Behind The Scenes: Rihanna – ‘FourFiveSeconds (ft. Kanye West & Paul McCartney)’

Published: Saturday 31st Jan 2015 by Sam
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The campaign for Rihanna‘s eighth studio album may be in disarray, but it’s business as usual for the star on the singles front.

A week has passed since the 26-year-old unwrapped new song ‘FourFiveSeconds’, which features Kanye West and Paul McCartney.
So what better time than the present to give supporters a behind the scenes look at its accompanying visual. Especially as, at this point, the clip may be the release’s only saving grace after a lukewarm response from fans, critics and the charts.

Peep the first look below…

Granted the video looks like standard-fare, watching that reminded how much the song is a boiling ball of basic. There are also corners of the track (namely the parts sillily edited into that video) which showcase some of the worst vocals of Rih’s career – establishing it atop of a long list.

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  1. Baby AA January 31, 2015

    🙁 ….her worst song ever .

    • Kuntina Aguilera January 31, 2015

      3 out of 5*

      • Lamb 4 Eva January 31, 2015

        this song doesn’t have any hooks or legs…just trying hard to push Rihanna soul-less vocal.

      • Tragic January 31, 2015

        Her beauty has fades. Too much cocaine and meth..perhaps. Look at all those lines. Sad…

    • Al January 31, 2015

      Flopping hard as Ciaras I Flop….

      • KING RIH January 31, 2015

        top 3 itunes ww is something your fav struggles to do.

      • Faf January 31, 2015

        Yet body party already oupeaked this song 😆 at least Ciara wrote I bet

    • RihHive January 31, 2015

      I cant wait to see this site eat its words when Four Five Seconds hits top 10 next week and eventually goes to and stays at #1. You know its gonna happen so why dig yourself in such a deep hole?

      But I guess Sam will let David cover all Rihanna good news as usual while he digs for dirt… bye Felicia

      • Rory January 31, 2015

        Exactly. Once she performs it at the Grammys, and drops the video, it’s a wrap lol.

  2. Bey Hive Army January 31, 2015

    the end is near.

  3. Maaajahhhh January 31, 2015

    The song is different and it’s growing on me! You guys need to climb out of that box you’re residing in and take a gander at the world Rih is slaying around you.

    • desperate. January 31, 2015

      trying to win the streaming chart sis?

      • tits mcgee January 31, 2015

        I’m not a fan of the song, but she will most likely win with streaming, video views, and sales.

        Your fave from Kosovo, will never.

        Stop clinging to Beyonce(like your fave) and get that nobody a WW hit.>>>>>>>

  4. Kuntina Aguilera January 31, 2015

    slaying is not right word. mediocre at best. 🙁

  5. Kiah Kongo January 31, 2015

    RIP to this song.

  6. Stephy. January 31, 2015

    She looks beautiful. They should be honored to be in the same room as Paul. He is a legend. One of the best song writers of all time.

  7. Miley Minaj January 31, 2015

    cue the violin. this is a flop. 😆

    • tits mcgee January 31, 2015

      I guess you’re too busy trolling, to realize you never changed your email address @desperate or whoever this really is.

      #TheThirstyLife

  8. Indie January 31, 2015

    If i’m honest its one of my favourite songs from her, because its so raw and stripped down and i think she sounds great, she’s singing from her soul, that guitar lick from Mccartney is pure blues, i rate her for doing her!

  9. Lab 4 Eva January 31, 2015

    i bet she would sound different….live.

    😆 😆 😆

  10. DanYiel Teflon January 31, 2015

    I’m going to have to pass “Simon” this song STINKS!!

  11. #TeamTinashe Stan January 31, 2015

    Still enjoying the song. The music video will be standard but I think it fits the video. Can’t wait to see. 😉

  12. Royalkev January 31, 2015

    Rihanna actually looks kind of s*** in the clip. She really starting to give that off naturally as she gets older. As for the song, it’s her worst! No hate! I’m not a Rih fan, but I don’t dislike her. I’ll give credit where it’s due, but I can’t on this Four/Five song! Her vocals are very pitchy and the track sounds so screechy all the way through. I hope she moves on to the 2nd single FAST.

    • tits mcgee January 31, 2015

      Hey,Kev.

      I adore her, but +1 on your commentary.

      I need another song. This is not single worthy. This sounds like some kind of warm up exercise…

      • Royalkev January 31, 2015

        Hey McGee! 🙂

        I think I had a different expectation for this song, since if followed behind ‘Ye’s ‘Only One'(with Paul as well). Rih might be feeling a little pressured to do something earthy and worthy of critical acclaim. She should stick to doing what works for her and evolve naturally. It’s not that I don’t see the attempt (and appreciate the steps) she’s taking toward something more artistic, I just think these artists get too “in their head” for their own good.

