Bang Bang (Iggy Pop song)

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"Bang Bang"
Record Plant, New York City
Genre
Length4:08
Ivan Kral
Producer(s)Thom Panunzio
Tommy Boyce
Iggy Pop singles chronology
"Knocking 'em Down (In The City)"
(1980)
"Bang Bang"
(1981)
"Pumpin' For Jill"
(1981)

"Bang Bang" is a song written by

Tommy Boyce was brought in. Pop claimed he got the idea for the song from reading The Right Stuff
at a local bookstore.

Personnel

David Bowie version

"Bang Bang"
Promotional single by David Bowie
from the album Never Let Me Down
Released1987
Length4:09 (Live version)
4:01 (Vinyl album version)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)

Pop's friend David Bowie covered "Bang Bang" for his 1987 album Never Let Me Down. When asked about his choice of including Pop's song on the album (instead of perhaps co-writing a new song), Bowie stated "Iggy's done so many good songs that people never get to hear ... I think it's one of his best songs, 'Bang Bang,' and it hasn't been heard, and now it might be."[4] Released as a promotional single in late 1987, 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.TitleLength
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
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 38[5]

References

  1. ^ "Iggy Pop singles".
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Party – Iggy Pop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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  4. ^ The Glass Spider Tour Press Conferences (Amsterdam) (vinyl). 30 March 1987.
  5. ^ All Music: David Bowie: Never Let Me Down, retrieved 20 April 2016