text: rated r : remixed rated r : remixed ( stylized as rated r / / / remixed ) is the second remix album by barbadian singer rihanna . it was released on may 8 , 2010 , in brazil and europe and on may 24 , 2010 , in the united states by def jam recordings . it contains remixes from her fourth studio album , rated r ( 2009 ) . the songs were solely remixed by chew fu . the majority of the remixes were remastered to incorporate influences from the genre of house music , and incorporate heavy usage of synthesizers as part of their instrumentation . rated r : remixed received a mixed review from jean goon for msn entertainment . she praised fu for remixing some of the dark and sombre songs into upbeat dance songs , but criticized the album as it did not provide memorability . the album peaked at number four in greece and number six on the us dance / electronic albums chart ; it peaked at number 33 on the us top r & b / hip - hop albums chart and number 158 on the us billboard 200 chart . as of july 2010 , rated r : remixed has sold 13 , 000 copies in the us , according to nielsen soundscan . background and release following the release and success of rated r ( 2009 ) and its singles " russian roulette " , " hard " and " rude boy " , it was confirmed on april 14 , 2010 , by def jam recordings that rihanna was going to release her second remix album entitled rated r : remixed . the singer 's first remix album was good girl gone bad : the remixes in january 2009 . the project was announced as something for fans to bridge the gap while rihanna was still on the last girl on earth tour ( 2010 – 11 ) and her fifth studio album , loud , was not yet released . rated r : remixed was exclusively remixed by new york - based electronic record producer , remixer and dj , chew fu . although the tracklist on rated r consists of 13 songs , rated r : remixed consists of 10 songs ; " cold case love " , " the last song " and " te amo " were not remixed by fu and were therefore not included . rated r : remixed was released on may 8 , 2010 , in brazil and various european territories in a digital download format . it was released in the same format on may 24 , in the united states . composition and reception rated r : remixed is an uptempo house album . " russian roulette " , " photographs " , " rude boy " and " stupid in love " feature " heavy electro and synth beats " . " wait your turn " , originally a dubstep and hip hop song , was remastered to a house song . " stupid in love " , which was originally a pop and r & b power ballad , was also changed to an uptempo house track . jean goon for msn entertainment gave a mixed review for the album , and awarded it 2 . 5 stars out of five . goon was complimentary of how fu changed some of the more sombre and downtempo songs to incorporate " catchy , upbeat touches . " she noted that goon noted that " photographs " had undergone a " groovy " transformation , and that the composition complemented rihanna 's vocal performance . with regard to " stupid in love " , goon described the remix as " classy enough to be played in a trendy boutique or cafe . " however , goon was critical of " russian roulette " ' s production , writing that fu appeared to have " got a little carried away " and criticising him for applying electro beats to every song , not all of which may have needed them . the critic noted that " russian roulette " was a " mess to listen to . " with regard to " rude boy " , originally an uptempo dance song that incorporates elements of the dancehall , ragamuffin , pop and r & b genres , goon stated that fu 's production was an attempt to try and " outdo the already upbeat original . " goon concluded although she thought some of the remixes " weren 't too bad on the ears , " there were not any outstanding or memorable tracks . furthermore , goon criticised the remixes for being too heavily distorted with electronic synths which " seemed to compete for our attention rather than complement rihanna ’ s vocals . " chart performance in greece , rated r : remixed debuted at number 11 on may 17 , 2010 . the following week , the album peaked at number four . the album spent a total of two weeks on the album chart . in the united states , the album debuted and peaked at number 158 on the billboard 200 on june 12 , 2010 . the album stayed on the chart for one week . rated r : remixed debuted and peaked at number six on the us dance / electronic albums on june 12 , and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks . it debuted and peaked at number 33 on the us top r & b / hip - hop albums on june 12 , and stayed on the chart for 13 weeks . as of july 2010 , rated r : remixed has sold 13 , 000 copies in the us , according to nielsen soundscan . track listing credits adapted from the liner notes of rated r : remixed . notes ^ a signifies a vocal producer ^ b signifies a remixer ^ c signifies a co - producer ^ d signifies an additional producer personnel credits for rated r : remixed adapted from allmusic . charts release history