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Bad (Michael Jackson song)

"Bad"is a song by the American singerMichael Jackson.It was released byEpic Recordson September 7, 1987, as the second single from his seventh studio album,Bad.The song was written and composed by Jackson, and produced by Jackson andQuincy Jones.It was influenced by a true story Jackson read about a young man who tried to escape poverty by attending private school but was killed upon returning home.

"Bad"
SinglebyMichael Jackson
from the albumBad
B-side"I Can't Help It"
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1987
RecordedOctober 1986[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:07(album version)
  • 8:22 (extended dance mix)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jacksonsingles chronology
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(1987) 		"Bad"
(1987) 		"Twenty-Five Miles"
(1987)
Music videos
"Bad" (short version)onYouTube
"Bad" (long version)onYouTube

"Bad" received positive reviews, with some critics noting that "Bad" helped give Jackson an edgier image. It reached number one on theBillboardHot 100,and remained there for two weeks, becoming the album's second number-one single, and Jackson's eighth number one entry on the chart. It also charted on theHot R&B Singles,Hot Dance Club PlayandRhythmicchart at number one. "Bad" is certifiedPlatinumby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA). It reached number one in Ireland, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands, and the top ten in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several European countries.

The music video for "Bad" premiered in a TV special,Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns,onCBSduring prime time on August 31, 1987. It was directed byMartin Scorseseand co-starredWesley Snipesin one of his first appearances. The video, inspired in part by the filmWest Side Story,shows Jackson and a group of gangsters portraying a street gang dancing in a subway station, set at theHoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station.It has been praised by critics as one of the most iconic videos of all time; Jackson's outfit has been recognized as an influence on fashion.

Background and inspiration

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Michael Jackson wrote and recorded "Bad" in 1986. It was co-produced by Jackson andQuincy Jones,and included on his seventh studio album,Bad,in 1987.

Jackson planned to duet on "Bad" withPrince,but Prince declined the invitation;[2][3]in a later interview, Prince said: "The first line of that song is 'your butt is mine'. Then I said 'Who's going to sing that to who?'... because you sure aren't singing that to me, and I sure ain't singing it to you."[4]Prince instead submitted his song "Wouldn't You Love to Love Me", but Jackson rejected it, so it was instead given toTaja Sevelle.

In Jackson's 1988 autobiographyMoonwalk,Jackson wrote:

"Bad" is a song about the street. It's about this kid from a bad neighborhood who gets to go away to a private school. He comes back to the old neighborhood when he's on a break from school and the kids from the neighborhood start giving him trouble. He sings, "I'm bad, you're bad, who's bad, who's the best?" He's saying when you're strong and good, then you're bad.[5]

In a 1988 interview withEbonyandJetmagazines, Jackson said he was inspired by a true story that he had read about in eitherTimeorNewsweek.[6]Jackson stated that the story was about a student who went to school in upstate New York, who was "from theghetto",had tried to make something of his life and planned to leave all of his friends behind when he returned from Thanksgiving break.[6]He added that the student's friends' jealousy resulted in them killing the student; Jackson stated that the student's death was not included in the music video.[6]Various Jackson biographers have concluded that the story he was referring was that ofEdmund Perry.However, Perry was not killed by kids in his neighborhood; he was killed by a plainclothes police officer when Perry and his brother allegedly attacked and badly beat the officer in a mugging attempt.[7][8]

Composition

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The song is written in the key ofB♭ minorwith atime signaturein common time.[9]The pitch is raised almost a quarter of a whole tone from standard pitch, A440 Hz, up to circa A454 Hz. Jackson's vocal range spans from A♭3to B♭ 5.[9]The track has atempoof 114 beats per minute.[9]The main bassline is based in the pentatonic blues scale.

