Starships release date was when ?
Slant Magazine stated that " Starships ( along with ' Pound the Alarm ' , ' Whip It ' , and ' Automatic ' ) are " retro - techno - pop earsores indiscriminately arranged bits of LMFAO 's ' Sexy and I Know It ' , Rihanna 's ' We Found Love ' , and pretty much any recent Britney Spears or Katy Perry song you can name " adding that " For the chorus to her self-affirmation anthem , Minaj shouts ' Starships were meant to fly !