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She Bangs

{{short description|2000 single by Ricky Martin}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = She Bangs

| cover = She Bangs cover.png

| type = single

| artist = Ricky Martin

| album = Sound Loaded

| released = {{Start date|2000|09|22}}

| B-side = *"Por Arriba, Por Abajo"

| format =

| recorded =

| studio = *Sony Music, New York City

| genre = {{hlist|Latin pop|dance-pop|salsa}}

| length = *4:42 (album version)

  • {{Duration|4:06}} (radio edit)

| label = Columbia

| writer = *Desmond Child

| producer = *Walter Afanasieff

  • Robi Draco Rosa

| prev_title = Private Emotion

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Nobody Wants to Be Lonely

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|1= {{YouTube|5ihtX86JzmA| "She Bangs"}}|header=Music videos}}

{{External music video|1= {{YouTube|q5lDG9Wmc_4| "She Bangs" (Spanish Ver.)}}|header=no}}

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"She Bangs" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his sixth studio album, Sound Loaded (2000). The song was written by Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, and Draco Rosa, while the production was handled by Afanasieff and Rosa. It was released to radio stations by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album on September 22, 2000. A dance track with Latin and salsa music influences, its lyrics see Martin wanting to hold on to a woman, and the song is a "metaphor for the universe". The song received widely positive reviews from music critics, who often noted similarities with Martin's 1999 single "Livin' la Vida Loca", and received a nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards. "She Bangs" was commercially successful, reaching number one in seven countries, including Italy and Sweden, as well as the top five in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.

A Spanish-language version of "She Bangs" was recorded under the same title and reached the summit of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in the United States. To promote the original version of the song, Martin performed it on several television programs and award shows, including both the Billboard Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2000. The music video for the song was filmed in the Bahamas and directed by Wayne Isham. The suggested sexual content of the video caused controversy and led to it being banned in several Latin American countries. Despite the backlash, the visual won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video, the Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year, and the Billboard Music Video Award for Best Clip of the Year — Latin, all in 2001. The song has been covered by several artists, including William Hung on American Idol in 2004. His cover version received generally unfavorable responses from both the judges at the show and music critics.

Background and release

From 1999 to 2000, Martin embarked on his fifth tour the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour to promote his first English album Ricky Martin.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/515567/ricky-martin-to-kick-off-fall-tour-in-miami/|title=Ricky Martin To Kick Off Fall Tour In Miami|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|publisher=MTV News|access-date=April 7, 2021|date=June 28, 1999|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407114102/http://www.mtv.com/news/515567/ricky-martin-to-kick-off-fall-tour-in-miami/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ricky-martin-live-in-auckland/AAVFE5LGQMUDIRP2MIX56CRNF4/|title=Ricky Martin live in Auckland|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=April 7, 2021|date=June 30, 2000|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407115607/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ricky-martin-live-in-auckland/AAVFE5LGQMUDIRP2MIX56CRNF4/|url-status=live}} While on tour in 2000, Martin returned to the studio and began recording material for Sound Loaded.{{Cite book|title=Me|last=Martin|first=Ricky|author-link=Ricky Martin|publisher=Celebra|pages=111|year=2010|language=en|isbn=9780451234438}}{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Martin Readies 2nd English Columbia Album|magazine=Billboard|page=26|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|access-date=March 25, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325094813/https://books.google.com/books?id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&source=bl&ots=FqjdvAwWJj&sig=ACfU3U32VMMuMsFLUKAEf6P5uiH69sCnPA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVhK6QksvvAhX6ZxUIHfXGDecQ6AEwDHoECBIQAw|archive-date=March 25, 2021|url-status=live}} On August 29, 2000, El Siglo de Torreón revealed the lead single's name as "She Bangs" in an article and mentioned that in addition to the original version of the song that is in English, it will feature a Spanish version. In an interview with the newspaper, Martin's then representative Ricardo Cordero said "'She Bangs' is going to show Ricky one step further up in his career", and announced the possibilities of Martin performing an acoustic concert for MTV. Also, Martin's publicist Nanette Camboy told El Siglo de Torreón that although "Ricky is still putting the final touches on his production in studios in Miami and New York", the song's music video had already been shot in the Bahamas on August 15, 2000.

Columbia Records released "She Bangs" to radio stations in several countries on September 22, 2000, as the lead single from the album. Thereafter, the song was released to the singles markets in October.{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/08/29&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02700&PageLabel=27|title=Ricky Martin regresa con 'She Bangs'|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|page=27|date=August 29, 2000|access-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194304/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F08%2F29&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02700&PageLabel=27|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-songs-of-2000-top-100-9339652|title=The 100 Greatest Songs of 2000: Staff Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325091023/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/list/9339652/best-songs-of-2000-top-100|url-status=live}} "She Bangs" was included as the first track on Martin's sixth studio album Sound Loaded, released November 14, 2000, and the Spanish version was included as the tenth track.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-loaded/209710732|title=Sound Loaded – album by Ricky Martin|publisher=Apple Music (US)|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325084717/https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-loaded/209710732|url-status=live}}