"Bad" was viewed as a revived "Hit the Road Jack"progression.[10]Davitt Sigerson wrote inRolling Stonemagazine, "When Jackson declares that 'the whole world has to answer right now,' he is not boasting but making a statement of fact regarding his extraordinary stardom. If anything, he is scorning the self-coronation of lesser funk royals and inviting his fickle public to spurn him if it dare."[10]Sigerson compared the track to material byJames Brown,whose "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"is openly referenced by the four note brass introduction to the song.[10]Lyrically, "Bad" pertains to proving to people that you are tough by boasting, with Jackson asking "who's bad?"[10]

Chart performance

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"Bad" charted within the top ten, at number eight, on theBillboardHot 100on October 10, 1987[11]and peaked at number one on October 24, 1987.[12]"Bad" stayed at the top position for two consecutive weeks.[13]"Bad" was Jackson'sBadalbum's second number one single on theBillboardHot 100, and Jackson's eighth number one entry on the chart. The track also charted on theBillboardHot R&B SinglesandBillboardHot Dance Club Playat number one.[14]"Bad" was commercially successful internationally, generally charting within the top ten, and reaching the top position on some charts. "Bad" debuted at number five on the United Kingdom charts on September 26, 1987. The following week, the song charted at its peak position of number three, where it remained for two weeks. "Bad" remained within the chart's top ten positions for four weeks, and charted within the top 100 for a total of eleven weeks in 1987. "Bad" peaked at number five on Canadian music charts on November 7, 1987. "Bad" peaked at number four in Sweden on October 14, 1987. The song spent four weeks within the chart's top ten. On October 3, "Bad" debuted at number nine in France, and after six weeks of charting within the top ten, the song peaked at number four on November 14.[15]"Bad" debuted on New Zealand music charts at number four on October 18, and the following week moved to its peak position of number two. The song then stayed within the top ten for the next five weeks. The track charted within the top fifty positions for fifteen weeks in 1987 and 1988.

The song also charted at number two in Norway in the thirty-ninth week of 1987, and charted within the top ten positions for eight weeks in 1987.[15]The song was also very successful on the Australian music charts, peaking at number four.[15]"Bad" debuted on Austrian charts at number ten on November 1, 1987. The following week the song charted out of the top ten and the next week returned to the top ten at number nine, which was its peak position. The song debuted at number eighty-seven in Dutch on September 9, 1987. The following week, the song moved up to number eleven, which was seventy-three positions higher than its previous week. The song peaked at number one, and remained at the top position for two consecutive weeks. In 2006, Jackson's music re-entered charts following his music being re-issued for hisVisionaryalbum. The track entered Spanish charts for the first time on April 4, 2006, and debuted at the top position. "Bad" remained within the top twenty positions for nine consecutive weeks. The song debuted at its peak position at number five in Italy on April 6. After Jackson's death in June 2009, his music re-entered charts again worldwide. In July, the track peaked at number eleven in Italy, number twenty in Spain, number twenty-five in Sweden, number thirty-seven inDenmark[15]and number forty in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

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"Bad" was well received by contemporary music critics. Some critics noted that the song helped Jackson's image become more edgy. Davitt Sigerson, a writer forRolling Stonemagazine, commented that the track "needs no" defense "and he generally praised Jackson's vocal performance in the song.[10]Stephen Thomas ErlewineofAllMusiclisted "Bad", along with two other songs from the album, as being top picks from the album's eleven tracks.[16]In separate review of the song, Erlewine commented that Jackson's vocals "sounded like [he was] the love child of James Brown andMavis Staples"and added that" musically speaking, in this case, 'Bad' is very good ".[17]He also noted that the track's "authority and boasting helped to humanize" Jackson and "changed his image", remarking that it was "fun hearing him talking trash and being his own bigger booster".[17]Jennifer Clay ofYahoo Musicnoted that while Jackson's new edgier image was a "little hard to swallow", the image worked musically on the album's songs "Bad", "Man in the Mirror",and"Dirty Diana".[18]

Music video

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For a related Michael Jackson video, seeMoonwalker § "Badder".
Jackson and background dancers in the "Bad" music video. Wearing clothing with a noticeable amount of buckles, Jackson showcased his "street-tough and edgy" image for the first time.[19]The video was heavily influenced by the 1961 filmWest Side Story.

