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| artist = [[Nicki Minaj]] |
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| album = [[Pink Friday]] |
| album = [[Pink Friday]] (Deluxe) |
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| released = April 11, 2011 |
| released = April 11, 2011 |
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| recorded = 2010 |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} |
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| length = 3:44 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:22 <small>(radio edit)</small> |
| length = 3:44 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:22 <small>(radio edit)</small> |
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| label = {{hlist|[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[Island Records|Universal-Island]]}} |
| label = {{hlist|[[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]|[[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]]|[[Island Records|Universal-Island]]}} |
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]]|[[J.R. Rotem]]|Robbie Furze|Millo Cordell|Cleveland Browne|Greville Gordon|Wycliffe Johnson}} |
| writer = {{hlist|[[Nicki Minaj|Onika Maraj]]|[[J.R. Rotem]]|Robbie Furze|Millo Cordell|Cleveland Browne|Greville Gordon|Wycliffe Johnson}} |
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| producer = [[J.R. Rotem]] |
| producer = [[J.R. Rotem]] |
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| prev_title = [[Did It On'em]] |
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| prev_year = 2011 |
| prev_year = 2011 |
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| next_title = [[Where Them Girls At]] |
| next_title = [[Where Them Girls At]] |
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| next_year = 2011 |
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"'''Girls Fall Like Dominoes'''" is a song by |
"'''Girls Fall Like Dominoes'''" is a song by rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. It serves as the seventh single from some deluxe editions of her debut album ''[[Pink Friday]]'' (2010). The song's chorus is sampled from "[[Dominos (The Big Pink song)|Dominos]]", a 2009 single by British [[indie rock]] band [[The Big Pink]]. "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" was originally released as an international [[iTunes Store]] bonus track on Minaj's debut album, ''Pink Friday''; however it was released later on all editions of the album in the [[United Kingdom]] on March 11, 2011. The single was released on April 11, 2011 in Australia. It was released on April 15, 2011 as the fourth UK single after "[[Moment 4 Life]]". |
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"Girls Fall Like Dominoes" became a top 20 hit in New Zealand, reaching number 13. |
"Girls Fall Like Dominoes" became a top 20 hit in New Zealand, reaching number 13. |
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The song was written by Nicki Minaj herself, [[J.R. Rotem]], Robbie Furze, Millo Cordell, Cleveland Browne, Greville Gordon and Wycliffe Johnson, and was produced by J. R. Rotem. The song also contains interpolations of "Trailar Load a Girls". After the release of the track, it debuted at number thirty-two |
The song was written by Nicki Minaj herself, [[J.R. Rotem]], Robbie Furze, Millo Cordell, Cleveland Browne, Greville Gordon and Wycliffe Johnson, and was produced by J. R. Rotem. The song also contains interpolations of "Trailar Load a Girls". After the release of the track, it debuted at number thirty-two in the United Kingdom. |
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"Girls Fall Like Dominoes was released as an [[iTunes Store]] bonus track during the release of ''Pink Friday''.<ref name="idolator1">{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5697941/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-bonus-track |title=Listen To Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' Bonus Tracks "Wave Ya Hands" & "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on |publisher=Idolator.com |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> The song was later included on the album's official track listing during the UK re-release of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pink-friday/id424607397 |title=Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj - Download Pink Friday on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-03-11 |access-date=2011-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062618/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pink-friday/id424607397 |archive-date=2011-04-12 }}</ref> |
"Girls Fall Like Dominoes was released as an [[iTunes Store]] bonus track during the release of ''Pink Friday''.<ref name="idolator1">{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5697941/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-bonus-track |title=Listen To Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' Bonus Tracks "Wave Ya Hands" & "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on |publisher=Idolator.com |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> The song was later included on the album's official track listing during the UK re-release of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pink-friday/id424607397 |title=Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj - Download Pink Friday on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-03-11 |access-date=2011-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062618/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pink-friday/id424607397 |archive-date=2011-04-12 }}</ref> |
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Produced by J.R. Rotem, "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" has been described as a "jubilant, poppy song."<ref name="idolator1"/> Lyrically, Minaj raps about how she is hot enough to steal the fans of male rappers, in this case [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]].<ref name="idolator1"/> Minaj name checks |