Composition and lyrics

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Musically, "She Bangs" is a dance song that features Latin and salsa music influences, and lasts for 4:42.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459128/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video|title=Ricky Martin Joins 'Idol' Star William Hung For an Overdue Duet of 'She Bangs' in Vegas|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325092059/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8459128/ricky-martin-william-hung-sing-she-bangs-video|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-19/news/0011190319_1_ricky-martin-ballads-and-dance-numbers-substance-free|title=Ricky Martin Sound Loaded (Columbia) Almost two..|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Stewart|first=Allison|date=November 19, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063350/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-11-19/news/0011190319_1_ricky-martin-ballads-and-dance-numbers-substance-free|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|year=2000|title=Spotlight - Ricky Martin - She Bangs|magazine=Billboard|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+she+bangs+review&pg=PA24|access-date=May 18, 2012|issn=0006-2510|volume=112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061544/https://books.google.mk/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=intitle:billboard+she+bangs+review&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5Z2MVKjwCsTCgwTC7oNo&redir_esc=y|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} According to Alfred Publishing Company's digital sheet music for the song, "She Bangs" is composed in the key of F♯ minor and set in the time signature of common time, with a groove of 142 beats per minute. Martin's vocals span from the low note of D4 to the high note of F♯5.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0038154|title=Ricky Martin – She Bangs Sheet Music (Digital Download)|date=November 28, 2000|publisher=Musicnotes.com|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517054842/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0038154|archive-date=May 17, 2021|url-status=live}} The song's instrumentation features "powerful" percussion, trumpet blasts, and tropical beats.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-13-ca-50937-story.html|title=Ricky, Act II|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|date=November 13, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212105145/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/13/entertainment/ca-50937|archive-date=December 12, 2015|url-status=live}} Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the song begins with a "teasing snatch" of a "sputtering" Spanish guitar, before the disco beats start. The beats are followed by an "equally inevitable [...] driving" horn section, which Willman called reminiscent of the one on Martin's 1999 single "Livin' la Vida Loca".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,65048,00.html|title=Sound Loaded (2000)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=November 13, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213651/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,65048,00.html|archive-date=May 25, 2014|url-status=dead}} "She Bangs" was written by Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, and Draco Rosa, while the production was handled by Afanasieff and Rosa. Also, Glenn Monroig, Julia Sierra and Daniel López joined the original version's lyricists to write the Spanish version.

Lyrically, "She Bangs" is similar to the singer's previous singles "María" (1995) and "Livin la Vida Loca"; it tells a "tale of a wild woman who may be hard to let go and even harder to hold". Desmond Child told ABC News that "She Bangs" is "a metaphor for the universe", and explained about it: "You know the big bang theory? So the universe is really this 'mother universe' — she bangs, and explodes [...] She moves. The planets, the galaxies, are all moving. That's what it means."{{cite news| url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113184&page=1| title=Ricky's Hitmaker Explains It All| publisher=ABC News| access-date=March 25, 2021| date=January 6, 2006| archive-date=March 25, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325153347/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113184&page=1| url-status=live}} Billboard wrote that the song's lyrics are "insane" and will make cynics drive away in a triumph, "Talk to me, tell me the news/ You'll wear me out like a pair of shoes/We'll dance until the band goes home/Then you're gone, yeah baby."

Critical reception

"She Bangs" was met with widely positive reviews from music critics. The staff of Billboard magazine praised the song and wrote that "She Bangs" is "simply manic with exuberance and energy", being designed to ignite the flavor of "Livin' la Vida Loca". According to the staff, the single was just what the radio needed at the time of release, a "summertime smash" in the fall season. Also from Billboard, Taylor Mims described it as a "danceable track meshed a salsa flare with heavy rock guitar and an irresistible pop beat for universal appeal". Similarly to the staff, Allison Stewart from the Chicago Tribune called the song "clamorous" but thought that it replicates "Livin' La Vida Loca". Sean Piccoli and Lawrence A. Johnson of the Sun-Sentinel agreed with Stewart and noted that the resemblance of the song is a result of both songs being produced by Rosa. The two of them further noted that the song's credits include a personnel consisting of 34 people, opining the "life of any serious party knows: It's all about the entourage".{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-12-13/lifestyle/0012120544_1_giuliano-carmignola-vivaldi-ricky-martin|title=A Sound Platform|work=Sun-Sentinel|last1=Piccoli|first1=Sean|last2=Johnson|first2=Lawrence A.|date=December 13, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224554/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-12-13/lifestyle/0012120544_1_giuliano-carmignola-vivaldi-ricky-martin|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Writing for O, The Oprah Magazine, Amanda Mitchell complimented the song, saying it "solidified Martin's place as a crossover artist thanks to the salsa-infused pop and the double entendre lyrics". She also ranked "She Bangs" as Martin's best song on her 2019 list.{{cite news|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/g28676212/ricky-martin-songs/|title=13 of the Best Ricky Martin Songs to Add to Your Party Playlist|last=Mitchell|first=Amanda|work=O, The Oprah Magazine|access-date=March 27, 2021|date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327124955/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g28676212/ricky-martin-songs/|url-status=live}} In 2020, MTV Argentina ranked it as one of Martin's best songs,{{cite tweet|user=MTVLAargentina|author=MTV Argentina|number=1302365896703447049|date=September 6, 2020|title=Que levanten las mano todxs los que aman a #RickyMartin. Baile, llanto... ¿qué más querrá de mí? 😩 Las mejores canciones de @ricky_martin siempre por MTV. 🕺|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816133930/https://twitter.com/MTVLAargentina/status/1302365896703447049|archive-date=2021-08-16|access-date=August 16, 2021}} and Luca Mastinu from Optimagazine listed it as one of Martin's five greatest hits. He also called the track a "Latin American bomb" and stated that it "is still present in the playlists of all the occasions when you need to ignite the party".{{cite news|url=https://www.optimagazine.com/2020/12/24/i-5-piu-grandi-successi-di-ricky-martin-da-maria-a-non-siamo-soli/2028072|title=I 5 più grandi successi di Ricky Martin, da María a Non Siamo Soli|work=Optimagazine|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=December 24, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824165118/https://www.optimagazine.com/2020/12/24/i-5-piu-grandi-successi-di-ricky-martin-da-maria-a-non-siamo-soli/2028072|url-status=live}} Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times noted that the erotic images of the song and accompanying music video are "up a notch" from "Livin' la Vida Loca" "and will likely do no harm to Martin's hunk status". In a review of Sound Loaded, the Orlando Sentinel{{'}}s Jim Abbott labeled "She Bangs" and "Loaded" as "'bon-bon' shakers".{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2000/11/17/martin-does-same-old-sound/|title=Martin Does Same Old 'Sound'|work=Orlando Sentinel|last=Abbott|first=Jim|date=November 17, 2000|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090253/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-11-17/entertainment/0011170026_1_martin-loaded-la-vida-loca|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} Both Felix Contreras from NPR and Rolling Stone staff described "She Bangs" as a "megahit".{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2014/08/08/338347403/the-undeniable-strength-of-a-great-song|title=The Undeniable Strength Of A Great Song|last=Contreras|first=Felix|publisher=NPR|access-date=August 24, 2021|date=August 8, 2014|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824144105/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2014/08/08/338347403/the-undeniable-strength-of-a-great-song|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-14732/new-edition-cool-it-now-1984-14779/|title=75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 11, 2022|date=July 27, 2020|archive-date=May 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506135849/https://www.popmatters.com/martinricky-sound-2495981208.html|url-status=live}}

