History Music / WeFoundLove

* VomitIndiscretionShot: An odd example; at one point in the video, [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Rihanna vomits ribbons]].

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"We Found Love" is a 2011 single by Music/{{Rihanna}} and Music/CalvinHarris. Released as the first cut from her album ''Talk That Talk'', its music video was directed by Rihanna's frequent collaborator, Melina Matsoukas. It currently boasts over 270 million views on Website/{{Youtube}}, after nearly two years of its release.

The video has received high critical praise, and won the 2012 [[UsefulNotes/MTVVideoMusicAward Video Music Awards]] for Video of the Year, as well as garnering additional nominations for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.

%% * CreatorBreakdown: Many are certain that both the song and its video are a commentary on her complicated relationship with Music/ChrisBrown.

* NonNudeBathing: A couple of scenes show with Rihanna and Dudley in a bath with all their clothes on.

* ShoutOut: The look (and themes) of the video seems to borrow heavily from Literature/{{Trainspotting}}, Literature/RequiemForADream and ''Series/{{Skins}}''.

* VomitIndiscretionShot: An odd example; at one point in the video, [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Rihanna vomits ribbons]].

The video has received high critical praise, and won the 2012 Video Music Awards for Video of the Year, as well as garnering additional nominations for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.

%% * LoveIsADrug: The music video, directed by Melissa Matsoukas, depicts two lovers are in an unsustainable relationship based on passion and drugs, more like an addiction than a healthy interest.

%% * TitleOnlyChorus: "We found love in a hopeless place".

%% * LoveIsADrug

%% * TitleOnlyChorus

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Dudley O'Shaughnessy, RIhanna's love interest in the video, is an ''obvious'' stand-in for ChrisBrown.

%% * CreatorBreakdown: Many are certain that both the song and its video are a commentary on her complicated relationship with ChrisBrown.

-> "It's like you're screaming, and no one could hear. You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important, that without them, you feel like nothing. No one will ever understand how much it hurts. You feel hopeless, like nothing can save you. Then when it's over, then it's gone, you almost wish you could have all that bad stuff back, so that you could have the good…''

* CreatorBreakdown: Many are certain that both the song and its video are a commentary on her complicated relationship with ChrisBrown.

* LoveIsADrug

* TitleOnlyChorus

* UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland: The video was filmed in Belfast, during a stop there on her Loud Tour.

"We Found Love" is a 2011 single by {{Rihanna}} and CalvinHarris. Released as the first cut from her album ''Talk That Talk'', its music video was directed by Rihanna's frequent collaborator, Melina Matsoukas. It currently boasts over 270 million views on {{Youtube}}, after nearly two years of its release.

* CreatorCameo: CalvinHarris, [[RecordProducer who produced the song]], is shown [=DJing=] during a party scene.

-> "[[OpeningNarration It's like you're screaming, and no one could hear. You almost feel ashamed that someone could be that important, that without them, you feel like nothing. No one will ever understand how much it hurts. You feel hopeless, like nothing can save you. Then when it's over, then it's gone, you almost wish you could have all that bad stuff back, so that you could have the good…]]''

* ShoutOut: The look (and themes) of the video seems to borrow heavily from Literature/{{Trainspotting}}, Literature/RequiemForADream and {{Skins}}.

* ShoutOut: The look (and themes) of the video seems to borrow heavily from Literature/{{Trainspotting}}, RequiemForADream and {{Skins}}.

* StrokeCountry: The video was filmed in Belfast, during a stop there on her Loud Tour.

"We Found Love" is a 2011 single by {{Rihanna}} and CalvinHarris. Released as the first cut from her album ''Talk That Talk'', its music video was directed by Rihanna's frequent collaborator, Melina Matsoukas. It's currently nearing 200 million views on {{Youtube}}, after just under a year of its release.

* SignatureSong: Has probably usurped "Umbrella" as hers, or at least chart-wise.

* OpeningNarration: One courtesy of English model Agyness Deyn, [[ViewersAreMorons though many have assumed it's actually Rihanna herself]], pulling off a [[FakeBrit fake British accent]].

* ShoutOut: The look (and themes) of the video seems to borrow heavily from {{Trainspotting}}, RequiemForADream and {{Skins}}.

The video received high critical praise, and has been nominated for three Video Music Awards (Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video).