Nice to Meet Ya (Meghan Trainor song)

Trainor began recording songs for her third major-label studio album, Treat Myself (2020), while still recovering from her second vocal cord surgery in 2017. She released multiple singles from the album the following year, which commercially underperformed. It was delayed several times, while Trainor wrote more songs. After completing four albums worth of material in an attempt to adapt to changing trends in the music industry, she conceived the final version of Treat Myself as a "pop record that feel[s] relevant in an era when hip-hop reigns". Trainor wrote "Nice to Meet Ya" with Raul Cubina, Mark Williams, Scott Harris, and Nicki Minaj. Trainor immediately viewed it as a potential single, and she described it as "the flame that [she] need[ed]" and a "relative" to "No" (2016). == Composition ==

"Nice to Meet Ya" is three minutes and seventeen seconds long. Ojivolta produced and programmed the song, and they engineered it with Trainor's brother Justin and Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine. Trainor, Minaj, Williams, and Justin provided background vocals alongside Daryl Sabara and Trainor's brother Ryan. Jon Castelli and Ingmar Carlson mixed the song, and Dale Becker mastered it. It is a "feel-good" pop and R&B song with a "catchy chorus". Its production consists of tingling drums and a hip hop beat. Minaj delivers a rap verse which was described as "characteristically confident" by MTV News Madeline Roth. The verse includes "quotable" lyrics such as "I pop off 'cause I am the reigning champ" and "One minute I'm nice, the next, a monster". == Reception ==

"Nice to Meet Ya" received mixed reviews from critics. Idolator Mike Nied referred to the song as the type of "self-assured banger" that Trainor and Minaj do "so well". Pitchfork Dani Blum named the song as the "most tolerable track" on Treat Myself, stating that it is engineered to be a banger but its "whisper of a chorus" is "harsh and irritating" and Minaj's verse is "mediocre". "Nice to Meet Ya" charted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated February 15, 2020, marking Trainor's 10th career entrance. The song reached number 88 on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number 88 on the Irish Singles Chart, and at number 45 in Scotland. "Nice to Meet Ya" reached number 29 on the Australia Digital Tracks chart, and number 13 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, an extension to the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart. == Music video and promotion ==

Mathew Cullen directed the music video for "Nice to Meet Ya", which was released on January 31, 2020. as "[her] moment", stating that it made her more nervous than being at the Grammys. She added that Minaj was "funny, really chill and hilarious" at the set. After completion of the shoot, Trainor cried and hugged crew members in disbelief about having worked with Minaj. The music video depicts Trainor and her female co-workers performing dance routines at a male-dominated office. They sport bright pastel-colored pantsuits and '80s hairstyles, while performing a routine that involves twerking. The performance featured a choreographed office space routine, where a group of backup dancers joined the singer to mirror the music video for "Nice to Meet Ya". == Track listing ==

• Album version • "Nice to Meet Ya" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (Zookëper Remix) – 2:30 • "Nice to Meet Ya" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (Ape Drums Remix) – 3:37 • "Nice to Meet Ya" (featuring Nicki Minaj) (Spotify bonus track) – 3:17 == Credits and personnel ==

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Treat Myself. • Meghan Trainorlead vocals, background vocals, songwriter • Nicki Minajfeatured vocals, background vocals, songwriter • Ojivoltaengineer, producer, programmer, recording engineer • Raul Cubinasongwriter • Mark Williamsbackground vocals, songwriter • Scott Harrissongwriter • Ryan Trainorbackground vocals • Justin Trainorbackground vocals, engineer • Daryl Sabarabackground vocals • Aubry "Big Juice" Delainerecording engineer • Jon Castellimixing engineer • Ingmar Carlsonmixing engineer • Dale Beckermastering engineer == Charts ==