“FourFiveSeconds” is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, American rapper Kanye West and British musician Paul McCartney for Rihanna’s upcoming eighth studio album. It was written and produced by West, McCartney, Mike Dean, Dave Longstreth and Noah Goldstein with an additional writing from Kirby Lauryen, Ty Dolla Sign, Dallas Austin and Elon Rutberg. Previewed by West at the iHeartMedia Music Summit on January 21, 2015, it was posted on Rihanna’s official website on January 24. The same day the song was released as the first single from her upcoming album being made available for digital download. “FourFiveSeconds” is a pop and soul pop song with an instrumentation consisting of an acoustic guitar, organ and cello.