Bang Bang (Iggy Pop song)
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| "Bang Bang" | ||||
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| Single by Iggy Pop | ||||
| from the album Party | ||||
| Released | May 1981 [1] | |||
| Recorded | Record Plant Studios New York, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Panunzio Tommy Boyce | |||
| Iggy Pop singles chronology | ||||
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"Bang Bang" is a song written by Iggy Pop and Ivan Kral in 1981 for Iggy Pop's Party album. It was released as a single, charting at #35 on the Billboard Club Play singles chart. According to Iggy Pop's autobiography, "I Need More". He wrote Bang Bang as Arista Records wanted a single and he promised them a commercial album. He originally wanted Phil Spector or Mike Chapman to produce the song. Instead, songwriter Tommy Boyce was brought in. Iggy claimed he got idea for the song from reading "The Right Stuff" at a local bookstore.
Personnel[]
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Ivan Kral – guitar, keyboards
- Rob Duprey – guitar
- – bass
- Douglas Bowne – drums
- Jimmy Whizner – arrangements
David Bowie version[]
| "Bang Bang" | |
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| Promotional single by David Bowie | |
| from the album Never Let Me Down | |
| A-side | "Bang Bang" |
| Released | 1987 |
| Length | 4:09 (Live version) 4:01 (Vinyl album version) |
| Label | EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
| Producer(s) |
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"Bang Bang" was released as a promotional single in late 1987 from David Bowie's album Never Let Me Down. The live version includes Peter Frampton on guitar. In 2018, Bowie's original album version was re-engineered as part of Bowie's posthumous Never Let Me Down 2018 release.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by David Bowie (except where noted).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bang Bang (live version)" (Recorded at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal Canada, 30 August 1987 during the Glass Spider Tour) | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Modern Love" (From the album Let's Dance, 1983) | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Loving the Alien" (From the album Tonight, 1984) | 7:08 |
| 4. | "Bang Bang (album version)" (Pop, Kral) | 4:01 |
Chart position[]
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 38[2] |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Iggy Pop singles".
- ^ All Music: David Bowie: Never Let Me Down, retrieved 20 April 2016
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