Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song)

"Bang Bang"
Single by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
from the album Sweet Talker and My Everything
Released	28 July 2014 (2014-07-28)
Recorded	2014
Studio	Metroplis (London, England) Conway (Los Angeles, California) Glenwood Place (Burbank, California)
Genre	Pop[1] pop soul[2] rap
Length	3:19
Label	Lava Republic
Songwriter(s)	Max Martin Savan Kotecha Ariana Grande Rickard Göransson Onika Maraj
Producer(s)	Max Martin Rickard Göransson Ilya
Jessie J singles chronology
"Calling All Hearts" (2014) "Bang Bang" (2014) "Burnin' Up" (2014)
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"Break Free" (2014) "Bang Bang" (2014) "Love Me Harder" (2014)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"She Came to Give It to You" (2014) "Bang Bang" (2014) "Anaconda" (2014)
Music video
"Bang Bang" on YouTube

"Bang Bang" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released by Lava and Republic Records on 28 July 2014 as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album, Sweet Talker (2014). The song was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson, Grande and Minaj. It was produced by Martin, Göransson, and Ilya, with Kuk Harrell serving as a vocal producer. It is also included on the deluxe version of Grande's second studio album My Everything (2014), serving as the third single from that album.

"Bang Bang" debuted at number six and later peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom becoming Jessie's third number-one, Grande's second number-one debut that year, and Minaj's first number-one single on the chart. The song reached the top ten in multiple other countries including Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, and South Korea. In 2024, "Bang Bang" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 10 million equivalent units in the US, becoming Jessie J's and Grande's first and Minaj's second song to achieve the milestone. It additionally marked the first all-female collaboration in history to be certified diamond.

The song received universal acclaim for Jessie's and Grande's vocal performance, its production, and Minaj's verse. "Bang Bang" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 and won Favorite Song of the Year at the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards, as well as Best Collaboration at the 2015 iHeart Radio Music Awards. The song's music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on 24 August 2014, and has over 2 billion views on YouTube as of July 2024.