Banga Banga (Austin Mahone song)

"Banga! Banga!"
Single by Austin Mahone
ReleasedNovember 10, 2013
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sean Garrett
  • Bridgetown[1]
Austin Mahone singles chronology
"What About Love"
(2013) 		"Banga! Banga!"
(2013) 		"Mmm Yeah"
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopCrush[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

"Banga! Banga!" is a song by American singer Austin Mahone. The song features uncredited vocals by Sean Garrett who also co-wrote the song with Mahone and Menardini Timothee and co-produced it as well with Bridgetown. It was released as a single on November 10, 2013.[4][5]

Composition

In an interview to Rolling Stone Mahone commented about the song: "This single is a little bit [more] mature. I'm turning 18 in a couple of months, so I'm just trying to make music that's [more] maturing."[6] On November 3, 2013, he tweeted the single cover.[7] The song was labeled by the same source as "primary color-pop rap pinned".[3]

Music video

On November 6, 2013, Mahone announced that the official music video for the track was going to be shot the following week.[8] It was premiered via Mahone's official VEVO channel on December 11, 2013, and directed by Gil Green.[9]

Live performances

Austin Mahone performed the song the Nickelodeon HALO Awards on November 17, 2013.[10][11][12]

Track list

  • Digital download[13]
  1. "Banga! Banga!" – 3:15

Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals – Austin Mahone
  • Lyrics – Austin Mahone, Sean Garrett, Menardini Timothee
  • Engineer – Joshua Samuel
  • Producers – Sean Garrett, Bridgetown
  • Label: Chase, Cash Money Records

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[14] 27

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States November 10, 2013[6][15] Digital download Chase, Cash Money Records
Germany November 15, 2013[16]
United Kingdom November 15, 2013[17]

References

  1. ^ "Austin Mahone Talks MTV EMA Nomination, 'Feisty' New Single 'Banga Banga'". Billboard. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  2. ^ Sciarretto, Amy (November 7, 2013). Austin Mahone, ‘Banga Banga’ – Song Review. PopCrush. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Powell, Mike (November 15, 2013). Austin Mahone, Banga Banga. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  4. ^ Lewis, Raha (2013-01-14). "Austin Mahone on the Mend After Scary Blood Clot – Health, Austin Mahone". People. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ^ Perle, Elizabeth (2013-11-06). "Austin Mahone Debuts New Single". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  6. ^ a b "Austin Mahone Recovers After Blood Clot in Throat | Music News". Rolling Stone. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  7. ^ "Twitter / AustinMahone: 7 DAYS FROM NOW! MY NEW SINGLE". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  8. ^ "What Has Austin Mahone Smiling? Getting Ready for His 'Banga Banga' Video!". MTV. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013.
  9. ^ "POPSTAR! » Austin Mahone: Banga Banga Video Premiere!". popstaronline.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14.
  10. ^ "Austin Mahone Banga Banga New Song | OCEANUP TEEN GOSSIP". Oceanup.com. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  11. ^ "Austin Mahone to Perform at TeenNick HALO Awards in One of His First Big Events Since Hospitalization | E! Online UK". Uk.eonline.com. 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  12. ^ "Austin Mahone Performs Banga Banga | OCEANUP TEEN GOSSIP". Oceanup.com. 2013-11-10. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  13. ^ "iTunes – Music – Banga! Banga! – Single by Austin Mahone". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  14. ^ "Austin Mahone Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "iTunes – Music – Banga! Banga! – Single by Austin Mahone". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  16. ^ "Banga! Banga!: Austin Mahone: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  17. ^ "Banga! Banga!: Austin Mahone: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-16.