Rock it ’til water falls! Singer-songwriter Miguel is the man behind Beyoncé’s sensual song “Rocket” off her self-titled visual album.
The “Adorn” singer recalls his experience working on the song and with Beyoncé in an interview with VIBE Magazine. He talked about everything from a conversation he had with Beyoncé about her having no limits to the creative writing process.
“I’ll never forget the conversation I had with Beyoncé and her insisting that nothing was off-limits,” said Miguel. “And me being like, ‘Oh yeah, you sure? Because I can really take it there.'”
Once he got the green light from Bey to take it there, he did. He came up with the opening line “Let me sit this ass on you.”
“What’s the first thing I’d want Beyoncé to say to me, as a man? What have I not heard her say?” Miguel recalled thinking. “That’s where the song came from. And essentially it’s what all of us would want Beyoncé to say to us—no disrespect, obviously, to Jay.”
Miguel also talked about how “Rocket” took Beyoncé out of her element. “She’s confident and [“Rocket”] showcases that part of her that we haven’t seen—her confidence and her sexuality—which can be liberating to a certain degree,” he said. “I hope that’s why she loves the record—that’s why I love the record.”
Miguel is working on his third studio album. His single “How Many Drinks?” featuring Kendrick Lamar is nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Performance. He’s also nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with J. Cole (“Power Trip”).
Watch Miguel speak about writing “Rocket” below.
