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Cher Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) First Version






Length: 2:45
Description: Art photos of Cher and Sonny along with the Sonny Bono penned song, "Bang, Bang" from her second solo album, "The Sonny Side of Cher," from 1966. One of Cher's earliest solo hits, it has been covered by many, many artist since, including Cher. Cher covered her own song in 1985 on her cd entitled, "Cher" on the Geffin label. Sonny Bono helped to write additional lyrics for this recording and the style of the song changed vastly. About this song... "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Single by Cher from the album The Sonny Side of Cher B-side(s) "Needles and Pins" Released 1966 Format 7" single Recorded 1966 Genre Pop/Rock Length 2:44 Label Imperial Records Writer(s) Sonny Bono Producer(s) Sonny Bono Certification 3xPlatinum (as of 1984), (US) Peak chart positions #2 (USA) #3 (UK, Ireland) #6 (Italy, Austria) #9 (Belgium, Canada, Sweden) Cher singles chronology "Where Do You Go" (1965) "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (1966) "Alfie" (1966) "Bang Bang" Single by Cher from the album Cher Released 1988 Recorded 1986 - 1987 Genre Rock Length 3:48 Label Geffen Writer(s) Sonny Bono Producer(s) David Geffen Cher singles chronology "Skin Deep" (1988) "Bang Bang" (1988) "Main Man" (1988) "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the name of a song written by Sonny Bono. In 1966, Cher released it as the second single from the album The Sonny Side of Cher. [History and covers The single proved successful, charting high on many national charts worldwide. In the United States, it would prove Cher's biggest solo hit of the 1960s having sold over 3 million copies, in the US alone, by 1984. In 1987, Cher released this song as a single again from her album Cher. However, that time, it failed to chart. Also in 1966, Nancy Sinatra released her version of the song on her album How Does That Grab You?. This version remained relatively obscure until it was used in the opening scenes of the 2003 movie Kill Bill Volume 1. This exposure caused Sinatra's version to be the one chosen by Audio Bullys when, in 2005, they used a sample of the song for their top ten UK hit "Shot You Down", credited officially to Audio Bullys featuring Nancy Sinatra. Other artists who recorded this song include Stevie Wonder for his 1966 album Down to Earth (Stevie Wonder album), Petula Clark in 1966 for her album I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, Vanilla Fudge for their 1967 album Vanilla Fudge, Terry Reid for his 1968 album Bang Bang You're Terry Reid, Frank Sinatra for his 1981 album She Shot Me Down, Cliff Richard, Paul Weller on his 2003 compilation album Fly On The Wall - B Sides And Rarities and Isobel Campbell on her 2005 EP This Is Just The Same. This song has also been very popular in the Sixties in Italy and has been covered by the following artists: Mina, Dalida and the band Equipe 84. John Balance from Coil performed "Bang Bang" during the live concerts of the band in 2002-2004. His versions of this song can be found on Coil live albums Live Four and Selvaggina, Go Back Into The Woods. The song was used in the Soundtrack of the 2003 film Kill Bill. Song is played in the opening credits, before a graphic scene, in which the main character is laying on the ground after being shot by Bill (David Carradine). The latest cover of this song was by Melanie Durrant and Misagh. The music video can be viewed on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ymSA3x5pog Charts Cher version Chart (1966) Peak position USA 2 UK 3 Ireland 3 Austria 6 Italy 6 Canada 9 Belgium 9 Sweden 9 Poland 15 Netherlands 16 Germany 17
Author: cherstyler
Source: YouTube

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