Bang Bang (Green Day song)

"Bang Bang"
Single by Green Day
from the album Revolution Radio
B-side"Letterbomb" (Live)
ReleasedAugust 11, 2016 (2016-08-11)
RecordedJanuary 15 – July 24, 2016
StudioOTIS (Oakland, CA)
Genre
Length3:25
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Xmas Time of the Year"
(2015)
"Bang Bang"
(2016)
"Revolution Radio"
(2016)
Music video
"Bang Bang" on YouTube
"Bang Bang" (Lyric Video) on YouTube
"Bang Bang" (Video Shoot Behind The Scenes) on YouTube

"Bang Bang" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released as the lead single from their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio (2016), on August 11, 2016. Regarded as combining elements of the band's early punk rock days with themes from their politically motivated later albums, the song was inspired by the events of mass shootings in the United States and is written from the viewpoint of a mass shooter.

The single's music video was released on September 13, 2016, showcasing a trio, with masks of the band members' faces, robbing a bank, and then attending a house party where the band is performing. The song received positive critical reception, peaking at number one on the US Mainstream Rock, Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, Canada Rock, and the UK Rock charts, as well as multiple international charts.