"She Bangs" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
for his sixth studio album, ''
Sound Loaded
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'' (2000). The song was written by
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...
,
Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
, and
Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
, while the production was handled by Afanasieff and Rosa. It was released to radio stations by
Columbia Records
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as the
lead single
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Release s ...
from the album on September 22, 2000. A dance track with
Latin
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and
salsa music
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influences, its lyrics see Martin wanting to hold on to a woman, and the song is a "metaphor for the universe". The song received widely positive reviews from
music critics
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, who often noted similarities with Martin's previous
single
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"
Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handl ...
", and received a nomination for
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
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at the
2001 Grammy Awards
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. "She Bangs" was commercially successful, reaching number one in seven countries, including Italy and Sweden, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.
A Spanish-language version of "She Bangs" was recorded under the same title and reached the summit of the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Latin Songs
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chart in the United States. To promote the original version of the song, Martin performed it on several television programs and award shows, including both the ''Billboard'' Music Awards and the
MTV Europe Music Awards
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in 2000. The
music video
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for the song was filmed in the Bahamas and directed by
Wayne Isham
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Early life and education
Isham was born in December 2, 1958. He attended the University ...
. The suggested sexual content of the video caused controversy and led to it being banned in several Latin American countries. Despite the backlash, the visual won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video, the
Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year
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, and the ''Billboard'' Music Video Award for Best Clip of the Year — Latin, all in 2001. The song has been covered by several artists, including
William Hung
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on ''
American Idol
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'' in 2004. His cover version received generally unfavorable responses from both the judges at the show and music critics.
Background and release
From 1999 to 2000, Martin embarked on his fifth tour the
Livin' la Vida Loca Tour
The Livin' La Vida Loco World Tour was the first major world concert tour by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin to support his first English-language album ''Ricky Martin''. The tour started in October 1999 and continued until October 2000.
The to ...
to promote his first English album ''
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
''. While on tour in 2000, Martin returned to the studio and began recording material for ''Sound Loaded''. On August 29, 2000, ''
El Siglo de Torreón
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'' revealed the
lead single
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Release s ...
's name as "She Bangs" in an article and mentioned that in addition to the original version of the song that is in English, it will feature a Spanish version. In an interview with the newspaper, Martin's then representative Ricardo Cordero said "'She Bangs' is going to show Ricky one step further up in his career", and announced the possibilities of Martin performing an acoustic concert for
MTV
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. Also, Martin's publicist Nanette Camboy told ''El Siglo de Torreón'' that although "Ricky is still putting the final touches on his production in studios in Miami and New York", the song's
music video
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had already been shot in the Bahamas on August 15, 2000.
Columbia Records
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released "She Bangs" to
radio
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stations in several countries on September 22, 2000 as the lead single from the album. Thereafter, the song was released to the singles markets in October. "She Bangs" was included as the first track on Martin's sixth studio album ''Sound Loaded'', released November 14, 2000, and the Spanish version was included as the tenth track.
Composition and lyrics
Musically, "She Bangs" is a
dance
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song that features
Latin
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and
salsa music
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influences, and lasts for 4:42. According to
Alfred Publishing Company
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In New York City ...
's
digital sheet music
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for the song, "She Bangs" is composed in the
key
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time signature
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of common time, with a
groove
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of 142
beats per minute
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. Martin's vocals span from the low note of D4 to the high note of F#5. The song's instrumentation features "powerful" percussion, trumpet blasts, and
tropical
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beats. Chris Willman of ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' wrote that the song begins with a "teasing snatch" of a "sputtering" Spanish guitar, before the
disco
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beats start. The beats are followed by an "equally inevitable ..driving"
horn section
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, which Willman called reminiscent of the one on Martin's 1999
single
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"
Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handl ...
". "She Bangs" was written by
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008.
His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovi ...
