"Fly" is a song by Trinidadian-American rapper-songwriter Nicki Minaj from her debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010). The song was released as the eighth and final single from the album on August 30, 2011. It features additional guest vocals by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. The track was written by Kevin Hissink, Will Jordan, J.R. Rotem, Clemm Rishad and Minaj herself, while production was helped by Rotem and Hissink. The song is a R&B track which incorporates the hip hop genre. The song is inspired by the emotion of soaring above and overcoming all stereotypes and negativity, to come out victorious.

In the United States, "Fly" reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked within the top twenty of the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song became Nicki Minaj's first number one on the UK R&B Chart. Furthermore, "Fly" marked top twenty positions on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Pop Songs charts and reached the top ten of the US Rap Songs chart at number nine.

The song's accompanying music video, directed by Sanaa Hamri, depicts Minaj and Rihanna experiencing the destruction in a post-apocalyptic environment.

"Fly" was written by Nicki Minaj (credited as Onika Maraj), Jonathan Rotem, Kevin Hissink, W. Jordan and Clemm Rishad. Production of the song was handled by Rotem under his production name J.R. Rotem. It was recorded by Aerial Chobaz and Charles Moniz at Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, California and at Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. They were assisted by Lyttleton "Cartwheel" Carter. It was mixed by Carter, Chobaz and Rotem at Glenwood Recording Studios and Chalice Recording Studios. Instrumentation was provided for by Rotem and Hissink. Rihanna appears on the track as a featured artist courtesy of Def Jam Recordings.

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