If It's Lovin' that You Want

"If It's Lovin' That You Want" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her debut studio album, Music of the Sun (2005). It was written by Samuel Barnes, Scott La Rock, Makeba Riddick, Jean-Claude Oliver, Lawrence Parker, and produced by Poke & Tone. It was released on August 16, 2005, as the second and final single from the album. The song is about "basically telling a guy, 'If it's lovin' that you want, you should make me your girl because I've got what you need".
Track listing

 Digital download
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" – 3:50

 CD single
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" (Album Version) – 3:28
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" (Instrumental) – 3:20
 "Pon de Replay" (Pon de Club Play) – 7:32
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" (Video) – 3:36

Digital EP
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" – 3:27
 "If It's Lovin' That You Want" (Instrumental) – 3:20
 "Pon de Replay" (Pon de Club Play) – 7:32

Charts

Weekly charts
+ Weekly chart performance for "If It's Lovin' that You Want" Chart (2005–2006) Peakpositionscope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)5scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"Romania (Romanian Top 100)18scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"

Year-end charts
+ 2005 year-end chart performance for "If It's Lovin' that You Want" Chart (2005) PositionUK Singles (OCC)201
+ 2006 year-end chart performance for "If It's Lovin' that You Want" Chart (2006) PositionAustralia (ARIA)64Australian Urban (ARIA)18Romania (Romanian Top 100)69

Certifications

Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "If It's Lovin' that You Want" Region Date Format(s) Label(s)  United States August 16, 2005 12-inch vinyl   August 30, 2005 Rhythmic contemporary radio FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! September 13, 2005 Urban contemporary radio  September 20, 2005 Contemporary hit radio  United Kingdom November 28, 2005 CD Mercury  Germany December 2, 2005 Maxi CD Universal Music  Australia January 23, 2006 

References

Category:2005 songs
Category:Rihanna songs
Category:Reggae songs
Category:R&B songs