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| from the album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 3:03 | |||
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| "Va Va Voom (Explicit)" on YouTube | ||||
"Va Va Voom" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj from the deluxe edition of her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.[1] It was released on October 23, 2012 by Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic as the sixth and final single from the album.
The song was written by Minaj, Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg, Max Martin, and Henry Walter, and it was produced by Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak, and Cirkut. Being released as the fifth single, it was sent to UK radio stations on September 15, 2012 and later sent to Top 40 mainstream radio on October 23, 2012. It was planned to serve as the lead single, but its release was postponed at the last minute in favor of "Starships". It was included on the deluxe edition of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, and was later included in the album's reissue Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up.
"Va Va Voom" is a dance-pop and electropop song with lyrics about sexual activity towards a male. Upon its release, the song received positive reviews from critics, who found it catchy and radio-friendly. Commercially, the song entered the top twenty in countries including Ireland, Slovakia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video was shot in December 2011, but was initially shelved after Minaj decided not to release "Va Va Voom" as the album's lead single, because she was not happy with the video's end result.
- ^ Frank, Alex (12 February 2015). "Newly Single Nicki Minaj on Feminism, Meek Mill, and Rapping at 50". Vogue.com. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.