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==Music video==
==Music video==
[[File:Burke In Bad Boys.png|thumb|left|200px|Burke enticing a group of men in the music video]]
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The video was filmed between August 31 to September 1, 2009 in various locations in [[Los Angeles]], directed by [[Bryan Barber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.d210.tv/2009/09/02/alexandra-burke-shooting-bad-boys-music-video/|title=Alexandra Burke Shooting 'Bad Boys' Music Video|accessdate=2010-05-30|date=2009-09-02|work=D210}}</ref> The video starts with Alexandra dressed in a one-piece black leather suit, as her car has broken down in a bad part of town.<ref name="WONDERLAND">{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/features/alexandra_burke/|title=Alexandra Burke|work=Wonderland Magazine|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref> The video then cuts to Flo Rida who sings the opening lines of the song. The video then shows Alexandra performing various dance moves in deserted streets while being followed by several men. The video then shows Alexandra entering a bar in a mirrored silver dress, which has been compared to [[Janet Jackson]] around the ''[[janet.]]'' era, where she is mobbed by more of these men.<ref name="WONDERLAND"/> She then performs more dance routines, before a fight ensues between the men in the bar over Alexandra and Flo Rida performs his part in the song.<ref name="WONDERLAND"/> During his rap, there are scenes where Alexandra backflips off a bar table, and pushes two men powerfully over a bar and through a door. The video then shows Alexandra dancing with more men in a deserted parking lot.
The video was filmed between August 31 to September 1, 2009 in various locations in [[Los Angeles]], directed by [[Bryan Barber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.d210.tv/2009/09/02/alexandra-burke-shooting-bad-boys-music-video/|title=Alexandra Burke Shooting 'Bad Boys' Music Video|accessdate=2010-05-30|date=2009-09-02|work=D210}}</ref> The video starts with Alexandra dressed in a one-piece black leather suit, as her car has broken down in a bad part of town.<ref name="WONDERLAND">{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/features/alexandra_burke/|title=Alexandra Burke|work=Wonderland Magazine|accessdate=2010-05-30}}</ref> The video then cuts to Flo Rida who sings the opening lines of the song. The video then shows Alexandra performing various dance moves in deserted streets while being followed by several men. The video then shows Alexandra entering a bar in a mirrored silver dress, which has been compared to [[Janet Jackson]] around the ''[[janet.]]'' era, where she is mobbed by more of these men.<ref name="WONDERLAND"/> She then performs more dance routines, before a fight ensues between the men in the bar over Alexandra and Flo Rida performs his part in the song.<ref name="WONDERLAND"/> During his rap, there are scenes where Alexandra backflips off a bar table, and pushes two men powerfully over a bar and through a door. The video then shows Alexandra dancing with more men in a deserted parking lot.


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Song
B-side"Dangerous"
"Hallelujah"

"Bad Boys" is a song by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. The song is her debut single after winning the fifth series of The X Factor, and the lead single from her debut album, Overcome. The song features American rapper Flo Rida. It was written by Flo Rida, Melvin K Watson Jr, Larry Summerville Jr, Busbee, Lauren Evans, Alexander James, and was produced by The Phantom Boyz. It was first released for digital download on October 12, 2009. The song is an uptempo electrohop song, lyrically about becoming attracted to dangerous men.

It has received positive reviews from critics, commending Burke's vocals and the production and composition of the song. The song topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the top ten of Sweden, the Netherlands, Hungary, Norway, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Belgium (Wallonia), and Australia, and the top twenty of several other countries. The song's accompanying music video takes place in an alleyway and a warehouse, and follows Burke's adventure when her convertible breaks down. The song has been performed a number of times, including on the sixth series of The X Factor.

Background and composition

Burke premiered on August 25, 2009, on The Chris Moyles Show.[1] Before its release, The Sun had leaked lyrics from the song online.[2] In an interview with Popjustice when asked about the song, Burke said, "I’ve got a passion against liars, but I do like myself a bad boy. All young girls my age go for them, we just don’t like to admit it, because we always go for them".[3]

"Bad Boys"
A 30-second sample of "Bad Boys", featuring vocals by Alexandra Burke.
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The song’s is described as having a "stomping electro-R&B tune".[4] The intro has been described as “a demented elasticated siren effect bouncing from speaker to speaker”, which has been called a hybrid of Girls Aloud's "Biology" , and Britney Spears’ "Womanizer", but with a more “euphoric disco feel”.[5] According to Popjustice, the song is lyrically about “fancying dangerous men”.[5] Flo Rida appears in the intro and during the middle eight.[5]

Critical reception

The song received mostly positive reviews commending Burke's vocals and the mainstream R&B/pop feel and production of the song. Matthew Chisling of Allmusic "the most brilliant, perfect mainstream pop single of 2009", commending the song's synthesized beat and larger-than-life chorus, and Flo Rida's rap, stating that it made Burke "the prime U.K. import for the North American market".[6] Popjustice called the song “brilliant” and "phenomenal", commending the song’s “Womanzier”-like intro and the chorus’s strong melodic topline.[5] The review Burke’s vocals, calling them "Whitneyish in parts" and compared them to Donna Summer.[5] Although the review noted the song wasn’t built for Burke’s extreme vocals, it said, “that there's something quite exciting about an incredible singer being forced to follow a very strong and melodic topline instead of going all over the show.[5] Bill Lamb of About.com also said the song was reminiscent of Donna Summer, and said, "Big international success seems a real possibility as Burke steps into the battle for R&B-pop diva crown."[7] Nick Levine of Digital Spy said the song complimented Burke's "sass and all-around performance skill" rather than a ballad would, and called the song "fun", pulling off a "minor pop miracle- turning a cameo by Flo Rida into a good thing".[4] Alexis Petrids of The Guardian noted although some may see the single as "generic", and "currently pop's factory-default setting", said the song was "a superior example of the type, furnished with an effortlessly unshakeable chorus".[8] Although Harry Guerin of RTÉ noted the production and formula of the music was a flaw of the album, he noted that that technique worked in "Bad Boys". [9] Simon Price of The Independent was more critical of the song, calling it a "pale imitation" of Britney Spears' "Womanizer".[10]

Chart performance

"Bad Boys" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, beating out Robbie Williams's "Bodies", and becoming Burke's second consecutive chart-topper, selling over 187,000 copies in its first week.[11] It also gave Flo Rida his second number one single in the United Kingdom. The song also debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number one, propelling it do debut on the European Hot 100 at number five. The song fell off the top spot in the second week, ceding the throne to Cheryl Cole's "Fight for This Love". It was certified platinum in the United Kingdom, and spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top seventy-five on the UK Singles Chart.[12] It spent 25 consecutive weeks in the UK Top 75. The song also charted within the top ten of Sweden, the Netherlands, Hungary, Norway, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Belgium (Wallonia), and Australia.[13] It charted within the top twenty of Finland, Belgium (Flanders), and Germany, twenty-two in Austria, and thirty-nine in Denmark.[13]

Music video

thumb|left|200px|Burke enticing a group of men in the music video The video was filmed between August 31 to September 1, 2009 in various locations in Los Angeles, directed by Bryan Barber.[14] The video starts with Alexandra dressed in a one-piece black leather suit, as her car has broken down in a bad part of town.[15] The video then cuts to Flo Rida who sings the opening lines of the song. The video then shows Alexandra performing various dance moves in deserted streets while being followed by several men. The video then shows Alexandra entering a bar in a mirrored silver dress, which has been compared to Janet Jackson around the janet. era, where she is mobbed by more of these men.[15] She then performs more dance routines, before a fight ensues between the men in the bar over Alexandra and Flo Rida performs his part in the song.[15] During his rap, there are scenes where Alexandra backflips off a bar table, and pushes two men powerfully over a bar and through a door. The video then shows Alexandra dancing with more men in a deserted parking lot.

David Whitehouse of Wonderland Magazine declared the "Bad Boys" video as "the birth of a pop star".[15] After commenting that America generates better, glossier pop than the British, such as the "holy trinity of 21st century pop music", Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and Justin Timberlake, Whitehouse said that the video looked and sounded American, "dripping" with "dollar signs and expensive lenses".[15] The review commending Burke's look in the video calling her, "the gutsier, sassier alternative to the anaemic, high school warbling of, say, Kelly Clarkson or the pre-pubescent offal piped into our children by Miley Cyrus."[15] Whitehouse stated, "It has pomposity, big dance routines, cars built like tanks, moody street hunks (also built like tanks), stunts, jewellery and a rapper, Flo Rida, who in honesty, could have been anyone".[15] He went on to say, "If we want to make a megastar, let the Americans do it for us. They make megastars.[15] If Alexandra Burke is going to be the pop star we want her to be, she’s going the right way about it".[15]

Live performances and promotion

Burke performed Bad Boys on the sixth series of The X Factor 's first week results show on October 11, 2009.[16] Flo Rida joined Burke on stage. She then performed the on GMTV on October 13, 2009 at London's G-A-Y and at Wembley Arena on the October 17, 2009.[17][18] She also performed it on Ireland's Childline concert in Dublin.[19] Burke also performed the song, as well as others from her while presenting the launch of the Viva Network in the UK and Ireland.[20] She returned for the finale of the sixth series of the The X Factor, where she and past runner-up JLS performed a melody of the song and their hit, "Everybody in Love".[21] Burke also performed the song at the 02 Arena in London for the Jingle Bell Ball, while also appearing on Cheryl Cole's Night In to perform the solo version.[22] Bad Boys was also the background music in Dancing On Ice during the first week when introducing the male celebrities. In week seven of the fifth season of Dancing on Ice, actress Emily Atack danced to the song, and achieved her highest score at the time in the show.[23] In the UK, Burke also performed it on Ant and Dec's Push The Button on March 13, 2010, and is set to perform it on T4 on the Beach on July 4, 2010.[24][25] Burke also performed the song while promoting Overcome on her European Promo Tour. She performed "Bad Boys" live on the 20th Concert in Poland, on Queensday in the Netherlands at the Radio 538 Museumplein, and on the Dutch The X Factor.[26]

Track listing

Charts, certifications and procession

Charts

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
15 October 2009 – 22 October 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
18 October 2009 – 24 October 2009

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 9 October 2009[46] Digital download Syco Music
12 October 2009[47] CD single
Czech Republic 28 October 2009[48] Airplay Sony Music Entertainment
Slovakia 18 November 2009[49]
Australia 8 January 2010[50] CD single
Germany 22 January 2010[51] Digital download
29 January 2010[52] CD single

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