Bad Boy (The Adicts song) explained

Bad Boy
Cover:The Adicts - Bad Boy.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Adicts
Released:May 1983
Recorded:1983
Genre:Punk
Label:Razor Records
Prev Title:Chinese Takeaway
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Tokyo
Next Year:1984

"Bad Boy" is a song by punk band the Adicts, released as a single by Razor Records in May 1983.[1] It was released as a standard black vinyl 7-inch single and also as a 7-inch picture disc with one additional track. The single was the band's biggest hit, reaching No. 75 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the UK Independent Chart.[2] This brought major label interest to the band, which led to their next single being released by the Warner imprint Sire Records.[3] "Bad Boy" was included on the band's next studio album, Smart Alex, while both B-sides originally appeared on Sound of Music.

Track listing

  1. "Bad Boy"
  2. "Shake Rattle Bang Your Head"
  3. "Joker in the Pack" (picture disc only)

Personnel

The Adicts

Notes and References

  1. Strong, Martin C. (1999) The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate,, p. 16
  2. Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books,, p. 4
  3. Web site: The Adicts . Draven . 2012-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306132928/http://draven.com/profile/adicts/175 . 2012-03-06 .