=Accolades=

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic called the song "electrifying" and stated that it is arguably one of best songs of the 2000s,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-loaded-mw0000101949|title=Ricky Martin - Sound Loaded|publisher=AllMusic|last=Promis|first=Jose F.|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218055558/http://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-loaded-mw0000101949|archive-date=February 18, 2015|url-status=live}} and Billboard ranked the track as the 85th greatest song of 2000. At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001, "She Bangs" was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1435904/43rd-annual-grammy-award-nominees/|title=43rd Annual Grammy Award Nominees|publisher=MTV News|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=January 3, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208215623/http://www.mtv.com/news/1435904/43rd-annual-grammy-award-nominees/|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=dead}} The track was recognized as one of the best-performing pop songs at the 2002 BMI Pop Awards.{{cite web|title=2002 BMI Pop Awards: Song List|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2002_bmi_pop_awards_song_list|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=May 13, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114521/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2002_bmi_pop_awards_song_list|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}} At the 16th Annual International Dance Music Awards, presented in 2001, the single won the award for Best Latin 12".{{cite web|url=http://www.wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/archived/index.php?year=2001|title=16th Annual International Dance Music Awards|publisher=Winter Music Conference|access-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003132200/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/archived/index.php?year=2001|archive-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}

Commercial performance

On October 29, 2000, "She Bangs" debuted and peaked at number three on the Australian Singles Chart. It spent 6 weeks in the top 10 of the chart, before slowly starting to decline on it, though lasted on the chart for a total of 15 weeks. The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 70,000 copies in Australia. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 31 on the singles chart, on October 15, 2000. The next week, the song rose 15 places to number 15, going on to reach its peak of number 2 on December 3 of that year. In the United Kingdom, "She Bangs" reached a peak of number three on November 4, 2000, similarly to the charts of other nations, and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for 15 weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3472/ricky-martin/|title=Ricky Martin {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128012003/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3472/ricky-martin/|archive-date=November 28, 2020|url-status=live}} The song was later certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), indicating shipments of over 200,000 copies in the country. In continental Europe, it was most successful on the Italian and the Swedish charts, on which the song peaked at number one. Additionally, the song was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), denoting sales of over 15,000 copies in Sweden. It was also successful in Spain, peaking at number two, while the song reached number three in Finland, number four in Norway, and number seven in Switzerland. In Latin America, the song peaked at number nine in both El Salvador and Guatemala,{{cite news|title=Los más vendidos en Iberoamérica y EU|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/10/30&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04200&PageLabel=42|access-date=January 11, 2015|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=October 30, 2000|page=42|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190643/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F10%2F30&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04200&PageLabel=42|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} number five in Nicaragua,{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/11/01&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03902&PageLabel=39|access-date=January 11, 2015|work=El Siglo de Torreón|title=Backstreet Boys acaparan listas de popularidad|date=November 1, 2000|page=39|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220156/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F11%2F01&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03902&PageLabel=39|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} and number one in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.{{cite news|title=Los más vendidos en Iberoamérica y EU|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/12/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04800&PageLabel=48|access-date=January 11, 2015|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=December 25, 2000|page=48|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210400/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F12%2F25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04800&PageLabel=48|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} The song was also a chart topper in Hong Kong and South Africa.{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin desata enloquecedores gritos en Nueva York|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/12/16&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar07110&PageLabel=71|access-date=January 11, 2015|work=El Siglo de Torreón|date=December 16, 2000|page=71|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195118/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F12%2F16&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar07110&PageLabel=71|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}

"She Bangs" debuted at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|title=The Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=October 7, 2000|volume=112|issue=41|page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA80|access-date=December 15, 2014|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422163327/https://books.google.com/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=RA1-PA80|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live}} After several weeks on the chart, the track reached its peak of number 12. As of January 2011, the track has sold over 152,000 digital copies in the United States and stands as Martin's second best-selling single, only behind "Livin' la Vida Loca".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/473334/ask-billboard-what-the-forget-is-going-on?page=0%2C1|title=Ask Billboard: Viva la 'Vida' Singer|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531144752/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/473334/ask-billboard-what-the-forget-is-going-on?page=0%2C1|archive-date=May 31, 2015|url-status=live}} The Spanish version was more successful on the country's Hot Latin Tracks and Tropical/Salsa Airplay charts, both of which it peaked at number one on, and became his fifth number one song on the former chart.{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=For the First Time All His Spanish Language Hits on One Album La Historia|magazine=Billboard|page=80|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2|access-date=April 6, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=80|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406072117/https://books.google.com/books?id=4BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT2&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm6NC2iOnvAhWJilwKHdKAATsQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg|archive-date=April 6, 2021|url-status=live}} The track further peaked at number two on the US Latin Pop Airplay chart and number eight on the Mainstream Top 40.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ricky-martin/chart-history/lpo/|title=Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211044409/https://www.billboard.com/music/ricky-martin/chart-history/LPO|archive-date=December 11, 2019|url-status=live}} On the Adult Top 40 and Dance Club Play charts, "She Bangs" peaked at numbers 24 and 27, respectively. The track was more successful in Canada, reaching number three on the Canada Top Singles chart. It experienced moderate chart success in Japan, peaking at number 58.

Music video

= Development and synopsis =

File:Ricky Martin She Bangs Music Video.jpg, depicting Martin dancing in an underwater nightclub.]]

