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FourFiveSeconds
Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney
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- Album
- FourFiveSeconds
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- rap
- Length
- 3:08
- Tempo
- 206 BPM
- Label
- Roc Nation / Rihanna
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About this song
The song features vocals by Rihanna and Kanye West, with instrumentals by Paul McCartney. It was praised for its minimalist sound, which includes acoustic guitar, cello and organ, and for blending pop, hip-hop, country and folk. Rihanna said she was drawn to the tension between the easygoing music and the forceful lyrics. The song peaked at number four on the Hot 100, Rihanna's 26th top ten hit, McCartney's 23rd and West's 15th, and it gave McCartney the record for the longest gap between top ten hits.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 3 other songs, like “Timing by CO3”.
- Covered 15 times, including “FourFiveSeconds by Nathan Evans”.
- Written by Dallas Austin, David Longstreth, Elon Rutberg, Kanye West, KIRBY and MIKE DEAN.
- Produced by Dallas Austin, David Longstreth, Kanye West, Kuk Harrell and MIKE DEAN.