"Alone" | ||||
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Single by Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj | ||||
from the album Feed the Beast | ||||
Released | 21 April 2023 | |||
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Length | 3:05 | |||
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"Kim Petras &Nicki Minaj - Alone (Official Music Video)" on YouTube |
"Alone" is a song by German singer Kim Petras and Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj. [1] It was released on 21 April 2023 through Amigo Records and Republic Records as the lead and only single from Petras' debut studio album, Feed the Beast (2023). [2] The song was produced by Dr Luke and Rocco Did It Again!. The song became a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom,Ireland,Slovakia,and Latvia.
Petras' admiration for the rapper dates back as far as 2011. [3] First speculations about a collaboration arose in early March 2023,after Petras started commenting on Minaj's Instagram. [4] In an interview with Billboard ,the singer also mentioned Minaj as part of her dream girl group. [5] On 9 March and 15 March,Petras posted snippets of the song to her TikTok account. [6] The singer announced the collaboration with Minaj on 6 April. [7] She is seen answering a phone and lip-synching over Minaj's part of the song. [8] The song samples "Better Off Alone" (1999) by Alice Deejay. [9] Musically,it has been described as a dance track. [10] [11] [12]
The music video for the song was directed by Arrad. They stated:"Inspiration was drawn from the quintessential early 2000s Europop music videos by artists such as Fedde Le Grand and Alex Gaudino." [13]
Petras stated:"I wanted a really German techy vibe,and was so happy Nicki was down. The harness was custom made by Zana Bayne." [14]
Streaming/digital download –single [15]
Streaming/digital download –sped up and slowed version [16]
Streaming/digital download –remixes [17]
Streaming/digital download –James Hype remix [18]
Streaming/digital download –Major Lazer remix [19]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [39] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [40] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 21 April 2023 | Single |
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25 April 2023 | Single EP | [15] | |||
27 April 2023 | Sped Up + Slowed | [16] | |||
24 May 2023 | Remix album | [17] | |||
16 June 2023 | James Hype remix | [18] | |||
22 June 2023 | Major Lazer remix | [19] | |||
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