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. It was written by

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, Rickard Göransson, Grande and Minaj. It was produced by Martin, Göransson, and Ilya, with

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serving as a vocal producer. The song was first sent to

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radio on 28 July 2014 through

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and released as a digital download the next day by

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as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album '' Sweet Talker'' (2014). It is also included on the deluxe version of Grande's second studio album '' My Everything'' (2014), serving as the third single from that album. "Bang Bang" debuted at number six and later peaked to number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom becoming Jessie's third number one, Grande's second number one debut that year, and marked Minaj's first number one single on the chart. The song reached the top ten in multiple other countries including Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and South Korea. The song received universal acclaim for Jessie and Grande's vocal performance, its production, and Minaj's verse. "Bang Bang" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 and won Favorite Song of the Year at the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards. In February 2021, "Bang Bang" was certified eight-times platinum by the

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, and has sold 3.5 million copies in the US since its release.

Background

The song was written by

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, and

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guitarist Rickard Göransson, while the latter two co-produced it with

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. Minaj added her rap later. Martin had already previously collaborated with Jessie J ("

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"), Grande (" Problem", " Break Free"), and Minaj (" Va Va Voom", "

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"). The song was originally offered to and recorded by Grande, who didn't like the result. Republic Records EVP Wendy Goldstein then sent it to EVP Rob Stevenson who got a demo of the song played to Jessie J, which she decided to record. Following her recording, Republic Records sent it to Minaj to record her verse. Goldstein then sent it to CEO

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, who insisted that Grande listen to it. Grande was impressed, surprised by Jessie J and Minaj also being on the song, and agreed to remain on the song. However, in interviews, Jessie J stated she recorded it first and that Martin wanted Grande on it too, so it is unclear if Jessie bent the truth or was not told by executives that Grande was first to record. Jessie later said that "It was like a real females, coming together, empowering, supportive

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and then Nicki jumping on it was like the icing on the cake." On various dates in July 2014, each of the artists uploaded snippets of the song on each of their

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profiles: Jessie J on 9 July, Minaj on 23 July, and Grande on 4 July.

Composition

"Bang Bang" is an up-tempo, "soulful" song, that features a "clap-heavy" production, built over "big bouncy beats and horn blasts." The song mixes pop with Minaj's rap verses making it a hip pop song. It's in the key of C

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, with the vocals making use of the C blues scale. The tempo is 150 BPM (Allegro). The melody of the chorus has been compared to the melody of the first line of "

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Critical reception

"Bang Bang" received widespread acclaim from critics.

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'' called the song a "perfect Max Martin throwdown" that "fuses

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' with Wham!'s 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,' which is some truly twisted pop archaeology." Carolyn Menyes from ''Music Times'' called the song " Huge successful hit of Summer 2014" and thought that " hesong is going straight to the top of the charts." Zach Frydenlund from ''

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'' praised Jessie J's and Ariana's heavenly vocals in the song but concentrated more on Nicki's "catchy killer verse" stating that "it's Nicki who really steals the show with her verse". Jason Lipshutz from ''Billboard'' responded positively to the song, saying that the song itself " scomposed of piercing vocals courtesy of two contemporary crooners, as well as rapid-fire spitting from the hottest female MC on the planet, "Bang Bang" rests tidily upon the Jessie J assertion, "See anybody could be good to you/You need a bad girl to blow your mind." Vulture's Lindsey Weber thought the song was "no '

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,'" but praised it saying "it's catchy enough to make a splash.” Chris Martins from ''Spin'' stated that the song is "powerful", and credits Minaj for the song's noteworthy energy. "What makes the track so big? Well, um, ask Nicki Minaj." He goes on to further praise Minaj's performance on the song, affirming that "The 'Anaconda'-taming MC rips a few mics on the loud and proud pop-soul song." Lewis Corner from

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gave the song four and a half stars out of five and said that is "one of the year's most electrifying pop anthems."

Accolades

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Bang Bang" debuted atop the ''Billboard''

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chart selling 230,000 digital downloads in the week ending August 3, 2014, becoming Grande's and Minaj's second chart-topper there, and Jessie J's first. Its first-week sales also marked the third-largest sales debut for a song in 2014, behind Grande's own " Problem" and

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's " Shake It Off", both of which were co-written by

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. The song launched on the US ''Billboard''

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at number six, making it the second-highest new entry of 2014 on that chart at the time, also behind Grande's "Problem". The song marked Jessie J's second, Grande's third, and Minaj's tenth top ten single in the United States. It also became Grande's second consecutive top ten hit of 2014, after "Problem" which peaked at number two for five weeks. In its second week on the Hot 100, "Bang Bang" slid down to number nine selling an additional 141,000 digital downloads. The song rebounded following the release of its music video and reached a peak of number three, holding that position for two non-consecutive weeks, being kept off the top spot by

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" and Swift's "Shake It Off". Overall, "Bang Bang" spent sixteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, and a total of 31 weeks charting on the Hot 100. On ''Billboards

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(Pop Songs) chart, the song debuted at number 19 and reached a peak of number two, becoming Jessie J's highest hit single since her 2012 single "

" also peaked at number two there. The song became Grande's second-highest peak at the time after "Problem" topped the chart. It also was Minaj's third number-two hit on that chart after her collaborations with

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on " Turn Me On". Grande and Minaj would later reach number one with " Side to Side" in 2016. On the

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chart, the song debuted at number 21 registering 3 million streams in its first week, and reached the top position on the issue dated 13 September 2014. In Canada, the single peaked at number three on the

