โLift Me Upโ by Rihanna sets the emotional tone for โWakanda Foreverโ
Rihanna has released her first solo album in six years, and it tugs at the heartstrings.
Friday saw the release of โLift Me Upโ from the โBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverโ soundtrack. The song is already a hit with Rihannaโs Navy, her devoted fan base.
On Wednesday, the singer teased the release of the song. Twitter reports that within an hour of her posting the 14-second teaser, it generated more than 70,000 tweets.
Rihanna begins the new song by humming the melody before launching into the emotional lyrics.
She sings, โLift me up/Hold me down/Keep me close/Safe and sound.โ โBurning in a hopeless dream/Hold me when you go to sleep/Keep me in the warmth of your love when you depart/Keep me safe.โ
On Friday, Rihanna also released a moving music video for the song, which features scenes from the film.
As a tribute to the late โBlack Pantherโ actor Chadwick Boseman, Rihanna, Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Goransson, and โBlack Pantherโ director Ryan Coogler composed the song.
Boseman passed away at the age of 43 in 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer.
There are already numerous responses to the song on social media, including a tweet predicting that it will win an Oscar: โjust finished listening to rihannaโs future Oscar-winning song lift me up.โ
The soundtrack album โBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever โ Music From and Inspired Byโ will be released on November 4, followed by the release of the film a week later.
