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Super Bass

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"Super Bass"is a song by Trinidadian rapperNicki Minajfrom the deluxe version of her debut studio album,Pink Friday(2010). It was sent to American rhythmic radio stations as the album's fifth single on April 5, 2011. The song was written by Minaj alongsideEster Dean(who provides additional vocals),Roahn Hylton,and producersKane Beatzand JMIKE. According to Minaj, the song's lyrics detail the story of a playful romance between her and a potential suitor. Thepop raptrack containselectronicinfluences, while Minaj raps over ahip hopbeat. An accompanying music video for the single was shot in March 2011 by directorSanaa Hamriand shows Minaj playfully taunting a group of men; while making use of multiple props colored bubblegum pink.

"Super Bass"
SinglebyNicki Minaj
from the albumPink Friday(Deluxe)
B-side"Moment 4 Life"
ReleasedApril 5, 2011
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kane Beatz
  • JMIKE
Nicki Minajsingles chronology
"The Creep"
(2011) 		"Super Bass"
(2011) 		"Did It On'em"
(2011)
Music video
"Super Bass"onYouTube

"Super Bass" peaked at number three on the USBillboardHot 100,and number eight on theUK Singles Chart.It also charted within the top-ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, and Scotland. In the United States, it has sold over five million digital downloads as of December 2014.[5]In November 2021, "Super Bass" was certifiedDiamondby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA), for selling 10 million equivalent units in the US.[6][7]As of August 2024, it is the highest-certified song by a female rapper in the US, at 12-times platinum. The track is certified 11-times platinum in Australia, double platinum in Norway and the United Kingdom, and platinum in New Zealand.Billboardranked it at number 94 on itsHot 100 decade-end chart of the 2010s;it is Minaj's first and only song to appear on the ranking. The song received positive reviews from music critics upon release.Billboardplaced "Super Bass" on their "100 Songs That Defined the Decade" list,[8]and later ranked it number 13 on their list of the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time".[9]The song has also appeared onRolling Stone's "500 Best Songs of All Time" list.[9][10]

Composition

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"Super Bass"
"Super Bass" blends electronic music and pop over a hip-hop beat.
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"Super Bass" was co-written by Minaj,Ester Dean,Roahn Hylton,[11][12]andDaniel "Kane Beatz" Johnson,who produced the song alongside JMIKE.[13]While being interviewed byMTV Newsduring the video shoot for the single, Minaj explained the song's concept, stating: "'Super Bass' is about the boy that you are crushing over, [...] And you kind of want to get your mack on, but you're taking the playful approach."[14]The song utilizeselectronic musicandpopin its composition, while Minaj raps over ahip hopdrum beat,[15]while also infusing elements ofJ-popcombined with an upbeat hook.[16][17][18]It uses a busy beat that is interspersed with digital rain drop sound effects and strong bass. Minaj's vocals in the song have been described as "breathy".[19]"Super Bass" is written in the key ofG-sharp minorwith a moderatetempoof 128beats per minute.[20]Minaj's lyrics in the song are often provocative and suggestive, with lines like "He just gotta give me that look, when he give me that look / Then the panties comin' off, off, uh" and a catchy onomatopoetic refrain: "Boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass, he got dat super bass".[17]

Brad Wete ofEntertainment Weeklystated that the song describes Minaj's type of man as "one who hits the gym often and has first-class... money" as she states: "He pops bottles and he’s got the right kind of build.... He’s always in the air / But he never flies coach".[21]Charley Rogulewski ofAOL's The Boombox stated that "the uber-catchy 'boom, badoom, boom, boom' chorus makes 'Super Bass' the most pop-friendly Minaj song released to radio [sic] yet".[22]Described as a lighter side to Minaj by Jessica Sinclair ofLong Island Press,the song gets more in-depth with a little more pop and an upbeat hook that "really sticks"; however, Minaj still assists the song's pop edge with "crazy rapping skills".[18]

Critical reception

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Wesley Case ofThe Baltimore Sungave the song a positive review, stating that it was an "obvious hit". He compared the song to the rest ofPink Friday,stating that it is much more potent as compared to the rest of the album.[19]Case later added: "Pink Fridayis short on memorable hooks, but 'Super Bass' is an exception ".[19]Rap-Updescribed the tune as "infectious".[23]Jessica Sinclair ofLong Island Presscomplimented Nicki Minaj for taking "center stage" on the song, due to her solo performance, and added that in doing so Minaj created a success.[18]Sinclair additionally commented on the song as a lighter side to Minaj, and complimented the hook as upbeat and added that it "really sticks".[18]Rosie Gray ofBlackBookcomplimented the song as a "killer".[24]Alex Pielak ofMetrocompared Minaj's "Super Bass" toBeyoncé's "Move Your Body", stating that: "Nicki wins for the sheer number of words she's managed to cram in – and therefore takes the face off".[17]

Lewis Corner fromDigital Spygave the single four out of a possible five stars. Corner wrote that the song's chorus was "sharper than a Sherbet Dib Dab." Minaj's "eccentric rapping style" was praised in the review with Corner writing that the song was likely to become her first solo top ten hit in the United States or the United Kingdom.[15]Claire Suddath ofTimemagazine named "Super Bass" one of the Top 10 Songs of 2011.[25]As of January 2015,Billboardlisted the song as one of "The 20 Best Songs of 2010s (So Far)".[26]

Billboardwriter, Tatiana Cirisano, stated that in 2011, Minaj was "one of the few mainstream female rappers... thanks to her ability to bridging audience boundaries with genre-blending hits," which "established her as a pop superstar", and the song "both shaped and reflected the music and culture" of the mentioned year.[27]

In 2022,Billboardnamed it the 7th Greatest karaoke song of all time.[28]In 2023,Billboardnamed it the 13th Best Pop Song of All Time.[29]

Accolades

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Critics' decade-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
NPR Music The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women
15
[30]
Billboard Top 100 Songs Which Defined the 2010s Decade —
[31]
The 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time
13
[9]
Greatest Karaoke songs of all time
7
[28]
NME 100 Greatest Songs of the 2010s
51
[32]
Rolling Stone 500 Best Songs of All Time
426
 [33]
Billboard 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time
13
 [34]

Commercial performance

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On the week of May 14, 2011, "Super Bass" debuted on the USBillboardHot 100at position 98.[35]The following week it rose 50 spots to number 48.[36]On the week titled May 21, 2011, "Super Bass" debuted on theHot Rap SongsandHot Digital Songscharts at number 25 and 31 respectively.[37][38]In its 14th week, the song reached a new peak at number three on the Hot 100,[39]while also having longevity on the charts for 39 weeks until 2012; 38 of which were in the top 50.[40]In Canada, "Super Bass" debuted on theCanadian Hot 100at number 92 and peaked at number six.[41]It was the highest-charting female rap song since"Work It"byMissy Elliottin 2002.[42]"Super Bass" entered theUK Singles Chartat number 46 on May 21, 2011, and after nine non-consecutive weeks of moving up the chart, reached a peak of number eight on the chart for the week ending August 13, 2011. As of December 2014, the song has sold 5 million pure sales in the United States.[5]As of November 2021, the song has sold 10 million equivalent units in the United States and has beencertified diamond.[43]

Music video

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Background

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"I just wanted to do something real colorful and cutesy. This is an icy world, it's a sexy world, it's a playful world. Of course I have lots of eye candy for my girls and my boys [...] We have a lot of little surprises in store for this particular video, [...] I would like to put out 50 videos. The videos really tell the story a lot more elaborately than just the song does."

Minaj explaining the video's inspiration.[14]

On March 10, 2011, Minaj revealed during an interview withMTV Newsthat she was shooting a video for "Super Bass" with directorSanaa Hamriand producers: Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown. She explained the video's concept, stating that she wanted the video to be full of eye candy and that she wanted it to be colorful.[14][44]On April 26, 2011, Minaj premiered a sneak peek of the music video onBET's106 & Park.[45]The preview showed Minaj in a pink wig with similarly-clad backup dancers gyrating to the song, wearing a uniform of white tank tops, denim short shorts, different colored bras, and different colored work boots and the same laces.[45]

Originally the video was set to premiere on the same show as where the preview was premiered on April 27, 2011, but instead was postponed. Minaj took toTwitterto explain that the music video has been pulled from the show and would not be premiering that date for unknown reasons.[45]The music video instead premiered on Minaj's officialVevoaccount on May 5, 2011.[46]As of April 2024, the music video has 1.02 billion views on YouTube.

Synopsis

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Ascreenshotfrom the "Super Bass" music video[46]

The music video begins with a close-up of Minaj as she opens her eyes and begins to blink as the song begins. As Minaj raps verses of the song,Barbie- approved props; a pinkFerrari,pink plane and a pink pool, are shown contemplating what Minaj is saying in the verse.[18]Minaj then begins to playfully tease men as clips of ice-speakers and a motorcycle made of ice are interlaced into the scene. As the chorus begins, Minaj is seen performing choreography with fiveclonesof herself. As the video continues, Minaj is seen in a green wig at a pool side with several well-built men, and then splashing with a man in the pool of pink water. Minaj then continues to ride the motorcycle made of ice while wearing a skintight pink bodysuit emblazoned with giraffe prints, a half-blond and pink wig, gold eye shadow and bright pink lipstick.[14]Minaj then begins to reprise her lap dances in the dark, withblack lightssetting the glowing tone of the dancers, as Minaj glows in the dark with glowing lips, hair and makeup.[18][46]She and her dancers play in feathers that are also glow in the dark towards the end of the video. The video closes with Safaree S.B. Samuels dancing beside her, and Minaj lit in the black lighting, biting her finger while laying across the lap of a male she gave a lapdance to in the video.

