 In her review of Loud , Emily <unk> of NME called its experimentation more " organic " than that on Rihanna 's previous album Rated R ( 2009 ) , citing " Man Down " ' s theme of " doomed youth " . Similarly , <unk> <unk> of Contactmusic.com pointed out that " Man Down " , which she described as " a dark track " that is " haunting " yet " <unk> intriguing " , was reminiscent of the material on Rated R. In their review of Rihanna 's top 20 songs , Time Out ranked " Man Down " as their tenth best track , writing that it is Rihanna at " her <unk> best " . Complex staff compiled a list of their top 26 Rihanna songs , and ranked " Man Down " in thirteenth place ; Claire <unk> thought that it was the singers most " cinematic " song of her career , and that she elevated the theme of " accidental <unk> " from " <unk> " to " adorable " . 
