“Starships” is the lead music video and first single from Trinidadian-born American recording artist Nicki Minaj‘s re-release of her debut studio album entitled, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

The video was directed by Anthony Mandler. In an interview with Capital FM, Minaj briefly commented on the video for “Starships”, calling it “very, very saucy” and her “best one yet”.

The music video premiered on April 26, 2012 at 7:56 pm on MTV and later on Nicki Minaj’s official VEVO channel on YouTube.

The track was produced by RedOne with Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub. It is the third song released for promotion from Nicki’s upcoming re-release of her debut studio album.

In early March 2012, a fan asked Minaj on Twitter if there will be a video for “Starships”. She quickly replied, “Yes. Of course barbz. Don’t be silly”. The “Starships” video was filmed in Hawaii, it was a 3-day shoot, filming began on March 13, 2012 and ended on March 15, 2012.

Lyrics for: Nicki Minaj – Starships

(RedOne)

[Verse 1:]
Let’s go to the beach, each
Let’s go get away
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 on, let’s go get it on
The zone own, yes I’m in the zone
Is it two, three? Leave a good tip
I’mma blow off my money and don’t give two shits

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

[Hook]
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
Hands up…
(We’re higher than a motherf*cker) [x3]

[Verse 2:]
Jump in my hoopty-hoopty-hoop
I own that
And I ain’t paying my rent this month
I own that
But fuck who you want, and fuck who you like
Dance all ya life there’s no end inside
Twinkle, twinkle little star

[Bridge:]
Now everybody let me hear you say ray ray ray
Now spend all your money cause they pay pay pay
And if you’re a G, you a G-G-G
My name is Onika, you can call me Nicki

Get on the floor, floor
Like it’s your last chance
If you want more, more
Then here I am

[Hook x2]
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
Hands up…
(We’re higher than a motherf*cker) [x3]

Listen to: Nicki Minaj – Starships