Good Girl Gone Bad time of release, many critics felt that Rihanna's style, sound, and musical material were too similar to those of American singer Beyoncé. The album sold over 587,308 copies in the United Kingdom and more than 1,330,000 copies in the United States. In early 2007, Rihanna began work on her third studio album. In an interview with MTV News, she announced that "the new music is going in a different direction. Not on purpose, but I just want to hear something fresh and mostly uptempo. I think that's where I want to go on this one. You feel different every album,
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded newly added songs especially "If I Never See Your Face Again"; he called the song "superior". Levine further wrote, "if "Reloaded" encourages a few hesitant pop fans to invest in this album, the closest thing to a "Thriller" that 2007/8 is likely to produce, this rather cynical reissue should be let off the hook... just." Among other achieved awards and nominations, "Disturbia" and "If I Never See Your Face Again" received nominations for Best Dance Recording and Pop Collaboration with Vocals respectively at the 2009 Grammy Awards. After the release of "Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded", it was predicted that