Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) (2014). It is also included on the deluxe version of Ariana Grande's second studio album "My Everything" (2014), serving as the third single from that album. "Bang Bang" debuted at number six and later reached number three on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom becoming Grande's second top ten single and second number one debut that year. The song also reached the top ten in fourteen countries top ten of the charts including Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and South Korea. The single was nominated for
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) "soulful" song, that features a "clap-heavy" production, built over "big bouncy beats and horn blasts." It's in the key of C Dorian mode, with the vocals making use of the C blues scale. The tempo is 150 BPM (Allegro). The melody of the chorus has been compared to that of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!. Rob Sheffield of "Rolling Stone" called the song a "perfect Max Martin throwdown" that "fuses Nelly's 'Country Grammar' with Wham!'s 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,' which is some truly twisted pop archaeology." Carolyn Menyes from "Music Times" called the song "[a]