The song 's accompanying video was shot over two days in Los Angeles , California and was directed by Hannah Lux Davis . The video was officially previewed and teased in a Beats by Dr. Dre commercial that aired on 20 August 2014 . Following the ad 's airing , it was announced that the music video would arrive shortly after the trio 's performance at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . On 24 August 2014 the official video was uploaded on MTV 's website and was available for international viewing . On 25 August 2014 , the video was released via Jessie J 's Vevo account , and was Vevo-certified on 5 November , having surpassed 110 million views . As of February 2019 , it has accumulated more than 1.3 billion views
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj song)