The song serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure.
In the webcast, Songz explained how the collaboration came together, stating: "I'm in L.A. for BET Awards weekend, I'm working on a couple records, and I do this song called 'Red Lipstick,' and then I do 'Bottoms Up' the next day.
When directing to Songz and also speaking to fans on her verse, the tribute to the late Anna Nicole Smith, and appearing as her alter-egos Roman Zolanski, and Harajuku Barbie, she said: "I kept on hitting you like, 'I'mma have it done today.'
[4][5][6] Minaj also sings breathily and references Anna Nicole Smith, and biblical figures Mary and Joseph.
[6][7] Like his previous song, "Say Aah", according to Chris Ryan of MTV Buzzworthy, "is about the joys of enjoying a frosty beverage at the nightclub of your choosing."
[5] Ryan also gave the song a positive review, stating, "Trey Songz, sex inventor.
[10] Mariel Concepcion of Billboard gave the song a positive review, praising Minaj's role, stating, Songz' part "fades in to the background" and that "Minaj steals the spotlight with a layered, almost cartoonish 16-bar verse that injects the track with much-needed liveliness and creativity", showing "more personality in 45 seconds than most rappers do in an entire song, balancing an aggressive attitude with her gentler side.
"[7] The Washington Post's Sean Fennessey described the song as "gleeful, kinetic" and viewed that Songz is outperformed by Minaj, writing "[she] supplies a brilliant extended cameo on the song, and as she has on nearly all of her guest appearances this year, changes tempo, tone and persona in thrilling flashes".
[citation needed] The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler[2] and filmed on July 31, 2010.
[15] The video features Trey Songz walking around and performing in front of girls who are behind glass walls dancing erotically.
Nicki performs her verse as her alter-egos Roman and Barbie,[16] in a corner of a room and as one of the girls behind the glass windows with belts.