I Wanna Be Bad

Infobox Single
Name = I Wanna Be Bad


Artist = Willa Ford
from Album = Willa Was Here
Released = May 22, 2001
Format = CD single
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop/dance
Length = 3:06
Label = Lava/Atlantic
Writer = Willa Ford,
Brian Kierulf,
Josh Schwartz
Producer = Josh Schwartz,
Brian Kierulf
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Last single = -
This single = "I Wanna Be Bad" (2001)
Next single = "Did Ya' Understand That" (2001)

"I Wanna Be Bad" is a pop–dance song by Willa Ford and the first single from her album "Willa Was Here". The single sold over 250,000 copies and peaked at #22 on The Billboard Hot 100.

ong

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] ." [ [http://www.gradewinner.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBX/is_1_8/ai_78052876 Willa Ford on "I Wanna Be Bad"] ] "I Wanna Be Bad" has been in a few movies: What a Girl Wants, Undercover Brother, and . Rapper Royce da 5'9" also makes a short cameo in this song as well as in the video.

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's a hyper link that takes you to the video.

Remixes and Other Versions

*I Wanna Be Bad [Album Version] - 3:05
*I Wanna Be Bad [Video Version] - 3:03
*I Wanna Be Bad [Remix] - 3:04
*I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Club Mix] - 6:42
*I Wanna Be Bad [Mike Rizzo Hyper Vocal Mix] - 6:11
*I Wanna Be Bad [Sal Parm Radio Edit] - 3:59
*I Wanna Be Bad [Sal Parm Club Mix] - 9:16
*I Wanna Be Bad [Sal Parm Dub] - 7:17

Charts

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jzp1z8ba2yv4~T51 All Music link]
* [http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=268&sort=chartid&string=Willa Top40-charts link]
* [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/09-08.htm Rock On The Net link]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:la9as34qa3vg~T3 Totally Hits 2001 link]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7zm1z8oa3yv6~T3 MTV: The Best of TRL Pop link]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3k9gs34wa3ng~T3 What a Girl Wants (Soundtrack) link]

References