' s ▁vocals . ▁ ▁" Right ▁Now " ▁is ▁an ▁ED M ▁song , ▁with ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁. ▁According ▁to ▁Christ ina ▁Lee ▁of ▁Id ol ator , ▁the ▁song ▁features ▁a ▁" ch urn ing ▁bass line ." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁sheet ▁music ▁published ▁at ▁Music notes . com , ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁E ▁minor ▁with ▁a ▁moder ately ▁fast ▁tempo ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁be ats ▁per ▁minute . ▁ ▁" Right ▁Now " ▁follows ▁the ▁ch ord ▁pro gression ▁Em − C − Am − B m 7 , ▁and ▁R ih anna ' s ▁vocals ▁span ▁from ▁A 3 ▁to ▁D 5 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁song ▁received ▁mostly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁de em ing ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stand out ▁tracks ▁on ▁Un ap olog etic . ▁Sm o key ▁Font aine ▁for ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁pra ised ▁the ▁collaboration ▁between ▁R ih anna ▁and ▁Gu etta , ▁writing ▁Right ▁Now ' ▁is ▁a ▁future ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁that ▁sounds ▁so ▁obvious ▁because ... ▁it ' s ▁so ▁good ." ▁Jon ▁Car aman ica ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁posit ively ▁crit iqu ed ▁the ▁song , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁other ▁Gu etta ▁produced ▁track ▁" Ph resh ▁Out ▁the ▁Run way " ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁" appe al ingly ▁g utt ural " ▁despite ▁sound ing ▁har sh . ▁Christ ina ▁Lee ▁for ▁Id ol ator ▁described