2012Released
3:30

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Interesting facts and trivia about Starships. By Songfacts®.

This bouncy dance-pop track was the lead single from Nicki Minaj's second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Originally "Va Va Voom" was earmarked to be the first release, but her label changed their minds at the last minute and decided to go with "Starships" instead. The song was released on February 14, 2012 after premiering on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. It was a big hit with global appeal, helping Minaj rise to the top of the game.

"Starships are meant to fly" is a line about reaching one's full potential in life. Minaj explained to The Guardian: "That's what I feel. Just go for it! Stop limiting yourself! And that's a great feeling. It's a great feeling to not box yourself into anyone's limitations or ideas or judgments. That's what it means to me."

The song was produced by Moroccan/Swedish producer RedOne, best known for being Lady Gaga's collaborator on many of her singles. It is one of four tracks that RedOne helmed for the Queens MC. Regarding this cut, Minaj explained to Seacrest that RedOne sent her a beat, which she was so taken with that she went to the studio and improvised the first verse, "mumbling and just saying the first thing that came into 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!"

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Starships.
BKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
125BPM

Album

The album Starships is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Starships.
Nicki Minaj/Cash Money
© 2012 Cash Money Records Inc.
℗ 2012 Cash Money Records Inc.

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