"Rude Boy" rwiyo rwakaimbwa naRihanna, rwunotorwa kubva muAlbum yake yechina, Rated R (2009). Rwakaburitswa seyechina album yese uye yechitatu yepasi rose musi waFebruary 19, 2010, kuburikidza neDef Jam. Rihanna akanyora rwiyo naStarGate, Ester Dean, Makeba Riddick, naRob Swire, naSwire zvakare achigadzira pamwe neStarGate. "Rude Boy" rwiyo rwekumhanyisa-tempo dancehall uye R&B rwunosanganisira zvinhu zve raggamuffin. Rwiyo rwakagamuchira kuongororwa kwakasanganiswa kune kwakanaka kubva kune vatsoropodzi; vamwe vakaidaidza kuti ndiyo yakakosha yeiyo album, asi vamwe vakatsoropodza "monotone" yaRihanna uye "icy" kuita kwezwi.
February 19, 2010 [Mashoko Omuzasi]