Entrevista con Rihanna acerca de la colaboración

What was it like working with Justin Timberlake?
It was very great. [Laughs] It was fantastic because he’s such a cool guy. You know, he’s Justin Timberlake! And he’s still cool and chill. He’s fun, but he’s very serious about his work. And Timbaland – they just have a blast in the studio. I had a great time with them.

How did you hook up with Justin?
Well, Timbaland was on tour with Justin and we had to follow Timbaland, really. So we went to Chicago first and one night after the show, Justin just came into the studio and he started messing around, making a beat. And it was fun. We played around with that one, too. And when we came to New York, Justin came back to the studio and he was like, «I wanna write this song for Rihanna.» So Timbaland had an idea and he knew he wanted to call the song «Rehab» and he had a beat. So then Justin Timberlake came in and he just put his thing on it. He wrote the song in his head. He didn’t write anything on paper. He went into the booth and sang it and I was very, very impressed. We all loved it.

Can you tell me what that song’s about?
«Rehab» is a metaphorical song. Rehab really just means we have to get over the guy. So we talk about checking ourselves into rehab, meaning we have to get over him. And we compare the guy to a disease or an addiction. We’re just saying, «We don’t wanna smoke any cigarettes no more,» meaning we don’t wanna deal with this BS anymore.