I Wanna Be Bad
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| "I Wanna Be Bad (feat. Royce Da 5'9)" | ||
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| Single by Willa Ford | ||
| from the album Willa Was Here | ||
| Released | 2001 | |
| Format | CD Single | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Pop/dance | |
| Length | 3:06 | |
| Label | Lava/Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Willa Ford, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz |
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| Producer(s) | Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf |
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| Certification | Gold | |
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| Willa Ford singles chronology | ||
| "I Wanna Be Bad" (2001) |
"Did Ya' Understand That" (2001) |
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"I Wanna Be Bad" is a pop–dance song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100.
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[edit] Song
The song went along with Willa’s ‘Bad Girl’ image. "It's about a girl coming into her own and becoming a woman. It's a freedom song for me [Willa]."[1] "I Wanna Be Bad" has been in a few movies: What a Girl Wants, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. Rapper Royce da 5'9" also makes a short cameo in this song as well as in the video.
[edit] Video
"I Wanna Be Bad" had two similar video versions. One 'edited' and one more 'explicit' version. Both videos were directed by Chris Applebaum and edited by Jeff Selis. Willa herself came up with the treatment for the video. On the album 'Willa Was Here' there's a hyper link that takes you to the video.
[edit] Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | #4 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | The Billboard Hot 100 | #22 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | Top 40 Mainstream | #11 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | Top 40 Tracks | #19 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | US Singles Top | #22 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | World Jazz Top 20 Singles | #1 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Be Bad | ARC TOP 40 | #7 |
[edit] Trivia
- Totally Hits 2001 which contained the song "I Wanna Be Bad" did well on three charts.
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | Totally Hits 2001 | The Billboard 200 | #3 |
| 2001 | Totally Hits 2001 | Top Internet Albums | #2 |
| 2001 | Totally Hits 2001 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | #19 |
- MTV: The Best of TRL Pop which also had "I Wanna Be Bad" on it made it on the Billboard 200 chart.
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | MTV: The Best of TRL Pop | The Billboard 200 | #195 |
- The soundtrack to What A Girl Wants which featured the song "I Wanna Be Bad" charted on two charts.
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | The Billboard 200 | #106 |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | Top Soundtracks | #6 |
