Va Va Voom
| "Va Va Voom" | ||||
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| Single by Nicki Minaj | ||||
| 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 (2012). 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, producers Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg and Henry Walter, and Max Martin. It was planned to serve as the album's lead single, but its release was postponed at the last minute in favor of "Starships". It was sent to UK radio stations on September 15, 2012 and later sent to Top 40 mainstream radio on October 23, 2012. The song is 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 seduction. Upon release, the song received positive reviews from critics. Commercially, it entered the top twenty in several 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.