Editing She Bangs (section)

{{short description|2000 single by Ricky Martin}}
{{Distinguish|She Bangs the Drums}}
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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]]"
*"[[Amor (Ricky Martin song)|Amor]]"
| format        = 
| recorded      = 
| studio        = *Sony Music, New York City
*[[The Hit Factory|Hit Factory Criteria]] & Gentleman's Club, Miami
*WallyWorld & [[Capitol Studios|Capitol]], Hollywood
*Aireborne, Indianapolis
*Quad Recordings, Nashville
| genre         = {{hlist|[[Latin pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[Salsa music|salsa]]}}<!--- SOURCED IN THE COMPOSITION SECTION --->
| length        = *4:42 (album version)
*{{Duration|4:06}} (radio edit)
| label         = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer        = *[[Desmond Child]]
*[[Walter Afanasieff]]
*[[Draco Rosa|Robi Draco Rosa]]
| producer      = *Walter Afanasieff
*Robi Draco Rosa
| prev_title    = [[Private Emotion#Ricky Martin version|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}}
}}

"'''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 music|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 journalism|music critics]], who often noted similarities with Martin's 1999 [[Single (music)|single]] "[[Livin' la Vida Loca]]", and received a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]] at the [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|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 (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Latin Songs|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|''Billboard'' Music Awards]] and the [[2000 MTV Europe Music Awards|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 Short Form Music Video|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.