Bangarang
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"Bangarang" is a song by American electronic music producer Skrillex. It was released as a single from his EP of the same name. It features guest rap vocals from Sirah. Musically, "Bangarang" has multiple influences of dubstep and electro house while prominently using Sirah's "chopped-up" rap vocals throughout the song, with the final line of the song saying "I'm eating Sun Dip right now/Not givin' a fuck."[1] The song received generally positive reviews from critics, who enjoyed its fun-nature sound. It has since become one of his most commercially-successful singles to date, charting within the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, France, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. A music video for the song premiered on February 16, 2012 via his official YouTube channel.[2]
Critical reception
The song has received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some highlighting it as one of the standout tracks from the EP. Jon O'Brien from Allmusic indicated it as an AMG track pick.[3] Jon Dollan from Rolling Stone commented, "the laser-blasting inanity of the title track, which ends with someone bragging, "I'm eating Fun Dip right now/Not givin' a fuck." Not a bad credo for music that makes a disco sugar high feel downright pornographic".[4] Garret Kamps from Spin gave the song a positive review, calling it a "massively enjoyable, massively concussive collection of blips and bursts that sounds like something Moby might hear in his head during a heart attack, so thoroughly and dyspeptically is dubstep's characteristic bass wobble distorted and pushed into the red," as well as calling it his "signature song".[5]
Chart performance
The song has charted in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden. In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 4 due to strong digital downloads. However, on the issue date of March 3, 2012, the song debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] It has since also reached the top ten on the Heatseekers Songs chart.[7]
Music video
A music video for the song premiered via YouTube on February 16, 2012. It was directed by Tony Truand. It opens with 3 young boys robbing an ice cream truck. During the robbery they accidentally chop off the truck driver's hand. The video then shows them as adults stealing money from a black van. They now appear to be professional robbers. It closes with one of them giving the same ice cream truck driver some of the money they stole, apparently out of remorse for what he did to his hand years ago. The video has many symbols from Peter Pan like the crocodile, the Lost Boys and the hook in the ice cream truck driver's hand.
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 12 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 25 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 13 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11] | 38 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] | 26 |
| France (SNEP)[13] | 91 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 79 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[15] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] | 18 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 44 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[18] | 18 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 94 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 72 |
References
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bangarang-20120112
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw&ob=av3e
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/bangarang-r2381342/review
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bangarang-20120112
- ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/skrillex-bangarang-owslabig-beatatlantic
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=2012-03-03&begin=91&order=position
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/heatseekers-songs?chartDate=2012-03-03
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". VG-lista. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex feat. Sirah – Bangarang". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Skrillex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2012.