I'm Bad
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| "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. 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 to several Billboard Charts, including 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, 23 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, 34 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and 7 on the UK Singles Chart. 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 and the bassline is an interpolation of the theme song from the 1960s syndicated animated series Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse. This is the first mainstream rap song where the phrase 'motherfucker' was used (usually edited from radio airplay).[citation needed]
Track listing
- The Bigger Side
- "I'm Bad"- 4:39
- The Deffer Side
- "Get Down"- 3:23