Girl All the Bad Guys Want

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" is a single by American pop-punk band Bowling for Soup, from their 2002 album, Drunk Enough to Dance. The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3), who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71. Released on July 15, 2002, the song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 in Ireland, and number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

"Girl All the Bad Guys Want" came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Don't Deserve in 2004, leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as "the career-saving song" on MTV.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" was directed by Smith N Borin and featured Bowling for Soup in various spoofs of nu metal bands' videos, such as Staind's "It's Been Awhile" and Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff", both of which were directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. In one scene, Jaret Reddick as Staind frontman Aaron Lewis is seen singing with a constipated look on his face and is revealed to be on an actual toilet. Another band member urinates on a wall. In the final "Break Stuff" scene three guys dressed as Corey Taylor, Joey Jordison and Shawn Crahan from Slipknot gang up on Reddick dressed as Durst, a reference to the feud between Slipknot and Limp Bizkit at the time. Guitarist Chris Burney also dresses in a parody of Wes Borland's unconventional stage attire and makeup.

The video is inter cut between these scenes and scenes of a girl, played by Linda Christopher and possibly the girl Reddick sings about, watching the band on TVs displayed in a store through the front window.

The music video became the last music video to be played on the British music channel Scuzz directly before its closure on November 15, 2018.

Track listings

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – 3:17
  2. "Other Girls" – 3:43
  3. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (video)

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – 3:17
  2. "Greatest Day" – 3:43
  3. "The Bitch Song" (video)

European CD single[4]

  1. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – 3:17
  2. "Other Girls" – 3:43

Australian CD single[5]

  1. "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – 3:17
  2. "Emily" – 3:30
  3. "Running from Your Dad" – 3:37
  4. "Other Girls" – 3:43

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 15, 2002 Alternative radio Template:Hlist [13]
United Kingdom August 5, 2002 CD Template:Hlist [14]
Australia August 12, 2002 Silvertone [15]
United States December 9, 2002 Hot adult contemporary radio Template:Hlist [16]
December 16, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [17]

References

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