![]() ![]() It was the perfect bold look to accompany her fifth album in five years, an expression of sex-positivity and power with the quite-literal title Loud, released 10 years ago today. When Rihanna dyed her hair fire hydrant red in 2010, she said she felt liberated. But “Disturbia” is a significant reminder that Rih posited a playful salaciousness even before she sang about being a masochist 10 years ago. This was before the gruesome Rated R and the painful period it reflected, the highly publicized aftermath of Brown’s physical abuse. Although it was theatrical and freaky, it presented her bound by demons, not fully free to be herself. The song was written by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown. In the video for her 2008 hit single “Disturbia,” she’s in a cramped space, pulling at her colorful bondage. Before Rihanna had red hair, she had pink chains.
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