Bing Bong (song) explained

Bing Bong
Cover:	Super_Furry_Animals-Bing_Bong_cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Super Furry Animals
Released:	13 May 2016
Genre:	Experimental rock
Length:	5:19
Label:	Rough Trade
Prev Title:	Inaugural Trams
Prev Year:	2009

"Bing Bong" is a single by the Super Furry Animals, released on 13 May 2016.^{[1] [2]} The song was originally written for Euro 2004 but not released until the Euro 2016 campaign of the Wales national football team.^[3]

Reception

The song was referred to by NME as "a bonkers track, of course, which is absolutely apt for a band that always had a strong sense of the surreal" and "a brilliant epilogue for a singular career". They further suggested the single may be the last release by the band.^[4]

The track also appeared on the 2016 compilation "Zoom! The Best of 1995–2016".

Notes and References

1. News: Super Furry Animals – Bing Bong video premiere. The Guardian. May 13, 2016. www.theguardian.com. Music. Guardian.
2. Web site: Super Furry Animals - Bing Bong. Discogs.
3. Web site: Super Furry Animals return after seven years with Euro 2016 anthem 'Bing Bong' . Britton. Luke . 13 May 2016 . www.nme.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617015055/https://www.nme.com/news/super-furry-animals/93545 . 2020-10-25. 2016-06-17 .
4. Web site: Super Furry Animals Have Terrible Timing, But Their Comeback Single Is Brilliant. Stubbs. Dan . 13 May 2016 . www.nme.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823044131/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/super-furry-animals-have-terrible-timing-but-their-comeback-single-is-brilliant. 2020-10-25. 2016-08-23.