Benny blanco explains how he and sia wrote diamonds and why they gave it to rihanna to sing. If one were to include the producing aspect, the song was made in about 15 minutes in total. The 48-year-old cheap thrills hitmaker penned one of the most popular tracks just as long as it took to call. · sia wrote the lyrics rihanna s 2012 hit song diamonds in five minutes while waiting for 15 minutes for a cab, according to benny blanco, who co-produced the song. Who originally sent rihannas diamonds to eminem? Blanco told the story of. Who wrote rihannas diamonds song? How long was rihannas diamonds written? Speaking to the new york times, songwriter sia furler revealed she wrote the track — with its repeated chorus (shine bright like a diamond) -- in just 14 minutes. How long did rihannas diamonds song take? The song premiered on , during the elvis duran and the morning show and was digitally released the following day as the lead single from unapologetic. Sia wrote the track with the songs producers, benny blanco and stargate. After premiering on radio in september 2012, it served as the lead single off of rihanna ’s seventh studio album. · “ diamonds ” was written by sia and its producers, benny blanco and stargate. · in an interview with the howard stern show, diamonds producer benny blanco detailed how rihannas diamonds was written by sia in a span of five minutes while she was waiting for a cab. · sia demonstrated her skills as a songwriter when she wrote diamonds for rihanna.
