The album's next single, "How We Do (Party)," which sounded like Katy Perry with added swearing, reached number 1 too. Rita’s A&R team had thrown everything at the wall, but it worked: "R.I.P." matched the success of "Hot Right Now" to become her second UK number 1 single. Lead single "R.I.P.", originally written by Drake for Rihanna, was co-produced by then-trendy drum-and-bass duo Chase & Status and Norwegian pop maestros Stargate. Still, this doesn't change the fact she's only ever released one album, 2012's Ora, which felt more like an attempt to cover every contemporary pop-R&B base than a coherent artistic statement. A meme laying her chopped and screwed "Anywhere" vocals over a performance by RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Aja has been retweeted over 1,000 times. For probably the first time in her career, Rita appears to have what I'll call "UK gay pop Twitter" on side. This year, she's racked up three top 10 hits in the UK: Clean Bandit soundalike electro bop "Your Song" (written by Ed Sheeran), a feature on typically housey Avicii single "Lonely Together," and her new single "Anywhere". In the months since Mail Online purported to reveal her impressive earning power, however, Rita's music career has ironically actually enjoyed a renaissance.
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