Bad Intentions (album)

Bad Intentions
Studio album by Dappy
Released	22 October 2012
Recorded	2011–12
Studio	Real World Studios – Box, Wiltshire The Farm – Guildford, Surrey
Genre	Hip hop grime R&B
Length	49:01
Label	Takeover Island
Producer	Costadinos "Dappy" Constostavlos (exec.) TMS Fraser T Smith Nathan Retro David Dawood Steve Mac Wayne Hector Alfred Millar S-X
Dappy chronology
Bad Intentions (2012) Fortune (2021)
Singles from Bad Intentions
"No Regrets" Released: 18 September 2011 "Rockstar" Released: 23 February 2012 "Good Intentions" Released: 16 September 2012 "I.O.U" Released: 6 February 2013

Bad Intentions is the debut solo studio album from British rapper, singer, and songwriter Dappy, released on 22 October 2012 via Takeover Entertainment Limited and Island Records.^[1] The album is Dappy's first studio material released since the split of his previous hip-hop band, N-Dubz. The release of the album was announced in July 2011. On 3 July 2012, the album was confirmed for release on 1 October, however, the album was later pushed back two weeks to 15 October before eventually being released on 22 October.^[2] Bad Intentions includes guest appearances from English musician Brian May, English-Irish boy band The Wanted and upcoming British rapper Margs. The album produced two singles before the release, the lead single "No Regrets" which entered at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, "Rockstar" featuring Brian May which attained similar success and "Good Intentions". The fourth single "Yin Yang" failed to peak within the top 40.

The album debuted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, number 12 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 34 on the Irish Albums Chart while receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics.