singing louder than she is a major help. Read her reviews that is why they have reviewers they listen with an open mind and not a fans mind.

Someone threw in Beyonce why is it when people talk truth about rihanna you throw Beyonce in it. Rihanna is not in that league Rihanna is not a liver performer.

I GOT WONDER BREAD @ 03/14/2008 at 3:06 pm

the song is wack as hell.the lyrics are “ugly”.

It’s nothing special. Girl is just a pretty face with marginal talent. She is making the most of her 15 minutes.

she is a no talent.. just awful awful awful!. period

i wonder who this song is about? i really like it.

betinhaah @ 03/14/2008 at 3:11 pm

not so bad :)

Priceless @ 03/14/2008 at 3:12 pm

Come on…if ya’ll are real fans even you could admit this song is lame.it is what it is.:P

wow, this sucksss. it MAYY grow on me but right now it sucksssss & she sounds like a knock-off beyonce or alicia keys or something

lena cisco @ 03/14/2008 at 3:33 pm

this is what happens when an artist is hot … there is no time to back to the studio and record a single tha twill keep the audience interested … see this as filler till she has the time in her schedule to go back to the studio.

I BLAME EVERYONE WHO EVER MADE ME LEARN AND REMEMBER THE LYRICS TO ELLA ELLA ELLA A

SORRY TO ALL OF YOU

this is an amazing song,

cant sing!!!!

you do it,
if she cant sing why is she one of the worlds most famous women??

this is a well good song,

and to all yuo saying she sounds like she is chocking,
welll shes f**king from barbados so shes obviously going to have an accent aint she????
oh and to you ppl saying shes just crap, ive been to see her live and shes amazing…you lot have no taste!!!!!!!!!!

oh gosh, i could NOT even listen to the whole song after reading how unintelligent the lyrics were.

Riri needs to just go away because she beginning to really irritate me

ENOUGHALREADY @ 03/14/2008 at 4:33 pm

@ #72 you are a riri fan good for you but have you heard Leona Lewis are what ever her name is from Britan when she sings you cant hear hers so dont blame that on Barbados.

Angel17ve @ 03/14/2008 at 4:35 pm

UMMM IS THAT SONG FOR JAY z!!…. think about it… the mtv aards where she tried to give him a kiss of congrats and hug and he just pull aay and didn’t want to stand next to her ectra ectra……. did he try to come back and apologize, cause in the song even after he stand outside apologizing she still ******* him at the end, he had to leave before the sprinklers come out…. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ???? just a wondering…. and he is a uglly mofa so imagine when he is cryingggg ” ure the one riri not beyonce……. do u think knowles know riri rirririiriririiririr”

ne-yo wrote this, & it’s great

I absolutely love it. No, she didn’t write it but it’s what many girls want to say to guys but don’t wanna hurt their feelings. Rihanna’s got what many people could only dream for. She’s awesome in everything that she does plus she’s gorgeous. People need to quit hatin. Rihanna will be here when everyone else is gone & out of the limelight.

LUV THE SONNG!
ITS MAZIN!

*** u haters..
brillant song

u fink she sings bad?!
howsabout u try singin the song + try 2 make it big tym!
so stop dissin her cuz she had loads of talent!

slags the lot ov u!

i *** dis song .. its so gd! :)

these lyrics r goood not crap!
has a lot of meanin into it

no 74…
shes not dissin her bout her barbodos accent,
jst sayin she does ave 1
nd dats y she sounds lyk dat.
nd obviously leona will ave a eng accent
CUZ SHES FRM ENGLAND!!
duuhhhhh!

by the way for all the people below, she hasnt wrote these herself, they were wrote & produced by ne-yo & stargate!

Jay-Z want Rihanna over Beyonce? LMAO Get the hell outta here Jay don’t want that no talent fivehead flat ass ho because he said he loves Beyonce and has been with her over 5 years. Rihanna even said she wants to be Beyonce so why would he want her when he got Beyonce who is waaaay prettier and talented than Rihanna? I’m sorry but it’s obvious that it’s mostly white people on this site and ya’ll dont know **** about black artists. Beyonce and Jay-Z are considered the King and Queen of Hiphop/rnb to black people and we dont really care about Rihanna you will never even see her videos on BET. We dont like talentless artists so yall can have her and all her wack songs!LOL

The song isn’t that bad… Yes, it’s kinda Mariah’s Touch Mu Body, but hey, that’s our Rihanna… THE BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD!!! She has so beautiful voice, and CAN sing… Be patient, she will comeback with more hits, just like Umbrella, Shut Up And Drive, Don’t Stop The Music, SOS… RIHANNA RULES!

BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD!! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rihanna’s a beautiful girl, but she has NO talent!! And now NeYo’s ripping off old ass Madonna songs?! What’s that about? Babyface needs to sue….

I think the song sounds quite good and may likely be another hit. I can’t understand the reason for all the hating on Rihanna. I guess it’s envy, because record sales prove she’s good.

This is just a rip off of Madonna’s “Take A Bow”… the lyrics just seem like they were written by a 14-year old instead.

emphamiz502 @ 03/14/2008 at 7:21 pm

“so go ahead and get gone, call up that chick and see if she’s home”, Oh sorry, for a second I thought this was beyonce’s song. My mistake, what with it having some of the same words, and the message is basically the same. It never amazes me how much she copies beyonce.

gOssipBitch @ 03/14/2008 at 7:55 pm

she should make her next single Rehab!! this song called ‘take a bow’ is crap!!!

i like the rest of ya’ll just hatin

WOOOOO!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
RIHANNAAA!!!
LETS SEE ALL U HATERS GO SING BETTER!!!!! OH WAIT………..U CANT, THAT’S Y NO ONE KNOWS UR BROKE ASSES!!!! CANT HATE THE GIRL FOR TRYING!!! ALL U MOFOS WITH NOTHING POSITIVE TO SAY CAN GO **** URSELVES TILL U GET A RECORD DEAL!!! BEYOTCHESS, ALWAYS GOTDAMN HATING!!!

I listened to it a few times and I must say it is quite nice and her voice has improved. I don’t know why you guys give her such a hard time, the song is nice and she sounds good.

robyns#1fan @ 03/14/2008 at 8:50 pm

ammmmmmmmmmmm emphamiz502 REALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY NOW?!? where did beyonce’s album go again OH YEAH RECALL!!!! get it str8 why would ri ri want to mock beyonce TAKE IT UP WITH THE WRITERS and check me back when u get a life and talent…
pce out

It’s a good sound. Stop the hating!!

robyns#1fan @ 03/14/2008 at 8:56 pm

WHA D HELL YUH WUD WONDA IF SOME A WUNNA PPL PUN HEY GOT TALENT WUH WUNNA KNO BOUT SINGIN OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY CANT SOUND LIKE WHITNEY HOUSTON ITS CALLED BEING DIFFERENT HER TONE AND VOICE IS DIFFERENT AND THATS WHAT MAKES HER SO INTERESTING AND WHAT MAKES HER ALBUMS GO PLATINUM QUESTION…WHERE ARE YOU PLATINUM SELLING ALBUMS?…haterz….

i dont think its bad!!!
i mean it isnt as good as her other singles!!!
but geez yall shouldnt diss her!!!
its rihanna and i love every piece of music shes brought out!!!!
love ya girl!!!

robyns#1fan @ 03/14/2008 at 8:59 pm

oh i LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE IT :D

YEA!! WHERE THE **** ARE UR GRAMMIES?!!?!?
THATS RITE, THERE IS NO GRAMMY CATEGORY FOR HATERZ BUT IF THERE WAS IM SURE SOME OF U WOULD BE REGULARS!!! GOTDAMN HATERS!!!!!!

That song totally sucked! I’m sorry but wtf with the lyrics?? ..
This is a failure. >.<

i heard the song is for the re-release of the album with concert footage as well i thinks it comes out in may

robyns#1fan @ 03/14/2008 at 10:53 pm

the lyrics make perfect sense though you’ll just not on the same intellectual level as the songwriters…bet if you were to meet ri ri now you wud love it though…

it’s kind of a ripoff of a Leona Lewis song that is also called Take a Bow

lizzyizzybizzy @ 03/15/2008 at 1:24 am

i think this is a good song i dont really like rihana but this is a tight song

Krazybabyk2 @ 03/15/2008 at 2:33 am

yall need to stop hatin on my favorite artist,yall kno damn well what she is saying is something yall went through,and for all of you that says she cant sing dont need to be talkin cause i dont see yall with a record deal wit defjam …yall need to clean out yall dirrty azz ears cause she is one of the best,yall need to stop hate’in on her

SARAH_SENPAI @ 03/15/2008 at 2:53 am

I LOVE HER SONGS and HER FASHION :D RIHANNA ROCKZ

Sweetface86 @ 03/15/2008 at 3:50 am

I like her. I see a lot of ppl hating on her, maybe because she’s young, pretty, rich, and dating Chris Brown? :D lighten up people. she’s a cool girl with nice music.

loved the idea of it !

you forgot a verse, the last one :

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

How about a round of applause
A standing ovation

But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
Curtain’s finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it’s over now
Go on and take a bow

she didnt write the lyrics; ne-yo did.

Sounds like a watered-down version of Beyonce’s Irreplacable. She cant stop copying her for one moment can she?

wow, this song is ok, and the lyrics are a little messed, but shes so great. Like Rihanna is an amazing singer, so talented, i love her songs, and she should never retire ever. i love rihanna

nice song….i love rihanna….the girl can sing

hotties anonymous @ 03/15/2008 at 5:58 pm

you guys are lammme. rihanna has our hearts always and forever. you’re just jealous that she actually has talent and you don’t! call us when you are half as successful as her, then maybe we’ll take you seriously. 702-579-2435. RIHANNA IF YOU READ THIS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE OUR FAVORITE, HEY GIRL HEY! you’re always welcome in hotties anonymous <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

hotties anonymous @ 03/15/2008 at 6:02 pm

by the way robyns#1fan, hommie yous ouur giiiiirlllll! call us anytime for an application for hotties anonymous we’d love to have you!

and that’s a wrapppp, peaacceeee homiegsss

come on the song is not bad wat’s wrong with you people do you even try to understand the whole song? DAMN

the song is a good song and if rihanna was that bad wat’s she doing on tv then

she’s just doin her thing and she’s good to
you stupid haters (6)

p.s you so ugly when you cry ..is funny ,like she’s trowing it in his face with his stupid crap he’s just sorry he got caught just like how te song says

Rihanna can sing :D
I really like this song
and if I wrote anything wrong don’t pay attention because i’m dutch :$

Alexis~*~F.B.G.Mommi~*~ @ 03/15/2008 at 9:21 pm

WELL NEYO WROTE IT
AND YEA HE COULD HAVE KEPT THIS 1 TO HIMSELF.
EITHER ITS GONNA BLOW UP FOR A STUPID REASON
OR ITS GONNNA FLOP AND DO NUTHIN( WHICH IS MOST LIKEY)
BUT JUS LOOKIN @ DA LYRICS IT SELF MAKES IT SEEM POINTELSS…GO LISTEN TO IT IF U HAVENT….U MAY END UP LIKIN IT….(I DIDNT) MEAN ITS IIGHT BUT SHES DONE WAY BETTER

TRY AGAIN RHIANNA….! OH YEA I HPE SHE DONT PEFROM THAT @ THE GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR…THAT WOULD PISS ME OFF!

lmao!!! Beyonce would sing it much better…but then again, she wouldn’t write such a crappy song!

The only part I like is the first part of the chorus.

Rihanna needs to take a REALLY looooong vacation!

seriously…once you guys become the stars and start coming out with songs…then you can complain about her lyrics. kaythanks

the lyrics have good meaning though
its not the best song..but it means something to people who have experienced situations like this.
but def., not rihannas best.

Neyo wrote this song , and think the song he wrote for her was HORRIBLE, hopefully it will sound better so that so many people dont hate the lyrics as much as i do. I still LOVE rihanna, just hate this song!

Why doesnt she just do the breakin dishes video

It would make MUCH more sense

Jesus! she’s only 19 and everyone is already having ago at her! she has released like 3 albums each with 11 or more songs on them and they have all been great! so this is one song where it’s not perfect and everyone has overeacted. So your all saying oh she can’t sing! She can’t write lyrics! well at least she’s got somewhere with her music. And if she cant sing how come she is known all over the world as a music phenomenom?! I saw her live in borminham where she done a completely solo version of rehab. It was the best i’ve headr it. so dont judge people when you haven’t even heard them sing live!

wtf is rong wid u priks?…she is da best im her bigest. u all need ur ears cleaned out..KMT!!….RIHANNA MUCH LUV!! <3…xx

oOoOoOo yall r goin madd hard on my gurl rihanna for no reason…yall need to calm down like if yall could do any better but its okay though cuz she still makin her money and doin wat she gotta do…i personaly like the song and ne-yo wrote it so all yall haterz need to fall back and get yall minds right!

I am suprised that song was **** the lyrics I mean hello your so ugly when you cry. Her last song was way better!!!!

