Bad (Michael Jackson song)

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"Bad"
"Bad" cover
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
Released September 1987
Format CD single
Recorded 1986
Genre Pop/Funk
Length 4:07
Label Epic Records
Producer(s) Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Chart positions
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(1987)		 "Bad"
(1987)		 "The Way You Make Me Feel"
(1987)
Michael Jackson's Visionary chronology
"Beat It"
(2006)		 "Bad"
(2006)		 "The Way You Make Me Feel"
(2006)

"Bad" was a 1987 hit recording by pop singer Michael Jackson. The song which has become one of his signature songs, was the second of five Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit singles from the album Bad, and was his seventh number one single overall. [1]

The song was originally intended as a duet with longtime rival Prince. Prince was approached and briefly considered taking part in the project, but eventually decided against it. Prince claims he did not want people making gay jokes about the first line "your butt is mine", which Jackson refused to change.[citation needed] Years later, Quincy Jones, in an interview included in the Special Edition of Bad, told a different story when he said that Prince told Jackson and him that he hadn't wanted to participate because "it would be a hit without (him)".

The video for the song was directed by Martin Scorsese and featured an appearance by a then-unknown Wesley Snipes. In 2006, the single, as well as the video, was re-released as part of the Visionary - The Video Singles package.

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[edit] Charts

"Bad" was the second consecutive #1 single from Michael Jackson's Bad album, after "I Just Can't Stop Loving You". "Bad" appeared on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart the week of September 19, 1987, the same week "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" advanced to the #1 spot. Like it's predecessor, "Bad" soared to the #1 spot, this time within six weeks, marching to #1 the week of October 24, 1987. "Bad" remained in the top spot for two consecutive weeks, keeping Madonna's "Causing a Commotion" out of the penthouse.

[edit] Live Performances

Bad was generally the closing act for concerts on the Bad tour, and less often in Dangerous concerts, usually performed live[citation needed] as opposed to being lip-synced to a prerecorded track. Michael Jackson would often perform Bad with an extended version of the ending which is apparently his preferred version.[citation needed]

[edit] Parodies

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release

UK 7" single
  1. "Bad" – 4:06
  2. "Bad" (dance remix radio edit) – 4:50
UK 12" single
  1. "Bad" (dance extended mix includes false fade) – 8:24
  2. "Bad" (dub version) – 4:05
  3. "Bad" (acapella) – 3:49
USA CD single
  1. "Bad" (Dance Extended Mix Incluides "False Fade") – 8:24
  2. "Bad" (7 Single Mix) – 4:06
  3. "Bad" (Dance Remix) (Radio Edit) – 4:49
  4. "Bad" (Dub Version/Instrumental) - 4.05
  5. "Bad" (A Capella) – 3:49

[edit] Visionary single

CD Side
  1. "Bad" (Album 7" Mix) - 4:06
  2. "Bad" ("False Fade" Dance Extended Mix) - 8:22
DVD Side
  1. "Bad" (Music Video)

[edit] Mixes

  1. Album Version – 4:06
  2. Album 7" Mix – 4:06 – Some horn sections removed from the album version
  3. "False Fade" Dance Extended Mix – 8:22
  4. Dance Remix Radio Edit – 4:56
  5. Dub Version – 4:06
  6. A Cappella – 3:49

[edit] Credits

  • Written and composed by Michael Jackson
  • Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
  • Percussion - How Now Brown Cow
  • Hammond B3 Midi organ solo: Jimmy Smith
  • Synthesizer solo: Greg Phillinganes
  • Drums: John Robinson
  • Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
  • Guitar: David Williams
  • Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
  • Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
  • Synclavier keyboards, digital guitar and rubboard: Christopher Currell
  • Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
  • Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson, Christopher Currell and Quincy Jones
  • Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
  • Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
Preceded by
"Lost in Emotion" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
October 24, 1987		 Succeeded by
"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany


 v • d • e Michael Jackson
Album discography
Got to Be There · Ben · Music and Me · Forever, Michael · Off the Wall · Thriller · Bad · Dangerous · HIStory · Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix · Invincible · Number Ones
Tours
Destiny Tour · Triumph Tour · Victory Tour · Bad World Tour · Dangerous World Tour · HIStory World Tour
Single discography
US #1's: "Ben" · "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" · "Rock with You" · "Billie Jean" · "Beat It" · "Say Say Say" · "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" · "Bad" · "The Way You Make Me Feel" · "Man in the Mirror" · "Dirty Diana" · "Black or White" · "You Are Not Alone"

UK #1's: "One Day in Your Life" · "Billie Jean" · "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" · "Black or White" · "You Are Not Alone" · "Earth Song" · "Blood on the Dance Floor"
Filmography
The Wiz · Captain EO · Moonwalker · Ghosts · Men in Black II · Miss Cast Away
Records and achievements
List of Michael Jackson awards
Controversies
Neverland Ranch · 1993 child molestation allegations against Michael Jackson · Living with Michael Jackson · People v. Jackson · Finances · Marriages and children · Physical appearance · Post trial lawsuits against Michael Jackson
Other related articles
The Jackson 5 · Jackson 5 discography · Lisa Marie Presley · Deborah Jeanne Rowe · Joseph Jackson · Katherine Jackson · The Michael Jackson Company, Inc. · Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
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