Middle Finger ( song ) - wikipedia Middle Finger ( song ) `` Middle Finger '' Single by Cobra Starship featuring Mac Miller from the album Night Shades Released January 3, 2012 Format Digital download Recorded 2011 Genre R&B electropop alternative rock alternative hip hop Length 3 : 33 Label Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance, Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Cobra Starship Tor Erik Hermansen Mikkel S. Eriksen Malcolm McCormick Nate Walka Producer ( s ) Stargate Cobra Starship singles chronology `` You Make Me Feel... '' ( 2011 ) `` Middle Finger '' ( 2012 ) `` # 1Nite ( One Night ) '' ( 2012 ) `` You Make Me Feel... '' ( 2011 ) `` Middle Finger '' ( 2012 ) `` # 1Nite ( One Night ) '' ( 2012 ) Mac Miller singles chronology `` Party on Fifth Ave. '' ( 2011 ) Party on Fifth Ave. 2011 `` Middle Finger '' ( 2012 ) Middle Finger2012 `` Loud '' ( 2012 ) Loud 2012 `` Middle Finger '' is a song by American synthpop band Cobra Starship. The track was written and produced by Norwegian production team Stargate and features Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller. It was released as the third promotional single from their fourth studio album, `` Night Shades '' and later as the second official single. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 4.1 Storyline 5 Track listing 6 Chart performance 7 References Background After the success of the single `` You Make Me Feel... '', which was their most successful single on the charts, the band released three promotional singles, which were available exclusively through iTunes. The first was `` 1Nite '' on July 26, the second was `` Fool Like Me '' on August 9 and the last one was `` Middle Finger '' on August 23. It later, became the second official single of the album on January 3, 2012, with a single containing two remixes, being released on the iTunes Store. Composition Rapper Mac Miller is featured on the track. `` Middle Finger '' was written by Cobra Starship, Nate Walka, Mac Miller and co-written and produced by Stargate. `` It 's just like a fun song, '' Cobra Starship lead singer Gabe Saporta tells The BoomBox. Despite having the opportunity to add a more popular rapper to the track, produced by Norwegian production duo Stargate, Saporta chose to go with Miller because he was lesser known. Saporta told to `` BoomBox '' about Miller collaboration : `` We worked on the track with Stargate and they 're totally hooked up ''. `` They had a big name rapper that they wanted to get on the track. My vibe was like, ' I feel like everyone has used the same big name rappers all the time, ' and I just wanted to get someone who was fresh. I was already a Mac Miller fan. I heard ' Let ' Em In, ' ' Knock, Knock. ' I love ( those ) song ( s ), so thats why I wanted him on the record. '' In another interview, Gabe told to MTV News about the collaboration : `` That 's actually the first time I met him, when he was he came to do his rap for ' Middle Finger. ' He was super chill, super laid - back, he wrote his stuff there in the studio. It was good vibes, man. It gives the song a totally different flavor, '' he added, `` and we definitely did that consciously. Most pop songs right now are like straight - up bangers, so we wanted to do something that might stand out a little bit and be a little more down - tempo. '' Lyrically, the song finds the boy trying to forget his former beau in a club and getting himself drunk. According to Gary Saporta, `` the song is kind of like, fun, cheeky, screw - you - haters vibe. '' But as the lyrics describe, you really do n't need to be irritated to point upward. In fact, in this song, it 's an expression of happiness, perhaps after you 've had a few drinks. Critical reception The song received mixed reviews from most contemporary music critics. Megan Rozell from Blogcritics wrote that the song `` surprise everyone by incorporating Mac Miller, a current rap sensation, but, makes it difficult to decipher the difference between the voices of Gabe Saporta and Miller. '' Becky Bain wrote for Idolator that `` The song 's otherwise happy - go - lucky verses and friendly club beats do n't really gel with the act of angrily flipping the bird. '' Music video The song 's music video finds Cobra Starship helping old folks across the street and other assorted good deeds, only to end getting the finger themselves. Mac Miller could n't make the shoot, and filmed his parts whilst on tour. Saporta explained the clip 's concept to MTV News : `` We definitely did n't want the video to be angsty ; a lot of people hear the title ' Middle Finger ' and they think it 's a mean or angry song, it 's not about that, it 's about letting go and having fun... and I think that 's the vibe we wanted to have with the video, so, we thought it would be funny if old ladies gave us the finger. '' Storyline Miller kicks off the kiss - off video, setting the tone for what 's in store. He raps : `` Got my middle finger up and it 's pointed to the clouds / Rollin ' in with my whole entourage, too many of us to count. '' The clip features each Cobra Starship member in various