Starships

Starships" is a song by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, from her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). It was released on February 14, 2012 by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Minaj, Nadir Khayat, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, and Wayne Hector, and it was produced by RedOne, Yacoub, and Falk. The song peaked inside the top five in over fifteen countries, and also achieved a Billboard milestone, debuting in the U.S. top 10 and spending a total of 21 consecutive weeks there. "Starships" has been certified six-times platinum in the U.S, becoming her second-highest certified single as a solo artist in the region. In the country, it has sold 4.5 million copies as of 2014. It is among the best-selling singles of all time worldwide, with 7.2 million copies sold, as of December 2012.

[Intro] RedOne Uh [Verse 1] Let's go to the beach, each Let's go get a wave They say what they gonna say Have a drink, clink, found the Bud Light Bad bitches, like me, is hard to come by The patron own, let's go get it on The zone on, yes, I'm in the zone Is it two, three? Leave a good tip I'ma blow off my money and don't give two shits, oh-oh [Pre-Chorus] I'm on the floor, floor I love to dance So give me more, more 'Til I can't stand Get on the floor, floor Like it's your last chance If you want more, more Then here I am [Chorus] Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Can't stop 'cause we're so high Let's do this one more time Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Let's do this one last time Can't stop... [Post-Chorus] We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka [Verse 2] Jump in my hoopty-hoopty-hoop I own that And I ain't payin' my rent this month I owe that But fuck who you want, and fuck who you like Dancehall life, there's no end in sight Twinkle, twinkle little star Now everybody let me hear you say ray, ray, ray Now spend all your money, 'cause today payday And if you're a G, you a G-G-G My name is Onika, you can call me Nicki [Pre-Chorus] Get on the floor, floor Like it's your last chance If you want more, more Then here I am [Chorus] Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Can't stop 'cause we're so high Let's do this one more time Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Let's do this one last time Can't stop... [Post-Chorus] We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka [Chorus] Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Can't stop 'cause we're so high Let's do this one more time Starships, were meant to fly Hands up, and touch the sky Let's do this one last time Can't stop... [Post-Chorus] We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka We're higher than a motherfucka