"Bed Peace" is a song by American recording artist Jhené Aiko, taken from her debut EP, Sail Out (2013).
Bed Peace is a mid tempo minimalist R&B song, with lyrics revolving around smoking marijuana and having sex, as she describes her ideal day.
Upon its release, Bed Peace was met with generally positive reviews from music critics; whom praised Aiko's vocals and compared the song to the work of Aaliyah and Ciara.
During the writing and recording of Bed Peace Aiko purposely left a verse free, as she felt a feature was necessary.
When looking for a feature she had the idea to find her "John Lennon" and began to send out requests to other artists, but a lot of the musicians were busy or had overlapping schedules.
[3] During an interview Aiko commented on the song's recording process and the choice to include Gambino; "What ended up happening was, I was performing with Big Sean on Jimmy Kimmel and my publisher took me out to eat afterward.
"[3] On July 12, 2013, Jhené Aiko premiered an acoustic version of "Bed Peace" during a performance for Rap-Up Sessions.
"[9] The song contains a "soft melody" with Aiko "playfully singing", followed by a verse from Childish Gambino, which Edwin Ortiz of Complex magazine described as "calming.
[25] The music video pays homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Bed-Ins for Peace protest,[26] and the artists use sun-filled scenery of a beautiful morning and 1970s feel, in order to do that.
[27] The two artists are dressed in all-white pajamas, as they lay in the bed of a high-rise Los Angeles apartment performing their respective parts of the song.
[33] On January 21, 2014, Aiko performed "Bed Peace", "From Time" and "The Worst" during BBC Radio 1's Future Festival.