I Wanna Be Bad
| "I Wanna Be Bad" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Willa Ford featuring Royce da 5'9" | ||||||||||
| from the album Willa Was Here | ||||||||||
| Released | May 29, 2001 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop/dance | |||||||||
| Length | 3:06 | |||||||||
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Lava Atlantic | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Willa Ford Brian Kierulf Josh Schwartz Ryan Montgomery | |||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||||||||
| Willa Ford singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"I Wanna Be Bad" is a dance-pop song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album Willa Was Here. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 4, 2001[1] (after reaching the Top 40 on July 7, 2001).[2] This song was featured in the films What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. It was also used as a campaign song of 7UP and TV commercial of Six Flags Magic Mountain on which Willa herself appeared. The rap is performed by Royce da 5'9". It was certified gold by the RIAA.
Song
The song went along with Ford'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]."[3] "I Wanna Be Bad" has been in a few movies: What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and a TV commercial of Six Flags Magic Mountain on which Willa herself appeared. It was also featured in 7UP campaign. Rapper Royce da 5'9" makes a short cameo in this song as well as in the video.
Music 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 hyperlink that takes you to the video.
Track listings
- 1. I Wanna Be Bad [No rap with vocorder] 3:08
- 2. I Wanna Be Bad [With Rap And With Vocorder] 3:04
- 1. I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Club Mix] 6:39
- 2. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Club Mix] 9:14
- 3. I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Hyper Vocal Mix] 6:09
- 4. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Dub] 7:14
- 5. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Radio Edit] 3:59
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[4] | 52 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 19 |
External links
- All Music link
- Top40-charts link
- Rock On The Net link
- Totally Hits 2001 link
- MTV: The Best of TRL Pop link
- What a Girl Wants (Soundtrack) link
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Billboard; August 4, 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Billboard; July 7, 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Willa Ford on "I Wanna Be Bad"
- ↑ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue603.pdf
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