,
Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
, and
Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
, while the production was handled by Afanasieff and Rosa. Also,
Glenn Monroig
Glenn Monroig (born April 22, 1957), is a Puerto Rican composer, guitarist, and singer of various types of music styles, such as salsa, boleros and rumba. He is credited with having recorded the first rap song in Spanish.
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Early year ...
, Julia Sierra and Daniel López joined the original version's lyricists to write the Spanish version.
Lyrically, "She Bangs" is similar to the singer's previous singles " María" (1995) and "Livin la Vida Loca"; it tells a "tale of a wild woman who may be hard to let go and even harder to hold". Desmond Child told
ABC News
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that "She Bangs" is "a metaphor for the universe", and explained about it: "You know the
big bang theory
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? So the universe is really this 'mother universe' — she bangs, and explodes ..She moves. The planets, the galaxies, are all moving. That's what it means." ''
Billboard
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'' wrote that the song's lyrics are "insane" and will make cynics drive away in a triumph, "Talk to me, tell me the news/ You'll wear me out like a pair of shoes/We'll dance until the band goes home/Then you're gone, yeah baby."
Critical reception
"She Bangs" was met with widely positive reviews from
music critics
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. The staff of ''Billboard'' magazine praised the song and wrote that "She Bangs" is "simply manic with exuberance and energy", being designed to ignite the flavor of "Livin' la Vida Loca". According to the staff, the single was just what the radio needed at the time of release, a "summertime smash" in the fall season. Also from ''Billboard'', Taylor Mims described it as a "danceable track meshed a salsa flare with heavy rock guitar and an irresistible pop beat for universal appeal". Similarly to the staff, Allison Stewart from the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' called the song "clamorous" but thought that it replicates "La Vida Loca". Sean Piccoli and Lawrence A. Johnson of the ''
Sun-Sentinel
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'' agreed with Stewart and noted that the resemblance of the song is a result of both songs being produced by Rosa. The two of them further noted that the song's credits include a personnel consisting of 34 people, opining the "life of any serious party knows: It's all about the entourage".
Writing for ''
O, The Oprah Magazine
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'', Amanda Mitchell complimented the song, saying it "solidified Martin's place as a crossover artist thanks to the salsa-infused pop and the double entendre lyrics". She also ranked "She Bangs" as Martin's best song on her 2019 list. In 2020, MTV Argentina ranked it as one of Martin's best songs, and Luca Mastinu from ''Optimagazine'' listed it as one of Martin's five greatest hits. He also called the track a "Latin American bomb" and stated that it "is still present in the playlists of all the occasions when you need to ignite the party". Geoff Boucher of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' noted that the erotic images of the song and accompanying music video are "up a notch" from "Livin' la Vida Loca" "and will likely do no harm to Martin's hunk status". In a review of ''Sound Loaded'', the ''
Orlando Sentinel
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''s Jim Abbott labeled "She Bangs" and " Loaded" as " 'bon-bon' shakers". Both Felix Contreras from
NPR
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and ''
Rolling Stone
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'' staff described "She Bangs" as a "megahit".
Accolades
Jose F. Promis from
AllMusic
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called the song "electrifying" and stated that it is arguably one of best songs of the
2000s
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, and ''Billboard'' ranked the track as the 85th greatest song of 2000. At the
43rd Annual Grammy Awards
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in 2001, "She Bangs" was nominated for
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
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. The track was recognized as one of the best-performing pop songs at the 2002 BMI Pop Awards. At the 16th Annual
International Dance Music Awards
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, presented in 2001, the single won the award for Best Latin 12".
