The video begin with the sound of a ticking clock and Levine and Rihanna sitting opposite each other at a table , tapping their hands and staring at one and other . As the songs audio begin to play , band members of Maroon 5 start to play their instruments as Rihanna sit and watch them . The table and band scenes are intercut with each other for the first verse and chorus . For the second verse , Levine and Rihanna appear to argue and try to ignore the other 's advances . Rihanna lay suggestively on a bed while Levine sit on a chair with his head turned in the opposite direction for the bridge . For the final chorus , the pair appear to reconcile , ending with Levine finally giving in to his temptations and walk to the end of the table where Rihanna sit and he caress her neck causing Rihanna to lean towards him seductively and the two nearly kiss as the video end . The video was made available to download digitally via iTunes on May 12 , 2008 .