She Bangs

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“She Bangs”
“She Bangs” cover
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Sound Loaded
Released November 14, 2000
Format CD single
Genre Pop
Length 04:02
Label Sony
Writer(s) Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, Robi Rosa, Glenn Monroig, Julia Sierra, Danny López
Producer Walter Afanasieff, Robi Rosa
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Private Emotion"
(2000)		 "She Bangs"
(2000)		 "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
(2001)

"She Bangs" is a song originally performed by Ricky Martin, from his 2000 album Sound Loaded. Like many of Martin's songs, it is a romantic salsa song about being infatuated with a woman. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The spanish version of this single received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2001.

Channing Tatum is a dancer in the background.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  2. "She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio Edit) – 3:59
  3. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" – 3:07
  4. "Amor" – 3:27
  5. "She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix (English)) – 7:28

[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Australia Platinum 70,000+
Sweden Gold 10,000+
United Kingdom Silver 200,000+

[edit] William Hung

Main article: William Hung

In early 2004, William Hung earned brief fame after singing the song during his audition for the third season of American Idol; although rejected by the judges, his disastrously-poor performance yet optimistic attitude amused audiences, and Hung continued to perform and record the song. In April 2004, Blender magazine named both his and Martin's versions of "She Bangs" one of the "50 Worst Songs Ever", ranking it at #39 on the list. [1] Despite this, the song today has become more associated with William Hung than it has with its original performer, Ricky Martin[citation needed].

[edit] See also

  • Shebang, a word meaning "any matter of present concern; thing; business" or is the "#!" characters in the first two columns of the first line of a UNIX script file

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