I Wanna Be Bad

"I Wanna Be Bad" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Willa Ford. It is a dance-pop song that was released as the lead single from her debut album Willa Was Here on May 29, 2001. The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 4, 2001[1] (after reaching the Top 40 on July 7, 2001).[2] This song was featured in the films What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. It was also used as a campaign song of 7UP and TV commercial of Six Flags Magic Mountain on which Willa herself appeared. The rap is performed by Royce da 5'9".

Not to be confused with I Wanna Be Bad (Jessica Sutta song).
"I Wanna Be Bad"
Single by Willa Ford featuring Royce da 5'9"
from the album Willa Was Here
ReleasedMay 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)
FormatCD single
Recorded2001
GenreDance-pop
Length3:04
LabelLava
Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Willa Ford
Ryan Montgomery
Brian Kierulf
Josh Schwartz
Producer(s)Josh Schwartz,
Brian Kierulf
Willa Ford singles chronology
"I Wanna Be Bad"
(2001)		 "Did Ya' Understand That"
(2001)
Royce da 5'9" singles chronology
"You Can't Touch Me"
(2000)		 "I Wanna Be Bad"
(2001)		 "Rock City"
(2002)

Song

The song went along with Ford's "Bad Girl" image. "It's about a girl coming into her own and becoming a woman. It's a freedom song for me [Willa]."[3] "I Wanna Be Bad" has been in a few movies: What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star and a TV commercial of Six Flags Magic Mountain on which Willa herself appeared. It was also featured in 7UP campaign. Rapper Royce da 5'9" makes a short cameo in this song as well as in the video.

Music video

"I Wanna Be Bad" had two similar video versions: one 'edited' and one more 'explicit' version. Both videos were directed by Chris Applebaum and edited by Jeff Selis. Willa herself came up with the treatment for the video. On the album Willa Was Here there is a hyperlink that leads to the video.

Track listings

Single May 29, 2001

  • 1. I Wanna Be Bad [No rap with vocoder] 3:08
  • 2. I Wanna Be Bad [With Rap And With Vocoder] 3:04

Maxi-CD July 17, 2001

  • 1. I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Club Mix] 6:39
  • 2. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Club Mix] 9:14
  • 3. I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Hyper Vocal Mix] 6:09
  • 4. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Dub] 7:14
  • 5. I Wanna Be Bad [Sal "Parm" Radio Edit] 3:59

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 22
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[6] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 11
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[6] 19

References
  1. Billboard; August 4, 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. Billboard; July 7, 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. Willa Ford on "I Wanna Be Bad" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue603.pdf
  5. "Willa Ford Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. "Willa Was Here - Willa Ford | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. "Willa Ford Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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