Bang! (World Party album)

1993 studio album by World Party

Bang!

Studio album by

World Party

Released| 26 April 1993 (1993-04-26)[1]
Genre| Rock
Length| 52:22
Label| Ensign
Producer| Karl Wallinger
World Party chronology
| Goodbye Jumbo
(1990)  | Bang!
(1993)  | Egyptology
(1997)

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Singles from  Bang!

1. "Is It Like Today?"
Released: 29 March 1993[2]
2. "Give It All Away"
Released: 28 June 1993[3]
3. "All I Gave"
Released: 20 September 1993[4]

Alternative cover
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Chicago Tribune| [6]
Los Angeles Times| [7]
NME| 6/10[8]
Q| [9]
Rolling Stone| [10]

Bang! is the third studio album by Welsh-British group World Party, released by Ensign Records on 26 April 1993.

## Overview

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While previous World Party albums were essentially solo projects by multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, for this album World Party officially became a three-person group: Wallinger (vocals, keyboards, guitars, basses, etc.), Dave Catlin-Birch (guitars), and Chris Sharrock (drums). As well, the band is aided by a number of guest artists.

## Release

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In 2000, the album was re-released by Papillon Records with new cover art. Since 2000 the reissues omitted the track "Give It All Away (Reprise)".

## Track listing

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All songs written by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

1. "Kingdom Come" – 5:27
2. "Is It Like Today?" – 5:11
3. "What Is Love All About?" – 4:06
4. "And God Said..." (Wallinger, Guy Chambers) – 0:26
5. "Give It All Away"[t 1] – 4:23
6. "Sooner or Later" – 4:34
7. "Hollywood" – 4:09
8. "Radio Days" (Wallinger, Chambers, David Catlin-Birch) – 4:53
9. "Rescue Me" – 6:06
10. "Sunshine" – 4:31
11. "All I Gave" – 3:47
12. "Give It All Away (Reprise)"[t 2]

Notes:

1. ^ "Give It All Away" is an extended mix of 8:34 in the UK version. The US version is shorter at 4:23.
2. ^ There is a hidden track towards the end of Give It All Away (Reprise), a track only on the US release, entitled "Surfing in Kuwait City" or, more simply, "Kuwait City". It is a satirical song and a pastiche in the style of the Beach Boys. It makes a social commentary on the 1991 Gulf War.

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Bang! Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 40
Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 69
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 29
UK Albums Chart[17] | 2
US Billboard 200 | 126

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "New Releases: Album". Music Week. 24 April 1993. p. 21.
2. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 March 1993. p. 27.
3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 26 June 1992. p. 27.
4. ^ "Singles Releases". Music Week. 18 September 1993. p. 25. Misprinted as the previous week, 13 September, on source.
5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bang! – World Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
6. ^ Kot, Greg (20 May 1993). "World Party: Bang! (Ensign)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
7. ^ Hochman, Steve (23 May 1993). "World Party 'Bang' Chrysalis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
8. ^ Bailie, Stuart (17 April 1993). "Long Play: Exploding Drastic Inevitable". New Musical Express. p. 29.
9. ^ Sutcliffe, Phil (May 1993). "Irresistible". Q. No. 80\. p. 100.
10. ^ Sprague, David (8–22 July 1993). "World Party: Bang". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – World Party – Bang!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
12. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 57, No. 21 Jun 05, 1993". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – World Party – Bang!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – World Party – Bang!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – World Party – Bang!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – World Party – Bang!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
17. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
18. ^ "British album certifications – World Party – Bang". British Phonographic Industry.

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World Party

* Karl Wallinger

* David Catlin-Birch
* Chris Sharrock
* Guy Chambers
* Jeff Trott
* Amanda Kramer
* John Turnbull

Studio albums|

* Private Revolution
* Goodbye Jumbo
* Bang!
* Egyptology
* Dumbing Up

Singles|

* "Ship of Fools"
* "Way Down Now"
* "She's the One"

Compilations|

* Arkeology

Related articles|

* The Waterboys
* Big Blue Ball

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