The song was written by Harris and American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who was initially credited with the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg. Live performances Taylor Swift - This Is What You Came For at USGP Taylor performed "This is What You Came For" on the piano for the first time live at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on 22 October 2016. But because the couple had feared that their status as a celebrity couple might overshadow the song, Swift hid under the Swedish sounding pseudonym.
NextSo I checked into the Mercer and I waited for her engineer to call me.
He played the final version for Rihanna at the 2016 Coachella Music Festival. Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, oh, oh Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh We go fast till they can't replay Who knows why it's gotta be this way We say nothing more than we need I say: Your place, when we leave Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves Yeah Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh. It received many certifications such as Double Diamond in Poland, Diamond in France, 6 times Platinum in Australia, Quadruple Platinum in Canada, Italy and Sweden.
NextBorn in Saint Michael, Barbados, her career began when she met record producer Evan Rogers in late 2003.
Rihanna and Harris had previously collaborated on her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk, which included the international chart-topper "We Found Love" and US top five single "Where Have You Been", the former of which was written and produced by Harris. At age 16, she came to the United States to pursue a recording career and began recording demo tapes under Rogers' guidance, subsequently signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for Jay-Z.
NextThe British Phonographic Industry BPI certified it Double Platinum for sales over 1.
Cover Versions: Madilyn Bailey — Conor Maynard — Kurt Hugo Schneider — boyceavenue — Alex Alono — Vidya Vox — Jannine Weigel — Nicole Cross — Fly By Midnight — Travis Garland — Emma Heesters — Tanner Patrick — Devvon Terell — Other amateur artists covered this song on Youtube. In the UK, the song peaked at 2 on the Official Charts Company and topped the Dance Charts.. In Belgium and Spain it was certified Double Platinum.
NextSo it got pushed back a couple months and then there was a day in New York, or like some hours in New York that she had free because she was on tour at the time as well.
The Recording Industry Assoiation of America RIAA certified it Double Platinum for sales over 1.
NextWe left the hotel, I had this brown bag with a hard drive in it.
Swift then performed an acoustic guitar version at the DirecTV Super Saturday Night in Houston, Texas, on 4 February 2017.
NextIt topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland.
She had to finish her album. Get on the plane, I sat it there opposite me in the seat, I looked at it and I was just like that was like a bank heist.
NextIt peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's 21st top-five song and Harris's second; the song is currently Harris's highest peaking single as a lead artist.
And you can come pick it up tomorrow. On 13 July 2016, TMZ reported that the track was written and produced by Taylor Swift, who was at the time dating Calvin, who used the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg because they did not want their relationship to overshadow the song.
Lyrics Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh Lightning, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh We go fast till they can't replay Who knows why it's gotta be this way We say nothing more than we need I say "your place" when we leave Lightning, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh Baby, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves Yeah Lightning, this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she moves And everybody's watching her But she's looking at you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh Oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh You, oh, oh, you, oh, oh Oh, oh References.