Bang (Gorky Park song)
"Bang" is a song by the Soviet rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut album.[1]
| "Bang" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gorky Park | ||||
| from the album Gorky Park | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Vertigo/Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alexey Belov, Michael Berardi, Nikolai Noskov, Gregory Schwartz | |||
| Gorky Park singles chronology | ||||
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The music video for "Bang" received heavy rotation on the American MTV,[2] where it stayed two months in MTV's Top 15, peaking at number 3.[3] The song reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, but didn't enter the Hot 100.[4] In Europe, the single was probably most successful in Norway, where it spent 6 weeks in the VG-lista Topp 10, four of them at number 5.[5][6]
Track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bang" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Action" | 3:55 |
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" | Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 5 |
| US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 41 |
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References
- Jeff Zeigler (1989-11-03). "Russian Rockers Gorky Park Come To U.s. With A Bang Night Life This Weekend Entertainment". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- Curtis Zimmermann, Rovi (2014-10-08). "Gorky Park - Biography". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- "Парк Горького" отметит юбилей. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 2012-11-08. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- "Bang (song by Gorky Park) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- "VG-lista - Gorky Park / Bang". Verdens Gang. Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- "ultratop.be - Gorky Park - Bang". ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- "Topp 20 Single uke 51, 1989 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
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