Produced by J.R. Rotem, "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" has been described as a "jubilant, poppy song."<ref name="idolator1"/> Lyrically, Minaj raps about how she is hot enough to steal the fans of male rappers, in this case [[Lil Wayne]] and [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]].<ref name="idolator1"/> Minaj name checks many women in the entertainment industry, including [[Kristin Cavallari]], [[Kourtney Kardashian]], [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]], [[Mo'Nique]], [[Angelina Jolie]], [[Madonna]], [[Donatella Versace]], [[Wilhelmina Cooper]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Rihanna]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[Khloé Kardashian]], [[Ciara]], [[Keri Hilson]] and [[Grace Jones]]. She also mentions [[Al Pacino]].<ref name="idolator1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.12842/title.nicki-minaj-girls-fall-like-dominoes |title=Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011 |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2012-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004170346/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.12842/title.nicki-minaj-girls-fall-like-dominoes |archive-date=2012-10-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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As Rotem creates characteristically colossal chords, Minaj discusses her love for women.<ref name="djbooth1">{{cite web|author=Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast |url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/nicki-minaj-dominoes/ |title=Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now |publisher=Djbooth.net |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> Rotem's production on the song has been described as diabolically catchy and synth-drenched.<ref>{{cite web|author=Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast |url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/nicki-minaj-dominoes |title=Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now |publisher=Djbooth.net |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" samples "Dominos" from [[United Kingdom|British]] band [[ |
As Rotem creates characteristically colossal chords, Minaj discusses her love for women.<ref name="djbooth1">{{cite web|author=Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast |url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/nicki-minaj-dominoes/ |title=Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now |date=22 November 2010 |publisher=Djbooth.net |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> Rotem's production on the song has been described as diabolically catchy and synth-drenched.<ref>{{cite web|author=Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast |url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/nicki-minaj-dominoes |title=Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now |date=22 November 2010 |publisher=Djbooth.net |access-date=2011-04-13}}</ref> "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" samples "Dominos" from [[United Kingdom|British]] band [[the Big Pink]].<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-view/11970 |title=NME Track Reviews - 10 Tracks You Have To Hear (11/04/11) |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2011-04-11 |access-date=2012-02-17}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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With a three and a half out of five star-rating, ''DJBooth'' stated that the song is exactly what one would expect from a Minaj and Rotem collaboration and that fellas should be warned.<ref name="djbooth1"/> Dan Martin of |
With a three and a half out of five star-rating, ''DJBooth'' stated that the song is exactly what one would expect from a Minaj and Rotem collaboration and that fellas should be warned.<ref name="djbooth1"/> Dan Martin of ''[[NME]]'' placed "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" at number two on a list of "10 Tracks You Have To Hear", adding that Minaj upgrades the original classic that is sampled in the song.<ref name="nme"/> |
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==Chart performance== |
==Chart performance== |
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"Girls Falls like Dominoes" first charted on the [[UK Singles Charts]] at number 54, and in the UK Urban chart at 12. In its second week it appeared at numbers 32 and 8, becoming Minaj's third UK Top 40 single, and second Top 10 UK Urban song. A week later, the single charted at number 24. The song debuted at number ten on the [[UK R&B Chart]], marking her fourth top 30 urban single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Singles Top 40 from the Official UK Charts Company |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com |access-date=2011-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// |
"Girls Falls like Dominoes" first charted on the [[UK Singles Charts]] at number 54, and in the UK Urban chart at 12. In its second week it appeared at numbers 32 and 8, becoming Minaj's third UK Top 40 single, and second Top 10 UK Urban song. A week later, the single charted at number 24. The song debuted at number ten on the [[UK R&B Chart]], marking her fourth top 30 urban single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Singles Top 40 from the Official UK Charts Company |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com |access-date=2011-04-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181001/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=2011-07-24 }}</ref> The single gained a new peak on the UK R&B Chart, peaking at number eight. The single also debuted at number 50 on the [[Irish Singles Charts]], peaking at 28, her third top 40 single in that country. Girls Fall Like Dominoes also charted in Scotland, charting at 27,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20110417/41/ |title=2011-04-23 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=2011-04-23 |access-date=2012-02-17}}</ref> making it her second top 30 single in that country also. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Released | April 11, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Length | 3:44 (album version) 3:22 (radio edit) | |||
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Producer(s) | J.R. Rotem | |||
Nicki Minaj singles chronology | ||||
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"Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes (Official Audio)" on YouTube |
"Girls Fall Like Dominoes" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj. It serves as the seventh single from some deluxe editions of her debut album Pink Friday (2010). The song's chorus is sampled from "Dominos", a 2009 single by British indie rock band The Big Pink. "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" was originally released as an international iTunes Store bonus track on Minaj's debut album, Pink Friday; however it was released later on all editions of the album in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2011. The single was released on April 11, 2011 in Australia. It was released on April 15, 2011 as the fourth UK single after "Moment 4 Life". "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" became a top 20 hit in New Zealand, reaching number 13.
