Bad Boy (The Adicts song)

"Bad Boy"
Single by The Adicts
Released May 1983
Format 7"
Recorded 1983
Genre Punk
Label Razor Records
The Adicts singles chronology
"Chinese Takeaway"
(1982)		 "Bad Boy"
(1983)		 "Tokyo"
(1984)
Picture disc

"Bad Boy" is a song by The Adicts released in May 1983.[1] It was released as a standard black vinyl 7-inch single and also as a 7-inch picture disc with one additional track.[1] The single was the band's biggest hit, reaching number 75 on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Independent Chart.[1][2] This brought major label interest to the band, which led to their next single being released by the Warner imprint Sire Records.[3] "Bad Boy" was included on the band's next studio album Smart Alex, while both b-sides originally appeared on Sound of Music.

Track listing

  1. "Bad Boy"
  2. "Shake Rattle Bang Your Head"
  3. "Joker in the Pack" (picture disc only)

Personnel

The Adicts

References

  1. 1 2 3 Strong, Martin C. (1999) The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1, p. 16
  2. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 4
  3. ↑ "The Adicts". Draven. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

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