| I Want You So Bad | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Brown |
| Album: | Try Me! |
| B-Side: | There Must Be a Reason |
| Recorded: | 1958 |
| Studio: | Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues |
| Label: | Federal 12348 |
| Producer: | unknown |
| Chronology: | James Brown charting |
| Prev Title: | Try Me |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | I'll Go Crazy |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
"I Want You So Bad" is a rhythm and blues song written and recorded by James Brown. Released as a single in 1959, it charted #20 R&B.<ref>White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. It was Brown's third R&B hit and his first that did not feature vocal backing from The Famous Flames, although they received credit on the label.