Rihanna has just given her Twitter fans a taste of hew new music through a track called "Four Five Seconds," which shows her collaborating with Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Like West's first track with McCartney, "Only One," the newly released track is described as "sensitive."
After West previewed "Four Five Seconds" earlier this week, Rihanna has now dropped their collaboration with McCartney. According to The Independent, Rihanna made the announcement on her Twitter account where she has 39 million followers, hinting that she is working at new music after her last album in 2012.
"FIRST GLIMPSE AT MY NEW MUSIC!!!" Rihanna wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a link to the song and the hashtag "#FourFiveSeconds."
Sydney Morning Herald describes the song as a "country-tinged strummer" which features West singing, not rapping.
Slate also calls it a "striking departure" for West and Rihanna, whose vocals are heard in the song. Furthermore, the article says, "Paul McCartney supplies some gentle acoustic strumming as West and Rihanna belt out a deeply personal, hugely melodic, and country-tinged tune about heartbreak and redemption."
West first previewed the song by playing it for the crowd at the I Heart Music summit from his laptop. It is not confirmed whether the track will be in West's album or Rihanna's.
Prior to "Four Five Seconds," West has also revealed a track with Paul McCartney titled "Only One," which is apparently dedicated to his daughter, North West. Back then, West mentioned the song being the first of "groundbreaking collaboration" between him and the former Beatles member. The collaboration was center of attention on Twitter because of West's fans saying that he shines "light on unknown artists," despite McCartney being a musical icon.
Some who have heard the songs say that "Only One" and "Four Five Seconds" are both marked by "sensitive, confessional songwriting, sparse and acoustic instrumentation, and not a drum beat in sight." Rihanna's website currently streams the track.
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