| Bad Boy/Having a Party | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Luther Vandross |
| Album: | Forever, for Always, for Love |
| Released: | August 1982 |
| Studio: | Mediasound, New York City |
| Genre: | R&B, soul |
| Length: | 5:16 |
| Label: | Epic Records |
| Producer: | Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller |
| Prev Title: | If This World Were Mine |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| "Bad Boy | |
| Title2: | Having a Party" |
| Next Title: | Since I Lost My Baby |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"Bad Boy/Having a Party" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross in 1982. The song was released as the first single in support of his album Forever, for Always, for Love. The single became a top five R&B hit which peaked to number-three on the Hot R&B Singles chart, and reached #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song was featured during the opening credits of the 1990 film House Party. The bridge samples the chorus from the Sam Cooke song "Having a Party," but with new lyrics added to the end ("you can't go").
| Chart (1982) | Peak position[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 55 | |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 3 |