FourFiveSeconds

Also known as Four Five Seconds

"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, 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.

Key facts

Song.name: FourFiveSeconds
Song.cover: FourFiveSeconds cover.png
Song.alt: In a monochrome image, Paul McCartney holding a guitar, along with Rihanna in the center, and Kanye West on the right behind Rihanna. A text appears in braille reading "Four Five Seconds".
Song.border: yes
Song.type: single
Song.artist: Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney
Song.recorded: 2014
Song.studio: Jungle City (New York City) Windmark (Santa Monica) No Name Studios (Mexico)
Song.label: Roc Nation Westbury Road
Song.chronology: Rihanna
Song.prev_title: Jump
Song.prev_year: 2014
Song.next_title: Towards the Sun
Song.next_year: 2015

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: single
Genre: soul
Country of origin: United States
Followed by: Towards the Sun
Follows: Jump
Performer: Paul McCartney
Distribution format: music download

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beats per minute: 103
publication date: 2015-01-00
language of work or name: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Background and release
Composition and lyrical interpretation
Critical reception
Accolades
Chart performance
North America
Oceania and Europe
Music video
Development
Analysis and reception
Live performances and covers
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
References
External links

"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 (his last song to reach the top 10 was "Spies Like Us", reaching the top 10 in early 1986, meaning that the break was around 29 years long). 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.

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