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Background
After moving to the US, Rihanna signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings, and released her debut album Music of the Sun (2005). The album was inspired by caribbean music, including soca, dancehall, and reggae, as well as incorporating dance-pop and R&B. In an interview for MTV, Rihanna said that, when she came to the US, she was exposed to different types of music which she never listened before, including rock music, which she incorporated in some songs on her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006).

While recording her debut studio album in 2005, Rihanna was visited by Ne-Yo for the first time, although they were not able to collaborate on the album. She wanted to work with him since she heard "Let Me Love You" by Mario, which Ne-Yo wrote. When production of Rihanna's second studio album A Girl like Me (2006) started, she considered working with him. She said, "So for the second album, I was like, 'You know what? I have to work with that guy Ne-Yo.' So we went into the studio and we started working on this song." Ne-Yo and production duo Stargate wrote "Unfaithful", which Rihanna said was "new ground for [her]" as it is a ballad. Its production was helmed by Stargate and it was recorded at Battery and Avatar Studios in New York City, Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville and Digital Insight Recording Studios in Las Vegas. "Unfaithful" was mixed by Phil Tan and Makeba Riddick provided the vocal production.