page_title: Bang Bang (Green Day song)
section_title: Release
hierarchical_section_title: Bang Bang (Green Day song) / Release
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of Tim taken at Rancid live show in Ventura Theater Sept 24 2008
context_page_description: "Bang Bang" is a song by American rock band Green Day, released as the lead single from their twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio, 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 Green Day house party. 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.
context_section_description: "Bang Bang" was released on August 11, 2016, via digital download as the lead single from their forthcoming studio album, Revolution Radio (2016). The band also released the single's official lyric video on August 12, which had been viewed over two million times by August 17. It was noted the lyric video was inspired by recent incidents of mass shootings in the US. On August 28, the band announced on its website that the single would be released on CD for sale exclusively at Best Buy in the US only, and would include a live version of "Letterbomb" (2004) as the B-side. A music video was released for the song on September 13, 2016.
caption: Tim Armstrong, frontman of Rancid directed the music video.
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