Barbie Dreams

"Barbie Dreams"
"Barbie Dreams"
Single by Nicki Minaj
from the album Queen
Released	August 14, 2018
Studio	Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California); Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California); Chris Athens Masters (Austin, Texas);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:39
Label	Young Money; Cash Money;
Songwriter(s)	Rivelino Raoul Wouter; Onika Tanya Maraj; Christopher Smith; James Brown; Fred Wesley;
Producer(s)	Mel & Mus; Ringo;
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
Music video
	"Barbie Dreams" on YouTube

"Barbie Dreams" is a song recorded by rapper Nicki Minaj for her fourth studio album Queen (2018). It was released on August 14, 2018, to radio stations through Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records as the third single from the album. The song was written by Minaj, Rashad "Ringo" Smith, Alexander Roland, the duo Mel & Mus (composed of Melvin Hough II and Rivelino Raoul Wouter), Christopher Smith, James Brown, and Fred Wesley; while its production was done by Ringo, and Mel & Mus.

"Barbie Dreams" received widespread critical acclaim. It also received public recognition from many of the male rappers "roasted" in the song.^[1] Commercially, the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the charts in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For promotion, Minaj debuted the track on her Queen Radio show on Beats 1, and performed the song live at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.^[2]

^ Meredith, Karenna (September 12, 2018). "Nicki Minaj Turns Male Rappers Into Puppets For Her Colorful "Barbie Dreams" Video". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "Watch Nicki Minaj's VMAs performance". The FADER. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[1] Meredith, Karenna (September 12, 2018). "Nicki Minaj Turns Male Rappers Into Puppets For Her Colorful "Barbie Dreams" Video". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

[2] "Watch Nicki Minaj's VMAs performance". The FADER. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

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