American Oxygen

"American Oxygen" is a song recorded by Rihanna.  It was supposed to be from her eighth studio album Anti (2010), but the song was later released by itself. It was written by Alex da Kid, Candice Pillay, Sam Harris and Rihanna; Alex da Kid and Kanye West produced it.

Background
The writing of the song began in 2014, and it continued into 2015. Sam Harris who wrote the song felt that Rihanna would be good to sing it as she originally was a black female immigrant in America. He was also "choked up" when he heard Rihanna sing it as he idolized her.

Charts

 Weekly charts 
Chart (2015)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 65Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban) 16Italy (FIMI)51 South Korea (Gaon Chart) 27 

 Year-end charts 
Chart (2015)PositionBelgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)52France (SNEP)189

Certifications

 Release history 

 Country Date Format Label  Australia April 14, 2015 Digital download   Brazil  France  Germany  Italy  New Zealand  Spain  United Kingdom  Canada April 16, 2015  United States  April 20, 2015 Hot/Modern/AC radio  April 21, 2015 Contemporary hit radio 

 References 

Category:2015 songs
Category:Rihanna songs
Category:Dubstep songs
Category:R&B songs