Bed Peace

"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.

Musician Childish Gambino was featured on the song.
The song's video was influenced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Bed-In protest.