This Is What You Came For
Rihanna, Calvin Harris
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Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh We go fast till they can't replay Who knows why it's gotta be this way We say nothing more than we need I say "your place" when we leave Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves Yeah Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh
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Written by: Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris, Nils Sjoberg
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Release Details"This Is What You Came For" is a song by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna, released on 29 April 2016.
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Writing & ProductionThe song was written by Calvin Harris and American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who initially remained anonymous as her pseudonym "Nils Sjoberg".
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Chart RankingsThe song reached number one-in seven countries and peaked inside the top 10 in 10 other countries, including the US Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number three.
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Music VideoThe official music video, directed by Emil Nava, was released on 17 June 2016, and has garnered over 2 billion views on YouTube, making it one of the most viewed videos on the platform.
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Platinum Certification"This Is What You Came For" received a quadruple Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Taylor Swift's InvolvementThe song's co-writer credit for "Nils Sjoberg" was later revealed to be a pseudonym used by Taylor Swift, sparking considerable media attention due to the then-recent breakup of Harris and Swift.
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AwardsThe song was nominated for the Best Collaboration at the MTV Video Music Awards, and won the award for Best Song at the NRJ Music Awards in 2016.
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Streaming SuccessAs of October 2020, "This Is What You Came For" has over 1 billion streams on Spotify.
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Live PerformancesRihanna performed the track for the first time at the 2016's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, while on stage during Calvin Harris' set.
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Commercial SuccessThe song was commercially successful, becoming one of the best-selling singles worldwide in 2016.
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