The song was written by Nicki Minaj herself, J.R. Rotem, Robbie Furze, Millo Cordell, Cleveland Browne, Greville Gordon and Wycliffe Johnson, and was produced by J. R. Rotem. The song also contains interpolations of "Trailar Load a Girls". After the release of the track, it debuted at number thirty-two in the United Kingdom.
Background and composition
[edit]"Girls Fall Like Dominoes was released as an iTunes Store bonus track during the release of Pink Friday.[1] The song was later included on the album's official track listing during the UK re-release of the album.[2]
Produced by J.R. Rotem, "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" has been described as a "jubilant, poppy song."[1] Lyrically, Minaj raps about how she is hot enough to steal the fans of male rappers, in this case Lil Wayne and Drake.[1] Minaj name checks many women in the entertainment industry, including Kristin Cavallari, Kourtney Kardashian, M.I.A., Mo'Nique, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Donatella Versace, Wilhelmina Cooper, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Ciara, Keri Hilson and Grace Jones. She also mentions Al Pacino.[1][3]
As Rotem creates characteristically colossal chords, Minaj discusses her love for women.[4] Rotem's production on the song has been described as diabolically catchy and synth-drenched.[5] "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" samples "Dominos" from British band the Big Pink.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]With a three and a half out of five star-rating, DJBooth stated that the song is exactly what one would expect from a Minaj and Rotem collaboration and that fellas should be warned.[4] Dan Martin of NME placed "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" at number two on a list of "10 Tracks You Have To Hear", adding that Minaj upgrades the original classic that is sampled in the song.[6]
Chart performance
[edit]"Girls Falls like Dominoes" first charted on the UK Singles Charts at number 54, and in the UK Urban chart at 12. In its second week it appeared at numbers 32 and 8, becoming Minaj's third UK Top 40 single, and second Top 10 UK Urban song. A week later, the single charted at number 24. The song debuted at number ten on the UK R&B Chart, marking her fourth top 30 urban single.[7] The single gained a new peak on the UK R&B Chart, peaking at number eight. The single also debuted at number 50 on the Irish Singles Charts, peaking at 28, her third top 40 single in that country. Girls Fall Like Dominoes also charted in Scotland, charting at 27,[8] making it her second top 30 single in that country also.
Track listing
[edit]- UK Digital single[9]
- "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" (Radio Edit) – 3:22
- "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" (Distance Remix) – 3:50
Charts
[edit]Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | 99 |
Australia Urban (ARIA)[11] | 30 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 28 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 13 |
Scotland (OCC)[14] | 27 |
UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 24 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] | 8 |
Radio and release history
[edit]Country | Date | Type |
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Australia | April 11, 2011 | Digital download[17][18] |
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United Kingdom | April 13, 2011 | Radio airplay (BBC Radio 1)[19] |
April 15, 2011 | Digital download[20] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Listen To Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday' Bonus Tracks "Wave Ya Hands" & "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj - Download Pink Friday on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2011". HipHop DX. 2010-11-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ a b Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast (22 November 2010). "Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Contributed by richard Listen to More: Club, Pop, Northeast (22 November 2010). "Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Listen Now". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "NME Track Reviews - 10 Tracks You Have To Hear (11/04/11)". Nme.Com. 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Singles Top 40 from the Official UK Charts Company". Theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "2011-04-23 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Girls Fall Like Dominoes [Explicit]". iTunes. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 6 June 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart – 30/5/2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2011". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Nicki Minaj – Girls Fall Like Dominoes". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Girl Fall Like Dominoes - Single by Nicki Minaj". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Single by Nicki Minaj". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "Radio 1 - Playlist". BBC. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Girl Fall Like Dominoes - Single by Nicki Minaj". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2013.