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Single by David Guetta featuring Sia and Fetty Wap | ||||
from the album Listen Again | ||||
Released | 30 October 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
Genre | Dance pop, EDM | |||
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"Bang My Head" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta,featuring vocals from Australian singer Sia and American rapper Fetty Wap. It was released as the second single from the re-release of Guetta's sixth studio album, Listen . "Bang My Head" tallies as the album's seventh single overall. It was released via digital download on 30 October 2015. The original album version of the song only featured Sia's vocals,but the second verse was later replaced with vocals from Fetty Wap for the reworked single release.
Musically,the song is written in the key of A minor. The album version of the song follows a chord progression of Am–G–F and has a tempo of 124 beats per minute. However,the single version of the song featuring American rapper Fetty Wap has a tempo of 108 beats per minute. Sia's vocals span two octaves,from G3 to G5. [1] [2]
The music video premiered on 6 November 2015. [3] The video shows Guetta losing a game of poker and a woman (played by the Hungarian model Gabriella Kuti) stepping in to win it all back for him in a technicolour horse race. Neither Sia nor Fetty Wap appear in the video. [4]
Digital download –album track [5]
Digital download –Single [6]
Digital download –Remixes EP
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA) [59] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [60] | Gold | 30,000^ |
France (SNEP) [61] | Diamond | 233,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [62] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [63] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] | Platinum | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV) [65] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [66] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [67] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [68] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [69] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [70] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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