Timbaland’s only credit on the album, “Yeah, I Said It” finds Rihanna in full blown sex mode, detailing her desire for an aggressive romp in the bedroom.
[Intro]
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
I ain't tryna think about it, no
Yeah, I said it, boy, get up inside it
I want you to homicide it
Go in slow, but I want you to pipe it
And I think I kinda like ya
Up against the wall, we don't need a title
[Chorus]
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I said it, bae
Yeah, I said it, man, fuck a title
[Verse 2]
Boy, I always like to show
Get a little bit, come a little close, now
Take it home on your camera phone
Get a little bad, nigga, watch me blow it down
[Chorus]
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I said it, bae
Yeah, I said it
Ooh
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I said it, bae
Yeah, I said it
Ooh
[Bridge]
You can be rough, boy, but you won't
Give me some love, boy, give it to me 'til the morn'
[Chorus]
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I said it, babe
Yeah, I said it, uh
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I said it, babe
Yeah, I said it
Yeah, I Said It was written by Timbaland & Evon Barnes & Bibi Bourelly & Rihanna & Daniel Jones & Chris Godbey & Jean-Paul Bourelly.
Yeah, I Said It was produced by Daniel Jones & Fade Majah & Kuk Harrell & Timbaland.
Rihanna released Yeah, I Said It on Thu Jan 28 2016.
A Mashable article about short song lengths quotes Billy Joel to explain:
It was a beautiful song
But it ran too long
If you’re gonna have a hit
You gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05.
On November 4, 2021, “Yeah, I Said It” was certified platinum by the RIAA.