Bang Bang (Iggy Pop song)
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"Bang Bang" | ||||
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Record Plant, New York City | ||||
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Length | 4:08 | |||
Ivan Kral | ||||
Producer(s) | Thom Panunzio Tommy Boyce | |||
Iggy Pop singles chronology | ||||
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"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
- Iggy Pop – vocals
- Rob Duprey – guitar
- Michael Page – 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 | |
Released | 1987 |
Length | 4:09 (Live version) 4:01 (Vinyl album version) |
Label | EMI |
Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
Producer(s) |
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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. | 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[5] |
References
- ^ "Iggy Pop singles".
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Party – Iggy Pop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-91224-830-8.
- ^ The Glass Spider Tour Press Conferences (Amsterdam) (vinyl). 30 March 1987.
- ^ All Music: David Bowie: Never Let Me Down, retrieved 20 April 2016