Nico Vega Cover 'Bang Bang' for BONNIE & CLYDE

Nico Vega, the breakout band of 2013, recorded a cover of Nancy Sinatra's melancholy version of "Bang Bang" for A+E Networks new miniseriesBonnie & Clyde Being simulcast on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY on December 8thand 9th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The song will be featured in many of the promos and trailers for the program and a sneak peak of the trailer premiered on ET Friday September 20th. You can watch the trailer here.

A+E Networks, which include Lifetime, A&E, and History, will simulcast the specialBonnie & Clyde over two nights on December 8th and 9th. Leading up to the event, the promo featuring Nico Vega's rendition of "Bang Bang" will air on all three networks. The miniseries features an all-star cast with Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as well as Holly Hunter, William Hunt, Sarah Hyland, Lane Garrison, Elizabeth Reaser, Austin Hebert and Dale Dickey in supporting roles.

Nico Vega is no stranger to large syncs, as just earlier this year the band's hit "Beast" from their EP Fury Oh Fury was featured in the hotly anticipated video game BioShock Infinite's TV, online and cinema commercials. "Beast" quickly found itself at the top of Spotify's viral charts and Billboard's Next Big Sound Chart. The song has gone on to sell nearly 100k units. In early 2013 the band went on a sold-out US tour with Imagine Dragons and were even moved up to main support after they crashed into the mainstream awareness. Fans at top publications quickly emerged, and consequently the band was featured in Entertainment Weekly, Nylon, Billboard, The Wall Street Journal and more.

The song "Bang Bang" covered by Nico Vega will be available for purchase via all digital outlets October 8th. In the meantime, enjoy the song via the trailer for A+E Networks Bonnie & Clyde here.

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