Bad Boys (Inner Circle song)

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For other songs by this name, see Bad Boys.

"Bad Boys" is the name of a song by the reggae band Inner Circle, made popular by the television program COPS, where it is played during the opening title sequence. An instrumental version is also played during the end credits. The song was originally released in 1987 on Inner Circle's album One Way, but was not released as a single in the United States until 1993. It reached #53 in the United Kingdom and #8 in the United States, going gold along the way.

The song, which enjoyed much popularity during the 1990s, is a reggae-style song that was also used in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action/comedy film Bad Boys and the sequel Bad Boys 2 (some of the lyrics are sung by Smith and Lawrence during the latter film). Due to the reggae style of the song, and the similar sound of the voice of Inner Circle's lead singer, the song is often thought to be composed by Bob Marley. However, Marley died in 1981, six years before the song's release.

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