"Regret in Your Tears" is a song by rapper
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (; born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian-born rapper based in the United States. She is known for her musical versatility, animated flow in her rapping, alter egos and accent ...
. Produced by
Boi-1da
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,
Frank Dukes
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and
Allen Ritter
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, the song was released as a
single
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on March 10, 2017 along with "
Changed It
"Changed It" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and American rapper Lil Wayne. Produced by Motiv, Detail, and Sidney Swift, the song was released as a single on March 10, 2017 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Rep ...
" and "
No Frauds
"No Frauds" is a song recorded by rappers Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne. The song is a diss track, made in response to Remy Ma's 2017 song "Shether", a nearly seven-minute-long diss track aimed at Minaj. Produced by Murda Beatz and Cube ...
". It details Minaj's break-up with ex-boyfriend
Meek Mill
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and features her singing throughout the track.
Background and release
"Regret in Your Tears" was released for digital download on March 10, 2017, alongside two other singles: "
No Frauds
"No Frauds" is a song recorded by rappers Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Lil Wayne. The song is a diss track, made in response to Remy Ma's 2017 song "Shether", a nearly seven-minute-long diss track aimed at Minaj. Produced by Murda Beatz and Cube ...
" with
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and
Lil Wayne
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and "
Changed It
"Changed It" is a song by Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and American rapper Lil Wayne. Produced by Motiv, Detail, and Sidney Swift, the song was released as a single on March 10, 2017 by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Rep ...
" with Lil Wayne; it was then released to
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on March 14, 2017.
It details Minaj's break-up with ex-boyfriend
Meek Mill
Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...
and features her singing throughout the track.
Minaj interpolates her 2010 song "
Save Me" for the outro. Rumors surfaced about
PartyNextDoor
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ghostwriting the song, which Minaj later dismissed.
Music video
A lyric video for the single was uploaded to
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and
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on March 24, 2017. A music video was released on
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on April 30, 2017, and to other outlets on May 5, 2017. The video is directed by the duo
Mert and Marcus
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. It opens with her sitting on the hood of a half drowned truck in a water body wearing a light flowy white outfit while donning a long wig that goes past her knees, as she starts reminiscing the good times in the relationship. The male counterpart can be seen crying and regretting the decision of ending the relationship. She is sporting a toned down look which corresponds to the dull and dark theme of the entire video.
Charts
Release history
References
{{Nicki Minaj singles
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Young Money Entertainment singles
Cash Money Records singles
Songs written by Starrah
Song recordings produced by Boi-1da
Songs written by Allen Ritter
Songs written by Frank Dukes
Songs written by Boi-1da
Song recordings produced by Allen Ritter
Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes