| "Rumors" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsay Lohan | ||||
| from the album Speak | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2004 | |||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi single | |||
| Recorded | 2004; The Poolhouse West (Encino, Los Angeles, California) Village Recorder (West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California) |
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| Genre | Dancepop, R&B | |||
| Length | 3:16 (Album Version) 3:25 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Writer(s) | Cory Rooney, Lindsay Lohan, Taryll Jackson, TJ Jackson | |||
| Producer | Cory Rooney | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
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"Rumors" is a dance-pop song recorded by Lindsay Lohan for her debut album, Speak. It was released as the album's first and lead single on September 21, 2004 (see 2004 in music) in the United States. Although it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at #6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. It was successful in countries such as Australia, where it peaked at #10 on the ARIA Charts, and Germany where it peaked at #14 on the Germany Singles Chart.
The song was written by Lohan with Cory Rooney and Tito Jackson's sons, TJ and Taryll Jackson and produced by Cory Rooney. It was the most successful single from her album. It is Lohan's most successful single to date both domestically and internationally, although her 2008 single "Bossy" topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Rumors" is included in Now That's What I Call Music! 18.
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The song was originally titled "Just What It Is."[1] It was written by Lohan with Cory Rooney with TJ and Taryll Jackson. "Rumors" is the autobiographical account of a pop star trying to escape the rumors that follow her everywhere she goes. The song was described by Rolling Stone as "a bass-heavy, angry club anthem."[2] It is Lohan's most successful single to date both domestically and internationally, although her 2008 single "Bossy" topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The song was recorded in late August 2004 at The Poolhouse West in Encino, Los Angeles, California and at Village Recorder in West Los Angeles. The single was released on September 21, 2004 to radio stations and its music video was released to MTV's Total Request Live. On February 25, 2005, "Rumors" earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]
"Rumors" peaked at #6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart. It failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it was a top ten single in Australia on the ARIA Charts. The song was also successful in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria where it peaked at #14, #30, and #23.
Production on the music video began on September 11, 2004 and MTV included the production of the video on its television series, Making the Video. Jake Nava was chosen to direct the video. Nava is known for directing music videos for Britney Spears. In the beginning of the video, Lohan is followed by paparazzi as she is entering her car. It is revealed that this is a Lindsay-look-alike and that the real Lohan is entering another car to go to a club. The car comes to a stop and she then steps into an elevator and sings the first verse of the song while she is filmed by a CCTV camera in the elevator. The next sequence shows her running through a hallway, dressed up, before getting into the club. There, she dances in the crowd, where she takes a picture of one of the paparazzi herself to get back at him. In the next sequence she is walking slowly through the club where she finds the man who seems to be her boyfriend. She takes a seat next to her lover and they begin kissing and touching each other, all the while being constantly filmed by cameras in the club. While Lohan sings the second chorus she is trapped in a cage in the middle of the club and the whole crowd is watching her. After this Lohan is shown dancing in the club with her friends. At the end of the music video Lohan and her friends enter the top of a high-rise and perform a dance routine while helicopters are circling around them. Finally Lohan gets into a helicopter and escapes. In the end she throws her camera away with all the pictures taken of her.
The sexually suggestive video reached number one on MTV's Total Request Live and was nominated for Best Pop Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. There is an unedited version of the song which is about twelve seconds longer than the album version because it features a dance break. The edited version without the dance break was never officially released.
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| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[4] | 6 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
| Australian Singles Chart[5] | 10 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[5] | 23 |
| Dutch Mega Single Top 100[6] | 31 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[7] | 51 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 14 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[5] | 34 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[5] | 30 |
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