| "Bad Boys" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Bad_Boyswham.jpg) Original UK 7-inch vinyl release | ||||
| Single by Wham! | ||||
| from the album Fantastic | ||||
| B-side | "Bad Boys" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | 6 May 1983[1] | |||
| Studio | Maison Rouge (London)[1] | |||
| Genre | Teen pop[2] | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | George Michael | |||
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"Bad Boys" is a song by English pop duo Wham! released on 6 May 1983. It was written and co-produced by George Michael, one half of the duo, and released on Innervision Records.
The song was an energetic but endearing tale of a rebellious teenage lad's struggle against his parents who are concerned about his late-night activities. Although Michael wrote and sang it from the teenager's perspective (he was himself only 19 when he composed it and the character refers to being that age in the song), he also penned a middle eight in which the "parents" (Michael putting on more "adult" voices) aired their concerns, which included late nights and cigarettes and ultimately asking, "Why do you have to be so cruel?". Michael's father was played by Anthony Souter who was 18 and made up to look older.
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | not rated[3] |
- ^ a b "History". Wham! World. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (April 14, 2023). "The British Are Charting Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Tennant, Neil (12 May 1983). "Review: Wham! — "Bad Boys"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 10. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 34. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022 – via World Radio History.
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