Song of the Week: Starships by Nicki Minaj

Starships is a song by Trinidadian-American recording artist Nicki Minaj and appears on her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Starships is a song by Trinidadian-American recording artist Nicki Minaj and appears on 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 and Rami Yacoub. It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her second solo arrival in the Top 10 of the chart, after Super Bass, which reached number 3 in 2011. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified platinum in the US on May 4, 2012.