"Wild Thoughts '' is a mid-tempo Latin - inspired song, that consists of Latin percussion and "slinky acoustic guitar lines. '' The song heavily samples the guitar riff from Santana 's 1999 "Maria Maria '', which features The Product G&B. Written in the key of C minor, it has a tempo of 96 - 100 beats per minute in simple quadruple (4 4) time. The song follows a chord progression of Cm -- Fm -- Cm, and Rihanna 's and Tiller 's vocals spanning from C to G. Billboard editor Andrew Unterberger noted the "Wild Thoughts '' featured the same groove and riff as "Maria Maria '' and even featured Wyclef Jean 's "murmuring '' who supplied the original songs ad - libs. Vanessa Okoth - Obbo of Pitchfork described the track as relying heavily on a "Latin rock aesthetic '', with lyrics that hear Rihanna and Tiller croon praise lovers who inspire wild thoughts. Okoth - Obbo described the lyrics as straddling the line between "innuendos and carnal statements '', whilst also noting the signers vocal performances as being restrained and controlled.
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