The music video for "She Bangs" was directed by Wayne Isham and shot at the Atlantis Paradise Island hotel in the Bahamas. Isham had worked on some of Martin's previous videos, including the ones for "La Copa de la Vida" (1998) and "Shake Your Bon-Bon". The singer described the concept of the video as being part of a trilogy with "María" and "Livin' la Vida Loca", "with this girl who drives me crazy because she's crazy, she won't talk to me or tell me her name".{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65721794.html|title=Off the Record: Risque Martin, Latin Star's New Video is Sizler|work=Daily Record|last=Dingwall|first=John|date=October 4, 2000|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413163642/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65721794.html|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=dead}} Martin told Univision he envisioned the visual taking place in Atlantis and felt that the Bahamas was the perfect place to film it.{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin, su orientación sexual y experiencia con drogas|url=http://hemeroteca.imagenzac.com.mx/2000/09/13/Espectaculos1.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141217142128/http://hemeroteca.imagenzac.com.mx/2000/09/13/Espectaculos1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2014|access-date=December 15, 2014|work=Imagen|date=September 13, 2000|language=es}} Jamie King was responsible for the creative direction of the video and over 100 people were involved in the production process.{{cite web|title=Ricky Martin ataca otra vez|url=http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/pop/3/3739.html|publisher=Terra Networks|access-date=December 15, 2014|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215173924/http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/pop/3/3739.html|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=live}} A body double for Martin was used during the scenes with sharks. The Spanish version of the music video premiered on September 26, 2000, for the Hispanophone market, while the English version debuted on MTV's Making the Video series the following day.{{cite news|title=Erotismo en video de Martin|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2000/septiembre/27/espec7.html|access-date=December 15, 2014|work=La Nación|date=September 27, 2000|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070825/http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2000/septiembre/27/espec7.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}

The video begins with a group of women on a beach at night swimming to an underwater nightclub, with Martin following them. Martin explained that filming the scene was hard for him because he had to resist without taking air for a long time, as well as having to mime the lyrics without blowing bubbles out of his mouth. Upon entering the nightclub, Martin proceeds to sing "She Bangs" as he dances with the people in the club, with several scenes resembling an orgy. In one scene, Martin sees himself being seduced by mermaids and is later taken into a closet, in which he dances erotically with several women. Near the end of the visual, Martin spills a bottle of water on himself and the people nearby him. The music video concludes with him returning to the surface at daylight.{{cite video| people = Isham, Wayne (director)| title = She Bangs | medium = Television| publisher = Columbia Records| location = The Bahamas| year = 2000 }} American actor and dancer Channing Tatum makes an appearance in the video as a shirtless bartender and dancer among many other dancers, which was at the beginning of his career.{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/music/148828_7_celebs_you_didn_t_know_were_music_videos_before_they_were_famous|title=7 Celebs You Didn't Know Were in Music Videos Before They Were Famous|last=Crossan|first=Ashley|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=April 7, 2021|date=July 24, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407123849/https://www.etonline.com/music/148828_7_celebs_you_didn_t_know_were_music_videos_before_they_were_famous|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8046221/celebrity-cameos-best-music-videos-channing-tatum-danny-devito|title=Channing Tatum, Danny DeVito, Diplo & More: The Best Celebrity Music Video Cameos|last=Tenreyro|first=Tatiana|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 7, 2021|date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407123645/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8046221/celebrity-cameos-best-music-videos-channing-tatum-danny-devito|url-status=live}}

= Reception and controversy =

The explicit sexual scenes of the music video were met with criticism from the audience; several American television stations cut the scenes when airing the video. According to the Daily Record's John Dingwall, with the visual, Martin ditched his teen idol image by transforming to a more mature one. It was consequently banned in several Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic.{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/11/20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04517&PageLabel=45|title=¿Chismosa yo? ...¡para nada!|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|page=45|date=November 20, 2000|access-date=January 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224940/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F11%2F20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04517&PageLabel=45|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} Martin told MTV News that the video represented freedom rather than his sexuality.{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin, un canto a la ambigüedad sexual|url=http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|access-date=December 15, 2014|work=La Voz del Interior|date=December 6, 2000|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230731/http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} Writing for Mitú, Cristal Mesa complimented the visual, saying: "The use of underwater Martin shots cropped onto the dance floor is pretty amazing". She also ranked "She Bangs" as Martin's 15th best music video on her 2018 list.{{cite news|url=https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|title=We Ranked Ricky Martin's Top 25 Music Videos|last=Mesa|first=Cristal|publisher=Mitú|access-date=May 4, 2021|date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120005807/https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|url-status=live}} At the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2001, the video was awarded Best Short Form Music Video.{{cite magazine|title=Sanz, Juanes Top Winners At 2nd Latin Grammys|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77905/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=October 30, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131022158/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77905/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys|archive-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=live}} That same year, it won the award for Video of the Year at the 13th Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as Best Clip of the Year — Latin at the Billboard Music Video Awards.{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=Gorillaz, Fatboy Slim Top Video Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=10|last=Hay|first=Carla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209112422/https://books.google.com/books?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|archive-date=February 9, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia|language=es|publisher=Univision|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Live performances

