Wendy Goldstein, Executive VP/Head of Urban A&R, Republic Records:
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"It's very rare that you sit on something for a long time *-- two, three, four years -- and pull it back out again. If I think a song is strong, I try to flip it really quick. The best example of that was 'Bang Bang.' It was written for Ariana [Grande]. She cut it, and she hated it. So I sent it to [Republic executive vp Rob Stevenson], got Jessie J on it and then sent it to Nicki Minaj. I made them finish the record anyway. And then I was scared to send it to Ari. So I sent it to [Republic Records *chairman/CEO] Monte Lipman and said, 'Play this for Ariana.' When she heard it, she was like, 'I want it back.'"
It's a shame it's one of her biggest songs.
It's no Lady Marmalade, but it's cute. Pop singer don't team up anymore so this was such an event