Bad Boys (Inner Circle song)

"Bad Boys"
Single by Inner Circle
from the album One Way
A-side "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1992)
B-side "Bad Boys" (1993)
Released June 1987 (on One Way)
May 04, 1993 (as a single)
Format LP, 45
Recorded 1987
Genre Reggae
Length 3:52
Label Island
Music sample
Bad Boys

"Bad Boys" is the title 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. It was Originally Recorded By Inner Circle. An instrumental version is also played during the end credits.

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History

The song was originally released in 1987 on the 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,[1] going gold along the way. The song was also released as B-side on Inner Circle's 1992 single, "Sweat (A La La La La Long)."[2]

"Bad Boys" was selected as the theme song to COPS because a field producer for the show happened to be a fan of Inner Circle.[3]

The song, which was very popular during the 1990s, was also used in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence action/comedy film Bad Boys[4] and the sequel Bad Boys 2 (some of the lyrics are sung by Smith and Lawrence in both films). [5]

This song makes reference to "Sheriff John Brown," who was the sheriff killed in Bob Marley's song "I Shot the Sheriff."

An instrumental version of the song plays in the "In Drag Net" bonus level in Gex: Enter the Gecko.

Charts

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 8
U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 58
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Norwegian VG-lista[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 69

References

  1. ^ Rock N Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-Cyclopedia, pg 427.
  2. ^ CdBBQ: Inner Circle
  3. ^ Gil Griffin (1994-07-02). "Inner Circle's Sphere Of Influence - Big Beat/Atlantic Set Follows 'Bad' Breakthrough". Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=XQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Billboard+inner+circle+cops&hl=en&ei=2TdWTNjjEoigsQPY8JXaAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Billboard%20inner%20circle%20cops&f=false. Retrieved 2010-08-01. 
  4. ^ The Biography of Innercircle
  5. ^ Walker, Klive. Dubwise: reasoning from the reggae underground. Insomniac Press, 2005. ISBN 1894663969, Pg. 203.
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  8. ^ [3]
  9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993. Retrieved 2010-08-27.