Thania Garcia Following Rihanna’s explosive Super Bowl LVII halftime show, Hoobastank’s Doug Robb admitted the band once rejected a feature from Rihanna. “Back when we were recording our third album, ‘Every Man For Himself,’ we were approached by someone at our label, Island Def Jam, about potentially featuring a ‘new artist’ on one of the songs,” Robb told Consequence in a statement. “This kind of stuff happens all the time.
We said, ‘Sure. Who do you have in mind?’ It was Rihanna. I had never heard of her. I don’t think anyone else in the band had, either, at the time.” Robb revealed the song Rihanna recorded for them was “Inside Of You,” from the alt-rock band’s 2006 album. “I think they rearranged some of the music to create a pre-chorus section, that wasn’t originally part of the arrangement, for [Rihanna] to sing a small part on,” he continued. “We heard it and didn’t really love it so we passed on using it.
It’s really just that simple. I think we had already gotten used to hearing the song as it was written so it just felt weird to us.” Robb first shared the fun fact in a tweet that included a video of Rihanna’s Halftime performance with Hoobstank’s “Crawling In The Dark” synced to match. “Displaying a total lack of foresight, we didn’t use that version of the song for the album,” Robb wrote.
True story. There is a version of a @Hoobastank song featuring @rihanna when she was a “newer” artist. Displaying a total lack of foresight, we didn’t use that version of the song for the album.
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