Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) Digital Spy gave the song four and a half stars out of five and said that is "one of the year's most electrifying pop anthems". In the United States, "Bang Bang" debuted atop the "Billboard" Digital Songs chart selling 230,000 digital downloads on the week ending August 3, 2014, becoming Grande's and Minaj's second chart topper there, and Jessie J's first. Its first week sales also marked the third-largest sales debut for a song in 2014, behind Grande's own "Problem" and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", both of which were co-written by Max Martin. The song launched on the US
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song) copies. Internationally, the song has also peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and South Korea. The song's accompanying video was shot over two days in Los Angeles, California and was directed by Hannah Lux Davis. The video was officially previewed and teased in a Beats by Dr. Dre commercial that aired on August 20, 2014. Following the ad's airing, it was announced that the music video would arrive shortly after the trio's performance at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. On August 24, 2014 the official