Bad as Me

This article is about the album. For the title song, see Bad as Me (song).
Bad as Me
Studio album by
Tom Waits
ReleasedOctober 21, 2011
RecordedFebruary–July, 2011
Genre
Length44:44
LabelAnti-
ProducerTom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
Tom Waits chronology
Glitter and Doom Live
(2008) 		Bad as Me
(2011)
Singles from Bad as Me
  1. "Bad as Me"
    Released: August 23, 2011
  2. "Back in the Crowd"
    Released: September 27, 2011

Bad as Me is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 21, 2011, by Anti- Records.[2] The album is known to have been recorded as early as February 2011[3] and was officially announced for release on August 23, 2011, on Waits' official web site[4] and various social media networks. On the same day, the title track, "Bad as Me", was released as the album's first single on iTunes.[5]

The album is Waits' first album consisting completely of new material in seven years since Real Gone (2004). Waits' label, Anti-, had recently agreed on a distribution deal with Warner Music Group allowing them to release the album internationally. This marks Waits' first release through the Warner organization since Heartattack and Vine (1980). Upon its release, Bad as Me received widespread critical acclaim.[6] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.[7]

Upon release, Bad as Me became Waits' first top 10 album in the US, peaking at number 6.[8]

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  2. ^ "Tom Waits Private Listening Party!". Anti-. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Tom Waits | News | Tom Waits". TomWaits.com. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tom Waits | News | Tom Waits' Private Listening Party". TomWaits.com. August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Bad As Me - Single by Tom Waits - Download Bad As Me - Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
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  7. ^ Eggertsen, Chris; Ellwood, Gregory; Hasty, Katie (February 10, 2013). "55th Grammy Awards – winners and nominees". HitFix. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tom Waits". Billboard Database. Retrieved 11 February 2024.