| Ba*Bing | |
| Cover: | Havana_Brown_Ba_Bing_single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Havana Brown |
| Album: | Flashing Lights |
| Genre: | Tribal house, electropop |
| Label: | Island Records Australia |
| Producer: | Nick Clow |
| Prev Title: | Battle Cry |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Like Lightning |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Ba*Bing" is a song performed by Australian DJ and recording artist Havana Brown from her debut studio album Flashing Lights (2013). It was released as a promotional single from the album on 13 September 2013. The single was released on 6 November 2015 as the third single from Flashing Lights.[1]
The recording, which takes its name from Brown's dog, was written by Brown, Luciana Caporaso, Carl Ryden and Nick Clow, with Clow producing the track. "Ba*Bing" debuted, and peaked, at number forty-six on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts in 2013.
"Ba*Bing" was written by Havana Brown, together with Luciana Caporaso, Nick Clow and Carl Ryden, with Clow handling production.[2] [3] The track, which Brown notes as one of her favourites,[4] is named after Brown's yorkshire terrier, who would often be in the studio with her during recording sessions.[5] The song, which incorporates a bhangra beat, was described by Mike Wass from Idolator as "sexy" and "spin bone-rattling", and a writer for Take40 Australia called it "a quirky dance track".[6]
"Ba*Bing" was released digitally on 13 September 2013, as a promotional single[7] from her debut album Flashing Lights (2013).[8] "Ba*Bing" debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number forty-six on 24 September 2013, becoming her third song to chart within the top one hundred.[9] The recording only spent one week on the charts.[10] "Ba*Bing" also appeared on the ARIA Dance Charts, spending two weeks in the top twenty, and peaking at number nine.[11]
The single was officially released on 6 November 2015.
Despite "Ba*Bing" not being released as an official single, a video clip premiered on Brown's VEVO account on Monday 8 September 2014, almost a year after it was first digitally released. The video was included on the single "Better Not Said", which was released in Australia on 12 September 2014.[12]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 46 |
| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) | 6 |
| Australia Dance (ARIA) | 9 |
| Region | Type | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Promotional Single | Digital download | Island Records Australia | |
| Australia/ New Zealand | Official Single | Digital download | Universal Music Australia | |