This Is What You Came For

"This Is What You Came For"
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
Released 29 April 2016
Format Digital download
Genre EDM
Length 3:41
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"How Deep Is Your Love"
(2015)
"This Is What You Came For"
(2016)
"Hype"
(2016)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Needed Me"
(2016)
"This Is What You Came For"
(2016)
"Nothing Is Promised"
(2016)

"This Is What You Came For" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna. The song was released on 29 April 2016 through Sony Music and Westbury Road. Featuring influences of house music, Harris co-wrote the song with Taylor Swift and solely produced it. Rihanna and Harris had previously collaborated on her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk, which included the international chart-topper "We Found Love" and US top five hit "Where Have You Been", the former of which was written and produced by Harris. He played the final version for Rihanna at the 2016 Coachella Music Festival.

The single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's 21st top-five song and Harris's second; the song is currently Harris's highest peaking single as a lead artist. It also reached number one on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, became the 12th number one for Rihanna and Harris's tenth on sister chart Dance/Mix Show Airplay. and became Rihanna's 25th and Harris's fourth chart-topper on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart. It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Switzerland.

"This Is What You Came For" received mixed reviews from critics; while some praised them for creating a catchy track, others labeled it as boring, and cited Rihanna's vocals as overprocessed. A music video for the song premiered on 17 June 2016 and features Rihanna in an open cube with images projected on the inside walls.

Background and release

Harris's then-girlfriend Taylor Swift (pictured) co-wrote "This Is What You Came For". She was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.

Calvin Harris presented the final recording to Rihanna, two weeks prior to its release. During his performance at Coachella, Harris shared the song with Rihanna and her manager in her trailer. Harris stated that he was "nervous" to play her the song because he had "changed so many bits from when she first heard it."[3] The song was released on 29 April 2016. The song marks the pair's third collaboration, following the global chart-topper "We Found Love" and the Billboard Hot 100 top-five single "Where Have You Been", which are both featured on Rihanna's sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011).[4]

Harris and Nils Sjöberg were credited as the song's writers. On 13 July 2016, TMZ reported that the track was co-written with Harris's then-girlfriend Taylor Swift, who used the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg because they did not want their relationship to overshadow the song.[5][6] The track became a point of contention upon its release, when Harris—in response to being asked about the possibility of collaborating with Swift during an interview with Ryan Seacrest—said that he "can't see it happening."[5] Harris also took to his Twitter account to confirm that Swift wrote the lyrics and contributed some vocals, while he "wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals", and also confirming her previous request for secrecy as co-songwriter.[7] The credit has since been officially changed to "Taylor Swift" in BMI's and ASCAP's entry for the song.[8][9] Swift also has uncredited vocals on the song.

Composition

"This Is What You Came For" is a midtempo house-influenced song. Gil Kaufman of Billboard stated that the song is "a chilled-out, joyful club track that nods to classic Chicago house from the late 1980s and early 1990s, but with a modern, poppier flavor."[4] The song is written in the key of A minor with a tempo of 124 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of Am–Fmaj7–G–C, and Rihanna's vocals span from G3 to E5.[10]

Music video

The official music video for the song directed by Emil Nava with Director of Photography Martin Coppen and edited by Ellie Johnson, was released to YouTube on 17 June 2016. In it, a giant white box is shown sitting in a variety of places, such as a misty field and a forest. The scene then cuts to Rihanna, dressed in a sparkly blue jumpsuit, singing while standing and dancing inside the box. While she performs, graphics are projected onto all 5 sides around her. Lasers were the only other effects used with the video projections, and were provided by Dynamic FX. These include a variety of video effects and designs, footage of a crowd partying and running horses, and a drawing of a mountain with lightning over it. The video technology used for projections blended all angles of the backing video, so it would be displayed without skewing the image and allowing it to play back in a 3D environment. This new technology was being used for the first time on this video. This video also had many scenes and different cube designs cut from it, as the filming was cut short due to time constrains. Calvin Harris makes a brief cameo appearance in the video, driving a sports car (Lamborghini Aventador).[11] As the video ends, Rihanna walks outside, revealing the box has been set up on a dark, deserted soundstage. Two months after its release, the video reached 500 million views, and on 29 November 2016, the video reached one billion views.[12] Principle photography was shot in Astoria Queens, NY on 27 May.

