▁United ▁States , ▁following ▁" D é jà ▁V u " ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁US ▁urban ▁contemporary ▁radio ▁play lists . ▁A ▁two - track ▁CD ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁five - track ▁rem ix ▁CD ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁available ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Know les ▁approached ▁English ▁production ▁team ▁Fre em asons ▁to ▁rem ix ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm ". ▁A ▁club - orient ed ▁rem ix ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁Sh aked own ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm " ▁were ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁singer ▁R ih anna ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁ra pper ▁Jay - Z . ▁According ▁to ▁media ▁spec ulation , ▁Know les , ▁R ih anna ▁and ▁Jay - Z ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁love ▁triangle ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁rum ored ▁that ▁Jay - Z ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁faithful ▁to ▁Know les ▁until ▁he ▁met ▁R ih anna , ▁whose ▁popular ity ▁grew ▁consider ably ▁during ▁that ▁year . ▁She ▁tempt ed ▁Jay - Z ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁rom antic ▁relationship ▁with ▁her ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁with ▁Know les . ▁As ▁commented ▁by ▁Tom