Bang! (Gotthard album)

Bang! is the eleventh studio album released by Swiss hard rock band Gotthard. It was released on 14 April 2014 in Europe, through G Records, and on 24 June in North America via The End Records. The album produced 3 singles: "Feel What I Feel", the title track "Bang!" and "Thank You".[4] On 14 October 2014, the band released a video clip for "C'est La Vie".[5]

Bang!
Studio album by
Released14 April 2014 (2014-04-14)
RecordedSeptember 2013 – January 2014 at Yellow House Studios (Lugano, Switzerland), Dutch Wisseloord Studios (album mixing)
GenreHard rock
Length62:43
LabelG Records, The End Records (North America)
Producer
Gotthard chronology
Firebirth
(2012)
Bang!
(2014)
Silver
(2017)
Singles from Bang!
  1. "Feel What I Feel"
    Released: 31 January 2014[1]
  2. "Bang!"
    Released: 4 June 2014[2]
  3. "Thank You"
    Released: 5 May 2015[3]

On 21 November 2014, Gotthard was presented in Chur with a Platinum Award for having sold more than 20.000 copies of the album in Switzerland.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Leo Leoni, Nic Maeder and Freddy Scherer, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Let Me in Katie" (Dennis Ward)0:39
2."Bang!" (Leoni, Maeder, Scherer, Danny Lee)3:55
3."Get Up 'n' Move On"3:55
4."Feel What I Feel"4:14
5."C’est La Vie"4:11
6."Jump the Gun"3:39
7."Spread Your Wings"5:35
8."I Won't Look Down"4:17
9."My Belief"4:34
10."Maybe" (Duet Version)4:28
11."Red on a Sleeve"3:56
12."What You Get"4:57
13."Mr. Ticket Man"3:30
14."Thank You"10:53
Total length:62:43
U.S. bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."I Want It All"3:03
16."You Can't Stop Me"4:39
17."My Daddy Told Me"2:58
Total length:73:23

Personnel

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Gotthard
  • Nic Maeder – vocals
  • Leo Leoni – guitars, production
  • Freddy Scherer – guitars
  • Marc Lynn – bass
  • Hena Habegger – drums
Session musicians
  • Melody Tibbits – backing vocals on "C'est La Vie"; vocals on "Maybe (Duet version)"

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New single – "Feel What I Feel"". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ "World Cup "BANG!"". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ "New Radio single - "Thank You" - Out Now". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Gotthard Singles". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. ^ "New Video "C'est La Vie"". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Platinum Award". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gotthard – Bang!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gotthard – Bang!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gotthard – Bang!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gotthard – Bang!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gotthard – Bang!". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 25, 2024.