Dudeee i have no idea what you guys are talking about
This song ia the shitt.
Yeaaa itss like not that good but if you actually listen to it youll gte itt.
I Like it
Ohh and for you guys that dont know
Your critizing Ne-Yo’s work because he wrote this song so For future refrence…

wow, it sounds like. Many people are feeling sorry or just don’t like rihanna. Like wow she is so talented and had many hit songs out, and this song is great. She shouldn’t retire, she has talent , lots, and her music is not like beyonce. She Didn’t write the song, neyo did, so stop hatin on her for that, they aren’t even that bad and either is he song!!!!

dnt knw whats up wit u ppl. try 2 do it better, then start talkin.
lyrics might be no “irreplaceable” or “cry”, but still the song’s catchy n the tune’s amazin.
love it.

Well, it certainly is not Umbrella, but I think it is a catchy pop song. The lyrics, while not too deep, are still clever enough and certainly can be ascribed to something many people can relate to.
All in all, I like it.

I don’t get why everyone is making a big deal about Rihanna. She is a pop singer, and this is a pop song. It is not meant to be deep and thought-provoking. Pop music is meant to be FUN! Rihanna is hot right now and her music is something you can put on to forget about the real world. Not all music has to have an orchestral score rivaling Mozart’s or be self-written.
I for one am very proud to be a Rihanna fan and do think that she has substantial talent.
May she continue conquering the charts!

dont talk about her like that she a great singer and sexy she got two #1 hits songs Umbrella and SOS .

**** all of yous, this song is amazing & so is she/

this song is amazing, i dont know why you are all hatinnn on her

okay, first of all, its not like any of you ******* faggots could do any better. If she wasnt any good, then why in the hell would Jay-z choose to sign her to HIS record label? like honestly you all think she ******* sucks when if you actually think about it shes ******* amazing. if you honestly think you could do better then good ******* luck, but in the meanwhile, keep your dumb ass ******* comments to your self cause nobody cares.

angry azz black woman @ 03/17/2008 at 9:11 pm

I kinda hate the lyrics but she sounds nice.. her sound is more laid back than say, bey

you all are all haters….if u didnt like the song or even rihanna her self u wouldnt be on yhis pg talin s@#$ about…..get a life and stop hatein…. she makein way more money then any of us……..so go get a life all of u haters……..

angry azz black woman @ 03/17/2008 at 9:16 pm

fcuk yall.. my babi Rih sound GOOD mon, yeah!

i love this song probably cause the stuff that i’m goin thru its ok but not fire

i luv this song, but u are missing some of the lyrics, anyway, those who said this song was bad, u hav no taste in music, and the music industry is going fine, look up ur history, it just repeats itself

i luvw this song<33, but u are missing some of the lyrics, anyway, those who said this song was bad, u hav no taste in music, and the music industry is going fine, look up ur history, it just repeats itself in music

i luv this song, but you are missing some of the lyrics. rihanna has a great voice, and this song is nice, but those who are saying tht the music industry is going fine, look up ur music history, b/c history always repeats itself

i luv this song<3, but you are missing some of the lyrics. rihanna has a great voice, and this song is nice, but those who are saying tht the music industry is going fine, look up ur music history, b/c history always repeats itself

if yall ******* ever so hate rihanna y yall on her site…the girl is doin big tings..at least she’s makin money..What r yall doin? workin in a supermarket…give her a break I LOVE HER!!! and always will..not only becuz i am a bajan but also becuz she is my type of performer. She made it out there and its haterz like yall that will never make it…She is making millions and she will make more…the song is not as bad as yall make it seem..n y yall always have to mension Beyonce’s name on rihana’s site, Beyonce was out before rihanna and if that is rihanna’s role model so WHAT!! everybody has a role model …all yall haterz need to “JUST BE COOL”……BAJAN BEAUTY.

snowbunny @ 03/18/2008 at 5:04 pm

Does anyone think that this song vaguely resembles “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce - it seems just like a clone to me!

Just heard the song , nothing special, just a typical re done song.
It’s already forgotten…but I found a new girl on myspace, check her out , her name is Coda Ray, she’s so pretty and talented.
I think it’s just a matter of time before she hits it big:)

Wow!! you people are crazy!! i LOVE it!!!

Obama Man: she has an amazing voice!!! you’re just a dumbass!!

omgsh i heard this song on Z 103.5 and i compleatly LOVE it.
The lyrics are so good, i dont know what you people are saying.
Rhianna can sing also. Shes amazing. The lyrics and her voice are BOTH VERY good.
another amazing song by Rhianna =]

Stephanie @