Moment 4 Life

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"Moment 4 Life"
Nicki Minaj Moment 4 Lifej single.jpg
Single by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
from the album Pink Friday
ReleasedDecember 7, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length
  • 4:39
  • 3:46 (Radio Edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) T-Minus
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Raining Men"
(2010)		"Moment 4 Life"
(2010)		"The Creep"
(2011)
Drake singles chronology
"Fall for Your Type"
(2010)		"Moment 4 Life"
(2010)		"Put It Down"
(2010)

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Moment 4 Life"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [57] Platinum2,000,000 [13]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Moment 4 Life"
RegionDateType
United States [58] [59] December 7, 2010 Rhythmic contemporary (Rhythmic CHR) airplay
January 4, 2011Urban contemporary
United Kingdom [60] [61] February 3, 2011Mainstream airplay (BBC Radio 1)

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