This dreamy ballad about contemplating a relationship features background vocals provided by Drake. The Canadian rapper/singer told Rap-Up.com about his collaboration with Keys: "They reached out and she said she really wanted me to do something on her project. But she wanted me to do me, not do an Alicia Keys record. And man, she gave me one of the best studio experiences of my life." He continued: "I came in there and instead of being like, 'Here's the beat, get to work,' she was just like, 'Play me your favorite songs and lets battle.' It's almost like the transition from [listening to] great music to making a song - like, no one even noticed it, because she started playing the keys and I just started writing the melodies."
The Jake Nava directed video was shot in Piru, California. The clip is set in a small suburban town and tackles issues of interracial dating. Nava said: "Alicia is a true artist and I was very pleased that she was brave enough to go with this unusual concept."
Chad Michael Murray, who is best known for portraying Lucas Scott in One Tree Hill, plays Keys' love interest.
The song was partly inspired by Drake's feelings for his Young Money label mate Nicki Minaj and also regarding Keys and her future husband, the producer Swiss Beatz. The Canadian MC told Bet.com: "It is [about Minaj], I'm not gonna lie. The concept came from a conversation that we had, or conversations we have. I wrote it based off two things: number one, based off that, and then two, based off Alicia [Keys] and Swizz and their situation and it just seemed fitting. It was like the perfect concept."
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