Fly (Nicki Minaj song)

"Fly"
Single by Nicki Minaj featuring Rihanna
from the album Pink Friday
Released	August 30, 2011
Recorded	2010
Studio	Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California); Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length	3:32
Label	Young Money Cash Money Universal Motown Universal Republic
Songwriter(s)	Kevin Hissink W. Jordan Onika Maraj J. R. Rotem Clemm Rishad
Producer(s)	J. R. Rotem Skrt Kevin Hissink
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Lollipop Luxury" (2011) "Fly" (2011) "Y.U. Mad" (2011)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Cheers (Drink to That)" (2011) "Fly" (2011) "We Found Love" (2011)
Music video
"Fly" (Clean) on YouTube

"Fly" is a song by rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on August 30, 2011 by Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown and Universal Republic as the eighth and final single from Minaj's debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010). The track was written by Kevin Hissink, Will Jordan, J. R. Rotem, Clemm Rishad and Minaj herself, while production was helped by Rotem and Hissink. The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity, to come out victorious.

In the United States, "Fly" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked within the top 20 of the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, "Fly" marked top 20 positions on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts and reached the top ten of the US Hot Rap Songs chart at number nine.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Sanaa Hamri, depicts Minaj and Rihanna experiencing the destruction in a post-apocalyptic environment.