Rihanna - Umbrella

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   My daughter (age 10) swears she's heard a version of this without the rap by Jay-Z.

Can anyone here confirm her assertion, and possibly point me in the right direction in obtaining it?

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Steve Sharp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 November 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Sharp Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rihanna - Umbrella Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:44am
	My daughter (age 10) swears she's heard a version of this without the rap by Jay-Z. Can anyone here confirm her assertion, and possibly point me in the right direction in obtaining it?

AndrewChouffi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 24 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndrewChouffi Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:51am
	There are a few homemade edits sans Jay-Z floating around (most have a very short intro). Your daughter is right; some radio chains have played a 'no Jay-Z version'. I'm not sure if any of these are Def Jam sanctioned. Andy

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 37	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 October 2008 at 11:17am
	Aaron might be able to chime in on this. I see reference online to something called the "Radio Disney Edit" of Umbrella, which supposedly has no rap.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2008 at 8:31am
	Brian, you are correct. We are playing our own version, sent to us by Def Jam, that does not include the rap by Jay-Z. Where his rap would be, our version still contains the ad libs by Rihanna ("eh, eh, eh") that you hear in the background of the original version. It also changes the ending ad libs to "come here to me," whereas on the regular version I believe she sings "come into me." Unfortunately, I don't think this version was ever released on CD or iTunes.

Todd Ireland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 16 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote Todd Ireland Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2008 at 8:33am
	Aaron: Do you have run time info for the "Radio Disney Edit"?

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2008 at 8:37am
	I will gladly obtain this info from the station today.

Steve Sharp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 08 November 2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Sharp Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:36pm
	Any further information or direction in getting this is appreciated. I already know more than I did previously.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2008 at 6:37pm
	OK, the run time of the song in our automation system is (4:22). Please PM me for further info. :) BTW, ironically, "Beautiful Girls" (Radio Disney Version) was recently released on a Nickelodeon compilation CD for iCarly. It is labeled on that disc as (Nickelodeon Mix), but I'm 99% sure it's the same version we're playing. For the record, Sean Kingston cut that version specifically for us, as we had requested him to change the lyrics so we could play it.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 October 2008 at 1:14pm
	I just discovered in our music library that Def Jam sent us a CD-R that says "Umbrella (Rapless Mix)." This is the one that has the instrumental on the intro and cuts right to the first verse, so it appears the label did supply that alternate rapless edit you hear on CHR stations. (It does not start with just the drums. It begins with both the drums and instrumental music.) The run time is 3:49. It is not an official looking promo--just a burned disc with the title written on it in permanent marker.

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 260	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 April 2010 at 9:24am
	While there is no notation in the database, my Promo Only has a shorter version of "Umbrella," running 4:15. TM's library labels this version as "Radio Edit." Perhaps the version listed as "faded early" in the database is actually the "Radio Edit"?