The fullmusic videofor "Bad" is an 18-minuteshort filmwritten by novelist and screenwriterRichard Price,shot byMichael Chapman,and directed byMartin Scorsese.The video was shot in Brooklyn over a 6-week period during November and December 1986.[20][21]The video has many references to the 1961 filmWest Side Story,especially the "Cool" sequence.[22]The video used a different version of the song as opposed to the commercially released version. This version, using a different organ solo in the middle, hasn't been commercially released as of yet.

In the video, Jackson portrays a teenager named Darryl, who has just completed a term at an expensive private school. He returns to the city and takes thesubwayback to his neglected neighborhood. Darryl finds his home empty, but is later greeted by his old gang-friends, led by "Mini Max" (a then mostly unknownWesley Snipes). At first, relations are friendly but slightly awkward, as the gang starts to realize how much Darryl has changed and how uncomfortable he has become with their criminal activities. Darryl later takes the gang to the subway station (Hoyt–Schermerhorn StreetsinBrooklyn) in an attempt to show them that he is still "bad" by attempting to rob an elderly man. He has a change of heart at the last minute and Max chastises him, telling Darryl he is no longer bad. With Darryl provoked, the video then cuts to him and a group of street youths dancing while he sings the song "Bad". Darryl insists that Max is headed for a fall which is nearly Darryl's undoing. Eventually, Max accepts that Darryl is better off without him and leaves him in peace after a final handshake.

The video was not commercially released until it was included in the video albums;Video Greatest Hits – HIStory(long version on DVD and short version in VHS),Number Ones(short version),Michael Jackson's Vision(long version) and the Target version DVD ofBad 25(short version). The full video was introduced in a TV special,Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns,on Primetime, a CBS television show on August 31, 1987.[23]The full video won awards at various prestigious award ceremonies including Favorite Single (Soul/R&B) at the American Music Awards and Biggest Selling Album by a Male Soloist in the UK from theGuinness Book of World Records.The video has been praised by critics as one of the most iconic and greatest videos of all time; Jackson's outfit has been cited as an influence on fashion.[24][19][25]

After Jackson's death in June 2009,Letitia James,of theNew York City Council,began trying to convince the agency to rename or co-name the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station or to hang a plaque at the station in Jackson's honor. However, her request was denied by theMetropolitan Transportation Authorityin September 2009.[26][27]James commented, "Having Michael Jackson visit and moonwalk at this station was a huge deal not only for Brooklyn, but all of New York in the '80s... And renaming this station in his honor would put it on the map and help ensure that people don't forget."[26][27]A source from the MTA commented that no subway stations in the MTA system are named or co-named after individuals, mostly because it could confuse riders.[26][27]The MTA also declined to put a plaque in the station, due to MTA guidelines forbidding such a thing.[27][28]

Choreography

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The video's choreographers Jackson,Jeffrey Daniel,andGregg Burgewere influenced byWest Side Storywhen designing the dance routines but wanted to keep the scene more contemporary and incorporated the "moonwalk" into the movements.[29]Assistant choreographer Jeffrey Daniel commented, "It's like a train coming across the screen... and that's the effect I was looking for and it worked".[22]The music video received a nomination for choreography at the1988 MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony.[30]The video for "Bad" and Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" video were both nominated for Best Choreography. However,Janet Jackson's video "The Pleasure Principle"won the award.[30]

Live performances

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"Bad" was performed during Jackson'sBadworld tour concert series from 1987 to 1989, in both the first and second leg, as the final song in the first leg and sixteenth song in the second leg in the setlist. The song was also included on the first leg only of Jackson'sDangerous World Tour.A live version of the song at Wembley 1988 and Yokohama 1987 are available on the DVDLive at Wembley July 16, 1988.

