Bang Bang Bang (Big Bang song)

"Bang Bang Bang"
Single by Big Bang
from the album A / MADE
Released June 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Format Digital download
Genre Dance-pop, Trap
Length 3:40
Label YG Entertainment
Writer(s) Teddy, G-Dragon, T.O.P
Producer(s) Teddy, G-Dragon
Big Bang singles chronology
"Bae Bae"
(2015)		 "Bang Bang Bang"
(2015)		 "We Like 2 Party"
(2015)

"Bang Bang Bang" (Korean: 뱅뱅뱅) is a single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released digitally on June 1, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the third single from MADE Series, and the first from A. This song won "Song of the Year" at 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making the group the second act to be awarded this prize for second time. In 2016, Gaon Chart announced this song is the best- selling single in South Korea of 2015.

Background

The first poster titled "Bang Bang Bang" was released on May 27, YG Entertainment producer Yang Hyun-suk commented that the song was "the most powerful music you have ever heard before."[1]

Commercial performance

"Bang Bang Bang" had the best first-week sales in 2015, selling 339,856 digital copies.[2] It peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.[3] At the end of June, "Bang Bang Bang" was number 1 on the monthly digital chart, with a total of 681,111 digital sales and 26.472 million streams. On August 13 the song has sold 1 million copies in South Korea.

The single held the two top spots of World Digital Songs with "We Like 2 Party" for the second time after the previous release M,[4] which lead them to tie with Psy record for being the only K-pop act to hold the top two slots on World Digital Songs twice.[5]

On France the song debuted at number 194, it's remarked the first time for a male K-Pop act to chart in the France single chart.[6]

Critical reception

"Bang Bang Bang" received positive reviews from music critics. Fuse praised their "Bang Bang Bang" music video, "An over-the-top affair, with the guys rocking a slew of wild looks, hairdos and fashions in a neon-tinged world."[7] Billboard called "Bang Bang Bang" a banger, and praised their fashion, noticing that every single look was on point.[8] Korean Star news called Bigbang's tornado is stronger than expected this year, and their music has a solid foundation since they released "Lies".[9] "Bang Bang Bang" received praise from fans, public and critics.[10] saying it's living up to the team BigBang.[11] The song ranked second as the best 20 Korean singles in 2015 in Taiwan.[12]

Music video

"Bang Bang Bang" was choreographed by Parris Goebel who worked in Taeyang's "Ringa Linga" and GDYB's "Good Boy".[13] The music video was directed by Seo Hyun-Seung, who previously directed "Fantastic Baby" and "Bae Bae".

The music video named the most viewed K-Pop video in America & Around on June, most viewed K-Pop music videos on summer and biggest summer K-Pop songs on World Digital Songs by Billboard.[14][15]

On January 19th 7:10 PM, "Bang Bang Bang" reached 100 million views on youtube. [16]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6] 194
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[17] 2
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[18] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[19] 1
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[20] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
US YouTube chart (Billboard)[21] 13

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[22] 1,799,429
Billboard World Digital Songs[21] 11,000

Release history

Region Date Language Format Label
South Korea June 1, 2015 Korean digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan [23] June 17, 2015 YG Entertainment, YGEX
February 3, 2016 Japanese YGEX, Avex Trax

References

  1. ↑ YG Entertainment. "[OSEN Focus] BIGBANG Returns with Powerful "BANG BANG BANG". http://www.yg-life.com/. Retrieved May 28, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart- Week 24". Gaon Music Chart. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart- Week 24". Gaon Music Chart. July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "BIGBANG Own Top Two Slots on World Digital Songs...Again!". Billboard. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "K-Pop's Big Bang Ties Psy Record with Single "Bang Bang Bang"". musictimes.com. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Lescharts.com – BigBang – Bang Bang Bang". Lescharts. Lescharts. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Banger, "Bang Bang Bang"". fuse. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "BIGBANG Get Wild With New Single 'Bang Bang Bang' & Video". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "전문가들이 본 '빅뱅' 신드롬 배경 "음악성+팬덤"". http://star.mt.co.kr/. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  10. ↑ "빅뱅의 음악성, 팬덤을 넘어서다". http://osen.mt.co.kr/. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  11. ↑ "빅뱅 뱅뱅뱅, 이름값 확실하게…‘빅뱅 파워’". http://tv.tvreport.co.kr/. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  12. ↑ "2015韓語年度單曲/專輯榜TOP 20 (in Chinese)". KKbox Taiwan. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "‘Bang Bang Bang’ Big Bang’s Most Powerful Beats To Come". kpopstarz.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America & Around the World: June 2015". billboard. billboard.com. 21 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "K-Pop's Hottest Summer Yet? The 20 Biggest Songs & Videos in America This Season". billboard. billboard.com. September 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bang Bang Bang (Big Bang song)". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  17. ↑ "Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Digital Chart Week 24". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Monthly Digital Chart - June". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 "BIGBANG Own Top Two Slots on World Digital Songs...Again!". Billboard. Billboard. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Bang Bang Bang":
  23. ↑ "全世界を席巻中!! MADE SERIES [A] 日本配信リリース決定!!". http://ygex.jp/bigbang/. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-14. External link in |publisher= (help)

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