The song’s gritty electro-pop sound is mainly given by Calvin Harris, who produced another hit on this album: “We Found Love.” Cirkut and Dr. Luke also have production credits.
In the US, the song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Rihanna her second top ten from the album after “We Found Love”, another track produced by Calvin Harris.
The Where Have You Been Songfacts says that the song borrows elements from Australian songwriter Geoff Mack 's 1959 composition "I've Been Everywhere," which three years later became a Country hit for Hank Snow with revised Americanised lyrics.
Where Have You Been
Rihanna Lyrics
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Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you, babe
Looking for you, babe
Searching for you, babe
Where have you been?
'Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah (oh), yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Where have you been
All my life? All my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you, babe
Looking for you, babe
Searching for you, baby
Where have you been?
'Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah (oh), yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Where have you been
All my life? All my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
Where have you been all my life?
You can have me all you want
Any way, any day
Just show me where you are tonight
Yeah, yeah, yeah (ohh), yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah-yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (ohh)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you, babe
Looking for you, babe
Searching for you, babe
The song "Where Have You Been" by Rihanna is about a woman who has been searching for a man who can satisfy her needs and love her all night long. She has been looking all around the world, but she has not found him yet. The song talks about her frustration at not being able to find him and her desire to know where he has been hiding all her life.
The lyrics use repetition to convey the woman's sense of desperation and longing. The lyrics "I've been everywhere, man, looking for someone" and "Looking for you, babe, searching for you, babe" are repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the woman's search for her perfect match.
The chorus of the song asks the question "Where have you been? 'Cause I never see you out, Are you hiding from me, yeah? Somewhere in the crowd" suggesting that the man she has been looking for is not easily visible to her. The song ends with her plea to the man to "just show me where you are tonight."
Overall, the song is an expression of the frustration and longing that people can experience when they are searching for love and companionship.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been everywhere, man
I've traveled far and wide with the hopes of finding someone special
Looking for someone
I'm searching for the right person to love
Someone who can please me
I’m looking for the right person who can make me happy
Love me all night long
I’m looking for someone who can be with me all night long
Looking for you, babe
I’m looking for you, my ideal partner
Searching for you, babe
I'm on a quest to find you, my perfect match
Where have you been?
I'm curious to know where you’ve been all this while
'Cause I never see you out
I’ve not seen you around so I’m beginning to wonder where you are
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
I hope you’re not avoiding me
Somewhere in the crowd
Perhaps you’re in the crowd and I just haven’t seen you yet
Where have you been all my life?
I can't believe we haven't met until now
You can have me all you want
You can have me whenever you want
Any way, any day
I’m willing to be with you anytime, anywhere
Just show me where you are tonight
Let me know where I can find you tonight
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, ONErpm, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Esther Renay Dean, Lukasz Gottwald, Albert Geoffrey McElhinney, Henry Russell Walter, Adam Richard Wiles
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@matildeseris7706
2024 e eu continuo escutando esse hit ❤
@justincecil
IKR 😼
@KyBoRgMeN
Gud tekno techno
@Ladyleste21088
Também
@MounaSow-po3fs
❤
@SonuSingh-nt5to
Mee too😅
@The.Gospels
2024 e nada muda! Amo essa música ❣️
@lgunic
👍🤌
@carlosgames845
Linda de mais um hino essa música 2024❤❤
@davegriggs1495
I'm so sad that musicians don't make music like this. It's so uplifting, powerful and brings positivity!