Martin gave his first live performance of "She Bangs" on the BBC's Top of the Pops on November 3, 2000.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5865555|title=3rd November 2000|publisher=TheTVDB|access-date=August 27, 2021|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827162053/https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5865555|url-status=live}} Later that year, he performed it live at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards on December 5.{{cite magazine|last1=Flick|first1=Larry|title=Backstage Before The Big Night|magazine=Billboard|date=December 16, 2000|volume=112|issue=51|page=84|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=ricky%20martin%20she%20bangs%20%22billboard%20music%20awards%22&pg=PA84|access-date=December 13, 2014|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402081645/https://books.google.com/books?id=OxEEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA84&ots=pUUYQ0BwH7&dq=ricky%20martin%20she%20bangs%20%22billboard%20music%20awards%22&pg=PA84|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=live}} To promote the song in Mexico, he performed it on the television programs Al Fin de Semana and Otro Rollo that same year.{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/10/27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05008&PageLabel=50|title=Ricky Martin presentará su nuevo disco en México|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|page=50|date=October 27, 2000|access-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213628/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F10%2F27&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar05008&PageLabel=50|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}} At the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, Martin was accompanied by underwater dancers in tanks while he sung "She Bangs".{{cite news|last1=Poole|first1=Amanda|title=A Brief History of MTV Ema Time|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-271557915.html|access-date=December 14, 2014|work=Daily Mirror|date=November 4, 2011|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202950/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-271557915.html|archive-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=dead}} In his only North American concert of 2001, "She Bangs" was one of the songs Martin performed during the annual Wango Tango in Los Angeles.{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Natalie|title=Wango Tango Serves Up Pop-Pourri|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-19-ca-11997-story.html|access-date=January 20, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107020224/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/19/entertainment/ca-11997|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=live}} In the same year, it was sung by Martin at the 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards.{{cite web|title=2001 - TV Week|url=http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/2000s/2001/|publisher=Bauer Media Group|access-date=January 31, 2015|date=April 22, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126183950/http://www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au/logie-history/2000s/2001/|archive-date=January 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}

The song was included on the set lists for Martin's 2011 Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour,{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/04/08/concert-review-ricky-martin-at-orlandos-amway-center/|title=Concert review: Ricky Martin at Orlando's Amway Center|work=Orlando Sentinel|last=Palm|first=Michael J.|date=April 8, 2011|access-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184241/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-04-08/entertainment/os-ricky-martin-orlando-concert-0409120110408_1_dancers-concert-review-trap-door|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}} 2013 Australian Tour,{{cite news|last1=Ostrow|first1=Lori|title=Ricky Martin spices up Brisbane with enthusiastic show|url=http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/ricky-martin-spices-brisbane-enthusiastic-show/2054609/|access-date=January 30, 2015|work=Daily Mercury|date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001439/http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/ricky-martin-spices-brisbane-enthusiastic-show/2054609/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}} and the Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert tour.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/26/enrique-iglesias-ricky-martin-review-first-tour-date-wows-vegas/5873887001/|title=Review: Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin bring intensity, hits and slouchy cool to tour opener|work=USA Today|access-date=September 28, 2021|date=September 26, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928223916/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/26/enrique-iglesias-ricky-martin-review-first-tour-date-wows-vegas/5873887001/|url-status=live}} Martin also performed "She Bangs" along with his other hits during the 55th Viña del Mar International Song Festival on February 23, 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201402/53003-ricky-martin-se-llevo-todos-los-premios-en-vina-del-mar.html|title=Ricky Martin se llevó todos los premios en Viña del Mar|work=Télam|access-date=March 27, 2021|date=February 24, 2014|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327133702/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201402/53003-ricky-martin-se-llevo-todos-los-premios-en-vina-del-mar.html|url-status=live}} He performed "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs" and "Adrenalina" with the show's finalists, and "La Copa de la Vida" with Cristina Scuccia on season two of The Voice of Italy in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.latinospost.com/articles/37264/20140530/ricky-martin-shares-the-stage-with-sister-cristina-scuccia-in-the-voice-italy-video.htm|title=Ricky Martin Shares the Stage With Sister Cristina Scuccia in 'The Voice Italy' [Video]|last=Calvillo|first=Jorge|publisher=Latinos Post|access-date=May 9, 2021|date=May 30, 2014|archive-date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622094326/https://www.latinospost.com/articles/37264/20140530/ricky-martin-shares-the-stage-with-sister-cristina-scuccia-in-the-voice-italy-video.htm|url-status=live}} Also, on May 13, 2015, he performed "Mr. Put It Down", "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs", and "The Cup of Life" alongside Clark Beckham, Nick Fradiani, Quentin Alexander, Qaasim Middleton, and Rayvon Owen on fourteenth season's finale of American Idol.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-idol-winner-nick-fradiani-795513/|title='American Idol' Crowns 14th Champion|last=Upadhyaya|first=Kayla|work=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 9, 2021|date=May 13, 2015|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509165257/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-idol-winner-nick-fradiani-795513/|url-status=live}}

Cover versions and appearances in media

"She Bangs" has been covered by several contestants on various music talent shows. Ronny B performed "She Bangs" on season three of America's Got Talent in 2008. His rendition was poorly received, with judge David Hasselhoff remarking that Ronny B had "zero talent", and he was immediately eliminated afterwards.{{cite news|last1=Carbone|first1=Gina|title=America's Got Talent: Derrick Barry is a hotter Britney than Britney|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20080826/ENTERTAIN/80826078?template=printart|access-date=December 20, 2015|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=August 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200201/http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20080826/ENTERTAIN/80826078?template=printart|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite episode | title = Semifinals, Part 1 | series = America's Got Talent | series-link = America's Got Talent (season 3) | air-date = August 26, 2008 | season = 3 | number = 10 }} In 2020, Llama (Drew Carey) delivered a performance of "She Bangs" on season three of The Masked Singer,{{cite magazine| url=https://ew.com/recap/masked-singer-season-3-premiere/| title=The Masked Singer season 3 premiere shocker: Find out the huge star under the robot mask| magazine=Entertainment Weekly| access-date=February 27, 2021| date=February 2, 2020| archive-date=February 25, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225201639/https://ew.com/recap/masked-singer-season-3-premiere/| url-status=live}} and in 2010, Wagnar performed the track along with a cover version of "Love Shack" by the B-52's on series seven of The X Factor. Wagner was ranked as one of the most iconic X Factor contestants of all time by Grazia.{{cite news| url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/x-factor-iconic-acts/| title=The Most Iconic X Factor Contestants Of All Time| work=Grazia| access-date=February 27, 2021| date=June 28, 2020| archive-date=June 28, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628191112/https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/x-factor-iconic-acts/| url-status=live}} "She Bangs" was featured in the American animated jukebox musical comedy film Sing 2 (2021).{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/here-are-all-the-songs-in-sing-2/|title=Here Are All the Songs in 'Sing 2'|last=Gomez|first=Dessi|work=TheWrap|access-date=May 11, 2022|date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511153535/https://www.thewrap.com/here-are-all-the-songs-in-sing-2/|url-status=live}}

