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 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[3] By 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 led them tying with Psy's record, for being the only K-pop act to hold the top two slots on World Digital Songs twice.[5]

In France, the song debuted at number 194 on the singles chart, marking the first time a male K-Pop act managed to do so.[6]

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]

The song was chosen by the South Korean government to be a part of the loudspeaker propraganda broadcast into North Korea borders, in response to the January 2016 nuclear tests.[13] It was also sang by Seoul university students during the 2016 South Korean protests for the resignation of the president Park Geun-hye.[14]

Music video

"Bang Bang Bang" was choreographed by Parris Goebel who worked in Taeyang's "Ringa Linga" and GDYB's "Good Boy".[15] 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.[16][17]

On January 19 7:10 PM, "Bang Bang Bang" reached 100 million views on YouTube.

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6] 194
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[18] 2
Japan Radio Songs (Billboard)[19] 15
South Korea (Gaon Weekly Single Chart)[20] 1
South Korea (Gaon Monthly Single Chart)[21] 1
South Korea (Gaon Yearly Single Chart)[22] 1
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 1
US World Digital Songs Year End - 2015 (Billboard) 5
US YouTube chart (Billboard)[23] 13

Sales

Chart Sales
South Korean Gaon Download Chart[24] 2,101,336
Billboard World Digital Songs[23] 11,000
Riaj The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)[25] 100,000 (Gold)

Release history

Region Date Language Format Label
South Korea June 1, 2015 Korean digital download YG Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide
Japan [26] June 17, 2015 YG Entertainment, YGEX
February 3, 2016 Japanese YGEX, Avex Trax

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Result Ref
2015 Inkigayo No. 1 (14 June) Won [27]
No. 1 (28 June) Won [28]
M! Countdown No. 1 (11 June) Won [29]
No. 1 (25 June) Won [30]
Mnet Asian Music Awards Song of the Year Won [31]
Best Dance Performance Nominated
MTV IGGY International Song of Summer 2015 Won [32][33]
MelOn Music Awards Song of the Year Won [34]
Netizen Popularity Award Won
MelOn Popularity Award Popularity Award (June 15) Won [35]
Popularity Award (June 22) Won
Popularity Award (June 29) Won
Popularity Award (July 6) Won
Popularity Award (August 3) Won
KpopStarz Best Of K-Pop Awards Best K-Pop Song of the Year Won [36]
SBS PopAsia Awards Best Song of the Year Won [37]
2016 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Song of the Month (June) Won [38]
Seoul Music Awards Record of the Year in Digital Release Won [39]
Japan Gold Disc Award Song Of The Year By Download (Asia) Won [40]
China's QQ Music Awards Best MV of the year Won [41]

References

  1. ↑ YG Entertainment. "[OSEN Focus] BIGBANG Returns with Powerful "BANG BANG BANG". Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  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. ↑ "Big Bang's Bang Bang Bang kicks off South Korea's loudspeaker propaganda broadcast to North Korea". ABC News. January 8, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "`뱅뱅뱅`, `다만세` 떼창하며 대학생 4천명 서울광장으로 행진". Naver (in Korean). November 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "'Bang Bang Bang' Big Bang's Most Powerful Beats To Come". kpopstarz.com. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Most Viewed K-Pop Videos in America & Around the World: June 2015". billboard. billboard.com. 21 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "K-Pop's Hottest Summer Yet? The 20 Biggest Songs & Videos in America This Season". billboard. billboard.com. September 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Billboard Japan Radio Songs". Billboard Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Digital Chart Week 24". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Monthly Digital Chart - June". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Yearly Digital Chart - 2015". Gaon Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 "BIGBANG Own Top Two Slots on World Digital Songs...Again!". Billboard. Billboard. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  24. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Bang Bang Bang":
  25. ↑ "レコード協会調べ　5月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: May Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  26. ↑ "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)
  27. ↑ ""Inkigayo" Results Revealed: BIGBANG Wins With "BANG BANG BANG"".
  28. ↑ "BIGBANG grabs 4th win for "BANG BANG BANG" on SBS Inkigayo".
  29. ↑ "BIGBANG Takes First Win on "M!Countdown" with "BANG BANG BANG"".
  30. ↑ "BIGBANG wins on Mnet M! Countdown with "BANG BANG BANG"".
  31. ↑ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2015 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards.
  32. ↑ https://twitter.com/mtviggy/status/623149536270241793
  33. ↑ "Big Bang Win MTV IGGY's International Song Of the Summer 2015 For 'Bang Bang Bang'". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  34. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2015/11/07/live-2015-melon-music-awards/
  35. ↑ "Melon Music Awards". MelOn. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  36. ↑ "Big Bang, GOT7 Among The Winners In KpopStarz 2015 Best Of K-Pop Awards". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  37. ↑ http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/11/30/winner-sbs-popasia-popasia-award-2015-best-song-year
  38. ↑ "Winners of the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards". Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  39. ↑ "Seoul Music Awards 2016". Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  40. ↑ "THE WINNERS OF THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2016 ANNOUNCED". Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  41. ↑ http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/03/24/4001s921739.htm

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