How Did Paul McCartney End Up Working With Kanye West?

Paul McCartney received an unexpected message in 2014: 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. West's style of music-making had been a bit puzzling to McCartney, but a resulting track called "FourFiveSeconds" became the former Beatles star's 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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[@bw2937]

Awesome song. Rihanna's voice is great!

[@ThesharkStrangler]

Honestly, the song is amazing

[@mattt6742]

Ironically I thought it was the most shit thing McCartney had done in decades