Commercial performance
On October 29, 2000, "She Bangs" debuted and peaked at number three on the
Australian Singles Chart
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. It spent 6 weeks in the top 10 of the chart, before slowly starting to decline on it, though lasted on the chart for a total of 15 weeks. The song was certified platinum by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA), denoting shipments of over 70,000 copies in Australia. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 31 on the
singles chart
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, on October 15, 2000. The next week, the song rose 15 places to number 15, going on to reach its peak of number 2 on December 3 of that year. In the United Kingdom, "She Bangs" reached a peak of number three on November 4, 2000, similarly to the charts of other nations, and stayed on the
UK Singles Chart
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for 15 weeks. The song was later certified silver by the
British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI), indicating shipments of over 200,000 copies in the country. In continental Europe, it was most successful on the
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and the
Sverigetopplistan
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charts, on which the song peaked at number one. Additionally, the song was certified gold by the
Swedish Recording Industry Association
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(GLF), denoting sales of over 15,000 copies in Sweden. It was also successful in Spain, peaking at number two, while the song reached number three in Finland, number four in Norway, and number seven in Switzerland. In Latin America, the song peaked at number nine in both El Salvador and Guatemala, number five in Nicaragua, and number one in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. The song was also a chart topper in Hong Kong and South Africa.
"She Bangs" debuted at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. After several weeks on the chart, the track reached its peak of number 12. As of January 2011, the track has sold over 152,000 digital copies in the United States and stands as Martin's second best-selling single, only behind "Livin' la Vida Loca". The Spanish version was more successful on the country's
Hot Latin Songs
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and
Tropical Songs
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charts, both of which it peaked at number one on, and became his fifth number one song on the former chart. The track further peaked at number two on the US
Latin Pop Airplay
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chart and number eight on the
Mainstream Top 40
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. On the
Adult Top 40
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and
Hot Dance Club Songs
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charts, "She Bangs" peaked at numbers 24 and 27, respectively. The track was more successful in Canada, reaching number three on the Canada Top Singles chart. It experienced moderate chart success in Japan, peaking at number 58.
Music video
Development and synopsis
The music video for "She Bangs" was directed by
Wayne Isham
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and shot at the
Atlantis Paradise Island
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hotel in the Bahamas. Isham had worked on some of Martin's previous videos, including the ones for "
La Copa de la Vida
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" (1998) and "Shake Your Bon-Bon". The singer described the concept of the video as being part of a trilogy with "María" and "Livin' la Vida Loca", "with this girl who drives me crazy because she's crazy, she won't talk to me or tell me her name". Martin told
Univision
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he envisioned the visual taking place in
Atlantis
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and felt that the Bahamas was the perfect place to film it.
Jamie King
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was responsible for the creative direction of the video and over 100 people were involved in the production process. A
body double
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for Martin was used during the scenes with sharks. The Spanish version of the music video premiered on September 26, 2000 for the
Hispanophone
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market, while the English version debuted on MTV's ''
Making the Video
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'' series the following day.
The video begins with a group of women on a beach at night swimming to an underwater nightclub, with Martin following them. Martin explained that filming the scene was hard for him because he had to resist without taking air for a long time, as well as having to mime the lyrics without blowing bubbles out of his mouth. Upon entering the nightclub, Martin proceeds to sing "She Bangs" as he dances with the people in the club, with several scenes resembling an
orgy
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. In one scene, Martin sees himself being
seduced
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Strategies of seduction include conversation and sexual scripts, paralingual ...
by mermaids and is later taken into a closet, in which he dances erotically with several women. Near the end of the visual, Martin spills a bottle of water on himself and the people nearby him. The music video concludes with him returning to the surface at daylight. American actor and dancer
Channing Tatum
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makes an appearance in the video as a shirtless bartender and dancer among many other dancers, which was at the beginning of his career.
Reception and controversy
The explicit sexual scenes of the music video were met with criticism from the audience; several
American television
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stations cut the scenes when airing the video. According to the '' Daily Records John Dingwall, with the visual, Martin ditched his teen idol image by transforming to a more mature one. It was consequently banned in several Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic. Martin told
MTV News
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that the video represented freedom rather than his sexuality. Writing for
Mitú
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, Cristal Mesa complimented the visual, saying: "The use of underwater Martin shots cropped onto the dance floor is pretty amazing". She also ranked "She Bangs" as Martin's 15th best music video on her 2018 list. At the
2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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in 2001, the video was awarded
Best Short Form Music Video
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. That same year, it won the award for Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as Best Clip of the Year — Latin at the ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards.
