Nothing Is Promised

"Nothing Is Promised"
Single by Mike WiLL Made-It featuring Rihanna
from the album Ransom 2
Released	June 3, 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Trap
Length	2:50
Label	Westbury Road Interscope
Writer(s)	Michael Williams II A. Hogan N. Wilburn
Producer(s)	Mike Will Made It
Mike Will Made It singles chronology
"Choppin' Blades" (2015) "Nothing Is Promised" (2016) "Pull Ova" (2016)
Rihanna singles chronology "This Is What You Came For" (2016) "Nothing Is Promised" (2016) "Sledgehammer" (2016)

"Nothing Is Promised" is a song recorded by American producer Mike Will Made It, featuring Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released at midnight EDT on June 3, 2016 to digital outlets as the lead single from Mike Will's upcoming album, Ransom 2.^[1][2]

Billboard described the track as "trap leaning".^[3]

Background

In November 2014, released a snippet of a song via her official Instagram account, the song featured lyrics such as "Ain't none of this shit promised, ain't none of this promised" and "Ain't none of this shit certain, ain't none of it certain", whilst the rest of the snippet featured "plinky synths and booming bass providing the only instrumentation."^[4] Following the release many assumed that it was a song for Rihanna's then-upcoming eighth studio album Anti (2016). In July 2015, Mike Will Made It posted a 15-second video clip featuring a snippet of Rihanna singing; in June of the following year he released their collaboration as the lead single from his album.^[5]

Track listing

• Digital download – explicit version

1. "Nothing Is Promised" (explicit) – 2:50^[6]

• Digital download – clean version

1. "Nothing Is Promised" (clean) – 2:50^[7]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	69
France (SNEP)[9]	25
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11]	32
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	64
US Billboard Hot 100[13]	75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	26

References

1. "Mike Will Made-It on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nothing-is-promised-single/id1119828562
3. Brandle, Lars (June 3, 2016). "Mike Will Made-It Releases Rihanna Collab 'Nothing Is Promised'". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
4. http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rihanna-teases-new-track-new-video.31900.html
5. http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/769936/mike-will-made-it-and-rihanna-drop-nothing-is-promised
6. "Nothing Is Promised - Single by Mike Will Made-It & Rihanna on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
7. "Nothing Is Promised - Single by Mike Will Made-It & Rihanna on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
8. Ryan, Gavin (June 18, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake Returns to No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
9. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 23, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
10. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
11. "Spanishcharts.com – Mike Will Made-It x Rihanna – Nothing Is Promised" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
12. "Archive Chart: 2016-06-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
13. "Mike Will Made-It – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Mike Will Made-It. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
14. "Mike Will Made-It – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mike Will Made-It. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

External links

• Audio on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics