Bad Boys Inc
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Bad Boys Inc | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Years active | 1993–1995 |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Past members | David W. Ross Matthew Pateman Tony Dowding Ally Begg |
Bad Boys Inc were a British boy band, formed in 1993 by the record producer, Ian Levine. Signed to A&M Records, the members were David W. Ross, Matthew Pateman, Tony Dowding and Ally Begg.
Career[]
As for many manufactured boy bands in the 1990s, Bad Boys inc career ended as quickly as it started, but the band initially had some success following their first UK hit single, "Don't Talk About Love", the band enjoyed minor international success with and promotion in Europe and Japan. After their Top 20 album Bad Boys Inc, and three Top 20 singles including the Top 10 hit "More to This World", the band went on to win international acclaim by being awarded Best International Newcomer in both Denmark and Finland in 1994 (Citation needed as no reference provided). They were also the first band to appear on the UK National Lottery television programme before going their separate ways in the spring of 1995.
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
SCO [2] | |||||||||||||
| Bad Boys Inc |
|
13 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [3] |
SCO [4] | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Don't Talk About Love" | 19 | 17 | — | Bad Boys Inc | |||||||||
| "Whenever You Need Someone" | 26 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Walking on Air" | 24 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1994 | "More to This World" | 8 | — | 11 | ||||||||||
| "Take Me Away (I'll Follow You)" | 15 | — | 15 | |||||||||||
| "Love Here I Come" | 26 | — | 27 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Bad Boys Inc". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ^ Scottish albums:
- "Bad Boys Inc". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Scottish singles:
- "More to This World". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Take Me Away (I'll Follow You)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Love Here I Come". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
External links[]
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Musical groups disestablished in 1995
- English boy bands
- Musical groups from London