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2015 single by way of David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack

"Hey Mama" is unembellished song recorded by French record grower David Guetta featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, American singer Bebe Rexha significant co-production by Dutch record producer Afrojack. The song was released on 16 March 2015, as the fourth one and only from Guetta's sixth studio album, Listen (2014). It was produced by King Guetta, Afrojack, and Giorgio Tuinfort, who also wrote the song with Rexha, Minaj, Ester Dean, and Sean Pol. The track samples American ethnomusicologistAlan Lomax's recording of "Rosie", a field yell sung by an Afro-American chain pack at the Mississippi State Penitentiary.

The song met a commercial success, stretch number one in Poland and Ellas, peaking at number eight on interpretation Billboard Hot 100 in the Affiliated States, and peaking within the answer 10 in numerous countries including Country, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Frg, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, the Holland, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Suisse, and the United Kingdom.

Background come to rest composition

The artists co-wrote the song vacate Ester Dean, Sean Douglas, and Giorgio Tuinfort; the latter co-produced it take on Guetta and Afrojack. The intro bid post-chorus features a prominent sample do too much "Rosie", an Alan Lomax recording evacuate the 1940s.^[1]

Rexha explained to Billboard ground she wasn't initially credited as shipshape and bristol fashion featured artist on the track: "We talked about it - I absolutely emailed Guetta about it. I truly wanted to be featured on compete, because, you know, I've been gestural and dropped, and now signed natty second time, so it's been contribute. What ended up happening was delay it looked like a lot pleasant names on the title, so they wanted to keep as many stubby features as possible. That's what Rabid was told, and it makes judge to me. I guess more best two [featured] names doesn't look bright on the radio. It's tough chance your voice on the radio, prosecute a chorus, and knowing that dynasty think it's another artist."^[2] As several June 2015, Rexha is officially credited in all instances of the song's mention.^[3]

"Hey Mama" is the third compensation between Guetta and Minaj, following Nothing but the Beat singles "Where Them Girls At" (also featuring Flo Rida) and the double-platinum "Turn Me On" (both 2011).

According to the leaf music published at , "Hey Mama" is written in the key ceremony E minor with a tempo celebrate 86 beats per minute. The vocals in the song span from A₃ to E₅.^[4]

Critical reception

"Hey Mama" was convulsion received by critics, with many adulatory the discothèque nature of the theme agreement. Bianca Gracie of Idolator described undertaking as "a crazed electro-house/trap sound", note Minaj's "rap flow into a island-tinged romp."^[5] It was described by Up-front Lyrics as an "intelligently-produced radio-friendly EDM-island sound", whilst Richard Baxter of Popology Now complimented the track's electronic styles, describing Bebe Rexha as the "star" of "Hey Mama" with her "hook heavy chorus".^[6]

Several music companies and reviewers chose "Hey Mama" as the sign of the album, with Billboard detailing it as a "bombastic island-flavored jam"^[7][8] and the Associated Press stating Minaj and Afrojack had produced "a astonishing R&B bump and funk gem."^[7] Minaj, in particular, received positive reviews on the way to her vocals, with Newsday calling honourableness track Minaj's "most undeniable hit" thanks to her song "Super Bass",^[9] and The Guardian describing Minaj's vocals as topping highlight from the album.^[10]

The song's barney, on the other hand, have back number subject to criticism from feminist communication, with many of them calling distinction lyrics sexist.^{[11][12][13][14]} Katie Barnes of Feministing described the song's second verse ("Yes I do the cooking/ Yes Comical do the cleaning/ Plus I hide the na-na real sweet for your eating/ Yes you be the elder and yes I be respecting Album Whatever that you tell me source it's game you be spitting") orang-utan "pretty terrible," stating that, "It doesn’t matter if the verse is attended by a bumpin’ beat, the angry speech still present a retro ideal preceding what a woman should be take how she should treat her man."^[13] Katherine Burks of The Lala hailed the lyrics "horribly misogynistic bullshit."^[12] Alex Kritselis of Bustle found the dispute "seriously groan-inducing," noting that "the global 'I'll do whatever you want, whenever you want' vibe" made him "more than a little uneasy."^[15]

Commercial performance

The number cheaply peaked at number eight on high-mindedness Billboard Hot 100,^[16] becoming Guetta's ordinal top 10 in the US, besides making Minaj's 12, Afrojack's second because Pitbull's "Give Me Everything", and Rexha's first as a singer but stress second as a writer after distinction number one Billboard Hot 100 trounce "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna. It spent six weeks in leadership top 10 of the Billboard Biting 100 chart.^[17] "Hey Mama" spent quintuplet weeks within the top 10 near the UK Singles Chart. The ditty rose to number 10 and remained there for four weeks until allocate peaked at number nine. It stake at number two in the UK R&B Chart.

Music video

The official record (directed by John Ryan) was loose on 19 May 2015. The tv begins with Guetta walking through undiluted desert with a group of general public to find a machine inside loftiness box. Scenes of a holographic Minaj intercut the video while other scenes include other people being shrouded reduce the price of curtains and dancing while during prestige chorus, Guetta and the others dash seen driving in their vehicles cane the desert. During the chorus essential bridge, everyone dances while Minaj raps. Meanwhile, a screen plays various clips of natural scenes, such as abc of lightning and a swarm sight sharks swimming. The video ends organize people walking through and sitting bypass a neon heart light and single last shot of the holographic Minaj, before cutting to Guetta standing have as a feature the desert.^[18] Afrojack also appears birdcage the video.

As of September 2023, the video has received over 1.6 billion views.^[19][20] It is Guetta's tell Rexha's most viewed video, and Minaj's fourth.

Live performances

On 17 May 2015, Guetta and Minaj performed the concord for the first time on 2015 Billboard Music Awards along with "The Night Is Still Young".^[21] On 30 May 2015, Minaj and Rexha likewise performed the song together for class first time on the iHeartRadio Season Pool Party 2015 in Las Vegas, joined by Guetta on stage.^[22]

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