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| Length = (album version) (radio edit) (radio edit 2) (album edit – international deluxe) | Label = | Writer = | Producer = | Last single = "Bang Bang" (2014) | This single = "Anaconda" (2014) | Next single = "Low" (2014) }} "Anaconda" is a song by Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj, from her third studio album, ''The Pinkprint'' (2014). It was released on August 4, 2014 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records as the second single from the album. The song was produced by Polow da Don, Anonymous, and Da Internz. "Anaconda" heavily samples "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot. Upon release "Anaconda" was met with mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song's production and Minaj's return to her hip-hop roots. Commercially, the song was an international success peaking at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, consequently becoming Minaj's highest charting single in the United States to date. It went on to spend eight consecutive weeks in the top ten of the Hot 100 chart. The song also fared well in other countries peaking within the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. An accompanying video for the song was directed by Colin Tilley and released on August 19, 2014. Following the video's release, it broke the 24-hour streaming record on Vevo by accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day of release, being surpassed by Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" in 2015. To further promote the song, Minaj performed it live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and also performed it at Fashion Rocks and the iHeartRadio Music Festival. "Anaconda" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2015 Grammy Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=28 )〕 The song was also nominated for two categories at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, Best Female Video and Best Hip-Hop Video, winning the latter. 〔http://medicinehatnews.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2015/08/30/kanye-west-rants-at-mtv-vmas-he-got-high-is-running-for-president/〕 ==Background and composition== On August 5, 2014, producer Polow da Don claimed the "Anaconda" instrumental was originally intended for fellow female rapper and musician Missy Elliott, but was scrapped and then re-recorded by Minaj. However, on August 24, 2014, Elliott revealed to fans and followers via her Twitter account that Polow's recollections were untrue and additionally confirmed that she never received the alleged instrumental.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://twitter.com/MissyElliott/status/503629521082662912 )〕 The cover art for the single went viral on the web after being revealed. On various digital music stores, the cover art is censored with the Parental Advisory label over Minaj's buttocks. The song heavily samples "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot.〔 Musically, the song is a hip hop and pop-rap song.〔 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 130 beats per minute.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nicki Minaj "Anaconda" Sheet Music - Download & Print )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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