Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)

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"Bad Reputation"
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett 1980s German single release.png
1980 German single
Single by Joan Jett
from the album Bad Reputation
B-side"You Don't Know What You've Got"
Released1980[1]
Genre
Length2:48
LabelBoardwalk
Songwriter(s)
Joan Jett singles chronology
"You Don't Own Me"
(1980) 		"Bad Reputation"
(1980) 		"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
(1982)
Music video
"Bad Reputation" on YouTube

"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. Though it was initially only released as a single in Germany,[1] it remains one of her signature songs.

Accolades[]

In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2] It is the highest-ranked song by a woman on the list.

Video[]

A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The video, directed by David Mallet, is a re-enactment of 23 record labels rejecting Jett's first solo album and her subsequent rise to the top of the charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Kenny Laguna, cofounder of Blackheart Records, appears in a cameo as the Warner Bros. executive.[3]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture[]

"Bad Reputation" was the opening theme to the television series Freaks and Geeks,[5] in the opening credits of the romantic comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You,[6] and was also used in the opening credits of the Discovery Channel series American Chopper.

Ronda Rousey first used the song in 2013 as her entrance music when she was Ultimate Fighting Championship's Women's Bantamweight Champion at the pay-per-view event UFC 157, and continuously used the song as her entrance music throughout her UFC career. In 2018, Rousey made her debut in WWE and would continue to use the song as her entrance music. Jett performed the song live at WrestleMania 35 as Rousey entered the ring for her match to defend her WWE Raw Women's Championship in the first ever woman's main event at WrestleMania 35.[7]

In the 2001 film Shrek, the song is featured in a fight scene parodying professional wrestling. While the original Jett recording is heard in the film, a cover version by Halfcocked appears on the soundtrack album.[8]

Avril Lavigne version[]

"Bad Reputation"
Promotional single by Avril Lavigne
from the album One Piece Film: Z
ReleasedDecember 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)
Recorded2008
StudioMr. Biz Studio (Los Angeles)
GenrePunk rock
Length2:42
LabelSony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background, release and composition[]

"Bad Reputation" is a promotional single from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne from the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, released on 11 December 2012. The song was originally featured in a video montage interval during Lavigne's The Best Damn Tour in 2008, before appearing as bonus tracks on her fourth and fifth studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013). On 17 October 2012, it was announced that Lavigne would be contributing two songs to the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, being "Bad Reputation" and a cover of the 2001 Nickelback song "How You Remind Me".[9] An exclusive promotional CD single was released in Japan on 12 December 2012.

Commercial reception[]

"Bad Reputation" charted moderately upon release, ultimately peaking at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Track listings[]

  • Japan 2 tracks CD single[10]
  1. "Bad Reputation"  — 2:42
  2. "How You Remind Me"  — 4:03

Charts[]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] 8

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Japan December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12) CD Sony Japan [13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Joan Jett - Bad Reputation" – via www.45cat.com.
  2. ^ "spreadit.org music". Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Joan Jett and Blackhearts's Greatest Hits". Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "American single certifications – Joan Jett – Bad Reputation". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ Larson, Sarah (October 10, 2018). "Joan Jett’s Raw, Inclusive Rock and Roll" The New Yorker.
  6. ^ O'Neill, Lauren (August 23, 2017). "Rock, Role Models, and 10 Things I Hate About You" Vice
  7. ^ Stroud, Brandon (March 26, 2019). "Rock Legend Joan Jett Will Play Ronda Rousey To The Ring At WrestleMania". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. ^ All 99 songs from the Shrek (2001) Soundtrack, retrieved 2021-01-14
  9. ^ "Canadian Singer Avril Lavigne Contributes One Piece Film Z Themes". Anime News Network. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  10. ^ Bad Reputation/How You Remind Me (Japan 2 tracks CD Single liner notes). Avril Lavigne. Sony Music Japan International Inc. 2012. SDCI-81389.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN
  12. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". Riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). 1997-07-26. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  13. ^ Lavigne, Avril. Bad Reputation / How You Remind Me (CD). Sony Music Japan. Catalog no. SDCI-81389.

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