Song Review

“Starships” is taken from American singer-songwriter Nicki Minaj’s second studio album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”. It was released on 14 February, 2012 by Universal Republic Records, Young Money Records and Cash Money Records as the album’s lead single. It was produced by Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub and RedOne, and co-written by Nicki Minaj, Wayne Hector, Rami Yacoub, Falk and Nadir Khayat. The music video was released on 26 April, 2010 and directed by Anthony Mandler. The video won MTV Video Music Awards 2012 in the category of “Best Female Video”.

“Los Angeles Times” said about “Starships” that “The brand new solitary will doubtless separate Minaj’s following. Original followers might want the actual cypher full these people became adoringly obsessed along with whenever she had been aged starving within the mixtape signal, whilst her more recent, sugars pop-loving delegation will probably desire the actual quirkier passages as well as 100 % cotton candy-colored wigs associated with this Minaj”.

“Starships” peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, at number 10 on the Billboard Rap Songs, at number 85 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 1 on the UK R&B Chart, at number 23 on the Spanish Airplay Chart, at number 4 on the Dutch Top 40 Chart, at number 22 on the Mexican Airplay Chart and at number 4 on the Japan Hot 100.

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