DJ Khaled and Rihanna, Wild Thoughts – Santana’s backing track and Rihanna’s vocal helped propel this DJ Khaled reworking to number on in the UK
DJ Khaled and Rihanna, Wild Thoughts
“Wild Thoughts” is a song by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna and American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on June 16, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records as the fourth single from Khaled’s tenth studio album, Grateful (2017).Canadian singer PartyNextDoor assisted the artists in writing the song, with production handled by Khaled.
A mid-tempo Latin-inspired song, “Wild Thoughts” consists of Latin percussion, acoustic guitar lines and riffs that are heavily sampled from the 1999 hit single “Maria Maria” by American Latin rock band Santana. Lyrically, the song praises a lover who inspires wild thoughts, and featured various innuendos and carnal statements.
