In 2020, SB19 released their debut studio album Get in the Zone, which includes singles " Go Up" (2019) and " Alab (Burning)" (2019) the album mostly consists of an upbeat dance-pop production. "Bazinga" was also included on the set lists of their concerts, Back in the Zone (2021), Our Zone (2021), and Dunkin' Presents SB19 (2022). SB19 had performed the song in various television shows and live events, including ASAP Natin 'To, the 34th Awit Awards, and Wish 107.5 Bus. The music video also served as a response to the criticisms that the group experienced since the beginning of their music career. The music video depicts the boy band defeating their enemies in an arcade combat video game.
The song was supported by a music video directed by Jonathan Tal Placido, which premiered on YouTube on October 29, 2021. On Spotify, one month after the release of the song's accompanying music video, the song reached 4.6 million streams. The song's chart performance made it one of the longest-running number-one hits on the chart and made SB19 the first Filipino act to do so. Additionally, it was described as a "wake-up call" for the band to focus more on meaningful expressions of music.Ĭommercially, "Bazinga" spent 26-weeks on the Billboard Hot Trending Songs chart–including seven weeks at number one. The song served as a response to the increasing hate that the boy band received on the internet. Musically and lyrically, it is a trap-pop produced, reggaeton-infused hip-hop song with lyrics about self-empowerment. The song was released as a single in October 2021 by Sony Music Philippines. John Paulo Nase wrote the song and produced it alongside Simon Servida. " Bazinga" (also alternatively written as " Bazinga!") is a song recorded by Filipino boy band SB19, taken from their first extended play (EP), Pagsibol (2021).