Bad Time (Grand Funk song)
| "Bad Time" | ||||
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| Single by Grand Funk | ||||
| from the album All the Girls in the World Beware!!! | ||||
| B-side | "Good & Evil" | |||
| Released | March 24, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records 4046 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Farner | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |||
| Grand Funk singles chronology | ||||
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"Bad Time" is a song written by Mark Farner and performed by Grand Funk. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 7–14 June 1975.[1] The song appeared on the band's 1974 album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!![2]
The song was produced by Jimmy Ienner and arranged by Tony Camillo.[3] It was the group's fourth and final single to reach the Top 10 and their final Top 40 hit in the U.S.
"Bad Time" marked the end of the group's two-year run as Grand Funk, during which time they scored all their major hits. Following this release, their name reverted to Grand Funk Railroad.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
- The Jayhawks released a version of the song on their 1995 album, Tomorrow the Green Grass. The song went to #40 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]
- Guns N' Roses played the song on their Use Your Illusion Tour in the early 1990s.
References
- ^ The Billboard Hot 100 for 14 June 1975 Retrieved 2015-02-15
- ^ Grand Funk, All the Girls in the World Beware!!! Retrieved January 21, 2014
- ^ Grand Funk, "Bad Time" single release Retrieved January 21, 2014
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ NZ Top 40 Singles, 14 July 1975
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1975". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ The Jayhawks, "Bad Time" Chart Position Retrieved January 21, 2014
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