Get on Your Knees (Nicki Minaj song)

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"Get on Your Knees"
Song by Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande
from the album The Pinkprint
Genre Hip hop, soul, trap, pop
Length3:36
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"Get on Your Knees" is a song by American rapper Nicki Minaj featuring American singer Ariana Grande from Nicki Minaj's third studio album The Pinkprint (2014). The song managed to enter single charts in multiple countries due to strong digital sales following the album's release.

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Background and release

"Get on Your Knees" is a trap-pop song with Nicki Minaj rapping the verses and Ariana Grande singing the chorus and bridge. Lyrically the song depict themes of asserting sexual dominance and embracing empowerment. [1] Katy Perry being one of the writers of the song fueled rumors about her being featured on the song, but the final track featured Ariana Grande instead. [2] In an interview by Fashion & Style, Nicki Minaj herself has described Ariana Grande's delivery on the song as "very, very, sexy". [3]

"Get on Your Knees" leaked on 11 December 2014, just a few days prior to being released as a part of Nicki Minaj's third studio album The Pinkprint on 15 December 2014. [4] [5] [6] Following the release, Minaj and Grande traded compliments about the song on Twitter. [7]

The song was performed live by Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande on 7 April 2016 at T-Mobile Arena's grand opening concert in Las Vegas, where they also performed their first collaboration "Bang Bang". [8] [9]

Reception

"Get on Your Knees" was received positively by critics, with many applauding the song's production and its explicit and empowering lyrics. In an album review, Muhammad Tariq from The California Aggie describes the song as "the empowering, boost of personal-confidence and gym anthem", noting the explicit lyrics with messages of "confidence, self-love and recognizing our self-worth". [10] Kim Osorio from NPR commented that Nicki's verses on the song "can be a bit too much to stomach" but that the "beats and the catchy choruses will keep you sucking on that crackpipe". [11] Katherine St. Asaph from Time calls the song's production "disarmingly pretty", observing how Minaj and Grande explore their prowess in both expressing their sexuality and showcasing their exceptional vocal abilities in the song. [12] Randall Roberts from the Los Angeles Times delineates Minaj as a "hardened lover uninterested in emotion" in the song. [13] The Guardian's critic panel highlighted how the song exemplifies the producer Dr. Luke's "formulaic pop magic". [14]

Charts

Chart (2014-2015)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [15] 98
France (SNEP) [16] 181
Scotland (OCC) [17] 64
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 86
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [19] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 88
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 26

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