Good Girl Gone Bad Live and will.i.am. Most of the album tracks were recorded in Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, parallel to the recording sessions of her second studio album, "A Girl like Me". Rihanna began working on the album in late 2006 and was almost finished recording in late February 2007. On June 4, 2007 she released the album under the name "Good Girl Gone Bad". During an interview with MTV News, Rihanna explained the meaning and reasoning behind the album's title: Upon its release, "Good Girl Gone Bad" received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Rihanna a Grammy
Good Girl Gone Bad hit radio in the United States on October 6, 2008. Critics were divided on the song's production and composition, and some compared its structure to that of Timberlake's 2007 single "What Goes Around... Comes Around". It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Anthony Mandler directed the accompanying music video, which was shot in Vasquez Rocks Park, near Los Angeles. Timberlake also appears in the video. "Good Girl Gone Bad" was first released by the Universal Music Group on CD in Portugal on May 31, 2007. It was released