Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) "Billboard" Hot 100 at number six, making it the second highest new entry of 2014 on that chart at the time, also behind Grande's "Problem". The song marked Jessie J's second, Grande's fourth, and Minaj's tenth top ten single in the United States. It also became Grande's second consecutive top ten hit of 2014, after "Problem" peaked at number two. In its second week on the Hot 100, "Bang Bang" fell to number nine selling an additional 141,000 digital downloads. The song rebounded following the release of its music video and reached a peak of number three, holding that position
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]