Critical reception and accolades

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D.L. Chandler from Rapfix complimented the video's visuals writing, "it is a dazzling visual affair if nothing else".[47]AOL music's Contessa Gayles reviewed the video, writing, "The highlight of the Sanaa Hamri-directed video? The glow-in-the-dark lap-dance scene."[48]On the day of its premiere,Rap-Upcomplimented the video as "vibrant".[46]Becky Bain ofIdolatorgave the song a positive review, comparing it to "Judas"stating," Super Bass had the better choreography in an anxiously-awaited music video featuring a pop star riding a motorcycle released today. (Sorry, 'Judas') ".[49]United Kingdom'sMTVfound Minaj's signature lap dance "saucy" and complimented the clip's use of "hunky men" and "outrageous flirting".[50]Brad Wete ofEntertainment Weeklystated that there is plenty of "eye candy" for both men and women, stating that Minaj "ratchets up the sex appeal" in the clip.[21]Wesley Case ofThe Baltimore Suncomplimented the video as wildly stylized that "looks like a comic book come to life".[19] At the2011 MTV Video Music Awards,Minaj's video for "Super Bass" was nominated under theBest Female VideoandBest Hip-Hop Videocategories, winning the latter and gaining Minaj her first moonman.[51]

Live performances

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"Super Bass" was performed live for the first time during the2011 Billboard Music Awardson May 22, 2011.[52]Minaj performed the song alongsideDavid Guettaat theAmerican Music Awards of 2011on November 20, 2011, and also performed Guetta's song "Turn Me On",which Minaj was featured on.[53]Minaj also performed the song onDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrestand on the 2011Victoria's Secret Fashion Showwhich aired on November 29, 2011 onCBS.[54][55]The song was the encore song on Minaj's debut concert tour, thePink Friday Tour.She also has performed the song on herPink Friday: Reloaded Tour,The Pinkprint Tourand onThe Nicki Wrld Tour.

Minaj performed "Super Bass" at the2014 MTV Europe Music Awardsfollowed by "Bed of Lies" withSkylar Greyand "Anaconda".On May 30, 2015, Minaj also performed the song on the iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party 2015 inLas Vegas.[56]

Cover versions

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"Super Bass" was covered by several artists and celebrities such asTaylor Swift,[57]Selena Gomez,[58]Kendall Jenner[59]andSophia Grace & Rosiewho performed with Minaj onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showafter going viral onYouTube.[60][58][61]MTVwriter, Rob Markman, stated that "more than its chart positioning was the song's impact" citing various covers and renditions.[62]

Awards and nominations

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Awards
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2011 4Music Video Honours Best Big Beat Won [63]
Best Video Nominated [64]
MP3 Music Awards Music Industry Choice Award Won [65]
MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video Nominated [66]
Best Hip-Hop Video Won [67]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Song Nominated [68]
2012 BillboardMusic Awards Top Rap Song Nominated [69]
Top Streaming Song (Audio) Nominated [69]
Top Streaming Song (Video) Won [70]
BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song Won [71]
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Song of the Year Won [72]
Award-Winning Song Won [72]
International Dance Music Awards Best R&B/Urban Dance Track Nominated [73]
Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track Won [73]
MTV Platinum Video Plays Awards Most-Played Music Video Won [74]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[75]
  1. "Super Bass" – 3:19
  • US CD single
  1. "Super Bass" – 3:21
  2. "Moment 4 Life" – 4:39
  • UK Promo CD single
  1. "Super Bass" – 3:21

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofPink Friday.[13]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[112] 11× Platinum 770,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[113] Gold 45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[114] Gold 150,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[115] Gold 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[116] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[117] Platinum 15,000*
Norway (IFPINorway)[118] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[119] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6] 12× Platinum 12,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Radio and release history

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Country Date Format Label
United States[120] April 5, 2011 Rhythmic contemporary
Australia[121] May 13, 2011 Digital download Cash Money
New Zealand[122]
Germany[123] May 16, 2011
United States[124][125] May 17, 2011 Contemporary hit radio
  • Young Money
  • Cash Money
  • Universal Motown
June 20, 2011 Urban contemporary
  • Young Money
  • Cash Money

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