"Bad Boy" is a song by the American band Miami Sound Machine, led by Cuban-American singer

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, and released as the second single from their second

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album, and ninth overall, '' Primitive Love'' (1985). The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, "

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". It also was featured in and opened the film '' Three Men and a Baby''.

Song history

The radio release and single was an edited and remixed version of the original album cut. It was remixed by Shep Pettibone. "Bad Boy" became the band's second Top Ten single in the

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, peaking at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached the top 20 in many other countries around the world. The single was certified Gold by the

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in the US for sales of 500,000 units and by the

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in Australia for sales of 35,000 copies. The song landed at number 79 on ''Billboard'' magazine's year-end chart of 1986.

Music videos

Two

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s were made for the song. One was made at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, in which Estefan plays a version of herself, trying to attract the attention of a Speedo-clad Hollywood star at the resort, whilst herself being pursued by a nerdy-looking fan. The other, directed by D.J. Webster, featured Estefan dancing with anthropomorphized alley cats, led by choreographer Russell Clark, in the style of the musical ''

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''.

Formats and track listings

* US Vinyl 12" Single (49 05338) # "Bad Boy" (Remix) # "Bad Boy" (Dub Version) * US Vinyl 12" Promo Single (PRO1) # "Bad Boy" (Single Remix) # "Bad Boy" (Album Version) * US Vinyl 7" Single (34 05805) # "Bad Boy" (Single Remix) # "Surrender Paradise" (Album Version) * UK Vinyl 7" Single (A 6537) # "Bad Boy" (Single Remix) # "Movies" (Album Version) * UK Vinyl 12" Single (TA 6537) # "Bad Boy" (Single Remix) # "Bad Boy" (Dub Version) # "Movies" (Album Version)

Release history

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Official versions

Original versions # Album Version — 3:58 Remixes # (Shep Pettibone) Single Remix — 3:42 # (Shep Pettibone) Remix — 6:11 # (Shep Pettibone) Dub Version — 6:43 # (Pablo Flores) Club Mix — 6:26 # (Pablo Flores) Rubber Club-Dub-Mix — 6:18 # (Eric Schilling) 1992 Remix — 3:46 # (Unreleased) Extended Dance Mix — 6:22 # (Unreleased) Extended Dub Mix — 6:15

References

External links

* {{authority control 1985 singles 1986 singles Miami Sound Machine songs Gloria Estefan songs 1985 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Lawrence Dermer