Cheers (Drink To That)
"Cheers (Drink to That)" is a song performed by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album Loud (2010). The song impacted US Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on August 2, 2011, and serves as the seventh overall single to be released from Loud. The song was written by Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Stacey Barthe, Laura Pergolizzi, Corey Gibson, Chris Ivery, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Avril Lavigne and Scott Spock. "Cheers (Drink to That)" was produced by Harr and Jackson under their stage name The Runners, and contains interpolations of Lavigne's "I'm With You", which is featured on her album Let Go (2002). Lyrically, "Cheers (Drink to That)" is a confidence party-drinking song, with multiple references to drinking alcohol, including Jameson Irish Whiskey.\n\nThe song has received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the interpolation of Lavigne's "I'm with You", as well as commenting that it would be a successful club song due to its lyrical content. "Cheers (Drink to That)" has so far managed to peak inside the top ten in New Zealand and Australia, charting at numbers five and eight, respectively. The song has also peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video for the song shows footage of Rihanna performing on tour as well as various different activities she did during her homecoming trip to Barbados. "Cheers (Drink to That)" is included on the set-list of the Loud Tour (2011).The song was also performed at V Festival in the United Kingdom on August 20 and 21, 2011.