Here's a Longer Chunk of Rihanna's New Song "Only If for a Night"
Update (5/18): When Rihanna's Dior campaign teaser arrived last week, word was that its soundtrack, "Only If for a Night," would be coming any day. And while the tune's not here in full, a minute-long vid of Rih-Rih pacing the luxe halls of Versailles is now available—and it's got a fat chunk of the Florence + the Machine–sampling cut from Rihanna's forthcoming eighth album.
Watch the teaser above. It's unclear if this is a chopped-up version of the Ceremonials rework or if this is how "Only If for a Night" will actually go. While there's no real sonic thread through the small handful of new Rihanna songs we've heard, these sounds are of a piece with "Bitch Better Have My Money" and some of the weirder bits of "American Oxygen."
Below, catch a behind-the-scenes clip, which is also soundtracked by the upcoming cut:
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