<P> `` Love on the Brain '' is a song recorded by singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album , Anti ( 2016 ) . It was written by Joseph Angel and produced by Fred Ball , with additional writing by Rihanna , and Kuk Harrell serving as the vocal producer . The song was provided to US rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio stations on September 27 , 2016 , as the album 's fourth single . `` Love on the Brain '' is a doo - wop , R&B and soul ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music . Its instrumentation consists of a guitar arpeggio , swirling organ , a simple chord progression , syncopated strings , and orchestra . Lyrically , the song has themes of swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of a toxic love . </P>
<P> `` Love on the Brain '' is a song recorded by singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album , Anti ( 2016 ) . It was written by Joseph Angel and produced by Fred Ball , with additional writing by Rihanna , and Kuk Harrell serving as the vocal producer . The song was provided to US rhythmic contemporary and urban contemporary radio stations on September 27 , 2016 , as the album 's fourth single . `` Love on the Brain '' is a doo - wop , R&B and soul ballad inspired by 1950s and 1960s music . Its instrumentation consists of a guitar arpeggio , swirling organ , a simple chord progression , syncopated strings , and orchestra . Lyrically , the song has themes of swinging back and forth between the highs and lows of a toxic love . </P>
who sings it must be love on the brain
who sings it must be love on the brain
Rihanna
Rihanna