Bang Bang Bang
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| Single by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Q-Tip and MNDR | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Record Collection | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 9 July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Genre | Synthpop, alternative hip hop | ||||||||||||||||||
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4:05 (Single version) 3:54 (Album version) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Nick Hodgson, Mark Ronson, Homer Steinweiss, Alex Greenwald, Amanda Warner, Peter Wade Keusch, Kamaal Fareed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Mark Ronson, Q-Tip | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Bang Bang Bang" is the first single taken from Record Collection, the third studio album by Mark Ronson, released under the moniker Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. The song features rapper Q-Tip and singer Amanda Warner of MNDR. It was released on 9 July 2010 in the UK.[1][2] The song is based on the popular French Canadian children's song "Alouette", which means "skylark". The chorus directly references lyrics from "Alouette" including the line "Je te plumerai la tête", which means "I shall pluck your head". The beginning of the music video also depicts a young girl singing the opening lines to 'Alouette'.
Music video
The music video was directed by Warren Fu.[3]
Daniel Kreps from Rolling Stone described the video as,
Bookended by two seemingly unrelated pieces of footage – a fictitious retro commercial for sandwich spread and a dramatic tennis match – "Bang Bang Bang" stars Ronson as the guest on an offbeat, '70s-style Japanese talk show. When he's asked to chat about his music, Ronson transforms into a smooth Bryan Ferry figure and hops behind a bank of synthesisers to perform his latest composition. The clip is equal parts American Bandstand and Tron – and the most effective time-capsule music video since Snoop Dogg resurrected the Rick James era with "Sexual Eruption."[4]
Critical reception
Anthony Hill from Clickmusic describes "Bang Bang Bang" as having "the impromptu charm and inexorable appeal of a 1980s New York block party." Hill further comments, "'Un, deux, trois,' slams the intro, revealing the exact number of seconds it takes Mark Ronson's latest effort to gatecrash its way into the brain. Once lodged among the neurons, it deftly impels every muscle and limb to move spasmodically to its infectious beat."[5]
In February 2011, music video blog Yes, We've Got a Video! ranked the song's music video at number 9 in their top 30 videos of 2010, adding that "there’s plenty to be enjoyed in basically every second of this."[6]
Chart performance
"Bang Bang Bang" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 20 on 15 July 2010. The following week the single climbed 2 places to a peak of number 18. The single also debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 18 July 2010 at number 6, marking Ronson's fourth Top 10 hit and third most successful single to date.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[ 1] | 16 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] | 75 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[ 1] | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[ 1] | 19 |
| Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[ 1] | 18 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] | 42 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] | 65 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[ 1] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] | 68 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] | 25 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| UK Singles Chart[7] | 102 |
Releases
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"Bang Bang Bang"
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- Amazon digital download[2]
- "Bang Bang Bang"
- "Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix)
- iTunes digital download[8]
- "Bang Bang Bang"
- "Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix)
- "Bang Bang Bang" (Russ Chimes Remix)
- 12" vinyl/Maxi single[9]
- "Bang Bang Bang" (album version)
- "Bang Bang Bang" (Russ Chimes Remix)
- "Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix)
- "Bang Bang Bang" (SBTRKT Remix)
Usage in media
The song was featured on the season 4, episode 12 of Gossip Girl,[10] on the season 3, episode 15 of 90210[11] and on the season 11, episode 9 of CSI: Las Vegas. It was also featured on season 7, episode 8 of Entourage. The song was also played in the 2011 comedy No Strings Attached and appears on its soundtrack.[12] It was used diegetically during the warehouse party scene of season 1, episode 7 of Girls. The song was used by E4 to promote the sixth series of Big Bang Theory.
The song is featured in the soundtrack of the PlayStation Vita game Lumines Electronic Symphony.
References
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bang-bang-bang-feat.-q-tip/id378784895
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bang Bang Bang". Amazon. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ↑ "SHOT: Mark Ronson – Warren Fu, dir.". Video Static. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ↑ "Mark Ronson Unleashes the Summer's Hottest Video". Rolling Stone. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ↑ Hill, Anthony (5 July 2010). "Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. – Bang Bang Bang". Clickmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ↑ "Top 30 Videos of 2010: 10 – 1!". Yes, We've Got a Video!. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ "End Of Year Charts: 2010". UKChartsPlus. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bang Bang Bang – EP". iTunes. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ↑ "Bang Bang Bang". Amazon. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- ↑ "Gossip Girl Music – Season 4 Episode 12". The CW. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "90210 Music – Season 3 Episode 15". The CW. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "No Strings Attached (Music From The Motion Picture) – Soundtrack". Amazon. 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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