<P> The music video for the song was directed by Colin Tilley and was shot in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida . The music video was nominated in three categories at the MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Art Direction . </P> <P> Bryson Tiller and Khaled had first collaborated on the track "Ima Be Alright" for Khaled's ninth studio album Major Key (2016). During Grateful's recording, Khaled invited Tiller to his house for dinner . During dinner, Khaled played the initial demo of "Wild Thoughts" to Tiller and asked him if he could do something with the song . Tiller returned home and recorded his verse and sent it to Khaled who used it on the final recording . While talking about collaborating with Rihanna for the first time in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Khaled said; "Seven, eight years I've been trying to do this . I always put the kites out there that I wanted to work with her . But at the same time, while I was putting the kites out there, I was always getting the right record ready . You've gotta start with the right energy to see if something comes back that's possible ." </P> <P> "Wild Thoughts" is a mid-tempo Latin - inspired song, that consists of Latin percussion and "slinky acoustic guitar lines ." The song heavily samples the guitar riff from Santana's 1999 "Maria Maria", which features The Product G&B . Written in the key of C minor, it has a tempo of 96 - 100 beats per minute in simple quadruple (4 4) time . The song follows a chord progression of Cm--Fm--Cm, and Rihanna's and Tiller's vocals spanning from C to G. Billboard editor Andrew Unterberger noted the "Wild Thoughts" featured the same groove and riff as "Maria Maria" and even featured Wyclef Jean's "murmuring" who supplied the original songs ad - libs . Vanessa Okoth - Obbo of Pitchfork described the track as relying heavily on a "Latin rock aesthetic", with lyrics that hear Rihanna and Tiller croon praise lovers who inspire wild thoughts . Okoth - Obbo described the lyrics as straddling the line between "innuendos and carnal statements", whilst also noting the signers vocal performances as being restrained and controlled . </P> <P> On June 9, 2017, Khaled released the album's track listing, which also included "Wild Thoughts". The song's artwork, which features Khaled's son Asahd, was revealed via Rihanna's Instagram account on June 15, 2017 . "Wild Thoughts" was released on June 16, 2017, as the album's third single . Grateful was released on June 23, 2017 . </P>

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