Released 30 October 2015 Recorded 2014 | Format Digital download | |
Length 3:53 (album version)
3:13 (single version) Label What A Music
Parlophone Writer(s) David Guetta
Giorgio Tuinfort
Nick Rotteveel
Marcus van Wattum
Christian Karlsson
Sia Furler
Vincent Pontare
Magnus Lidehäll | ||
"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 is the theme song for the 2015 science fiction horror film Victor Frankenstein. 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.
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Composition
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.
Music video
The music video premiered on 6 November 2015. 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.