that Göransson drew on his own travels to not only record the track in five different countries but bring a worldwide feel to the song.
"It has elements from his time in Senegal, several years ago, it has elements from -- obviously I recorded here in the states, recorded in the U.K., also recorded in Mexico. And then Tems and I and Ludwig sat down in Nigeria, and put some real work in on it, a few months back," Coogler shared. "After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I've lost in my life. I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them," Tems said in a statement."Rihanna has been an inspiration to me so hearing her convey this song is a great honor.
"I'll say this, I didn't get [Rihanna] to do anything. I don't think anybody can get her to do anything, she's a person who marches to the beat of her own drum," the director said about having the jump onto the soundtrack."I'm just thankful that she wanted to contribute to this, and I'll be forever grateful and not just to her, but all the other fantastic musicians that are on the soundtrack.
Spotify launched a new consumer experience on the platform for the film, unveiling exclusive content from the cast withinThe playlist features immersive options, including in-app-inspired coded puzzles that will pop up for certain superfans once they listen to select songs in the playlist and exclusive clips from the cast detailing everything from their superhero songs to the Black and Latin artists inspiring them daily.