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"Fly" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper-songwriter Nicki Minaj from her debut studio album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010). The song was released as the eighth and final single from the album on August 30, 2011. It features additional guest vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. 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 a R&B track which incorporates the hip hop genre. The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity, to come out victorious. "Fly" garnered positive reviews from music critics, most of whom noted it as a stand-out track of the album and complimented the song for its inspirational feeling. In the United States, "Fly" reached number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached the top twenty in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The song became Nicki Minaj's first number one on the UK R&B Chart. Furthermore, "Fly" marked top twenty positions on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Pop Songs charts and reached the top ten of the US 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. ==Production, recording, and composition== "Fly" was written by Nicki Minaj (credited as Onika Minaj), Jonathan Rotem, Kevin Hissink, W. Jordan and Clemm Rishad. Production of the song was handled by Rotem under his production name J.R. Rotem.〔 It was recorded by Aerial Chobaz and Charles Moniz at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, California and at Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.〔 They were assisted by Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter.〔 It was mixed by Carter, Chobaz and Rotem at Glenwood Recording Studios and Chalice Recording Studios.〔 All instrumentation was provided for by Rotem, with the exception of guitar, which was provided for by Hissink.〔 Rihanna appears on the track as a featured artist courtesy of Def Jam Recordings.〔 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Fly" is written in the key of , with a relaxed-four tempo of 120 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of B–C7sus–Gm7–E, while Rihanna and Nicki's vocals span from B3 to D5.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Unsupported Browser or Operating System )〕 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「Fly (Nicki Minaj song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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