2015 single by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney
"FourFiveSeconds"
Single by Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney
Released
January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24)
Recorded
Various
2013-2014
Jungle City Studios, New York City
Windmark Recording, Santa Monica
No Name Studios, Mexico
Genre
Folk pop
pop rock
pop soul
Length
3:08
Label
Roc Nation
Westbury Road
Songwriter(s)
Kanye West
Paul McCartney
Kirby Lauryen
Mike Dean
Tyrone Griffin
Dave Longstreth
Robyn Fenty
Dallas Austin
Elon Rutberg
Noah Goldstein
Producer(s)
West
McCartney
Rihanna singles chronology
"Jump" (2014)
"FourFiveSeconds" (2015)
"Towards the Sun" (2015)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Only One" (2014)
"FourFiveSeconds" (2015)
"Blessings" (2015)
Paul McCartney singles chronology
"Only One" (2014)
"FourFiveSeconds" (2015)
"All Day" (2015)
Music video
"FourFiveSeconds" on YouTube
"FourFiveSeconds" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, American rapper Kanye West, and English musician Paul McCartney. It was written and produced by McCartney, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Dave Longstreth and Noah Goldstein with additional writing from Kirby Lauryen, Ty Dolla Sign, Dallas Austin, Elon Rutberg and Rihanna. Previewed by West at the iHeartMedia Music Summit on January 21, 2015, it was digitally released on January 24. "FourFiveSeconds" is a folk-pop and soul song with an instrumentation consisting of an acoustic guitar, organ and bass guitar.
"FourFiveSeconds" received acclaim from music critics who praised Rihanna's vocals on the song. Commercially, it peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In doing so it gave Rihanna her 26th top-ten song on the chart, while McCartney set a record by ending the longest break between top-ten singles on the chart. The song also peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Internationally, "FourFiveSeconds" reached number one in Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden, as well as the top three in Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
To promote the song, an accompanying black-and-white music video was directed by Dutch photographer duo Inez and Vinoodh in New York City. Rihanna, McCartney, and West performed "FourFiveSeconds" for the first time at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8 held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles; the performance received highly positive reviews. "FourFiveSeconds" has been covered by various recording artists, including Canadian rapper Drake and British singer-songwriter James Bay.
"FourFiveSeconds" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, American rapper Kanye West, and English musician Paul McCartney. It was written and...
The Four Dead in FiveSeconds Gunfight was a famous gun fight that occurred on April 14, 1881, on El Paso Street, in El Paso, Texas. Witnesses generally...
2012. In 2015, Wilson Phillips contributed backup vocals to the song "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West for Rihanna's eighth studio...
(2014) by Omarion, and "FourFiveSeconds" (2015) by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, among others. He has received five Grammy Award nominations...
Kanye West and Paul McCartney, along with directing the video for "FourFiveSeconds", a song by Rihanna, featuring West and McCartney. Since 1999, they...
American singer and songwriter. She has written pop songs such as "FourFiveSeconds" performed by Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney. She is an independent...
under the name during his time at Yale. In 2015, he contributed to "FourFiveSeconds", a collaborative song by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. That...
represents a notable musical departure from the previous single, "FourFiveSeconds". Upon release critics gave the song mixed reviews, finding the song...
"Where Have You Been" "Needed Me" "Same Ol' Mistakes" "Diamonds" "FourFiveSeconds" Encore "Love on the Brain" "Kiss It Better" Notes During the shows...
Blonde (which Pitchfork named the best album of the 2010s), the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, Travis Scott's album Rodeo...
Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2023. "Gold & Platinum: Rihanna: FourFiveSeconds". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 February...
McCartney has recorded music with American rapper Kanye West ("Only One", "FourFiveSeconds" with Rihanna, and "All Day"), the surviving members of Nirvana ("Cut...
45 rpm. The Forty-Fives, a rock band formed in Atlanta, GA in 1998 FourFiveSeconds, a song by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney Soldiers in the Jacobite...
Money" (Pusha T) "Only One" (Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney) 2015 "FourFiveSeconds" (Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney) "All Day" (Kanye West featuring...
Seconds Out is the second live album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released as a double album on 14 October 1977 on Charisma Records...
5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in late 2011. The group consists of...
Barker) – 2015 Want to Want Me / I Wanna Dance With Somebody – 2015 FourFiveSeconds – 2015 I’m Not the Only One – 2015 Lover, You Matter to Me (feat. Marty...
same show, he surprised his audience with a performance of his song "FourFiveSeconds" with special guest Rihanna. He also invited Neil Young on the stage...
created an Afro-infused electronic bootleg remix to Rihanna's hit song FourFiveSeconds, which brought industry recognition and led to a mash-up segment on...
the US the following year. She also released a cover of the single "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. In 2016, she released the...
Global Information