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| from Album = [[Bigger and Deffer]]
| from Album = [[Bigger and Deffer]]
|B-side = Get Down
|B-side = Get Down
| Released = June 13, 1987
| Released = June 23, 1987
| Format = [[Vinyl single]], [[12"]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| Recorded = 1987
| Recorded = 1986-1987
| Genre = [[Golden age hip hop]]
| Genre = [[Golden age hip hop]]
| Length = 4:39
| Length = 4:39
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| Producer = [[The L.A. Posse|L.A. Posse]], LL Cool J
| Producer = [[The L.A. Posse|L.A. Posse]], LL Cool J
| Certification = 2x Platinum <small>([[RIAA]])</small>
| Certification = 2x Platinum <small>([[RIAA]])</small>
| Last single = "[[You'll Rock]]"<br/>(1986)
| Last single = "[[You'll Rock]]"<br/>(1985)
| This single = "'''I'm Bad'''"<br/>(1987)
| This single = "'''I'm Bad'''"<br/>(1987)
| Next single = "[[I Need Love (LL Cool J song)|I Need Love]]"<br/>(1987)
| Next single = "[[I Need Love]]"<br/>(1987)
}}
}}


"'''I'm Bad'''" (sometimes spelled '''I'm BAD''') is the first single from [[LL Cool J]]'s second album, ''[[Bigger and Deffer]]''. It was released in 1987 for [[Def Jam Recordings]] and was produced by the production group, [[The L.A. Posse]] and LL Cool J himself, with [[Russell Simmons]] executive producing the single. I'm Bad made it onto several [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]. It was L L's Hot 100 debut, reaching #84. It also hit #4 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], #2 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]], #34 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] and #8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p95754/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' Singles|publisher=[[All Media Guide]] / ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=2010-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=244 |title=UK charts archive |publisher=chartstats.com |accessdate=2010-03-09|archiveurl=http://archive.is/M27E|archivedate=2012-07-23}}</ref> This single was followed by "[[I Need Love (LL Cool J song)|I Need Love]]" and "[[Go Cut Creator Go]]".
"'''I'm Bad'''" (sometimes spelled '''I'm BAD''') is the first single from [[LL Cool J]]'s second album, ''[[Bigger and Deffer]]'', released on June 23, 1987. I'm Bad made it onto several [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]]. It was L L's Hot 100 debut, reaching #84. It also hit #4 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], #2 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]], #34 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] and #8 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p95754/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' Singles|publisher=[[All Media Guide]] / ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=2010-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=244 |title=UK charts archive |publisher=chartstats.com |accessdate=2010-03-09|archiveurl=http://archive.is/M27E|archivedate=2012-07-23}}</ref> This single was followed by "[[I Need Love]]" and "Go Cut Creator Go".


The song samples the "[[Theme from S.W.A.T.|Theme from ''S.W.A.T.'']]" by [[Rhythm Heritage]], [[LL Cool J]]'s "[[Rock the Bells]]", [[Federal Signal Corporation]]'s famous [[Q2B]] siren, and an [[interpolation]] of the theme song from the 1960s syndicated animated series ''[[Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse]]''.
The song samples the "[[Theme from S.W.A.T.|Theme from ''S.W.A.T.'']]" by [[Rhythm Heritage]], [[LL Cool J]]'s "[[Rock the Bells]]", [[Federal Signal Corporation]]'s famous [[Q2B]] siren, and an [[interpolation]] of the theme song from the 1960s syndicated animated series ''[[Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse]]''.

Revision as of 23:14, 10 March 2016

"I'm Bad"
Song
B-side"Get Down"

"I'm Bad" (sometimes spelled I'm BAD) is the first single from LL Cool J's second album, Bigger and Deffer, released on June 23, 1987. I'm Bad made it onto several Billboard charts. It was L L's Hot 100 debut, reaching #84. It also hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, #34 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and #8 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] This single was followed by "I Need Love" and "Go Cut Creator Go".

The song samples the "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritage, LL Cool J's "Rock the Bells", Federal Signal Corporation's famous Q2B siren, and an interpolation of the theme song from the 1960s syndicated animated series Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse. Diss track "The Syndicate" by Ice-T, mimmicks the song's hook. The song would be sampled in return in Deejay Punk-Roc's My Beatbox which appeared in Thrasher: Skate & Destroy.

Track listing

The Bigger Side
  • "I'm Bad"- 4:39
The Deffer Side
  • "Get Down"- 3:23

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
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