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
The Light Is Coming website. It was directed by Dave Meyers, who had also directed the music video for Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry", and features Nicki Minaj performing her verse and Ariana Grande singing in a dimly-lit forest. One day later, the video was released worldwide on YouTube and Vevo. Grande performed a preview of the song at Wango Tango on June 2, 2018. Recording and management Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Sweetener". The Light Is Coming "The Light Is Coming" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj. Both artists co-wrote the song