=William Hung version=

{{Infobox song

| name = She Bangs

| artist = William Hung

| album = Inspiration

| released = {{Start date|2004}}

| recorded = 2004

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|3:32}}

| label = Koch Entertainment

| writer = *Desmond Child

  • Walter Afanasieff
  • Robi Draco Rosa
  • Glenn Monroig
  • Julia Sierra
  • Daniel López

}}

Hong Kong–born American motivational speaker and former singer William Hung gained notoriety when he auditioned for the third season of American Idol in 2004. Hung was strongly criticized for his singing and dancing; judge Simon Cowell interrupted his audition and asked him, "You can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say?"{{cite news|last1=Go|first1=Jesamyn|title=He's a loser, baby|url=http://www.today.com/id/4305972/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/hes-loser-baby/#.VoGH_ychgkg|access-date=December 28, 2015|work=Today|date=February 26, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125115521/http://www.today.com/id/4305972/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/hes-loser-baby/#.VoGH_ychgkg|archive-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=live}} Despite the negative reception, Hung gained a following after his performance and ultimately signed to Koch Entertainment.{{cite news|last1=Morales|first1=Tatiana|title=William Hung Lands Record Deal|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/william-hung-lands-record-deal/|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=CBS News|date=April 5, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422131331/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/william-hung-lands-record-deal/|archive-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live}} Hung released a cover of "She Bangs" on his debut studio album Inspiration (2004), with the cover being generally panned. AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Hung "sang it as if the song meant something to him even though he didn't understand the words, which gave the Berkeley civil engineering student innocence or, to some of his harsher critics, the appearance of being mildly retarded".{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Inspiration – William Hung: Overview|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/inspiration-mw0000332083|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=AllMusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414101449/http://www.allmusic.com/album/inspiration-mw0000332083|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=live}} Chris Carle of IGN said that it is the "best track... but that's like saying a tetanus shot is the best kind of injection you can get".{{cite web|last1=Carle|first1=Chris|title=William Hung: Inspiration|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/13/william-hung-inspiration|website=IGN|access-date=January 4, 2016|date=April 13, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411194017/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/04/13/william-hung-inspiration|archive-date=April 11, 2016|url-status=live}} Clem Bestow wrote for Stylus Magazine that Hung's performance of the song is "like a tone-deaf taxi driver and dancing like an epileptic octopus".{{cite journal|last1=Bastow|first1=Clem|title=William Hung - Inspiration - Review|journal=Stylus Magazine|date=April 26, 2004|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/william-hung/inspiration.htm|access-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510105655/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/william-hung/inspiration.htm|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=live}} The music video for Hung's version was directed by Jeff Richter and filmed in Los Angeles.{{cite web|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|title=William Hung 'Bangs' Latin Lovers, R. Kelly Cover On Inspiration|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1486042/william-hung-bangs-latin-lovers-r-kelly-cover-on-inspiration/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=May 22, 2016|date=March 29, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194101/http://www.mtv.com/news/1486042/william-hung-bangs-latin-lovers-r-kelly-cover-on-inspiration/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}

On June 3, 2018, Martin invited Hung as a surprise guest to his concert at the Monte Carlo Theater in Las Vegas, and the two performed the original together. In an interview with Variety, 20 years after the release of "She Bangs", Hung told the magazine that he's "grateful" to have Martin's song, and explained that "otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today. I just enjoyed the song right from the beginning. I thought it sounded cool and very upbeat. It was unique compared to everything else I was hearing back in the early 2000s."{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/she-bangs-william-hung-american-idol-interview-1234778618/| title='She Bangs' at 20: 'American Idol' Alum William Hung Remembers the Ricky Martin Song That Made Him Famous| work=Variety| access-date=March 27, 2021| date=September 22, 2020| archive-date=March 3, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303023612/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/she-bangs-william-hung-american-idol-interview-1234778618/| url-status=live}} On May 2, 2022, coinciding with American Idol{{'}}s 20th anniversary, Hung returned to the show "to reprise his epic" performance of the song.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/american-idol-reunion-special-1235256536/|title='American Idol' Revisits Its Past With Reunion Special Featuring Alumni Favorites, William Hung|last=Angermiller|first=Michele Amabile|work=Variety|access-date=May 11, 2022|date=May 2, 2022|archive-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505101146/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/american-idol-reunion-special-1235256536/|url-status=live}}

Formats and track listings

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  • Australian maxi-single{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=Australian CD Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 669762-2}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  2. "She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio Edit) – 3:59
  3. "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" – 3:07
  4. "Amor" – 3:27
  5. "She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:28
  • Brazilian promotional CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=Brazilian 5-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 899940-2}}
  1. "She Bangs" (Album Version) – 4:40
  2. "She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio) – 4:04
  3. "She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:30
  4. "She Bangs" (Obadambangadub) – 10:24
  • European 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=European 12-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 669683-6}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English) – 4:44
  2. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  3. "She Bangs" (Spanish Edit) – 4:01
  4. "She Bangs" (Spanglish Edit) – 4:01
  5. "Almost a Love Song (Casi Un Bolero)" – 4:41

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  • Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=Japanese CD Single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id= ESCA 8224}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English Radio) – 4:04
  2. "She Bangs" (Spanish) – 4:35
  3. "She Bangs" (Spanglish) – 4:41
  4. "She Bangs" (English) – 4:42
  • UK CD 1{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=UK CD Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 670542-2}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  2. "She Bangs" (Obadam's English Radio Edit) – 3:59
  3. "María" (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:30
  • UK CD 2{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=UK CD Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 670542-5}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  2. "Amor" – 3:27
  3. "She Bangs" (Obadam's Afro-Bang Mix) (English) – 7:28
  • US 7-incg single{{cite AV media notes|title=She Bangs|others=Ricky Martin|year=2000|type=US 7-inch Single liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id= 38-79514}}
  1. "She Bangs" (English Edit) – 4:02
  2. "She Bangs" (Spanish Edit) – 4:02