Covers and parodies

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In 1987, UK actor and comedianLenny Henrymade a spoof of this song and gave it a title "Mad".[31]

"Weird Al" Yankovicrecorded a parody of the song, titled "Fat",for his 1988 albumEven Worse.[32]Jackson granted Yankovic permission to film the music video for "Fat" on the same subway set from the "Bad" music video.[33]

In 1989,John Oswaldreleased an expanded version of his originalPlunderphonicsalbum containing "Bad", cut up, layered, and rearranged as "Dab". In 1990, notice was given to Oswald by the Canadian Recording Industry Association on behalf of several of their clients that all undistributed copies ofPlunderphonicsbe destroyed under threat of legal action.[34][35]

The American TV seriesGleedid a Michael Jackson tribute episode in 2012 titled "Michael",which included ana cappellaversion of "Bad" featuring theBeelzebubsas part of The Warblers. This cover debuted and peaked at number 80 atBillboardHot 100,number 48 atBillboardDigital Songs,number 90 atBillboardCanadian Hot 100,and number 29 atBillboardAdult Pop Songschart at the week of February 18, 2012.[36]

In February 2018,Billie Eilishcovered the song with her brotherFinneas O'ConnellforLike a Version.[37]

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for "Bad"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[82] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[83] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
France (SNEP)[84] Silver 250,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[85]
Full-length ringtone 		Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[86] Gold 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[87] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[88] Platinum 1,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Track listings and formats

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Official versions

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  • Album version – 4:06
  • 7 "single mix (new album version, without brass on first part) – 4:06
  • Dance extended mix includes "false fade" – 8:23
  • Dance remix radio edit – 4:56
  • Dub version – 4:06
  • A cappella – 3:49
  • Afrojack club mix – 7:36
  • Afrojack remix featuringPitbullDJ Buddha Edit – 4:31
  • "Remember the Time"/" Bad "(Immortalversion) – 4:39

Personnel

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2012 remix

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"Bad (Afrojack Remix) [DJ Buddha Edit]"
SinglebyMichael JacksonfeaturingPitbull
from the albumBad 25
ReleasedAugust 14, 2012
Recorded
  • 1986 (original)
  • 2012 (additional overdubs and mixes)
Genre
Length4:29
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Michael Jacksonsingles chronology
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
(2012) 		"Bad (Afrojack Remix) [DJ Buddha Edit]"
(2012) 		"I'm So Blue"
(2012)
Pitbullsingles chronology
"Feel Alive"
(2012) 		"Bad (Afrojack Remix) [DJ Buddha Edit]"
(2012) 		"Don't Stop the Party"
(2012)
Licensed audio
"Bad (Afrojack Remix) [DJ Buddha Edit]"onYouTube

A remix of "Bad" featuringAfrojack,DJ BuddhaandPitbullwas produced for the 2012Bad 25album reissue.[89]It was made available as a digital single prior to the album's release, viaiTunes[90]andAmazon.comon August 14, 2012.[91]

Track listing

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  1. "Bad" (Afrojack Remix) feat. Pitbull [DJ Buddha Edit] – 4:29
  • HMV exclusive CD single(HMVBad 25pre-order only bonus CD)[92]
  1. "Bad" (Afrojack Remix) feat. Pitbull [The Derry Mix] – 3:54

Chart performance

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Re-titled as "Bad 2012", the single appeared on several countries' music charts, including debuting at number 52 on theBillboardJapan Hot 100chart, in the week of September 15, 2012,[93]and peaking at number 6 several weeks later. It also appeared on theUSBillboardDance/Electronic Digital Songs Chartat number 45 for one week on September 1, 2012.[94]On the week of September 29, 2012, it debuted on theHot Dance Club Songschart at number 42,[95]and peaked at number 18.

Critical reception

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This remix received overwhelmingly negative reviews from music critics. Randall Roberts of theLos Angeles Timeswrote that the remixes onBad 25were "terrible... and are an insult to MJ's memory not because they rework his music, but because they do it so ungracefully."[96]Evan Sawdey fromPopMatterssaid "Afrojack has two remixes of 'Bad' here, obviously trying to make the song sound like it belongs on modern-day radio (one of them, with two guest verses from Pitbull, is just outright trash)."[97]MisterCharlie fromSupaJam.comalso gave it an extremely negative review.[98]The Guardian's review said it was "a clubbed-up remix featuring the world's worst rapper."[99]

Charts

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Chart (2012–2018) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[100] 45
Japan (Hot 100Singles)[93] 6
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[101] 89
USHot Dance Club Play(Billboard)[95] 18

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