Video was Kanye’s idea entirely, down to Rihanna’s wardrobe

Feb 4, 2015 12:39 GMT  ·  By
Sir Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West in the video for “FourFiveSeconds”
   Sir Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West in the video for “FourFiveSeconds”

As promised yesterday, the official video for Rihanna’s latest single, the collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds,” is out. Directed by Inez & Vinoodh, it is available in full and in HD below.

As teased by the singer on Instagram in the hours before the release, the full video is stripped down, shot in black and white and with the focus solely on the three performers. Rihanna may have not shown footage of Kanye and McCartney on her social media, but they’re definitely featured in the full video.

Kanye does some serious emoting too, just like Rihanna. McCartney, on the other hand, is either too focused on his guitar or too bored with everything to act like he cares too much about what is going on around him.

Fun fact: Rihanna’s oversized denim jacket is actually Kanye’s. Some time ago, the star revealed that Kanye had come up with the idea for the video and even put their wardrobe together. He wanted some “real street denim all-American type look,” she said, which explains Kanye’s ripped jacket as well.

This is Rihanna’s comeback single after a self-imposed hiatus. Rumor has it her new album might drop later this year.