Barbadian singer Rihanna turns a plea for reconciliation into Kiss It Better, the third track on her album Anti.
Rihanna talks to an ex who is hurt too, so she tells him to swallow his pride and take her back. Reviewers hear an 80s power ballad, with guitar solos in the mix. Gulf News compared its bedroom mindset to Prince.
Jeff Bhasker co-wrote and co-produced the record. Producer Glass John has also claimed the song as his own, saying he wrote and co-produced it. He even tweeted that it should have been the album’s lead single. Rihanna had teased it on Instagram long before the album arrived.
It landed as a follow-up single beside Needed Me, and both went to radio together. Each single got its own artwork, and Kiss It Better used a close-up of Rihanna’s face. The video is black and white, with silks and tight angles on Rihanna. It also topped Twitter’s trends when Anti dropped, so fans clearly noticed.
Anti also carries Boi-1da and Timbaland production, with SZA and Drake on guest vocals. Rihanna acted as executive producer on the whole project. Next in the tracklist comes Work with Drake, then Desperado. Replay Kiss It Better and tell us in the comments – would you take her back?
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