Critical response

"This Is What You Came For" received mixed reviews. Lary Barleet from NME stated that "As it builds to a climax, he pulls it right back, eschewing the EDM drop in favour of voguish and mellow tropical house. It will definitely be a hit, however by manipulating her voice so much he’s stripped away the personality that made 'We Found Love' such a standout, and her latest album ‘Anti’ so compelling. The result is surprisingly soulless."[13] Ryan Middleton from Music Times states "The song starts out with Rihanna's vocals and mostly cooing with a soft build that "drops" into a steady house, four-on-the-floor rhythm and deep bass stabs, using Rihanna's voice as the main element for the melody. It doesn't have the soaring, pop radio synths one might expect from these two, but then again this isn't 2011 and a simple revamp of 'We Found Love,' would be disappointing. The drop may be a little disappointing for fans upon first listen, but give a second, third or fifth spin and there is an earworm quality to this one that will stick with you for a while. It may not have the lasting power of 'We Found Love,' but it will dominate the radio all summer."[14] He praised the song for creating a catchy hit, however he criticized Harris for failing to create anything new. Robbie Daw from the idolator gave the song a positive review, stating, "The song is pretty decent Euro-centric dance floor fodder. It’s just a bit subdued-which might have been the correct decision; why attempt to top a pop classic and fail when you can zig left, aiming for other territory altogether?"[15]

Commercial performance

"This Is What You Came For" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number three on the chart, becoming Rihanna's 28th top ten hit in the US, Harris's fourth, while on the magazine's Dance/Mix Show Airplay it extended Rihanna's number-one streak on that chart to 12 (the most of any artist on that chart) and gave Harris his tenth (the most among male artists, but at the same time extended his most weeks at number one on the chart among artists to 73).[16] "This Is What You Came For" became Rihanna's 25th and Harris's fourth number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, where it became the first song since 2013's "Wake Me Up" to stay at number one for two weeks.[17] "This Is What You Came For" debuted at number one on the Scottish Singles Chart, and peaked at number one in Australia, Canada and Ireland. The song also reached the top 10 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Slovakia. The song has reached the top 10 in all except three of the countries it has charted in.

As of October 2016, the single has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States and over 6 million copies worldwide.[18]

Live performances

Taylor Swift performed "This is What You Came For" for the first time live at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on October 22, 2016.[19]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) 3:41
Digital download – Remixes[20]
No. Title Length
1. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (Extended Mix) 4:47
2. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (Dillon Francis Remix) 3:43
3. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (R3hab vs Henry Fong Remix) 4:18
4. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (R3hab Remix) 2:30
5. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (Grandtheft Remix) 3:01
6. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (Tony Junior Remix) 3:35
7. "This Is What You Came For" (featuring Rihanna) (Bobby Puma Remix) 4:44

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[21] 3
Australia (ARIA)[22] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[23] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[25] 4
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[26] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[28] 2
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[30] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 3
France (SNEP)[32] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[34] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 5
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[36] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 1
Italy (FIMI)[38] 8
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[39] 1
Israel (Media Forest)[40] 2
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[41] 2
Mexico (Billboard Mexico Airplay)[42] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[43] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[44] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[45] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[46] 3
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[47] 3
Poland (Dance Top 50)[48] 6
Portugal (AFP)[49] 2
Romania (Media Forest)[50] 3
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[51] 78
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[52] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[53] 23
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[54] 1
South Africa (EMA)[55] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[57] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[58] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[59] 2
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[60] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[61] 3
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[62] 8
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[63] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[64] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[65] 2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[66] 3
Venezuela (Record Report)[67] 72
Venezuela English (Record Report)[68] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[69] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[70] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[71] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[72] 4× Platinum 320,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[73] Platinum 60,000^
France (SNEP)[74] Diamond 400,000*
Germany (BVMI)[75] Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[76] 3× Platinum 150,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[77] Platinum 15,000*
México[78] Gold 30,000
Poland (ZPAV)[79] Diamond 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[80] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Sweden (GLF)[81] 4× Platinum 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[82] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[83] 2× Platinum 1,204,000[18]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Date Format Version Label
29 April 2016 Digital download Single (1 track)
17 June 2016 Remixes (4 tracks)
2 August 2016 Remixes (7 tracks)

See also

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