Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) for 3 non-consecutive weeks, being kept off the top spot by Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". Overall, "Bang Bang" spent sixteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, and a total of 31 weeks charting on the Hot 100. On "Billboard"'s Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) chart, the song debuted at number 19 and reached a peak of number two, becoming Minaj's highest charting single on that chart equaling the position her and Canadian singer Justin Bieber's 2012 single "Beauty and a Beat", and Jessie J's highest since her 2012 single "Domino" also peaked
The Boys (Nicki Minaj and Cassie song) The Boys (Nicki Minaj and Cassie song) "The Boys" is a song recorded by American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj and American singer Cassie Ventura. It was written by Minaj, Anjulie Persaud, Jonas Jeberg and Jean Baptiste, and produced by the latter two. The song was released on September 13, 2012, through Cash Money, Young Money and Universal Republic as the lead single from the reissue of Minaj's second studio album, "" (2012). It was Minaj's last single to be released by Universal Republic before the label went defunct and its artists roster moved to the revived Republic Records. Initially