Bad Girl (song) 2990156 226184531 2008-07-17T05:53:46Z Kraft. 1713589 {{Infobox Single | | Name = Bad Girl | Cover = Bad_Girl.JPG | Caption = | Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] | from Album = [[Erotica (album)|Erotica]] | A-side = | B-side = "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" (US/Japan)<br> "[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]" (William Orbit Edit) (Europe) | Released = [[February 28]], [[1993]] (U.K.)<br> [[March 11]], [[1993]] (U.S.) | Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[Gramophone record|7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]] | Recorded = [[1992]] | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | Length = 5:23 | Label = [[Maverick Records|Maverick]], [[Sire Records|Sire]], <br>[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | Writer = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <br> [[Shep Pettibone]]<br>Anthony Shimkin | Producer = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] <br> [[Shep Pettibone]] | Certification = | Last single = "[[Deeper and Deeper]]" <br> (1992) | This single = '''"Bad Girl"''' <br> (1993) | Next single = "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" <br> (1993) | Misc = {{Extra tracklisting | Album = [[Erotica (Madonna album)|Erotica]] | Type = Studio | prev_track = "Where Life Begins" | prev_no = 5 | this_track = '''"Bad Girl"''' | track_no = 6 | next_track = "Waiting" | next_no = 7 }} }} '''"Bad Girl"''' was the third single from [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s [[1992]] album ''[[Erotica (album)|Erotica]]''. ==Song information== The single marked a shift in fortunes for Madonna, as it was only her second single since [[1984]] not to chart in the top twenty in the US, stalling at thirty-six on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard 100]]. In the UK, it managed to reach number ten, and it peaked at number five in Canada. The B-side of the US 7" release was Madonna's cover of "[[Fever (Madonna song)|Fever]]" while the B-side of the UK 7" release was a [[William Orbit]] dub of "[[Erotica (song)|Erotica]]". Madonna performed "Bad Girl" live on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in January 1993. At the end of the song she tore up a picture of [[Joey Buttafuoco]], telling the audience to "fight the real enemy!" This was a spoof of [[Sinéad O'Connor]]'s controversial SNL appearance a few months earlier in which she had done the same to a picture of [[Pope John Paul II]]. A demo version of the song (titled "Cheat") leaked on the internet in late November 2007 - see [[The Rain Tapes]]. ==Music video== The storyline in the video was influenced by the book and film ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar]].'' It featured Madonna as "Louise Oriole," a high-powered Manhattan female executive who is an [[alcoholic]] and has a penchant for one-night stands with many different men. (From affluent [[yuppie]]s to shady [[low life]]s.) She behaves this way in order to try to deal with her depression and sadness over a relationship with someone she loves deeply, but ultimately has no future. Through her days, Louise gets distracted by cigarettes, cocktails, and random hook-ups, as lamented in the song's lyrics. [[Christopher Walken]] plays her guardian angel, who watches over her activities and delivers Louise with a "kiss of death" (constituting another instance of Walken performing the character of Angel of Death, a role he would later reprise yet again in the film [[Click]]) before her final encounter with a man who strangles her with her [[pantyhose]]. Negative reception of the video criticises the topic of misogynistic murder of women as too extreme for a pop video that is about a doomed relationship, highlighting America's obsession with serial killers and violence. It was directed by [[David Fincher]] and filmed in [[New York City]] from [[January 12]]-[[January 18|18]], [[1993]]. Madonna's look in the video is reminiscent of her character in the film ''[[Body of Evidence (film)|Body of Evidence]]'', which had just been released. *Director: David Fincher *Producer: Oliver Fuselier *Director of Photography: Juan Ruiz-Anchia *Editor: Bob Jenkis *Production Company: Propaganda Films It is worth noting that the name "Louise" is Madonna's middle name. She previously had gone by the nickname "Lulu" as well, which she stated in an interview with [[Carrie Fisher]] that she used to register for hotel stays. ==Track listing== ===US CD Maxi-Single=== #Bad Girl (Edit) #Fever (Murk Boys Miami Mix) #Fever (Extended 12") #Bad Girl (Extended Mix) #Fever (Murk Boys Deep South Mix) #Fever (Hot Sweat 12") == Versions == # "Bad Girl" (Edit) # "Bad Girl" (Album Version) # "Bad Girl" (Extended Mix) # "Bad Girl" (Video Instrumental) # "Bad Girl" (Video Version) ==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1993) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]<ref name="hitparade">{{cite web | author=Hit Parade | title=Madonna &mdash; Bad Girl (European Charts) | publisher=hitparade.ch | year=1993 | url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=2596&cat=s | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|32 |- |align="left"|[[Canadian Singles Chart]] |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Singles Chart]]<ref name="hitparade"/> |align="center"|34 |- |align="left"|[[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|French Singles Chart]]<ref name="hitparade"/> |align="center"|44 |- |align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | author=Charts-Surfer | title=German Singles Chart (Search) | publisher=charts-surfer.de | year=1993 | url=http://www.charts-surfer.de/ | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|26 |- |align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Irish Singles Chart (Search) | publisher=irishcharts.ie | year=February 25, 1993 | url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|20 |- |align="left"|[[Oricon|Japanese ''Oricon'' Singles Chart]] |align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref name="hitparade"/> |align="center"|25 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="billboard">{{cite web | author=All Music Guide | title=Billboard Charts | publisher=allmusic.com | year=1993 | url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jvfyxqe5ldae~T51 | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|36 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100 Airplay]]<ref>{{cite web | author=Billboard magazine | title=Hot 100 Airplay | publisher=billboard.com | year=February 27, 1993 | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=350&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+100+Airplay&ci=3013882&cdi=6693470&cid=02%2F27%2F1993 | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|44 |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Singles Sales]]<ref>{{cite web | author=Billboard magazine | title=Hot Singles Sales | publisher=billboard.com | year=April 3, 1993 | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=353&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Singles+Sales&ci=3014251&cdi=6709118&cid=04%2F03%2F1993 | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|36 |- |align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | author=Every Hit | title=UK Singles Chart (Search) | publisher=everyhit.com | year=1995 | url=http://www.everyhit.com/ | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- |} == References == *[http://www.mad-eyes.net/disco/erotica/bad-girl.htm Mad-eyes.net - "Bad Girl" Single Page] - last accessed on [[October 24]], [[2005]] {{reflist|2}} {{Madonna}} {{Madonna songs}} [[Category:1992 songs]] [[Category:1993 singles]] [[Category:Pop ballads]] [[Category:Madonna songs]] [[Category:Rhythm and blues songs]] [[bg:Bad Girl]] [[es:Bad Girl]] [[gl:Bad Girl]] [[it:Bad Girl]] [[pl:Bad Girl]] [[pt:Bad Girl]] [[ro:Bad Girl]]