situations where their `` I do n't care '' attitude causes store clerks, kids, an old lady and even a homeless guy to give them the bird. The band takes it all in stride, though, just as the song 's chorus denotes : `` Throw your cups in the air / We so fly / Middle finger up to the sky... '' Track listing iTunes remix single No. Title Length 1. `` Middle Finger '' ( Bingo Players Remix ) 5 : 25 2. `` Middle Finger '' ( Bingo Players Radio Mix ) 3 : 35 Total length : 9 : 00 Chart performance Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 55 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 80 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) 14 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 36 References ^ Jump up to : Vick, Megan ( August 26, 2011 ). `` Cobra Starship Looks to Clean Up With ' Night Shades ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Muhammad, Latifah ( January 3, 2012 ). `` Mac Miller, Cobra Starship : ' Middle Finger ' Released ''. The BoomBox. Retrieved April 7, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` iTunes - Music - Middle Finger ( Remix ) feat. Mac Miller - Single by Cobra Starship ''. iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Middle Finger by Cobra Starship Songfacts ''. Songfacts. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ Newman, Melinda ( January 4, 2012 ). `` Cobra Starship and Mac Miller 's ' Middle Finger ' gets official release ''. Hit Fix. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ Rozel, Megan ( August 29, 2011 ). `` Album Review : Cobra Starship 's Night Shades - Blogcritics Music ''. Blogcritics. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ Bain, Becky ( January 19, 2012 ). `` Idolator : The Deluxe Edition Happy Passover ! Pop Stars You Did n't Know Were Jewish Nicki Minaj Busts Out Of Her `` Beez In The Trap '' Video Watch Jennifer Lopez 's Sexy `` Dance Again '' Video Watch Drake 's `` Take Care '' & `` HYFR '' Videos Kanye West Raps About Kim Kardashian In `` Theraflu '' Andrew Dawson On Kanye & Pet Shop Boys : Interview Birdy 's `` Without A Word '' Live In L.A. : Watch Cobra Starship Raise Their `` Middle Finger '' In New Video ``. Idolator. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ Montgomery, James ( February 1, 2012 ). `` Cobra Starship Got ' Good Vibes ' From Mac Miller On ' Middle Finger ' ''. MTV News. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ Cheung, Nadine ( January 19, 2012 ). `` Cobra Starship Get Sassy In New ' Middle Finger ' Video feat. Mac Miller ''. Pop Crush. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cobra Starship -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Cobra Starship. Jump up ^ `` Cobra Starship Album & Song Chart History Billboard.com ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cobra Starship -- Chart history '' Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Cobra Starship. Jump up ^ `` Cobra Starship -- Chart history '' Billboard Pop Songs for Cobra Starship. Cobra Starship Gabe Saporta Alex Suarez Ryland Blackinton Victoria Asher Nate Novarro Studio albums While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets ¡ Viva la Cobra ! Hot Mess Night Shades Extended plays I 'm a Hot Mess, Help Me Singles `` Snakes on a Plane ( Bring It ) '' `` The Church of Hot Addiction '' `` Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I 'll See You in Hell ( Hey Mister DJ ) '' `` Guilty Pleasure '' `` The City Is at War '' `` Kiss My Sass '' `` Good Girls Go Bad '' `` Hot Mess '' `` Living in the Sky with Diamonds '' `` You Make Me Feel... '' `` Middle Finger '' `` # 1Nite ( One Night ) '' `` Never Been In Love '' Tours Welcome to the Universe Tour Honda Civic Tour The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour Sassyback Tour Believers Never Die Part Deux Hot Mess Across the US Tour Hot Mess Across the EU - Niverse Tour Wet Hot Australian Summer Tour The Too Fast for Love Tour Labels Decaydance Fueled by Ramen Related articles Discography Midtown This Is Ivy League Snakes on a Plane : The Album Leighton Meester Mac Miller songs Discography Best Day Ever `` Donald Trump '' Blue Slide Park `` Frick Park Market '' `` Party on Fifth Ave. '' Macadelic `` Loud '' Watching Movies with the Sound Off `` S.D.S. '' `` Watching Movies '' `` Goosebumpz '' GO : OD AM `` 100 Grandkids '' The Divine Feminine `` My Favorite Part '' As featured artist `` Middle Finger '' `` The Way '' Promotional singles `` Moves Like Jagger ( Remix ) '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middle_Finger_(song)&oldid=799814037 '' Categories : 2011 songs 2012 singles Cobra Starship songs Mac Miller songs Fueled by Ramen singles Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Song recordings produced by Stargate ( production team ) Songs written by Nate Walka Songs written by Mac Miller Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100 Singlechart usages for Billboardpopsongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 00 : 55. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song middle finger in the air
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