"Bad Reputation" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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, featured on his major label debut '' This Perfect World''. It is his best known song, and has received airplay along with being featured in the 1996 film ''Kingpin'' and in the closing credits of the 1995 film '' Kicking and Screaming'' as well as appearing on an episode of ''

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''. The song peaked at #54 on the

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in February 1995, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks.

Covers

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covered the song as a bonus track for their '' Plans'' album.

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