"Bad" was a 1987 hit recording by American singer Michael Jackson. The song which has become one of his signature songs, was the second of five Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit singles from the album Bad, and was his seventh number-one single overall.[1] Image File history File links Bad. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Alternate cover Special Edition release cover. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... 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The song was originally intended as a duet with longtime rival Prince. Quincy Jones, in an interview included in the Special Edition of "Bad", said that Prince told Jackson and him that he hadn't wanted to participate because "it would be a hit without (him)". Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... This article is about the producer and songwriter. ...

In his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk, Jackson wrote: "Bad" is a song about the street. It's about this kid from a bad neighbourhood who gets to go away to a private school. He comes back to the old neighbourhood when he's on a break from school and the kids from the neighbourhood 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." Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

In 2006, the single, as well as the video, was re-released as part of the Visionary - The Video Singles package. See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Visionary - The Video Singles is a box set by Michael Jackson which was first released on 20 February 2006. ...

Music video

The full music video for "Bad" is an 18-minute-long short film written by novelist and screenwriter Richard Price, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Michael Jackson. Jackson portrays a boy named Daryl who has just completed a successful term at an expensive private school. He returns to the city by subway, arriving in a derelict neighborhood. For other persons named Richard Price, see Richard Price (disambiguation). ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (b. ...

Daryl arrives to find his house empty (his mother is played by Roberta Flack, albeit in voiceover), but is greeted by his old friends, led by Mini Max (an emerging Wesley Snipes) and spends an evening with them. At first relations are friendly, if slightly awkward, but the situation deteriorates once the rest of the gang realise how much Daryl has changed, and in particular how uncomfortable he has become with their tendencies towards petty crime. In an attempt to show his friends he is still bad Daryl takes the gang to a subway station where he attempts to mug an elderly man but bottles out at the last minute. Mini Max berates Daryl and tells him that he's no longer 'bad'. Roberta Flack Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer. ... Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, martial artist, and tax protester. ...

After more abuse from Mini Max, the video jumps from black and white to colour and Daryl, now dressed head to foot in leather and joined by a crowd of dancing punks, sings "Bad" (it's at this point that the video generally starts when it is played on television). His insistence that Max is headed for a fall are nearly his undoing, but eventually his friend accepts that "that's the way it goes down", and, after a final handshake, heads off with his gang. The scene shifts back to black and white as Daryl, alone and back in his tracksuit, watches them leave.

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Chart performance

"Bad" was the second consecutive #1 single from Jackson's Bad album, after "I Just Can't Stop Loving You". "Bad" appeared on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of September 19, 1987, the same week "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" advanced to the #1 spot. Like its predecessor, "Bad" soared to the #1 spot, this time within six weeks, arriving at #1 the week of October 24, 1987. "Bad" remained in the top spot for two consecutive weeks, keeping Madonna's "Causing a Commotion" out of the penthouse. Alternate cover Special Edition release cover. ... I Just Cant Stop Loving You is a popular ballad by singers Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Whos That Girl (OST) track listing Causing a Commotion is a song by American singer Madonna for her 1987 movie Whos That Girl and on the subsequent, various artists soundtrack Whos That Girl. ...

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Live performances

"Bad" was generally the closing act for concerts on the Bad World Tour, and less often in Dangerous World Tour concerts, usually performed live^{[citation needed]} as opposed to being lip-synced to a prerecorded track. Michael Jackson would often perform "Bad" with an extended version of the ending which is apparently his preferred version.^{[citation needed]} The Bad World Tour was a music tour by Michael Jackson that started on 12th September, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan, and ended on 27th January, 1989 in Los Angeles, USA. The Bad Tour consisted of 123 concerts to approximately 4. ... The Dangerous World Tour was a music tour by Michael Jackson that started on 27th June, 1992 and ended on 11th November, 1993. ... Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice. ...

Covers and parodies

• "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied this song. His version is called "Fat". Yankovic also parodied Jackson's album cover by having his album titled Even Worse, complete with Yankovic dressed like Jackson and holding a can of spray paint, having just spraypainted those words.
• Country music artist Ray Stevens recorded a cover of the song on his 1988 album I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like. Stevens' version features an impersonation of Michael Jackson.
• A 1988 issue of MAD Magazine spoofed both the song and the album cover. MAD twisted the lyrics of Bad in their spoof called "Sad", in which it is said it is "so sad" that Michael Jackson engages in bizzare behavior and has a radically new appearance. The cover showed Alfred E. Newman dressed as Jackson, having just spraypainted "MAD" on the cover.
• This song was covered in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show cartoon King Mario of Cramalot in its original run but was removed after the show was canceled due to licensing issues. The song has not been played in the DVD release of the show.
• Bo' Selecta!'s charicature of Michael Jackson frequently says 'chamone' which features in the Bad song.

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Track listing

Original release

UK 7" single

1. "Bad" (7" single mix) – 4:06
2. "Bad" (Dance Remix Radio Edit) – 4:54

UK 12" single

1. "Bad" (Dance Extended Mix Includes 'False Fade') – 8:24
2. "Bad" (Dub version) – 4:05
3. "Bad" (A cappella) – 3:49

U.S. CD single

1. "Bad" (Dance Extended Mix Includes "false fade") – 8:24
2. "Bad" (7" single mix) – 4:06
3. "Bad" (Dance Remix Radio Edit) – 4:54
4. "Bad" (Dub version) - 4.05
5. "Bad" (A cappella) – 3:49

Visionary single

CD side

1. "Bad" (7" single mix) - 4:06
2. "Bad" ("False Fade" Dance Extended Mix) - 8:22

DVD side

1. "Bad" (Music video)

Mixes

• Album version – 4:06
• 7" single mix – 4:06 – Some horn sections are removed throughout the earlier sections of the song.
• Dance Extended Mix Includes "False Fade" – 8:22
• Dance Remix Radio Edit – 4:56
• Dub version – 4:06
• A cappella – 3:49

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
• Percussion - How Now Brown Cow
• Hammond B3 Midi organ solo: Jimmy Smith
• Synthesizer solo: Greg Phillinganes
• Drums: John Robinson
• Drum programming: Douglas Getschal
• Guitar: David Williams
• Saxophones: Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams
• Trumpets: Gary Grant and Jerry Hey
• Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
• Synclavier keyboards, digital guitar and rubboard: Christopher Currell
• Synthesizers: John Barnes, Michael Boddicker and Greg Phillinganes
• Rhythm arrangement by Michael Jackson, Christopher Currell and Quincy Jones
• Horn arrangement by Jerry Hey
• Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson

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References

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External links

• "Bad" music video on YouTube
• Michael Jackson "Bad" Collection