Bangarang (song)

"Bangarang"
Single by Skrillex featuring Sirah
from the album Bangarang
Released February 16, 2012
Format
Recorded June – August 2011
Genre
Length 3:35
Label
Writer(s) Skrillex
Producer(s)

Skrillex

Skrillex singles chronology
"Breakn' a Sweat"
(2012)		 "Bangarang"
(2012)		 "Make It Bun Dem"
(2012)
Music video
"Bangarang" on YouTube

"Bangarang" is a song by American electronic music producer Skrillex. It was released as a single from his EP of the same name. It features guest rap vocals from Sirah. Musically, "Bangarang" has multiple influences of electronic rock and drum and bass while prominently using Sirah's "chopped-up" rap vocals throughout the song, with the final line of the song saying "I'm eating Fun Dip right now/Not givin' a fuck."[1]

The song received generally positive reviews from critics, who enjoyed its fun-nature sound. It has since become one of his most commercially successful singles to date, charting within the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. A music video for the song premiered on February 16, 2012 via his official YouTube channel.[2] "Bangarang" received airplay on some modern rock radio stations.[3] The song can be heard in commercials and trailers for the 2012 comedy film The Watch, in promos for ESPN X Games, and in the trailer for the Sonic Boom video games.

The title is a reference to the 1991 film Hook, in which the Lost Boys' catch cry is "bangarang!"[4]

Critical reception

Jon Dollan from Rolling Stone commented, 'the laser-blasting inanity of the title track, which ends with someone bragging, "I'm eating Fun Dip right now/Not givin' a fuck." Not a bad credo for music that makes a disco sugar high feel downright pornographic'.[1] Garret Kamps from Spin gave the song a positive review, calling it a "massively enjoyable, massively concussive collection of blips and bursts that sounds like something Moby might hear in his head during a heart attack, so thoroughly and dyspeptically is dubstep's characteristic bass wobble distorted and pushed into the red," as well as calling it his "signature song".[5]

Rolling Stone named the song the 22nd-best song of 2012.[6]

Chart performance

The song has charted in multiple countries worldwide, including the Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Australia, the song has become a commercial success, reaching the top 5 within the ARIA Charts whilst spending more than 20 weeks within the top 50. It has also been certified 4x Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[7]

In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 4 due to strong digital downloads. However, on the issue date of March 3, 2012, the song debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100,.[8] It has since reached a peak of number 72 and spent more than 20 weeks on the chart. It has sold over 1 million copies in the US as of January 2013.[9] In the United Kingdom, the song reached a peak of number 24 and spent a total of 16 weeks inside the UK Top 40.

Music video

A music video for the song premiered via YouTube on February 16, 2012.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[10] 4
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 25
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 9
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] 9
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 26
scope="row"Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 12
scope="row"France (SNEP)[16] 63
scope="row"Germany (Media Control Charts)[17] 55
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[18] 50
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 59
scope="row"Norway (VG-lista)[20] 16
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 14
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 70
scope="row"Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 25
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 61
scope="row"UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[25] 3
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 24
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[27] 72

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[28] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[29] Gold 15,000*
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 15,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[31] Platinum 60,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Platinum 15,000*
Sweden (GLF)[33] Platinum 40,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[35] Platinum 1,000,000[9]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
scope="row"Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 73

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jon Dolan (2012-01-12). "Bangarang | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. ↑ "SKRILLEX - Bangarang Official Music Video". YouTube. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. ↑ "The Naked And Famous Regain Top Spot, Skrillex’s "Bangarang" Added To KROQ Playlist". KROQ. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (December 4, 2012). "Top 10 Everything of 2012: 6. Skrillex, 'Bangarang'".
  5. ↑ "Skrillex, 'Bangarang' (OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  6. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/skrillex-feat-sirah-bangarang-19691231
  7. ↑ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-03-03/hot-100?begin=91&order=position
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Paul Grein (January 4, 2013). "Week Ending Dec. 30, 2012. Songs: Taylor Knew Bruno Was Trouble". Chart Watch (Yahoo Music). Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Skrillex Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Skrillex. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Skrillex: Bangarang (Feat. Sirah)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in French). Les classement single.
  17. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Skrillex > Bangarang – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 35, 2012". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". VG-lista. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Official Romania chart (18 noiembrie 2012)". Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". Singles Top 60. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-06-02" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-06-02" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Skrillex Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Skrillex. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  29. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2012". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  30. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Skrillex feat. Sarah – Bangarang" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Skrillex feat. Sarah in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  31. ↑ "..:Certificaciones Mensuales 2015:..". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Facebook. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  32. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  33. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan: Skrillex – Bangarang" (TO ACCESS CERTIFICATION, ONE MUST SEARCH (SöK) FOR "BANGARANG" OR "BANGARANG SKRILLEX" AND CLICK THE "VISA" BUTTON.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  34. ↑ "British single certifications – Skrillex feat. Sarah – Bangarang". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Bangarang in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  35. ↑ "American single certifications – Skrillex feat. Sarah – Bangarang". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  36. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 2012". BBC Radio 1. BBC Online. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.