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{{Infobox song
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#REDIRECT [[Willow Smith]]
| name = Fireball
| cover = WillowNickiMinajFireball.jpeg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = [[Willow Smith|Willow]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]]
| album =
| released = {{start date|2011|10|6}}<ref>[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fireball-feat.-nicki-minaj/id471326920 Fireball (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single]</ref>
| recorded = 2011
| genre = *[[Electropop]]
*[[teen pop]]
*[[Hip-Hop music|hip hop]]
| length = 4:08
| label = *[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*[[Roc Nation]]
| writer = *Lazonate Franklin
*[[Onika Maraj]]
*[[Marc Kinchen]]
*Omarr Rambert
| producer = Stoopid Boots<ref name="billboard" />
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| chronology = [[Willow Smith]]
| prev_title = [[21st Century Girl (song)|21st Century Girl]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = F Q-C #7
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Nicki Minaj]]
| type = single
| prev_title = [[Y.U. Mad]]
| prev_year = 2011
| title = Fireball
| year = 2011
| next_title = [[You the Boss]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
}}
"'''Fireball'''" is a song by American singer [[Willow Smith|Willow]] featuring Trinidadian-born rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Produced by Stoopid Boots, it was released on October 6, 2011.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/willow-smith-collaborates-nicki-minaj-new-single-fireball-album-released-year-article-1.960191 Willow Smith collaborates with Nicki Minaj on new single, 'Fireball': Album to be released this year]</ref>

==Background and release==
The song premiered on October 4, 2011 on [[WQHT|Hot 97]]'s [[Angie Martinez]] Show.<ref name="billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/willow-smith-returns-with-fireball-feat-1005391152.story#/column/the-juice/willow-smith-returns-with-fireball-feat-1005391152.story Willow Smith Returns With 'Fireball' Feat. Nicki Minaj: Listen]</ref> It was released on [[iTunes]] two days later and was released to U.S. urban radio on October 18, 2011.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2011/10/willow_smith_fireball.html Nicki Minaj Gave Willow Smith a Verse]</ref> In the song, Minaj says: "Ok, I'm the street fighter, call me Chun-Li" making a reference to the character [[Chun-Li]] from the video game franchise [[Street Fighter]] and for who she ironically released a song [[Chun-Li (song)|of the same name as the character]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-qa-on-nicki-minajs-chun-li |title=A Q&A ON NICKI MINAJ'S 'CHUN-LI' |access-date=2021-05-26 |archive-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519035731/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-qa-on-nicki-minajs-chun-li |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Live performances==
Willow performed the song on the U.S. edition of [[The X Factor (US)|The X-Factor]] on November 10, 2011.<ref>[https://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/11/willow-smith-brings-heat-factor/ Willow Smith Brings the Heat to X Factor US, Performs ‘FireBall’]</ref>

==Music video==
The music video for the song was released on December 9, 2011 and features Smith singing the song around the city streets constantly stating that she is the "Fireball" of the party and she is eventually joined by Minaj.<ref>[https://www.etonline.com/music/117195_Willow_Smith_and_Nicki_Minaj_Team_Up_for_Fireball Willow Smith & Nicki Minaj Team Up for 'Fireball']</ref>
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|58|artist=Willow Feat. Nicki Minaj|song=Fireball|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 December 2011}}
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
The song was nominated for the BTM Award (Best Teen Music) at the MP3 Music Awards in 2012.<ref>[https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/57869/Read MP3 Music Awards 2012 nominations]</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%;"
! scope="col" style="width:4%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Awards Ceremony
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:6%;"| Result
|-
|{{center|2012}}
| MP3 Music Awards
| Best Teen Music
| {{nominated}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Willow Smith}}
{{Nicki Minaj songs}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:2011 songs]]
[[Category:Willow Smith songs]]
[[Category:Nicki Minaj songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nicki Minaj]]
[[Category:Songs written by Marc Kinchen]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Roc Nation singles]]

Latest revision as of 16:33, 20 November 2024

"Fireball"
Single by Willow featuring Nicki Minaj
ReleasedOctober 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)[1]
Recorded2011
Genre
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stoopid Boots[2]
Willow Smith singles chronology
"21st Century Girl"
(2011) 		"Fireball"
(2011) 		"F Q-C #7"
(2015)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Y.U. Mad"
(2011) 		"Fireball"
(2011) 		"You the Boss"
(2011)

"Fireball" is a song by American singer Willow featuring Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj. Produced by Stoopid Boots, it was released on October 6, 2011.[3]

Background and release

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The song premiered on October 4, 2011 on Hot 97's Angie Martinez Show.[2] It was released on iTunes two days later and was released to U.S. urban radio on October 18, 2011.[4] In the song, Minaj says: "Ok, I'm the street fighter, call me Chun-Li" making a reference to the character Chun-Li from the video game franchise Street Fighter and for who she ironically released a song of the same name as the character in 2018.[5]

Live performances

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Willow performed the song on the U.S. edition of The X-Factor on November 10, 2011.[6]

Music video

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The music video for the song was released on December 9, 2011 and features Smith singing the song around the city streets constantly stating that she is the "Fireball" of the party and she is eventually joined by Minaj.[7]

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 58

Awards and nominations

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The song was nominated for the BTM Award (Best Teen Music) at the MP3 Music Awards in 2012.[9]

Year Awards Ceremony Category Result
2012
 MP3 Music Awards Best Teen Music Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Fireball (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single
  2. ^ a b Willow Smith Returns With 'Fireball' Feat. Nicki Minaj: Listen
  3. ^ Willow Smith collaborates with Nicki Minaj on new single, 'Fireball': Album to be released this year
  4. ^ Nicki Minaj Gave Willow Smith a Verse
  5. ^ "A Q&A ON NICKI MINAJ'S 'CHUN-LI'". Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  6. ^ Willow Smith Brings the Heat to X Factor US, Performs ‘FireBall’
  7. ^ Willow Smith & Nicki Minaj Team Up for 'Fireball'
  8. ^ "Willow Feat. Nicki Minaj – Fireball" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. ^ MP3 Music Awards 2012 nominations
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