Clean brings you new music on the daily. We make sure you stay up to date with the latest releases you shouldn’t miss out on. However, every now and then, we like to take a little throwback. Whether it’s a song we believe you may have missed or a true blast from the past that once dominated the charts, these moments are here to remind us what today’s music is built on. We celebrate the hits of today — and revisit yesterday’s best tunes, like the one below.

This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Rihanna’s most recent studio album to date. The beloved singer released ANTI at the end of January 2016 — a moment very much worth celebrating. A decade later, the album still feels as bold, fresh, and essential as ever. Naturally, this calls for a throwback to one of the greatest projects released in recent years. Choosing a favourite track from an album full of masterpieces is no easy task, but there’s one song we simply can’t ignore.

As much as we’d love to highlight a deep cut — a track that never charted or reached mainstream success — we have to be honest: ‘Love On The Brain’ is the best song on ANTI. Actually, scratch that. It’s one of the best songs ever recorded by a female pop vocalist. The track ticks all the boxes of a timeless classic. Even as a standalone, the production is flawless. Live instrumentation lays a soulful, dramatic foundation, allowing Rihanna to give herself fully to the song.

On ‘Love On The Brain’, Rihanna sings from a place of raw emotion and vulnerability. She dares to sound imperfect and that’s exactly what makes the song so powerful. It’s heartbreak in its purest form.

The live performances of ‘Love On The Brain’ will forever live rent-free in our minds. They showcase Rihanna’s vocal ability at its very best and cement the song as a defining moment in her discography. It’s tracks like this that make us miss her music, while also reminding us why we’re happy to give her all the time in the world. A decade later, her music still feels as alive as the day it was released.