The music video, directed by Woof Wan-Bau, features many references to the 1980s, including the stereotypical large hairstyles and bright
dayglo colours. It also features scientists dissecting a
sock puppet of what appears to be a
genet, the products of which are used by a hair stylist and a TV chef, and to heal a grazed knee.[5]
Alternate version, covers and samples
A
remix of the song with additional lyrics (retitled "Love for You"), was included as a
B-side to the single.[citation needed]
Duran Duran partially covered the song during their 2021–2023 live dates, mixing the song's chorus with the group's own 1981 single "
Girls on Film".[citation needed]
In 2022, UK
comedy hip-hop group
The Northern Boys sampled the song for their single "Nobody Likes Me".[6] Acts such as The Airport District, Pittsburgh Slim and Out Of The Blue have also sampled the song.[7]
^Breihan, Tom (20 November 2023).
"The Number Ones: Rihanna's "We Found Love" (Feat. Calvin Harris)". Stereogum. Retrieved 17 December 2023. ...his first two singles, "Acceptable In The 80s" and "The Girls," in 2007, and both were top-10 UK hits. Both are thumping electro-house tracks with Harris' own goofy deadpan vocals.