Live performances
Martin gave his first live performance of "She Bangs" on the BBC's ''
Top of the Pops
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'' on November 3, 2000. Later that year, he performed it live at the 2000 ''Billboard'' Music Awards on December 5. To promote the song in Mexico, he performed it on the television programs ''Al Fin de Semana'' and ''
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'' that same year. At the
2000 MTV Europe Music Awards
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, Martin was accompanied by underwater dancers in tanks while he sung "She Bangs". In his only North American concert of 2001, "She Bangs" was one of the songs Martin performed during the annual Wango Tango in Los Angeles. In the same year, it was sung by Martin at the 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.
The song was included on the
set list
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A setlist can be made of nearly any materi ...
s for Martin's 2011
Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour
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Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert
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tour. Martin also performed "She Bangs" along with his other hits during the 55th
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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on February 23, 2014. He performed "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs" and " Adrenalina" with the show's finalists, and "La Copa de la Vida" with
Cristina Scuccia
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She won the 2014 season of ''The Voice of Italy'' as part of Team J-Ax, resulting in a record deal with Universal. In 2013, she won a Christian music competition as part of the Good N ...
on season two of ''
The Voice of Italy
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'' in 2014. Also, on May 13, 2015, he performed " Mr. Put It Down", "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs", and "The Cup of Life" alongside
Clark Beckham
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Early life
Beckham was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but grew up in White House, Tenn ...
,
Nick Fradiani
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,
Quentin Alexander
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,
Qaasim Middleton
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, and
Rayvon Owen
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American Idol
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''.
Cover versions and appearances in media
"She Bangs" has been covered by several contestants on various music talent shows. Ronny B performed "She Bangs" on
season three
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of ''
America's Got Talent
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'' in 2008. His rendition was poorly received, with judge
David Hasselhoff
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remarking that Ronny B had "zero talent", and he was immediately eliminated afterwards. In 2020, Llama (
Drew Carey
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) delivered a performance of "She Bangs" on
season three
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of ''
The Masked Singer
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'', and in 2010, Wagnar performed the track along with a cover version of "
Love Shack
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" by
the B-52's
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The X Factor
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''. Wagner was ranked as one of the most iconic X Factor contestants of all time by ''
Grazia
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''. "She Bangs" was featured in the American
computer-animated
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jukebox musical
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Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs perfo ...
comedy film
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''
Sing 2
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'' (2021).
William Hung version
Hong Kong
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–born American motivational speaker and former singer
William Hung
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gained notoriety when he auditioned for the third season of ''
American Idol
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'' in 2004. Hung was strongly criticized for his singing and dancing; judge
Simon Cowell
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interrupted his audition and asked him, "You can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say?" Despite the negative reception, Hung gained a following after his performance and ultimately signed to
Koch Entertainment
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. Hung released a cover of "She Bangs" on his debut studio album ''
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'' (2004), with the cover being generally panned.
AllMusic
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editor
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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wrote that Hung "sang it as if the song meant something to him even though he didn't understand the words, which gave the Berkeley civil engineering student innocence or, to some of his harsher critics, the appearance of being mildly retarded". Chris Carle of ''
IGN
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'' said that it is the "best track... but that's like saying a tetanus shot is the best kind of injection you can get". Clem Bestow wrote for ''
Stylus Magazine
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'' that Hung's performance of the song is "like a tone-deaf taxi driver and dancing like an epileptic octopus". The music video for Hung's version was directed by
Jeff Richter
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and filmed in Los Angeles.
On June 3, 2018, Martin invited Hung as a surprise guest to his
concert
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at the Monte Carlo Theater in Las Vegas, and the two performed the original together. In an interview with ''
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'', 20 years after the release of "She Bangs", Hung told the magazine that he's "grateful" to have Martin's song, and explained that "otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today. I just enjoyed the song right from the beginning. I thought it sounded cool and very upbeat. It was unique compared to everything else I was hearing back in the early two thousands." On May 2, 2022, coinciding with ''American Idol''s 20th anniversary, Hung returned to the show "to reprise his epic" performance of the song.
