Only (Nicki Minaj song)

"Only"
Single by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown
from the album The Pinkprint
Released	October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:12 4:59 (album edit – international deluxe)
Label	Young Money Cash Money Republic
Songwriter(s)	Onika Maraj-Petty Aubrey Graham Dwayne Carter Jeremy Coleman Lukasz Gottwald Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Henry Walter
Producer(s)	Dr. Luke Cirkut JMIKE
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Touchin, Lovin" (2014) "Only" (2014) "Bed of Lies" (2014)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Hold You Down" (2014) "Only" (2014) "Post to Be" (2014)
Drake singles chronology
"Tuesday" (2014) "Only" (2014) "Truffle Butter" (2015)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Grindin" (2014) "Only" (2014) "Start a Fire" (2014)
Music video
"Only" on YouTube

"Only" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj featuring Canadian rapper Drake, American rapper Lil Wayne, and American singer Chris Brown, from her third studio album, The Pinkprint (2014). It was released on October 28, 2014 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the third single from the album.^[1] The rappers wrote the song with producers Dr. Luke, Cirkut, and JMIKE, with production assistance from HBM and Rock City. "Only" is a hip-hop song that contains an "icy" production that sits "ominously" underneath dirty lyrical metaphors.^[2]

"Only" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, giving Nicki Minaj her fourth number one on the latter chart and making her the first female rap artist to do so. The song was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 58th Grammy Awards.

Both a lyric video and an official video were released to promote the song. The lyric video was released in November 2014, premiering close to the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with visualizations inspired by the Nazi regime of Germany and the work of Leni Riefenstahl.^[3] There was immediate backlash from fans, calling the video anti-semitic and insensitive, although Nicki Minaj stated she was not involved in the production of the lyric video and said she regrets not overseeing it before it was posted to YouTube. The song's accompanying music video, released the following month and directed by Hannah Lux Davis, premiered on December 12, 2014.