![]() ![]() ![]() Kitty Empire from The Observer described the song as firmly a "half-rap, half-pop" song.Įntertainment Weekly gave a positive review by describing the song as "The perfect trunk rattler to blast from your pink Barbie Bentley, with booming synths that build to a brain-numbing epiphany: 'Music. "It's got the pop element, but it's got some hard-core elements, some dance underground elements." Laurence Green from MusicOMH compared the song to 2 Unlimited by saying "The techno push of 'Pound the Alarm' comes on like set loose in the studio ". When the song received mixed reception from critics with it being too similar, RedOne, who produced both the song and "Starships" told MTV News that "Pound the Alarm" is sonically edgier. ![]() However, in one of the verses, she warns her lover by saying, "I'm a bad bitch, no muzzle", meaning that whilst muzzles prevent dogs from barking, nobody can stop her from saying what she wants to say, as she is a 'bad bitch'. Lyrically, it talks about having a good time and partying. After each chorus there is a "frantic" Eurodance and dubstep breakdown, and also features the sounds of alarms, which were sampled from American artist Britney Spears from her 2000 single " Stronger", weaving beats, and "seize-the-night" lyrics. The song makes use of EDM, techno and house in its composition, while also being influenced by rave. It moves in common time and follows a chord progression of C ♯m–G ♯m–A–B, and Nicki's vocals span from B 3 to A 4. It is composed in common time in the key of C ♯ minor with a tempo of 125 beats per minute. "Pound the Alarm" is a Eurodance song produced by RedOne, Falk, and Rami. In the United States, the song was released as the second mainstream single and fourth single overall from the album on July 17, 2012. It also impacted UK radio on June 15, 2012. It officially impacted Australian radio on June 12, 2012, where it was the most added track of the week. Minaj confirmed on Twitter on June 6, 2012, that she chose "Pound the Alarm" as the next single instead of "Va Va Voom" owing to the number of radio requests "Pound the Alarm" was getting in the UK, Australia, and France. Just got word that radio 1 in the uk and nova & 2day fm in australia are runnin w/ #poundthealarm due to the amount of requests" and later added after "Sorry va va voomers.Looks like France has chosen #poundthealarm for the win as well barbz." But the polls don't lie do they?"." The song was eventually trending on Twitter for the choice of the songs. After the poll results were finalized, a fan then told Minaj "ΝΟΟΟ!! Pound The Alarm is way more energetic!!!", where Minaj replied: "I agree!!!! Fun2perform. "Whip It" came in second and "Pound the Alarm" came in third. "Va Va Voom" had the most votes and won the poll. The third and final category asks to choose between "Pound the Alarm", " Whip It", and " Va Va Voom". The poll is divided into three categories. On May 24, 2012, a poll was posted on Minaj's official website asking the fans to choose the next single(s). It is also one of the select songs available on the demo version. The song is included in the game Just Dance 2014. The song was featured on Minaj's Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour. The music video received positive reviews, with many enjoying the fun atmosphere. The accompanying music video was shot in her native birth country, Trinidad and Tobago, and features Minaj performing at a national Trinidad and Tobago Carnival as well as dancing from locals of the country. In the United States, the song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. The song reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom and in top twenty in Mexico and France. ![]() Musically, "Pound the Alarm" is a Eurodance song that talks about having a good time and partying all night, as well as going to festivals/carnivals as the music video portrays. Despite the song not winning the poll where Minaj and her label asked fans to pick the next single from her album, the label went ahead and released "Pound the Alarm" due to a large number of airplay requests for the song. The song was written by RedOne, Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, Bilal Hajji, and Achraf Jannusi, with co-writing credits from Minaj, and production was handled by RedOne, Falk, and Yacoub. " Pound the Alarm" is a song by rapper Nicki Minaj, serving as the fourth single from her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012). ![]()
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