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Credits and personnel

= Recording =

= Personnel =

==Musicians==

{{div col}}

  • Ricky Martin{{spaced en dash}} vocal
  • Desmond Child{{spaced en dash}} composer, lyricist, vocal producer
  • Walter Afanasieff{{spaced en dash}} composer, lyricist, producer, drum programmer, keyboards
  • Robi Rosa{{spaced en dash}} composer, lyricist, producer, executive producer
  • Glenn Monroig{{spaced en dash}} additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish version
  • Julia Sierra{{spaced en dash}} additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish Version
  • Daniel López{{spaced en dash}} percussion, additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish version
  • Michael Landau{{spaced en dash}} acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • René Toledo{{spaced en dash}} acoustic guitar
  • Michael Migliore{{spaced en dash}} alto saxophone
  • Maurice Lauchner{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Chris Willis{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Will Lee{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Ron Grant{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Gustavo Laureano{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Illyak Negroni{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Larry Loftin{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Michael Contratto{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Robbie Nevil{{spaced en dash}} background vocal
  • Ronnie Cuber{{spaced en dash}} baritone saxophone
  • Ramses Colón{{spaced en dash}} bass
  • Herb Besson{{spaced en dash}} bass
  • Rusty Anderson{{spaced en dash}} electric guitar
  • Paquito Hechavarría{{spaced en dash}} piano
  • Ed Calle{{spaced en dash}} saxophone
  • Jerry Vivino{{spaced en dash}} tenor saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett{{spaced en dash}} tenor saxophone
  • Keith O'Quinn{{spaced en dash}} trombone
  • Wayne Andre{{spaced en dash}} trombone
  • Richard Rosenberg{{spaced en dash}} trombone
  • Dana Teboe{{spaced en dash}} trombone
  • Glen Drewes{{spaced en dash}} trumpet
  • Earl Gardner{{spaced en dash}} trumpet
  • Mark Pender{{spaced en dash}} trumpet
  • Danny Cahn{{spaced en dash}} trumpet
  • José Sibajas{{spaced en dash}} trumpet
  • Scott Healy{{spaced en dash}} arranger

{{div col end}}

==Production==

{{div col}}

  • Mike Couzi {{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
  • Jules Gondar{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
  • Gregg Bieck{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer, macintosh & digital programmer
  • David Reitzas{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
  • Dave Gleeson{{spaced en dash}} recording engineer
  • Ted Jensen{{spaced en dash}} mastering engineer
  • Tony Maserati{{spaced en dash}} mixing engineer
  • Jimmy Hoysen{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Juan Turek{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Nathan Malki{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Larry Brooks{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • John Hendrickson{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Aaron Shannon{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Andy Manganno{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Conrad Golding{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Craig Lozowick{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Fabian Marascillo{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Germán Ortiz{{spaced en dash}} assistant engineer
  • Robert Conley{{spaced en dash}} additional programmer
  • Carlo Tallarico{{spaced en dash}} coordinator
  • Brian Coleman{{spaced en dash}} coordinator
  • Dean Lawrence{{spaced en dash}} coordinator
  • Chris Apostle{{spaced en dash}} coordinator
  • Jolie Levine-Aller{{spaced en dash}} coordinator
  • Angelo Medina{{spaced en dash}} executive producer
  • Phantom Vox{{spaced en dash}} executive producer
  • Ricardo Cordero{{spaced en dash}} project coordinator
  • Iris Aponte{{spaced en dash}} project coordinator
  • Nanette Lamboy{{spaced en dash}} project coordinator

{{div col end}}

Credits adapted from Tidal and the liner notes of Sound Loaded, Columbia Records.{{cite AV media notes|others=Ricky Martin|title=Sound Loaded|year=2000|type= inlay cover|publisher= Columbia Records}}{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/track/542360|title=She Bangs (English Version) / Ricky Martin|publisher=Tidal|access-date=February 27, 2021}}

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Weekly peak performance for "She Bangs"

!scope="col"|Chart (2000–2001)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"| Argentina (Notimex)

| {{center|1}}

scope="row" {{single chart|Australia|3|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Australia"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Austria|28|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Austria"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Flanders|21|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Flanders"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Wallonia|20|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Wallonia"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|3|chartid=7292|access-date=June 6, 2020|refname="RPM"}}{{Efn|"She Bangs" reached number 3 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|32|chartid=7262|access-date=June 6, 2020|refname="RPMAC"}}{{Efn|"She Bangs" reached number 32 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.}}
scope="row"| Chile (Notimex)

| {{center|1}}

scope="row"|Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html|title=HR Top 20 Lista|publisher=Croatian Radiotelevision|access-date=February 14, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001212023000/http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/lista.html|archive-date=December 12, 2000}}

|6

scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-11-18.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=47|page=11|date=November 18, 2000|access-date=April 16, 2020}}

|9

scope="row"| El Salvador (Notimex)

| {{center|9}}

scope="row"|Eurochart Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-12-02.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 6, 2016}}

|4

scope="row" {{single chart|Finland|3|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Finland"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|France|36|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="France"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Germany|34|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|songid=4487|access-date=June 6, 2020|refname="Germany"}}
scope="row"|Greece Foreign Singles (IFPI Greece){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-09.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=50|page=17|date=December 9, 2000|access-date=April 16, 2020}}

|2

scope="row"| Guatemala (Notimex)

| {{center|9}}

scope="row"| Hong Kong (IFPI)

| {{center|1}}

scope="row"|Hungary (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-11-25.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=48|page=17|date=November 25, 2000|access-date=April 16, 2020}}

