Starships by Nicki Minaj is featured in Nationals, the twenty-first episode of Season Three. It is sung by Vocal Adrenaline, with Unique singing lead.
This is the first of two songs performed by Vocal Adrenaline in their 2012 National Championships Setlist, the second being Pinball Wizard.
Lyrics[]
Unique (with Vocal Adrenaline):
Uh,
Let's go to the beach, (each)
Let's go get away
They (say)
What they gonna say
Have a drink (clink)
Found the Bud Light
Bad girls like me, is hard to come by
The Patrón, (own)
Let's go get it on
The zone, (own)
Yes I'm in the zone
Is it two, (three)
Leave a good tip
I'ma blow all my money and don't give two cents
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
I'm on the floor, floor
I love to dance
So give me more, more, 'til I can't stand
Get on the floor, floor
Like it's your last chance
If you want more, more
Then here I am
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Can't stop 'cause we're so high
Let's do this one more time
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Let's do this one last time
Can't stop...
Vocal Adrenaline (with Unique):
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh, oh-oh
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh, oh-oh
(Higher than any other!)
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
Jumped in my hooptie hooptie hoop
I own that
And I ain't paying my rent this month
I owe that
Unique:
But mack who you want, and mack who you like
That's our life, there's no end in sight
Vocal Adrenaline Boys:
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Unique:
Now everybody let me hear you say
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
Ray ray ray
Unique:
Now spend all your money cause
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
Today pay day
Unique:
And if you're a
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
G, you a G, G, G
Unique:
My name is Unique and you can
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
Call me Nicki
Get on the floor, floor
Like it's your last chance
If you want more, more
Then here I am
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Can't stop 'cause we're so high
Let's do this one more time
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Let's do this one last time
Can't stop...
Vocal Adrenaline (with Unique):
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh, oh-oh
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh, oh-oh
(Higher than any other!)
Unique:
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Can't stop 'cause we're so high
Let's do this one more time
Unique with Vocal Adrenaline:
Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Let's do this one last time
Can't stop...
Vocal Adrenaline (with Unique):
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-ohhhh-oh-oh-ohh
(Higher than any other!)
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-ohhhh-oh-oh-ohh
(Higher than any other!)
Trivia[]
- Some lyrics of the original version were changed in the Glee version due to explicit words.
- When Unique sings: "My name is Unique but you can call me Nicki," it was originally supposed to be, "My name is Onika but you can call me Nicki," but was changed so that it would fit the character singing it.
- This is the only time that a Nicki Minaj song is not used in a mash up.
- At the beginning of the song, Mercedes gives two thumbs up to support Unique's performance.
- This is the second time that a New Directions member shows support to the Vocal Adrenaline's lead singer. The first being Rachel for Sunshine Corazon in New York.
- Despite this song not charting, the original version of the song rose to a new peak of #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week this episode aired.
Mistakes[]
- In a scene, Unique and Vocal Adrenaline raise their hands but in the next shot her hands are down.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Nicki Minaj - Starships (Explicit)
Glee - Starships (Full Performance)
Starships Glee HD FULL STUDIO
Glee - Starships (Acapella)