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| Label = [[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]], [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]], [[Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic]]
| Label = [[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]], [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]], [[Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic]]

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"Starships"
Song

"Starships" is a song by Trinidadian-American hip hop artist Nicki Minaj from her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It premiered during On Air with Ryan Seacrest and was released as the lead single from the album on the same day. It was produced by RedOne, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub and Wayne Hector.

Background and Recording

Minaj said about the song: “‘Starships’ is one of my absolute, absolute favorite records on Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. It just sounds like a Ryan Seacrest-type of record. And I’m so excited for you to give this song your blessing, Ryan, because I know people are gonna love it. It feels right. It just feels good. It makes people feel happy and that’s all I want. I want to start the year off with making people feel good. The [Grammy] performance was the performance, that was my clear craziness, and now it’s time to make people dance and have fun, and that’s all I want to do". In a seperate interview, she gave further details on the recording of the track: "There was so much love surrounding the making of the song, because RedOne is just so sweet to work with, he just sent me that one day, and he said, 'Hey, I got something for you!' I was like, 'You got to be kidding me, right?' I went to the studio and started writing ... scratch that ... I didn't even write the first verse! That was just me mumbling and just saying the first thing that came to my head, and we recorded it, because I just felt like: 'Let's go to the beach ... let's go get away.' It was just so good. It feels good!".[4].

Composition

"Starships" is a multi-genre song,[5] which heavily utilizes eurodance,[1] europop,[2] and eurohouse,[5] while also incorporating other genres such as pop,[5] dance,[2] reggae,[6] pop rock,[7] and hip hop[8]. After the chorus, there is a 90's-influenced Eurodance breakdown, which some critics have compared to the likes of Europop groups 2 Unlimited and C+C Music Factory.

Critical reception

Los Angeles Times said that "The new single will undoubtedly divide Minaj’s fan base. Longtime fans may want the cypher queen they fell in love with when she was young and hungry on the mixtape circuit, while her newer, sugar pop-loving delegation will likely crave the quirkier verses -- and cotton candy-colored wigs -- of today's Minaj".[9]. MTV said that "The song not only is pure pop perfection, but RedOne's influence is evident, thanks to its grinding Euro dance beats", adding that "It is certainly the perfect song for those who enjoyed shaking their groove thang to "Super Bass" The lighthearted, feel-good vibe of the song is perfect for casual Barbz to blast. It's hard not to see Britney Spears' influence on the rapper/singer when listening to the song, and given that the two toured together last year, Minaj may be trying to remind her pop fans that she has an ear for what they want".[10] Entertainment Weekly gave a negative review, stating that it's "super clubby and contains almost no rapping, which continues Minaj’s push into the complete opposite direction she should be heading".[11].

Music video

The music video will be filmed in the last week of February 2012. It will premiere in March 2012.

Release history

Country Date Format
Worldwide February 14, 2012 Radio Premiere, Digital Download
United States February 21, 2012 Mainstream and Rhythmic radio

References

  1. ^ a b Vena, Joceyln (February 14, 2012). "Nicki Minaj Shows Off 'Big Talent' On 'Starships'". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Sherman, Maria (February 14, 2012). "Nicki Minaj Debuts New Single 'Starships': Listen". Billboard. Rovi. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Vena, Joceyln (February 14, 2012). "Nicki Minaj Drops Fist-Pumping 'Starships' Single". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679255/nicki-minaj-starships.jhtml
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference eurohouse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Florino, Rick (February 16, 2012). "Nicki Minaj "Starships" Song Review — 5 out of 5 stars". Artist Direct. Rogue. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick (February 14, 2012). "Nicki Minaj's 'Starships' reaffirms her pop star aims". LA Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  8. ^ Anderson, Kyle (February 14, 2012). "Nicki Minaj releases new song 'Starships': Hear it here". Entertainment Weekly. CNN. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  9. ^ [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/02/nicki-minaj-starships-pop-star-aims.html
  10. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679255/nicki-minaj-starships.jhtml
  11. ^ http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/02/14/nicki-minaj-starships-new-single/
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