Bang Bang You're Dead (song)

"Bang Bang You're Dead" is a song by English band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as the first single from the band's debut album, Waterloo to Anywhere (2006), on 24 April 2006. The song charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart and topped the NME chart in 2006.^[2] The same year, it was used as the theme tune to the BBC series Sorted.^[3]

"Bang Bang You're Dead"
Single by Dirty Pretty Things
from the album Waterloo to Anywhere
B-side	"Gin & Milk" (acoustic) "If You Were Wondering"
Released	24 April 2006 (2006-04-24)[1]
Length	3:35
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Carl Barât Didz Hammond Gary Powell Anthony Rossomando
Producer(s)	Dave Sardy
Dirty Pretty Things singles chronology
"Bang Bang You're Dead" (2006) "Deadwood" (2006)

Early rumours about the song claimed it was about Pete Doherty, citing the lyric "I gave you the Midas touch/You turned round and scratched out my heart". Carl Barât later affirmed this in an interview for Vulture.^[4]

Track listings

UK maxi-CD single^[5]

1. "Bang Bang You're Dead"
2. "Gin & Milk" (acoustic version)
3. "If You Were Wondering" (Tavern version)

UK limited-edition 7-inch single^[6]

A. "Bang Bang You're Dead"

B. "If You Were Wondering" (acoustic version)

UK DVD single^[7]

1. "Bang Bang You're Dead" (video)
2. "Bang Bang Diaries" (documentary)
3. "Bang Bang You're Dead Demo" (Paris clip)
4. "Bang Bang You're Dead" (gallery)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[8] 44 Scotland (OCC)[9] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position UK Singles (OCC)[11] 97

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 April 2006. p. 25.
2. "Dirty Pretty Things top NME Chart of 2006 | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
3. "BBC – Drama – Sorted – About the Show". BBC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
4. Ivie, Devon (25 January 2022). "Interview: Carl Barat on The Libertines and Pete Doherty". Vulture. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
5. Bang Bang You're Dead (UK maxi-CD single liner notes). Dirty Pretty Things. Vertigo Records. 2006. 9854376.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Bang Bang You're Dead (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Dirty Pretty Things. Vertigo Records. 2006. 9854374.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Bang Bang You're Dead (UK DVD single sleeve). Dirty Pretty Things. Vertigo Records. 2006. 9854378.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dirty Pretty Things". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
11. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
12. "British single certifications – Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You're Dead". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 March 2022.