| Bang Bang | |||||
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| Single by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj | |||||
| Album | My Everything (Deluxe) | ||||
| Released | July 29, 2014 | ||||
| Genre(s) | Pop R&B Soul | ||||
| Length | 3:19 | ||||
| Label(s) | Republic | ||||
| My Everything (Deluxe) chronology | |||||
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Bang Bang is a song recorded by English singer Jessie J, American singer Ariana Grande and American rapper Nicki Minaj for her second studio album My Everything (Deluxe).
It was released on July 29, 2014.
Background
The song was written by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, and Carolina Liar guitarist Rickard Göransson, while the latter two co-produced it with Ilya Salmanzadeh. Minaj added her rap later. Martin had already previously collaborated with Jessie J ("Domino"), Grande ("Problem", "Break Free"), and Minaj ("Va Va Voom", "Masquerade").
The song was originally offered to and recorded by Grande, who didn't like the result. Republic Records EVP Wendy Goldstein then sent it to EVP Rob Stevenson who got a demo of the song played to Jessie J, which she decided to record. Following her recording, Republic Records sent it to Minaj to record her verse. Goldstein then sent it to CEO Monte Lipman, who insisted that Grande listen to it. Grande was impressed, surprised by Jessie J and Minaj also being on the song, and agreed to remain on the song. However in interviews, Jessie J stated she recorded it first and that Martin wanted Grande on it too, so it is unclear if Jessie bent the truth or was not told by executives that Grande was first to record.
Jessie later said that "It was like a real females, coming together, empowering, supportive [vibe], and then Nicki jumping on it was like the icing on the cake."
On various dates in July 2014, each of the artists uploaded a snippet of the song on her Instagram profile: Jessie J on 9 July, Minaj on 23 July, and Grande on 4 July.
Videos
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj