Unfaithful
Rihanna
2006
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2006
Release: 2006Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2006 release history of A Girl Like Me. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2006.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
A Girl Like Me - official original album
Original 2006 album date and track list identify SOS and Unfaithful. Later chart, video and remix dates are not first release dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song explores the guilt and pain associated with infidelity from the cheater's perspective.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2006.html, position 39
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2006.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.