Super Bass

For the Ray Brown album, see SuperBass.
For other similarly named articles, see Superbase (disambiguation).

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

"Super Bass" is a song by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj from 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 alongside Ester Dean (who provides additional vocals), Roahn Hylton, and producers Kane Beatz and JMIKE. According to Minaj, the song's lyrics detail the story of a playful romance between her and a potential suitor. The pop rap track contains electronic influences, while Minaj raps over a hip hop beat. An accompanying music video for the single was shot in March 2011 by director Sanaa Hamri and shows Minaj playfully taunting a group of men; while making use of multiple props colored bubblegum pink.

"Super Bass" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the UK 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 certified Diamond by the Recording 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. Billboard ranked it at number 94 on its Hot 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. Billboard placed "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 on Rolling Stone's "500 Best Songs of All Time" list.[9][10]

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