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
Freedom (Nicki Minaj song) of the project was a main focus on Minaj's three-part E! special, "Nicki Minaj: My Truth", which aired in November 2012. On "On Air with Ryan Seacrest", Minaj stated that "I feel like the music is such a better representation of me where I am now as an artist in my career. As long as people can hear the music, I'm good." Musically, "Freedom" is a hip hop and R&B song that follows a similar style to other Minaj songs heard on her debut album, "Pink Friday". The song features street-slang bravado and "venomous" rapping in the verses with thin,