Bang Bang

Biography

"Bang Bang" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released by Lava and Republic Records on 28 July 2014 as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album, Sweet Talker (2014). The song was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson and Minaj. It was produced by Martin, Göransson, and Ilya, with Kuk Harrell serving as a vocal producer. 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 at 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, and 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. In 2024, "Bang Bang" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 10 million equivalent units in the US, becoming Jessie J's and Grande's first and Minaj's second song to achieve the milestone. It additionally marked the first all-female collaboration in history to be certified diamond. The song received universal acclaim for Jessie's and Grande's vocal performances, 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, as well as Best Collaboration at the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards. The song's music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on 24 August 2014, and has over 2 billion views on YouTube as of July 2024.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

89 releases · 33 albums · active 1997–2014

  • Performance · 96
  • Engineering · 70
  • Production · 22
  • Other credits · 21

Studios: Bang House · Lafayette Velvet Basement · Studio 107 · Bassino's Studios

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