Want You Bad

"Want You Bad"
Single by The Offspring
from the album Conspiracy of One
B-side	80 times
Released	December 23, 2000
Format	CD, 12"[1]
Recorded	2000
Genre	Pop punk
Length	3:23
Label	Columbia[2]
Writer(s)	Dexter Holland
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien
The Offspring singles chronology
"Original Prankster" (2000) "Want You Bad" (2000) "Million Miles Away" (2001)

"Want You Bad" is a song by American punk rock band The Offspring. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's sixth studio album Conspiracy of One (2000) and was released as the second single from the album. The song is also featured on the band's Greatest Hits album (2005). It became another Offspring US Hot Modern Rock Track top 10.

The title is a play on words, with the narrator of the song saying to his girlfriend he wants her "to be bad" as in a dominatrix way, rather than he wants her "badly".^[3]

The song was remixed by The Dwarves singer Blag Dahlia. The remix appeared on some versions of the "Million Miles Away" single. Two of the single's B-sides, "80 Times" and "Autonomy", appeared on the band's 2010 Japan only compilation album Happy Hour!.

Track listing

Version 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Want You Bad"
2.	"80 Times" (T.S.O.L. cover)
3.	"All I Want" (Live)
4.	"Autonomy" (Buzzcocks cover)

Version 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Want You Bad"	3:23
2.	"The Kids Aren't Alright" (Live)	3:06
3.	"80 Times"	2:07
4.	"Want You Bad" (Video CD Extra)	3:23

Version 3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Want You Bad"	3:23
2.	"All I Want" (Live)
3.	"Autonomy"

Music video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles on the 10th and 11 of January 2001, and was directed by Spencer Susser.^[4] It takes place in a party, with the band playing in the background. The protagonist is a man trying it on with various women at a party, failing each time. As this takes place the party-goers start to open up cans with the Offspring logo on them. These explode violently with foam when opened leading to the party starting to get chaotic.

Eventually the man finds a woman who does not baulk at his whispered suggestions. Meanwhile, the party has descended into chaos as the foam covers even the band and some of them are tackled to the ground by the partiers, though the music still plays.

In the closing moments of the video we see the woman shaking one of the Offspring cans in front of the man. The man looks on excited as it finally explodes - the foam appears to blow his head off while the woman laughs and smiles as the camera fades to black.

Dexter Holland, the band's lead vocalist, said he hated this video, saying that it was too "cheesy", although it is one of his favorite songs.^[3]

The first model (in a black bikini) was played by Kim Smith, the second model (in a red dress) is Michelle Belegrin^[5] and the third model is Katelyn Rosaasen.^{[6] [7]}

DVD appearances

The music video also appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD. It was released in 2005.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	35
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	67
Italy (FIMI)[10]	36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	50
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	45
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	15
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14]	23
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15]	10

In popular culture

• The song was featured as the opening song to Tomcats.^[16]
• The song was featured on the movie soundtrack of American Pie 2.^[17]
• The song was featured on Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller.^[18]

References

1. "Offspring, The – Want You Bad". Discogs. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
2. "Want You Bad". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
3. Commentary for the video on Complete Music Video Collection, released 2005
4. 'The New Video - Want You Bad!' The Offspring news item, 5th January 2001
5. "Ass from the Past #2 – Katelyn Rosaasen". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
6. "Ass from the Past #2 – Katelyn Rosaasen". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
7. "The Offspring: Want You Bad (Video 2000)". Retrieved July 4, 2016.
8. "Australian-charts.com – The Offspring – Want You Bad". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
9. "Austriancharts.at – The Offspring – Want You Bad" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
10. "Italiancharts.com – The Offspring – Want You Bad". Top Digital Download.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – The Offspring – Want You Bad". Singles Top 100.
12. "Swisscharts.com – The Offspring – Want You Bad". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. "Offspring: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
14. "The Offspring – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for The Offspring.
15. "The Offspring – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for The Offspring.
16. "Tomcats (2001) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
17. "American Pie 2 (2001) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
18. "Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller – Credits". Allgame. Retrieved July 18, 2013.

External links

• "Want You Bad" Official music video on YouTube