Odd Couples: Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Rihanna

In 2014, Paul McCartney received an unexpected message — Kanye West was interested in writing music with him. McCartney agreed, though he was unsure of what awaited him.

The collaboration eventually included additional vocals from another unexpected source, Rihanna, and though West's style of music-making had been a bit puzzling to McCartney, the resulting track, "FourFiveSeconds," became his biggest hit in decades. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 54, but within weeks went to No. 4.

You can learn more about the unique team-up in the latest round of our "Odd Couples" series.

0:00 Introduction
0:29 Kanye teases a new collaboration
0:38 "FourFiveSeconds" arrives
0:44 It wasn't West's first collaboration with McCartney
0:52 McCartney's hesitation
1:04 McCartney and West begin to brainstorm
1:21 West sends McCartney the completed version
1:35 What McCartney thought of it
1:46 The icing on the cake
1:52 Rihanna
2:12 Rihanna and Annie Lennox?
2:18 How "FourFiveSeconds" performed on the charts
2:31 McCartney's feelings on "FourFiveSeconds" now
2:45 Conclusion


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