Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song)

"Bad Boy"
Single by Miami Sound Machine
from the album Primitive Love
B-side
  • "Surrender Paradise" (North America)
  • "Movies" (Europe)
ReleasedAugust 30, 1985 (1985-08-30)
Recorded1985
GenreDance-pop
Length3:58
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Emilio Estefan Jr.
Miami Sound Machine singles chronology
"Conga"
(1985) 		"Bad Boy"
(1985) 		"Words Get in the Way"
(1986)

"Bad Boy" is a song by the American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan, and released as the second single from their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love (1985). The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, "Conga". It also was featured in and 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 10 single in the United States, peaking at number eight 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 US 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 for the song. One was made at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, in which Estefan plays a version of herself, trying to attract the attention of a Speedo-clad Hollywood star at the resort, whilst herself being pursued by a nerdy-looking fan. The other, directed by D.J. Webster, featured Estefan dancing with anthropomorphized alley cats,[2] led by choreographer Russell Clark, in the style of the musical Cats.

Formats and track listings

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

Official versions

Original versions

  1. Album version — 3:58

Remixes

  1. (Shep Pettibone) single remix — 3:42
  2. (Shep Pettibone) remix — 6:11
  3. (Shep Pettibone) dub version — 6:43
  4. (Pablo Flores) club mix — 6:26
  5. (Pablo Flores) rubber club-dub-mix — 6:18
  6. (Eric Schilling) 1992 remix — 3:46
  7. (Unreleased) extended dance mix — 6:22
  8. (Unreleased) extended dub mix — 6:15

References

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  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.
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  7. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
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  12. ^ "Miami Sound Machine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (23 May 2017). "RPM Weekly - Top Singles of 1986". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1986/Top 100 Songs of 1986".
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Music Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 1, 2013.