<P> `` Wild Thoughts '' is a hip hop - rock song by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna and American singer Bryson Tiller . It was released on June 16 , 2017 , by We the Best and Epic Records as the third single from Khaled 's tenth studio album , Grateful ( 2017 ) . Canadian singer PartyNextDoor assisted the artists in writing the song , with production handled by Khaled . A mid-tempo Latin - inspired song , `` Wild Thoughts '' consists of Latin percussion , acoustic guitar lines and riffs that are heavily sampled from the 1999 hit single `` Maria Maria '' by American Latin rock band Santana . Lyrically , the song praises a lover who inspires wild thoughts , and featured various innuendos and carnal statements . </P>
<P> `` Wild Thoughts '' is a hip hop - rock song by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna and American singer Bryson Tiller . It was released on June 16 , 2017 , by We the Best and Epic Records as the third single from Khaled 's tenth studio album , Grateful ( 2017 ) . Canadian singer PartyNextDoor assisted the artists in writing the song , with production handled by Khaled . A mid-tempo Latin - inspired song , `` Wild Thoughts '' consists of Latin percussion , acoustic guitar lines and riffs that are heavily sampled from the 1999 hit single `` Maria Maria '' by American Latin rock band Santana . Lyrically , the song praises a lover who inspires wild thoughts , and featured various innuendos and carnal statements . </P>
who plays guitar on rihanna 's wild thoughts
who plays guitar on rihanna 's wild thoughts
Santana
Santana