Want You Bad

Infobox Single
Name = Want You Bad

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Artist = The Offspring
from Album = Conspiracy of One
A-side =
B-side =
Released = February 13, 2001
Format = CD
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop punk
Length = 03:23
Label = Columbia
Writer = Dexter Holland
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Certification =
Chart position =
* #10 (US Modern Rock)
* #15 (United Kingdom)
* #23 (US Mainstream Rock)
* #38 (Australia)
* #45 (Switzerland)
* #50 (Sweden)
* #67 (Austria)
Last single = "Original Prankster"
(2000)
This single = "Want You Bad" (2001)
Next single = "Million Miles Away"
(2001)
Misc ="Want You Bad" was the second single from The Offspring's "Conspiracy of One" album.The song was sold as just a single unlike the band's previous song, "Original Prankster", which was a free downloadable song on the band's website. It sold fairly well and was featured on the band's "Greatest Hits" album.

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'.

The song was remixed by The Dwarves singer Blag Dahlia. The remix appeared on some versions of the "Million Miles Away" single.

Track listing

Version 1

#"Want You Bad"
#"80 Times" (TSOL cover)
#"All I Want (Live)"
#"Autonomy" (Buzzcocks cover)

Version 2

#"Want You Bad" - 03:23
#"The Kids Aren't Alright (Live)" - 3:06
#"80 Times" - 2:07
#"Want You Bad (Video CD Extra)"

Version 3

#"Want You Bad" - 03:23
#"All I Want (Live)"
#"Autonomy"

Music Video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles on the 10th and 11 of January, and was directed by Spencer Susser. [ [http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/news?year=2001&newsID=415070 'The New Video - Want You Bad!'] The Offspring news item, 5th January 2001] It takes place in a party, with the band playing in the background. The protagonist is a man trying to get some sexual action in the form of the song's meaning (domination from a girl) but with each try he is slapped and left feeling embarrassed. As this takes place the partygoers 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 is willing to participate in his desired activity and the two go off to a private place. Meanwhile the party has descended into utter chaos as the foam covers even the band and some of them are tackled to the ground by the partyers (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'. [Commentary for the video on "The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection", released 2005]

Reaction

The song is often decried by some of The Offspring's older fans as a typical pop-punk song. It was not a massive hit either compared to previous second singles from the band, for example "Self Esteem".

However, the song is a live favourite and is often played as one of the last songs in a show before the encore.

In Popular Culture

*The song was featured as the opening song to "Tomcats" which starred Shannon Elizabeth.
*The song was featured on the movie soundtrack of "American Pie 2" again starring the actress Shannon Elizabeth.

References