Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Cher
1966
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1966
Release: 1966Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 1966 release history of The Sonny Side of Cher. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1966.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
The Sonny Side of Cher - original 1966 Bang Bang
The original 1966 album retains Bang Bang's earlier same-year single field and approximately 2:45 original recording. The later explicitly named 1987 remake is not selected.
Cher - original 1987 Geffen album
The original 1987 program identifies I Found Someone and We All Sleep Alone. It also explicitly names Bang Bang (1987 Version), separate from the selected 1966 recording; We All Sleep Alone's later Believe production is not selected.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by Sonny Bono, inspired by spaghetti westerns
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1966.html, song-list position 34
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1966 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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