Sample Breakdown
Drunk on Love
Rihanna · 2011
Where did Drunk on Love's guitar loop come from?
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Jamie xx's two-chord guitar figure from Xx (2009) became the spine of Drunk on Love — songwriting credit flowed back to the entire xx lineup after clearance.
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