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, equaling "Problem" as Grande's highest peak in the country at the time. The song was later certified triple platinum in March 2015 for selling over 240,000 units there. In the United Kingdom, "Bang Bang" debuted at number one on the

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with 92,000 downloads, becoming Jessie J's third, Grande's second, and Minaj's first number-one single in the country. It consequently became the first song by a lead female rapper to debut at the top spot, and the third song by a female rapper to reach number one overall since

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's feature on "Lady Marmalade" in 2001. The single has since been certified double platinum by the BPI for shipments of over 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom. On the

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, the track reached number three. In Australia, "Bang Bang" peaked at number four on the Australian

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, her third consecutive top-five single there. It also peaked at number one on the Urban Singles Chart and was certified triple platinum by the

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(ARIA) for shipments of over 210,000 copies. Internationally, the song has also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and South Korea.

Music video

The song's accompanying video was shot over two days in

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, and was directed by

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. The video was officially previewed and teased in a Beats by Dr. Dre commercial that aired on 20 August 2014. Following the ad's airing, it was announced that the music video would arrive shortly after the trio's performance at the

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. On 24 August 2014, the official video was uploaded on MTV's website and was available for international viewing. On 25 August 2014, the video was released via Jessie J's

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account and was Vevo-certified on 5 November, having surpassed 110 million views.

Live performances

Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj performed the song together at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on 24 August 2014, in

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alongside Grande's song Break Free and Minaj's single

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, and at the 2014 American Music Awards on 23 November 2014 in

, California. She also performed the song with Minaj at the

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halftime show on 15 February 2015, as well as at the

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. Grande and Minaj performed the song in April 2019 at the

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despite there being audio problems with Minaj's mic. Grande performed the song by herself at the

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on 9 December 2014 and during her international tour, '' The Honeymoon Tour''. Since the start of the

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, Grande has also performed the song herself throughout her international tour that started in early February. On 18 April 2020, Jessie J performed the song by herself in '' One World: Together at Home'' in her house during the

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. In November 2014, Grande performed the song with

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at the 48th Annual Country Music Association Awards.

Other usage

*The song has been featured in the short-lived CBS TV drama series ''

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''. *"Bang Bang" was used in a dance sequence between Emily Fields and Hanna Marin on the hit Freeform Teen drama series ''

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''. *The song became a recurring joke on the podcast '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'' when '' House of Lies'' actor

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began singing the song with altered lyrics to be about the show itself. *In 2018, the song was featured in the "lip sync for the crown" segment of drag queen reality competition ''

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'', where contestants Aquaria,

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and Eureka O'Hara had to lipsync to it in order to win the show's tenth season. *In October 2019, the song was used by

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in an advertisement for its 2019 XT4 vehicle. A lyric in the song uses the company's name. *Grammy Award-winning singer Michelle Williams performed the song on the second US series of '' The Masked Singer'' as the "Butterfly". *The song was performed in the seventh episode of the

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''; the performance became a trending topic on social media with Jessie J sharing its video on her

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page. Jessie J's response later made the program's

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Han Dong-chul proud in an interview on 10 March 2016, saying: "It’s such an honor that the original singer of the song has mentioned our show. And I’m also proud that our contestants performed it so well."

Formats and track listings

*CD single #"Bang Bang" – 3:19 #"Bang Bang" (Jessie J solo version) – 3:11 *Digital download #"Bang Bang" – 3:19 * Digital download – Remixes EP #"Bang Bang" (

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Remix) – 3:34 #"Bang Bang" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 3:57 #"Bang Bang" (

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Remix) – 3:06 #"Bang Bang" ( Imanos and Gramercy Remix) – 3:44 #"Bang Bang" (Super Stylers Remix) – 3:33 * Streaming – Remixes #"Bang Bang" (Dada Life Remix) – 3:34 #"Bang Bang" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 3:57 #"Bang Bang" (3LAU Remix) – 3:06 #"Bang Bang" (Imanos and Gramercy Remix) – 3:44 #"Bang Bang" (Super Stylers Remix) – 3:33 #"Bang Bang" (iLL BLU Mix Radio Edit) – 3:44

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''My Everything'' deluxe edition liner notes. ;Recording *Jessie J's vocals recorded at

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) *Ariana Grande's vocals recorded at Conway Recording Studios (

) *Nicki Minaj's vocals recorded at Glenwood Place Studios (

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) *Mixed at MixStar Studios (

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) *Mastered at Sterling Sound (

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) and Harajuku Barbie Music/Money Mack Music/Songs of Universal, Inc. ( BMI) *Nicki Minaj appears courtesy of

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– songwriting, production for MXM Productions, programming, keyboards * Rickard Göransson – songwriting, production for MXM Productions, programming, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, background vocals *

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– vocal engineering, drums, percussion * Johan Carlsson – keyboards *

– vocal production, vocal engineering for Suga Wuga Music, Inc. *Jonas Thander – horns *Joi Gilliam – background vocals *

Taura Stinson Taura Stinson is an American songwriter, producer, musician, composer and author. Stinson has co-written songs for artists including Deborah Cox, Cynthia Erivo, Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child, Kelis and Jennifer Hudson. She has also written song ...

– background vocals * Chonita Gillespie – background vocals *Paul Norris – vocal production assistant, vocal engineering assistant *Sam Holland – engineering *Cory Bice – engineering assistant *Serban Ghenea – mixing *John Hanes – mixing assistant *Tom Coyne – mastering *Aya Merrill – mastering

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