<P> The song received polarizing reviews from music critics . Amanda Dobbins of New York magazine praised the composition of the song, writing "Harris's electro fingerprints are all over this one--it plays like a straight house track, with some dreamy Rihanna vocals added in over the beat ." Robbie Daw of Idolator commented on the song's lyrics, with particular emphasis on the line "We found love in a hopeless place", writing that it is possibly the best lyric in pop music so far in 2011 . A reviewer for Instinct magazine praised the song, writing that "We Found Love" does not mark a departure from the dance - floor oriented material Rihanna debuted on Loud, but it certainly boasts "a higher - energy, peak - hour vibe". Similarly, Michael Cragg of The Guardian commented that the song takes the dance direction Rihanna hinted at on "Only Girl (In the World)" and continues releasing similar songs, making reference to "We Found Love". Cragg also likened the song to Leona Lewis's recent single, "Collide", but criticized the song's structure, writing "(it) is slightly odd". He ended his review writing, "Either way, she could have recited Nick Clegg's conference speech from Wednesday over the sound of Harris cracking his knuckles and it would be a hit ." </P> <P> Priya Elan of NME commented, "By now it's pretty customary to have a jaw - on - the - floor reaction to the first single from a Rihanna album .' Pon De Replay',' SOS',' Umbrella',' Russian Roulette',' Only Girl In The World' ." Despite complimenting Rihanna for sounding extremely relaxed and calling her vocal as "luxurious calling to mind the atmosphere", Elan concluded that the over-all effect is underwhelming . She continued by writing that instead of re-inventing the pop wheel, "We Found Love" has "a whiff of treading - water about it" and that "if there is a' goosebump' moment to be had it comes after many multiple plays and, dare we say it, a glass of something strong ." Awarding "We Found Love" two stars out of five, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone was critical, writing that it "is much ado about very little indeed" and that is "an insipid tune". He concluded that Rihanna repeats' We found love in a hopeless place' "approximately 350 times, hoping it will start to mean something . It's the worst single of Rihanna's career . It will probably top the Hot 100 anyway ." Leah Collins of The Vancouver Sun initially praised Rihanna's vocal performance in the song, writing that she "smoothes out her vocals", before adding, "Angelic as she sounds, though, (her) performance--which is mostly just her repeating the line' We found love in a hopeless place'--seems to take second place to Harris' repetitive synth - based blare ." Similarly, Amos Barshad of Grantland criticized the singer's vocal performance, calling it "a complete afterthought" before concluding, "People who regularly attend the Electric Zoo festival: Rihanna wants your money!" </P> <P> A reviewer for GlobalGrind commented on the song's lyrics, suggesting that there is perhaps an underlying message in the song for ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, in the line "We found love in a hopeless place". This further raised suspicion when Brown re-tweeted one of Rihanna's posts on Twitter, which read "Sometimes it feels like we find love in the most hopeless place". Jessica Herndon of People magazine praised the song, saying that "' We Found Love' had an amazing influence on people all across the world in 2012, becoming one of the most popular and most successful songs". </P> <P> Pitchfork Media commented, "Over a frantic, Calvin Harris - produced, Guetta - meets -' Sandstorm' beat on her sixth record's lead - off single, Rihanna repeats these words almost 20 times .' We Found Love' ranks among Ri's best singles because it recognizes that there's not much more that needs to be said: in three and a half minutes, the line moves from being a great pop lyric to a triumphant mantra to something suggestive of a whole spectrum of unspoken emotion . The best pop music transports you to somewhere beyond words, and Rihanna's strongest singles all seem to be in on this secret ." Allmusic chose the song as a highlight on Talk That Talk, and wrote about the "singer's ecstatic vocal than Calvin Harris' shrill, plinky production". Los Angeles Times commented that the song was an "ode for bad love" and added it "wouldn't be out of place at Electric Daisy Carnival". The New York Times' writer commented "' We Found Love' almost criminally recalls the swinging Crystal Waters singles, with triumphant percussion somewhere between church and seventh - inning stretch ." Billboard magazine also praised the song, saying that: "Through a haze of glitter and bliss, Rihanna emerges to let us find a gorgeous hook in a hopeless place, and Calvin Harris becomes a household name ." As of January 2015, Billboard named "We Found Love" as the best song of the 2010s (so far). USA Today considered the song to be a highlight on the set, commenting that Rihanna sings "bistfully". Entertainment Weekly noted, "U.K. club king Calvin Harris trades Rihanna's usual somber synths for disco ecstasy on' We Found Love,' a song that builds and builds to a climax that's so arena - ready it practically begs for someone to blow a vuvuzela". </P>

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