Word to the Badd!!
| "Word to the Badd!!" | ||||
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| Single by Jermaine Jackson featuring TLC | ||||
| from the album You Said | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing, dance-pop, hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
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| Producers | The LaFace Family (Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons, Kayo) | |||
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"Word to the Badd!!" is a song by American musician Jermaine Jackson, taken from his thirteenth studio album You Said (1991).[2] The song was written by Jackson, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and labelmates TLC's group member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. It was produced by Reid, Babyface, Simmons and Kayo. The song was released as the album's lead single on August 13, 1991, by LaFace Records and Arista Records.
It reached #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 30, 1991. It also peaked very low on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #88. An early appearance of TLC, the song features vocals from T-Boz, with a rap verse written by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes thus earning her co-writing credit. The original version of the track, later edited for its album appearance, gained significant controversy for its scathing lyrics directed towards Jermaine's brother Michael.[3] Both versions are featured on the 2014 expanded edition of You Said. There was no music video made for the song.
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1991–92) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[5] | 88 |
| U.S. Billboard Radio Songs[6] | 56 |
References
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External links
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- 1991 singles
- 1991 songs
- Jermaine Jackson songs
- Songs written by Daryl Simmons
- Songs written by Jermaine Jackson
- Songs written by L.A. Reid
- Songs written by Babyface (musician)
- Songs written by Lisa Lopes
- Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
- Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid
- Song recordings produced by Daryl Simmons
- LaFace Records singles
- Arista Records singles
- New jack swing songs
- Dance-pop songs
- Diss tracks
- 1990s rhythm and blues song stubs