Formats and track listings
*Australian maxi-single
#"She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio Edit) – 3:59
#"
Por Arriba, Por Abajo
"Por Arriba, Por Abajo" (English: "Upwards, Downwards") is the fifth single from Ricky Martin's album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). It was released on November 3, 1998.Amor" – 3:27
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:28
*Brazilian promotional CD single
#"She Bangs" (Album Version) – 4:40
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio) – 4:04
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:30
#"She Bangs" (Obadambangadub) – 10:24
*European 12-inch single
#"She Bangs" (English) – 4:02
#"She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:44
#"She Bangs" (Spanish Edit) – 4:01
#"She Bangs" (Spanglish Edit) – 4:01
#"Almost a Love Song (Casi Un Bolero)" – 4:41
*Japanese CD single
#"She Bangs" (English Radio) – 4:04
#"She Bangs" (Spanish) – 4:35
#"She Bangs" (Spanglish) – 4:41
#"She Bangs" (English) – 4:42
*UK CD 1
#"She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio Edit) – 3:59
#"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:30
*UK CD 2
#"She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
#"Amor" – 3:27
#"She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:28
*US 7" single
#"She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
#"She Bangs" (Spanish Edit) – 4:02
Credits and personnel
Recording
*Recorded at Sony Music Studios (
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); WallyWorld Studios,
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(
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); Aireborne Studios (
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); Quad Recordings (
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Ricky Martin
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vocal
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Desmond Child
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composer, lyricist, vocal producer
*
Walter Afanasieff
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Glenn Monroig
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additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish version
* Julia Sierra additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish Version
* Daniel López percussion, additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish version
*
Michael Landau
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acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* René Toledo acoustic guitar
* Michael Migliore alto saxophone
* Maurice Lauchner background vocal
*
Chris Willis
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background vocal
*
Will Lee
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background vocal
* Ron Grant background vocal
*
Gustavo Laureano
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background vocal
* Illyak Negroni background vocal
* Larry Loftin background vocal
* Michael Contratto background vocal
*
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background vocal
* Ronnie Cuber baritone saxophone
* Ramses Colón bass
* Herb Besson bass
*
Rusty Anderson
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electric guitar
*
Paquito Hechavarría
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piano
*
Ed Calle
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saxophone
*
Jerry Vivino
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tenor saxophone
*
Lenny Pickett
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tenor saxophone
* Keith O'Quinn trombone
*
Wayne Andre
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trombone
* Richard Rosenberg trombone
* Dana Teboe trombone
* Glen Drewes trumpet
* Earl Gardner trumpet
*
Mark Pender
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trumpet
* Danny Cahn trumpet
* José Sibajas trumpet
*
Scott Healy
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arranger
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* Jules Gondar recording engineer
* Gregg Bieck recording engineer, macintosh & digital programmer
* David Reitzas recording engineer
*
Dave Gleeson
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Ted Jensen
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Tony Maserati
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mixing engineer
* Jimmy Hoysen assistant engineer
* Juan Turek assistant engineer
* Nathan Malki assistant engineer
* Larry Brooks assistant engineer
* John Hendrickson assistant engineer
* Aaron Shannon assistant engineer
* Andy Manganno assistant engineer
* Conrad Golding assistant engineer
* Craig Lozowick assistant engineer
* Fabian Marascillo assistant engineer
* Germán Ortiz assistant engineer
* Robert Conley additional programmer
* Carlo Tallarico coordinator
* Brian Coleman coordinator
* Dean Lawrence coordinator
* Chris Apostle coordinator
* Jolie Levine-Aller coordinator
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and the liner notes of ''Sound Loaded'',
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