Getting Out of Hand is the debut single by American female band The Bangles, released as The Bangs' debut single on their own label DownKiddie Records, and distributed locally around Los Angeles in 1981. The group was named at the time The Bangs, and its line-up consisted of Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson.
In early 1982, The Bangs had to rename themselves Bangles after a New Jersey boy band of the same name threatened to sue them. Accordingly, the single was reissued (again on the DownKiddie label) with the name change, with the subtitle "formerly The Bang's" on the cover.
