Nicki Minaj - Anaconda (#2 on Billboard Hot 100)

ice_sky92 · Post time 9-9-2014 10:53 PM

"Anaconda" is a song by American recording artist Nicki Minaj, from her upcoming 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. Production for the track was handled by Polow Da Don and Da Internz. "Anaconda" peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, consequently becoming Minaj's highest charting single in the United States to date. The song samples heavily from Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot, and is named for one of the lines in that original song.

A music video for the track was shot in Los Angeles, California by Colin Tilley and was released on August 19, 2014. The video features a cameo appearance by fellow rapper and labelmate Drake. The video broke the 24-hour streaming record on VEVO by accumulating 19.6 million views in its first day of release, beating the 19.3 million 24-hour record previously held by Miley Cyrus for the music video of her song, "Wrecking Ball", in 2013. In a review of Minaj's video, Lucas Villa of AXS writes, "It's butts abound in her bananas clip for 'Anaconda.'"On August 30, 2014, eleven days after the release of the music video, "Anaconda" was VEVO certified for receiving over 100 million views.