Bang Bang Bang

For the song by Selena Gomez, see Bang Bang Bang (Selena Gomez & the Scene song). For the song by Christina Perri, see lovestrong.. "Bang Bang Bang" Single by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Q-Tip and MNDR from the album Record Collection Released 9 July 2010 Format CD, Digital download, 12" vinyl Genre Synthpop, alternative hip hop Length 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 Mark Ronson, Q-Tip Mark Ronson singles chronology "Wake Up Call (Remix)", (2007) "Bang Bang Bang", (2010) "The Bike Song", (2010) Q-Tip singles chronology "Move", (2008) "Bang Bang Bang", (2010) MNDR singles chronology "C.L.U.B.", (2009) "Bang Bang Bang", (2010) "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. 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 edit: The music video was directed by Warren Fu. 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." , Critical reception edit: 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." 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." Chart performance edit: "Bang Bang Bang" first 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 Australia (ARIA) 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 75 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) 3 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) 19 Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten) 18 Germany (Media Control AG) 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 65 Ireland (IRMA) 18 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100) 68 New Zealand (RIANZ) 25 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 6 Year-end charts edit: Chart (2010) Position UK Singles Chart 102 Releases edit: Amazon digital download "Bang Bang Bang", "Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix), iTunes digital download "Bang Bang Bang", "Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix), "Bang Bang Bang" (Russ Chimes Remix), 12" vinyl/Maxi single "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 edit: The song was featured on the season 4, episode 12 of Gossip Girl, on the season 3, episode 15 of 90210 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. 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.

Source: Wikipedia

Text from this biography licensed under creative commons license