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"Anaconda" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on August 4, 2014, by Young Money, Cash Money, and Republic as the second single from her third studio album, The Pinkprint (2014). [2] The song was produced by Polow da Don, DJ Spydr, and Da Internz, and prominently samples "Baby Got Back" (1992) by Sir Mix-a-Lot. [3]
The song's accompanying music video was briefly banned by MTV. [2] Mix-a-Lot defended the song as being empowering to curvaceous women who were being shown skinny models as an ideal for beauty. "Baby Got Back" topped the US Billboard Hot 100, and spent five weeks atop the chart. It was the second best-selling song in the US in 1992.
In 2014, rapper Nicki Minaj released the single "Anaconda", [24] which prominently featured samples from "Baby Got Back". Sir Mix-a-Lot praised both the artist and the song, calling it the "new and improved version" of "Baby Got Back". [25] In March 2016, Sir Mix-a-Lot collaborated with TNT and LK on the track and video, "Streets Don't Love Me ...
The song "One Sweet Day", performed by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, spent 16 weeks on top of the chart and became the longest-running number-one song in history, until surpassed in 2019 by "Old Town Road". Janet Jackson earned six number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1990s.
The Phenomenon 1968–1998 (a.k.a. Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits) by Demis Roussos (1998) Forever and Ever – Definitive Collection by Demis Roussos (2002) Collected by Demis Roussos (2015) The Best of Roxy Music by Roxy Music (2001) Greatest Hits by Roxy Music (1977) Greatest Hits by Run-D.M.C. (2002)
16 Super Éxitos Originales (English: 16 Original Super Hits) is a greatest hits album by American singer Selena released on March 3, 1990, through EMI Latin.The label aimed to release a compilation containing recordings by Selena y Los Dinos prior to their contractual agreement in 1989, to illustrate the band's musical progressions up to that point.
The album's second single, "Anaconda", peaked at number two on the Hot 100 while further singles, "Only" and "Truffle Butter", peaked within the top 20 on the chart. In 2014, Minaj shared lead credit on the single "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Ariana Grande. The song scored Minaj her first number one in the UK and peaked at number three in the US.
The Hits Album 2 or Hits 2 as it is often called, is a compilation album that was released in April 1985 in the UK. The spine of the album as well as the inside cover lists the title as HITS 2 THE ALBUM. It was released by CBS and WEA. It reached #1 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart for 6 weeks.