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Rihanna hooked up with Drake and his team for this sparse ballad. The Canadian rapper drops a verse while the minimalist, dancehall beat-inspired production was helmed by Drizzy's long-time collaborator Boi-1da, Allen Ritter ("The Language," "Know Yourself") and Sevn Thomas ("10 Bands"). The sound was put together during a studio session at Drake's house in Calabasas, Los Angeles.

The song marks the third collaboration between the pair, following 2010's "What's My Name?" and 2011's "Take Care." Drake also referenced their alleged short-lived affair on his track "Fireworks."

It was Sevn Thomas who came up with the idea of sampling an old school dancehall rhythm. He played it for Boi-1da, who positively responded to the sound. Thomas recalled to Complex magazine: "We just went with the chords, and everything sort of started coming through organically. We basically banged this track out in half an hour, and we were just jamming out because we could just feel that island vibe, and we knew that the sound of the industry is sort of shaking up its little island vibe, and we knew we were really authentic, we had the Jamaican culture, and we took it upon ourselves to hone in on that and make our new futuristic dancehall songs that we like to call the new wave. We put our heads together with that one, and then Allen Ritter killed the chords on it. Amazing process." When the song's instrumentation was finished, Boi-1da send it to his frequent lyricist, OVO label singer-songwriter PartyNextDoor. "He's an incredible writer, and he's Jamaican as well I think so that's how he's able to come up with those vibes and feels," Thomas noted. He penned a lustful narrative alluding to the type of dirty work done in the bedroom. Drake loved the song's vibe and decided to write and record a verse on it. Shortly after, PartyNextDoor played Rihanna the demo, when he was staying at her Malibu home.