|4

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/3009991#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (22.12–29.12 2000)|work=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606135652/https://timarit.is/page/3009991#page/n9/mode/2up|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}

|12

scope="row" {{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=She Bangs|access-date=October 7, 2019|refname="Ireland"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Italy|1|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Italy"}}
scope="row"| Japan (Oricon Singles Chart){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/178059/ranking/cd_single/ |script-title=ja:リッキー・マーティンのシングル売り上げランキング |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=January 23, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025035630/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/178059/ranking/cd_single/ |archive-date=October 25, 2014 }}

|58

scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch40|20|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch100|23|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 6, 2020}}
scope="row" {{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="NZ"}}
scope="row"| Nicaragua (Notimex)

| {{center|5}}

scope="row" {{single chart|Norway|4|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Norway"}}
scope="row"|Poland (Polish Airplay Charts){{cite web|url=http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_43_2000.html |title=Polish Airplay Charts |publisher=PiF PaF Production |access-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305030724/http://www.pifpaf.com.pl/airplay/lista_43_2000.html |archive-date=March 5, 2001 }}

|2

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1999.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000|language=ro|publisher=Romanian Top 100|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122081829/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2000.html|archive-date=January 22, 2005}}

|7

scope="row" {{single chart|Scotland|2|date=20001104|access-date=June 6, 2020}}
scope="row"| South Africa (Springbok Radio)

| {{center|1}}

scope="row" {{single chart|Spain|2|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 6, 2020|refname="Spain"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Sweden"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|refname="Switzerland"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|UK|3|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=May 13, 2014|date=20001104}}
scope="row"| Uruguay (Notimex)

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scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardhot100|12|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=November 22, 2012|refname=hot100peak}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|24|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 27, 2013|refname="adultsongs"}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|27|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 27, 2013|refname=hotdanceclubsongs}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardlatinsongs|1|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 27, 2013|refname=latinsongs}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|8|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 27, 2013|refname=popsongs}}
scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|30|artist=Ricky Martin|access-date=January 23, 2016}}
scope="row"|US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|year=2001|title=Top 40 Tracks|magazine=Billboard|page=108|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA108|access-date=November 20, 2021|issn=0006-2510|volume=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120121554/https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA108|archive-date=November 20, 2021|url-status=live}}

|8

scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardtropicalairplay|1|artist=Ricky Martin|song=She Bangs|access-date=June 27, 2013|refname=tropicalsongs}}

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= Year-end charts =

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|+ 2000 year-end chart performance for "She Bangs"

! scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{Cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2000|access-date=April 19, 2011|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205173339/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2000.htm|archive-date=December 5, 2010|url-status=live}}

|19

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2000/BB-2000-12-30.pdf|title=The Year in Music: 2000|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 23, 2016}}

|95

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|title=Top 100 of 2000|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|archive-date=June 2, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2022}}

|81

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2000-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2000|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003256/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=4107|archive-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=live}}

|50

scope="row"|Norway (VG-lista){{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2000/periode/julen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131235949/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2000/periode/julen|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2016|title=Topp 20 Single Julen 2000|publisher=VG-lista|access-date=January 24, 2016|language=no}}

|10

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

|57

scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando |publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

|17

scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2000&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2000|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605154838/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2000&dspp=1|archive-date=June 5, 2020|url-status=live}}

|39

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{Cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|title=Swiss Year-end charts 2000|access-date=April 19, 2011|publisher=Hung Medien|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150256/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}

|82

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 2000: Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|publisher=United Business Media|location=London, England|page=25|date=20 January 2001}}

|62

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|title=2000: The Year in Charts|work=Billboard Radio Monitor|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2000/BBAM-2000-12-22.pdf|date=December 22, 2000|access-date=July 16, 2020}}

|79

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for "She Bangs"

! scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020726120310/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles2.html|archivedate=July 26, 2002|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

|108

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite web|title=2000: The Year in Charts|work=Billboard Radio Monitor|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/2001/BBAM-2001-12-21.pdf|date=December 21, 2001|access-date=July 16, 2020}}

|90

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "She Bangs"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|certyear=2000|relyear=2000|artist=Ricky Martin|title=She Bangs|award=Platinum|type=single|access-date=April 19, 2011|refname="ariacert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|title=She Bangs|artist=Ricky Martin|award=Gold|certyear=2001|relyear=2000|certref={{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=2&y=2001&list=s20|title=UGE2 2001|language=da|publisher=IFPI Denmark|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209003105/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=2&y=2001&list=s20|archive-date=February 9, 2018|url-status=live}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=April 19, 2011|refname="swedishcert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2000|artist=Ricky Martin|title=She Bangs|award=Silver|certyear=2001|certmonth=1|id=5816-2798-1|type=single|access-date=April 19, 2011|refname="ukcertification"}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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|+ Release dates and formats for "She Bangs"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|Japan

|rowspan="2" |October 25, 2000

|rowspan="2" |CD single

|Epic

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Ricky-Martin_000000000006255/item_She-Bangs_985815|title=She Bangs|language=ja|publisher=HMV&BOOKS|access-date=November 3, 2023}}

scope="row"|Taiwan

|Columbia

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.com.tw/album/怦然心動！-瑞奇馬汀-ricky-martin-4999892/|title=She Bangs|publisher=Sony Music Taiwan|language=Chinese |access-date=May 28, 2022}}

Notes

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References

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Category:2000 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video

Category:Macaronic songs

Category:Music video controversies

Category:Music videos directed by Wayne Isham

Category:Music videos directed by Jeff Richter

Category:Number-one singles in Italy

Category:Number-one singles in Sweden

Category:Number-one singles in South Africa

Category:Ricky Martin songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Walter Afanasieff

Category:Songs written by Walter Afanasieff

Category:Songs written by Desmond Child

Category:Songs written by Draco Rosa

Category:Compositions in F-sharp minor

Category:Mermaids in popular culture