Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney Release Amazing New Music Video
Late Monday night, Rihanna released the music video for her song “FourFiveSeconds,’’ featuring Paul McCartney and Kanye West.
The stark, black and white video is shot in a square format, with the three musicians framed against a white set. Directed by Dutch fashion photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadinand, it has the refined feel of a photoshoot you’d find in Vogue or another high fashion magazine.
Nothing changes in the video, not even the outfits. There are no props, save McCartney’s guitar.
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The premise of the song is two lovers provoking each other into a confrontation; both parties, Rihanna and Kanye, are about “four five seconds from wildin’,’’ from completely losing it with each other.
And both of them perfectly portray the frustration that we’ve all felt when the person we love most is driving us up the wall. Desperation plays across Rihanna’s dewey yet minimally made up face, and the silhouette shots show her hands clenching and unclenching in fists. Kayne, too, moves with pent up energy, and they both bounce around the frame, about to freak out.
And then there’s Sir Paul McCartney. The guitar-playing Beatle bops along and plucks his strings, offering a detached presence that plays well against Rihanna’s and Kanye’s performances.
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