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"Roman in Moscow"
Song

"Roman in Moscow" is a song by Trinidadian recording artist and songwriter Nicki Minaj. It was released on December 2, 2011 as a teaser for her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, although it was not included in the official tracklisting of the album. The song was written by Onika Maraj, Nicholas Warwar, Raymond Diaz, Mike Aiello, Safaree Samuels, Bryan Williams and produced by StreetRunner and Sarom. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 64.

Background and Artwork

The song was the teaser for Minaj's sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, although, it is not featured in the official tracklisting of the album. The artwork for the single has Minaj's name in black letters appearing to be crossed with the words saying "Roman in Moscow" to explain that it is not Minaj herself singing the song, but her alter ego Roman Zolanski performing the song. The song was notably excluded from her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album. In April 2012 a fan asked Minaj why it was not included in the tracklisting, she replied that she didn't like the song much.[1]

Music video

Minaj filmed the music video for "Roman in Moscow" on December 18, 2011. It was directed by Hype Williams.[2][3]. Prior to filming the video, Minaj gave a hint of the storyline, she stated: "Well, he was there [in Moscow] secretly because [alter ego] Martha wanted him to go there, so they put him in this thing with monks and nuns; they were trying to rehabilitate him, but I can't tell exactly what happened, you'll just see it in the video format, but let's just say he got out of there".[4]

Live Performances

Minaj performed "Roman in Moscow" along with "Turn Me On" and "Super Bass" for 2012 New Years on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

Track listing

Digital download[5]
  1. "Roman in Moscow" – 2:38

Chart positions

On the chart dated as the week of December 17, 2011, "Roman in Moscow" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 64, while on December 11, 2011 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 84 and at number 22 on the UK R&B Chart.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 84
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 64

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States December 2, 2011 Digital Download Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic

References

  1. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/NICKIMINAJ/status/187938684216164352
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675336/nicki-minaj-roman-in-moscow.jhtml
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Roman in Moscow - Single by Nicki Minaj". iTunes Store. December 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  6. ^ http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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