Discover the story of the song > Man Down – Rihanna

- "Man Down" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud (2010).
- Rihanna herself (under the name Robyn Fenty), Barbadian singer Shontelle and production duo R. City wrote the song with her lead producer, Sham.
- They wrote it at a writing camp in Los Angeles in March 2010, organized by Rihanna's record label to gather compositions for possible inclusion on the then-untitled album.
- Rock City was inspired by Bob Marley's 1973 song "I Shot the Sheriff" and sought to create a song that embodied the same sentiment, but from a female perspective.