Rihanna‘s “California King Bed” was penned in just 10 minutes.
Co-writer Muni Long has revealed the tune from the Barbadian superstar’s fifth studio album, 2010’s Loud — which was written and produced by Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson of the American production duo the Runners, along with Alex Delicata, Rihanna and her — came together quickly in between Long’s online furniture shopping spree.
“They had the chords and everything. I listened; I went back into the room; and they gave me the file,” the “Hrs and Hrs” hitmaker told Complex.
“At the time I was planning to move to [Los Angeles]. I was actually online looking for furniture when Maine comes in the room, and he’s, like, ‘What you got?’ I didn’t have anything, because I had been messing around, and I looked at my computer,” Long recalled.
“I said, ‘California King Bed,’ and he said, ‘OK,’ and then he left. So I was like, ‘Oh, now I gotta write that,'” she continued.
“I wrote the song in, like, 10 minutes. I was like, ‘Turn it up, let me get this done real quick,’ so I could go back to looking for my furniture,” Long said.
The song was originally intended for Kelly Clarkson.
“I was super excited. She was on tour at the time, but [Rihanna] cut the song — and the rest is history. You wouldn’t think that she would do something like that,” Long added.
The songwriter continued working with Rihanna.
“After that, I did work with her in the studio many times, but that was my first entry point into my journey with Rihanna,” Long added.
The “Kiss It Better” singer has been keeping fans waiting for her long-awaited ninth studio album, a follow-up to 2016’s Anti.
