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Single by Megan Thee Stallion and Normani | ||||
from the album Birds of Prey: The Album | ||||
Released | January 10, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
Genre | Pop rap | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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"Diamonds" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and American singer Normani. It was released on January 10,2020,by Atlantic,as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film Birds of Prey . [1] The song samples "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe,making this the first song to directly sample the jazz classic according to the music blog Idolator. [2]
The collaboration was announced in December 2019. [3] The single art was unveiled and the song was released on January 10,2020. [4] "Diamonds" was written by Edgar Machuca,Jule Styne,Kameron Glasper,Leo Robin,Louis Bell,Madison Love,Megan Thee Stallion,Mike Arrow,Normani,Santeri Kauppinen,and Tayla Parx;it was produced by Bell and MD$. [5] "Diamonds" is a pop and hip hop song with lyrics of female empowerment and moving on from a relationship.
Harper's Bazaar 's Erica Gonzales wrote that "the high-energy track is a perfect fit for Megan's razor-sharp flow,while Normani gracefully interpolates Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in the melody". [6] Billboard called it "a gem of a song". [7] Madeline Roth of MTV described the song as "a total flex anthem". [8] Time named it one of the five best songs of the week. [9] XXL magazine also named it one of the best new tracks of the week. [10]
A music video for the song was released on January 10,2020. [11]
The video sees the artists in a "dark" amusement house spliced with scenes of the film,including a sequence of Harley Quinn which was inspired by Marilyn Monroe's version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . [12]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [14] | 23 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [15] | 16 |
US Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [16] | 31 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [16] | 12 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [17] | 27 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | January 10, 2020 | Digital download, streaming | Atlantic | [18] |
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