| Word to the Badd!! | |
| Cover: | Jermaine Jackson - Word to the Badd cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jermaine Jackson featuring TLC |
| Album: | You Said |
| Released: | August 13, 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1991 |
| Genre: | R&B, new jack swing, dance-pop, hip hop |
| Length: | 5:14 |
| Producer: | The LaFace Family (Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons, Kayo) |
| Prev Title: | Don't Take It Personal |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | You Said, You Said |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Word to the Badd!!" is a song by American musician Jermaine Jackson, taken from his thirteenth studio album You Said (1991).[1] The song was written by Jackson, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and labelmates TLC's group member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. It was produced by Reid, Babyface, Simmons and Kayo. The song was released as the album's lead single on August 13, 1991, by LaFace Records and Arista Records.
It reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 30, 1991. It also peaked very low on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #88. An early appearance of TLC, the song features vocals from T-Boz, with a rap verse written by former member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes thus earning her co-writing credit. The original version of the track, later edited for its album appearance, gained significant controversy for its scathing lyrics directed towards Jermaine's brother Michael.[2] Both versions are featured on the 2014 expanded edition of You Said. There was no music video made for the song.
| Chart (1991–92) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[4] | 88 |
| U.S. Billboard Radio Songs[5] | 56 |