Want You Bad
single
CoverWant you bad.jpg
Artistthe Offspring
AlbumConspiracy of One
B-side80 Times
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2001
Length3:23
LabelColumbia
WriterDexter Holland
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Prev year2000
Next year2001

"Want You Bad" is a song by American punk rock band the Offspring. The song appears as the fourth track on the band's sixth studio album, Conspiracy of One (2000), and was released as its second single in January 2001. The song is also included on the band's Greatest Hits album (2005). It became another top-10 hit for the band on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 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".[1]

"Want You Bad" 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!.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California, during January 10–11, 2001, and was directed by Spencer Susser.[2] It takes place at a party, with the band playing in the background. The protagonist is a man trying it on with various women in attendance, failing each time. Soon, 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 does not balk 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, the woman is shown 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.[1]

The first model (in a black bikini) was played (supposedly) by Kim Smith, the second model (in a red dress) is Michelle Belegrin[3] and the third model is Katelyn Rosaasen.[3][4] The music video appears on the Complete Music Video Collection DVD, released in 2005.

Track listings

Version 1

Version 2

Version 3

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen Soundscan)[5]45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]45
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]23
Japan (Oricon)[8]47
Quebec (ADISQ)[9]27

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
UK Singles (OCC)[10]198
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11]52

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 16, 2001Mainstream rock · active rock radioColumbia[12]
AustraliaMarch 5, 2001CD[13]
JapanMarch 7, 2001Epic[14]
United KingdomMarch 19, 2001CD · cassetteColumbia[15]

References

  1. ^ Commentary for the video on Complete Music Video Collection, released 2005
  2. ^ 'The New Video - Want You Bad!' The Offspring news item, January 5, 2001
  3. ^ "Ass from the Past #2 – Katelyn Rosaasen". March 21, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Offspring: Want You Bad (Video 2000)". IMDb. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Hits Charts (Singles): Top 50 Singles". Jam!. April 13, 2001. Archived from the original on April 13, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 48. April 7, 2001. p. 15. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "The Offspring". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 188. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "オフスプリング | ウォンチュー・バッド" [Offspring | Wantyou Bad] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  9. ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001". UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 40.
  12. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1384. January 12, 2001. pp. 103, 107.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th March 2001". ARIA. March 5, 2001. p. 24. Archived February 20, 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  14. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th March 2001". ARIA. March 5, 2001. p. 24. Archived February 20, 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  15. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. March 17, 2001. p. 23.
  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. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2013.