A mid-tempo pop song, 'Wild Thoughts' consists of Latin percussion, acoustic guitar lines and riffs that interpolate the 1999 hit single 'Maria Maria' by Santana. Canadian singer PartyNextDoor assisted the artists in writing the song, with production handled by Khaled. It was released on June 16, 2017, by We the Best and Epic Records as the third single from Khaled's tenth studio album, Grateful (2017). 'Wild Thoughts' is a song by American musician DJ Khaled featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna and American singer Bryson Tiller.