The song serves as the lead single off the album.

[28] "Starships" has reportedly sold 7.2 million copies worldwide. Install on your home Xbox One console plus have access when you’re connected to your Microsoft account. Nicki Minaj — Starships (CDS) $0.12. MTV's John Mitchell criticized the video's postponed release, finding it strange that the video for "Beez in the Trap", the album's third single, was released before that of "Starships".

The scene then shifts towards the volcano top at nighttime where Minaj is sitting on top of the box with some of the locals dancing around her. Don't use this space to complain about the average rating, chart position, genre voting, others' reviews or ratings, or errors on the page.

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This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. [34] The song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in September 2012.

[1] The song was included in the 2012 video game Dance Central 3 and it is included in the best-selling video game Just Dance 2014.

Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB. [37] Minaj performed the song on her fourth concert tour, The Nicki Wrld Tour, in 2019. To rate, slide your finger across the stars from left to right.

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Minaj then selected 5 winners, and the contest winners won tickets and passes to meet Minaj on her Pink Friday Tour.

In Sweden, the song debuted at number 43 on the charts. [29], The "Starships" video was filmed on Kualoa Ranch, Oahu Island, Hawaii, and the opening scene is from the Nā Pali Coast on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. Keep your comments focused on the release.

In Switzerland, the song debuted at 60 on the charts.

It gave her voice a unique character with a cool edge that wasn't there with the other chain. The song eventually peaked at number two in that country, missing out on the top spot with Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" outselling Minaj by 20,000 copies.

This song is a whole bunch of inane shit surrounding one of the best hooks of all time. The video opens with a starship flying towards an island after being summoned by its local tribesmen.
[25] As of 16 June 2013, the song has spent 69 weeks in the charts. It is also one of the select few songs available on Just Dance 2014's demo version. Thanks for reporting your concern. "Starships" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj from her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). [26] In New Zealand, the song debuted at 12. The corresponding music video was shot on Oahu Island, Hawaii.

Just recently in New Zealand, the song made the top five for the top-selling singles of 2012, placed at four.

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By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. [33] On May 28, 2012, a "Starships" video campaign was announced on Minaj's official website. The song peaked at number five, for four non-consecutive weeks, and has been certified six-times platinum in the US. The music video won Best Female Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. Genre.

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Our team will review it and, if necessary, take action. Minaj also performed the single on the eleventh season of American Idol results show on March 29, 2012, and on Today on April 6. Minaj is then seen dancing in the mountains wearing a white, pink and black bodysuit behind a glass box while some of the male islanders run up to her. In 2011, a demo version of "Starships", sung by Mohombi, was given to Minaj who personalized the verses to make it sound "more her style", while keeping the chorus. It also ranked sixth among the most-played songs of 2012 in the UK. AUDICA™ is a VR “rhythm shooter” that combines Harmonix’s award-winning music gameplay with precision shooting mechanics and a 33-song soundtrack, all set in a mesmerizing cosmic arena. For music credits, visit www.rockband.com. [31] The video premiered on April 26, 2012 on MTV.[30][32].

[30] In an interview with Capital FM, Minaj briefly commented on the video for "Starships", calling it "very, very saucy" and her "best one yet". [4], The Los Angeles Times wrote that "The new single will undoubtedly divide Minaj's fan base. female vocals, anthemic, energetic, rhythmic, summer, party, happy, boastful, hedonistic, the last 10 years of pop music have been leading up to this moment. [13] During the final breakdown, a stadium football chant can be heard chanting the lead notes of the song. Listening to this while high does not make it any more listenable.

The pair also noticed that Minaj seemed to be exploring her "musical identity" through singing instead of focusing on her strengths. Billboard Hot 100, marking her second solo arrival in the top 10 after "Super Bass", which reached number three.

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Trevor Muzzy described the vocal recording process: "All Nicki's vocal tracking was done at Conway Studios in LA, where she had a lockout and was working with her engineer, Ariel Chobaz. A music video was filmed for the song on March 13 to March 15, and premiered on April 26, 2012 at 7:56 pm on MTV.
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On May 30, 2015, Minaj also performed the song on the iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party 2015 in Las Vegas, along with other singles, such as "Super Bass" and "The Night Is Still Young".

it rose to four and peaked at number two.

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The song is among the best-selling singles of all time worldwide, with 7.2 million copies sold, as of December 2012. Starships ~ Release group by Nicki Minaj.

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Stay informed about special deals, the latest products, events, and more from Microsoft Store. I did not want to assume that how he was recording her wasn't working, so I asked him what he had set up, and he told me that there were two vocal signal chains, one being a Telefunken ELAM 251 going into a Chandler TG2 mic pre and then through an Urei 1176 [compressor].

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Add “Starships” by Nicki Minaj to your AUDICA™ song library. The song was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI Sweden) with shipments of 20,000. comment on the last five rated albums by the user above you. For music credits, visit www.rockband.com. It was released as a single on February 14, 2012, premiering during On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Submit Corrections. Directed by Anthony Mandler, the video features Minaj on a beach in a bikini, and near the end of the video, it shows her at a party, dancing to the song. Don't post randomness/off-topic comments. It managed to reach number 10 on Rap Songs and 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She is presumably being worshiped as a goddess as she is carried away through the jungle by the island locals wearing a pale pink bikini with strands hanging off the bottom and short green hair, which is also worn during some kaleidoscope effects and in one scene of her on the beach singing.

"[17] MTV stated 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'. It was released on February 14, 2012 by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the lead single from the album. Just make it a bit more poppy, and add some inane rap.