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Girl All the Bad Guys Want

"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 Group or Duo".

"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
Standard artwork
Single by Bowling for Soup
from the album Drunk Enough to Dance
ReleasedJuly 15, 2002 (2002-07-15)
StudioTree (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenrePop-punk[1]
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Butch Walker
Bowling for Soup singles chronology
"Jimmy Neutron Theme"
(2001) 		"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
(2002) 		"Emily"
(2002)
Alternative cover
UK CD2 artwork

"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, leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as "the career-saving song" on MTV.[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Smith N Borin and featured the band 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 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 Jaret dressed as Fred, 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 Jaret 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

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UK CD1[3]

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

UK CD2[4]

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

European CD single[5]

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

Australian CD single[6]

  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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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 15, 2002 Alternative radio
[22]
United Kingdom August 5, 2002 CD
[23]
Australia August 12, 2002 Silvertone [24]
United States December 9, 2002 Hot adult contemporary radio
  • Jive
  • Silvertone
 [25]
December 16, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [26]

References

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  1. ^ Morton, Luke. "BOWLING FOR SOUP REINVENT GIRL ALL THE BAD GUYS WANT FOR 2019 WITH REFERENCES TO UFC, NECK TATTS AND TINDER". Kerrang!.
  2. ^ "Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want (Acoustic)". April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2012 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Bowling for Soup (2002). Girl All the Bad Guys Want (UK CD1 liner notes). Music for Nations, Ffroe. CDKUT194.
  4. ^ Bowling for Soup (2002). Girl All the Bad Guys Want (UK CD2 liner notes). Music for Nations, Ffroe. CDXKUT 194.
  5. ^ Bowling for Soup (2002). Girl All the Bad Guys Want (European CD single liner notes). Zomba. 9260369.
  6. ^ Bowling for Soup (2002). Girl All the Bad Guys Want (Australian CD single liner notes). Silvertone. 9260362.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 35. August 25, 2002. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Girl All the Bad Guys Want". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Soup – Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. April 19, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  15. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. March 22, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. April 19, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 2, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  19. ^ "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 14.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Bowling for Soup – Girl All the Bad Guys Want". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – Bowling for Soup – Girl All the Bad Guys Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1461. July 12, 2002. p. 25. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "In-Store Next Week (from 5/8/2002)" (PDF). Music Week. August 3, 2002. p. 28. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12/08/2002" (PDF). ARIA. August 12, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2002. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1482. December 6, 2002. p. 18. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1483. December 13, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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