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Leona Lewis Would Prefer You Envision ‘We Found Love’ As Her Song

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Singers Rihanna, Leona Lewis and Natasha Bedingfield on stage during Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rihanna;Leona Lewis;Natasha Bedingfield
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Singers Rihanna, Leona Lewis and Natasha Bedingfield on stage during Z100’s Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rihanna;Leona Lewis;Natasha Bedingfield Photo: Scott Gries/2008 Getty Images

England’s Leona Lewis would like you to imagine an alternate life where all your “We Found Love”–soundtracked memories feature her rather than Rihanna. Lewis apparently recorded the vocal take for DJ Calvin Harris originally. “It was the same version and production but mine’s better,” she says. “I still have the recording but I’d never leak it. That’s so unprofessional. There are so many songs I’ve recorded, only to hear other people singing them.” All very professional.

Leona Lewis Says ‘We Found Love’ Was Her Song