Bang (Gorky Park song)

"Bang" is a song by Soviet rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut album.[1] The song reached number 41 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks, while in Europe, it charted in Norway, where it spent six weeks within the VG-lista top 10, peaking at number five for four weeks. 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 three.[3]

"Bang"
Single by Gorky Park
from the album Gorky Park
Released1989
Length4:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mitch Goldfarb
  • Gorky Park
Gorky Park singles chronology
"Bang"
(1989)		 "Peace in Our Time"
(1989)

Track listings
7-inch single (made in Netherlands)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Bang"4:47
2."Action"3:55

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[4] 5
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 41

References
  1. Jeff Zeigler (3 November 1989). "Russian Rockers Gorky Park Come To U.s. With A Bang Night Life This Weekend Entertainment". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. Curtis Zimmermann, Rovi (8 October 2014). "Gorky Park - Biography". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. "Парк Горького" отметит юбилей. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. "Gorky Park – Bang". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. "Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 40. 7 October 1989. p. 16.
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