Rihanna ‘s “SOS” is one of the defining songs of the mid-2000s, but as it turns out, the track actually got a huge lift from the 1980s. In a new clip posted Tuesday from a recent interview ...

Released on April 10, 2006, as part of her second studio album, A Girl Like Me, “SOS” catapulted Rihanna into the spotlight, showcasing her talent and setting the stage for her future successes.

Notably, Ed Cobb, who wrote the Eighties track, has a writing credit on “SOS.” The dance smash would become Rihanna’s first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rihanna's "SOS" Verse: Songwriter Evan 'Kidd' Bogart Reveals Hidden '80s Song Titles in Track Released nearly two decades ago, "SOS" became Rihanna's first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

Esteemed songwriter Evan “Kidd” Bogart recently stopped by the Behind The Wall podcast and explained his interesting method for writing Rihanna’s track “SOS.” ...

Rihanna, 36, sings on the second verse, "Take on me (a-ha), you know inside you feel it right / Take me on, I could just die up in your arms tonight / I melt with you, you got me head over heels ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.