Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)

"Bad Boy"
"Bad Boy"
Single by Miami Sound Machine
from the album Primitive Love
B-side	"Surrender Paradise" (North America); "Movies" (Europe);
Released	August 30, 1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:58
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Larry Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil
Producer(s)	Emilio Estefan Jr.
Miami Sound Machine singles chronology

"Bad Boy" is the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, "Conga". The song opened the film, Three Men and a Baby.

Song history[]

The radio release and single was an edited and remixed version of the original album cut. It was remixed by Shep Pettibone. "Bad Boy" became the band's second Top Ten single in the United States, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the Top 20 in many other countries around the world. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales of 500,000 units and by the ARIA in Australia for sales of 35,000 copies. The song landed at number 79 on Billboard magazine's year-end chart of 1986.^[1]

Music videos[]

Two music videos were made. One was made at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. The other, directed by D.J. Webster, featured Estefan dancing with anthropomorphized alley cats,^[2] led by choreographer , in the style of the musical Cats.

Formats and track listings[]

U.S. Vinyl 12" Single (49 05338)

"Bad Boy" (Remix)
"Bad Boy" (Dub Version)

U.S. Vinyl 12" Promo Single (PRO1)

"Bad Boy" (Single Remix)
"Bad Boy" (Album Version)

U.S. Vinyl 7" Single (34 05805)

"Bad Boy" (Single Remix)
"Surrender Paradise" (Album Version)

UK Vinyl 7" Single (A 6537)

"Bad Boy" (Single Remix)
"Movies" (Album Version)

UK Vinyl 12" Single (TA 6537)

"Bad Boy" (Single Remix)
"Bad Boy" (Dub Version)
"Movies" (Album Version)

Release history[]

Region	Date
Europe	August 30, 1985 (1985-08-30)
United States	February 15, 1986 (1986-02-15)
Japan	April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02)

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position^[1]
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	55
Austria	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	5
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)	4
Canada RPM Top Singles	10
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	13
France	33
Germany	6
Ireland	23
Netherlands	5
South Africa (Springbok Top 20)	13
Switzerland	9
New Zealand (Top 40 Singles Chart)^[5]	7
Zimbabwe	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	16
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	8
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[8]	8
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[9]	10
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)	3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	74

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1986)	Rank^[1]
Brazil	19
Canada ^[11]	72
US ^[12]	79

Sales and certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[13]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Official versions[]

Original versions

Album Version — 3:58

Remixes

(Shep Pettibone) Single Remix — 3:42
(Shep Pettibone) Remix — 6:11
(Shep Pettibone) Dub Version — 6:43
(Pablo Flores) Club Mix — 6:26
(Pablo Flores) Rubber Club-Dub-Mix — 6:18
(Eric Schilling) 1992 Remix — 3:46
(Unreleased) Extended Dance Mix — 6:22
(Unreleased) Extended Dub Mix — 6:15

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bad Boy (Single - 1986)". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
^ "Miami Sound Machine - Bad boy [version 1] @ mvdbase.com". mvdbase.com - the music video database.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. pp. 104, 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1986-07-25. Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
^ "Miami Sound Machine: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ Canada, Library and Archives (23 May 2017). "RPM Weekly - Top Singles of 1986". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1986/Top 100 Songs of 1986".
^ "Canadian single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Music Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^ "American single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[badboy-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bad Boy (Single - 1986)". 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.

[2] "Miami Sound Machine - Bad boy [version 1] @ mvdbase.com". mvdbase.com - the music video database.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. pp. 104, 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988.

[4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1986-07-25. Missing or empty |url= (help)

[5] "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Miami_Sound_Machine-6] "Miami Sound Machine: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Miami_Sound_Machine-7] "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Miami_Sound_Machine-8] "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Miami_Sound_Machine-9] "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Miami_Sound_Machine-10] "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[11] Canada, Library and Archives (23 May 2017). "RPM Weekly - Top Singles of 1986". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[12] "Top 100 Hits of 1986/Top 100 Songs of 1986".

[CanadaMiami_Sound_MachineBad_BoysingleCertRef-13] "Canadian single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Music Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[United_StatesMiami_Sound_MachineBad_BoysingleCertRef-14] "American single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

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