  13. Green Chilly January 31, 2015

    Collaborating with a legend doesn’t make you… a legend!

    Nice try, tho…. 🙁

  14. YIkesss January 31, 2015

    Her face..OMG…look so druggy.

  15. Cake like Lady GaGa January 31, 2015

    Who are all these trolls? ^ @prismatic, I mean @slay_H.IV+, is that you?? Or is it @CareerStruggle? Lol the H.IV+ is really pressed about Riherpes aren’t they?

    • AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

      you’re here because?! zero people are checking for fadga so you trolling every thread with bullshitt won’t make a difference to your faves career. Gaga filfthy fans make me sick, isn’t she the same one that always boasts about her monsters being free-spirited hippies, and all they turn out to be is fake foul-mouthed liars just like their Mother Monster. now why don’t you seethe on that 😉

      • Cake like Lady GaGa January 31, 2015

        Lol at that essay, and I’m seething? LOL ok 😀 😀 😀

    • AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

      LOL a paragraph with 4 sentences aint an essay you bum, you would know that had you spent less time on the streets pimping yourself out and more time paying attention in classes. sign up for English for Dummies 101. BYE

      • Barb-wire January 31, 2015

        Yass, drag ha!!!

  16. AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

    grape juice get it together, It’s stupid having Sam read Rihanna for trash one day and then having David put her on a pedestal the next day – can one of you just delegate who’s going to blog about her because it’s getting annoying af to read.

    • tits mcgee January 31, 2015

      LMAO!! It’s too early for this kind of laugh!! 🙂

  17. Beyhulu January 31, 2015

    Getting very uncomfortable with the rihanna hate. Diamonds started out very slow and I still hate the song. But at the end of the day it slay and TGJ was forced to eat crow. I have a feeling many will be doing that with R8. Sam now has to make up stuff to stir up Stan wars. Oh well.
    Meanwhile hives any news on Bey performing at the Grammys?

  18. Beyby January 31, 2015

    She cant sing:(

  19. Sinking Navy January 31, 2015

    This song is such a flop like her 🙁

    • tits mcgee January 31, 2015

      Sybil are you off your meds again? Take your lithium. Maybe then it will occur to you, to change your email address.

      You made the same mistake twice, now. Smarten up.

  20. Bleeting Goat January 31, 2015

    She is already flopping all over the world Mark Ransom is slaying her ass

    • Beyhulu January 31, 2015

      Eh do you know how long it took uptown funk to climb to no 1? You guys are delusional.
      I am more of an urban girl so the song is definitely not my style don’t under estimate this bish. Most of her singles were predicted as flops on this very site go back and read the comments but they ended up going to no 1.

  21. HYISY January 31, 2015

    How does one make a song with Paul McCartney and Kanye West and end up having it sound like a throwaway track from the “I Am” side of IASF?I really miss pre Rated R Rihanna,she made better music then,well music in general was better then but still..Seems like GGGB will remain her opus.

    • AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

      don’t like the broad but GGGB is her only saving grace; that had some bops courtesy of Timbaland’s production, Justin Timberlakes input and Jay-Z influence.

  22. Cough Cough January 31, 2015

    If she had a stronger voice, better range and more technical ability this song would have been more exciting. She just doesn’t have that SANGERS/organic touch that this song needs. ZzZzZzZz give us some workout songs Riri, stay in your lane.

  23. Mark111 January 31, 2015

    Love the song. So it’s officially the first single. Ya know it’s going to chart very high next week right? Lol, the haters and trolls better get their 99 extra emails and accounts ready. The video is very 90s Cevin Kline.

  24. Jamie January 31, 2015

    Tbh Kanye ruins the song.

  25. Truth January 31, 2015

    Listening to the tone of her voice & looking at her body language suggests she’s not confident in her smokeless screen and mirror song (with the exception of Paul and Kanye).
    Mad Respect that she’s trying something new though.

  26. KING RIH January 31, 2015

    yesterday’s airplay update for the haters…

    POP

    +557 Spins
    +557 Bullet
    +4.164 Audience

    RHYTHMIC

    +177 Spins
    +177 Bullet
    +1.035 Audience

    HAC

    +44 Spins
    +44 Bullet
    +0.345 Audience

    ya fav aimt slayed like this since i am…

    we also have nicki and xtina stans in here calling her a flop??????? if yall dnt sit yall nasty funky cheesy stanky ugly asses on dwn somewhere. If ur fav cant outsell rihanna and u calling Rih a flop, what does that make ur fav????????????????????????

    • AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

      PAYOLA teas
      ‘Come Mr Deejay, Paid for my Replay, Come Mr Deejay won’t you turn my record up’
      + imma need receipts 😉

      • Faf January 31, 2015

        Oh my god

    • Career Ender January 31, 2015

      PAYOLA , haven’t you heard about it when Rosi clocked ha?

      • AnnaliseKeatingsNewWig formerly ‘HBIC_MamaPope’ January 31, 2015

        @CareerEnder LOL Yes Ma’am

  27. Yeah I Said It January 31, 2015

    The song is by far one of her worst first singles, i dont care were it charts its very forgettable and bland. You could’ve kept that Ri!

    • Rihboy January 31, 2015

      Forgettable and bland yet the post is 95 percent hive/ Ciara fans lol. Forgettable yet it’s still sitting pretty in the top 5 u.s. And dominating the rest. I find that absolutely hilarious. We have already established rihanna isn’t Whitney nor ex Mariah , however for a song that is stripped with no work done on her, sounds good. You guys just mad she didn’t release an urban cut or even a cliche Pop tune. Maybe she is tired of taking the easy route like to artist I know that fail to make to remain relevant

      • RihHive January 31, 2015

        She coming for wigs… that’s y the mad

      • Faf January 31, 2015

        Girl boo it’s ok for yall to inundate bey and ci posts tho?

      • RihHive January 31, 2015

        She coming for wigs… that’s y they mad

  28. SippingmyTea January 31, 2015

    i swear if this b**** don’t release this album …

  29. MariahIsMusic1 January 31, 2015

    I don’t like it hopefully Payola helps her to chart higher. This era might be her TPP meets Artpop.

  30. Barb-wire January 31, 2015

    *MUTE*

  31. Tyty January 31, 2015

    I don’t know if it’s the makeup or hairstyle but her face looks a mess, the song is mediocre at best this era is not looking like anything special

  32. The Elusive Grand Diva January 31, 2015

    FLOP!

  33. lolita January 31, 2015

    The worst part is how promising this all seemed in paper

  34. S****** Blonde January 31, 2015

    Oh Paul what are you doing?.

  35. KING RIH January 31, 2015

    todays airplay update

    Pop:

    +588 Spins
    +588 Bullet
    +4.350 AI

    Hot AC:

    +51 Spins
    +51 Bullet
    +0.360 AI

    Rhythmic:

    +174 Spins
    +174 Bullet
    +0.870 AI

    iTunes: #3

    dnt scream payola just because your fav is irrelevant on the radio.

    • Faf January 31, 2015

      Honey that’s not proving anything Rihanna didn’t write it so u boasting about plays for a trash song is meaningless

      She sounds like her throat hurts

    • RihHive January 31, 2015

      Receipt!!!

  36. Beysus January 31, 2015

    @TheBeyHiveTeam: 7/11 has become @beyonce’s 22nd solo no1 hit on @billboard’s US Dance club songs chart.

    • Rihboy January 31, 2015

      Oh just the dance chart. K.

  37. gilbert January 31, 2015

    stupid song, flopping so hard. can’t believe that Paul wants to work with her wtf. and can we talk how Rih looks like a freakin maid in this vid.. 🙁

  38. RatedR January 31, 2015

    FourFiveSeconds chorus is actually catchy , you find yourself out of no where humming,singing or dancing to “FourFiveSeconds from Wildin and we only got three more Days till Friday” . I think it sounds Freak given whats On The Billboard Hot 100 And it makes since given the season .

    • RatedR January 31, 2015

      *Fresh

      • RatedR January 31, 2015

        *sense

  39. britneyraycarey January 31, 2015

    Rihanna’s coming for Beyonce’s white girl blonde weave!!

  40. Diabetes UNBOTHERED January 31, 2015

    The song is str8 garbage and To say rihanna looks HOMELESS wuld be an under statement. I guess she smoking that chris brown ish making her look 10 years older lol

  41. Aunt_Jackie January 31, 2015

    I don’t think this song will have legs and be a smash, but she’s always got a hit somewhere ready to go. Think of the Rated R Era. Russian Roulette wasn’t well received, but she had Rude Boy ready to go. She lives off hits, her and her team will figure it out if this doesn’t work!

    • Mark111 January 31, 2015

      RR was a top 10 hit, so was Hard and Rude Boy went #1.

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