Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)
{{Short description|1980 single by Joan Jett}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Bad Reputation
| cover = Bad Reputation by Joan Jett 1980s German single release.png
| alt =
| caption = West German picture sleeve
| type = single
| artist = Joan Jett
| album = Bad Reputation
| B-side = You Don't Know What You've Got
| released = 1980{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/102106de|title=Joan Jett - Bad Reputation|via=www.45cat.com}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{Flatlist|
}}
| length = 2:48
| label = Blackheart{{cite web | url=https://www.bmg.com/de/artist/joan-jett | title=Joan Jett | date=6 March 2019 }}
| writer = {{Flatlist|
- Joan Jett
- Ritchie Cordell
- Kenny Laguna
- Marty Joe Kupersmith
}}
| producer =
| prev_title = You Don't Own Me
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = I Love Rock 'n' Roll
| next_year = 1982
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|nO6YL09T8Fw|"Bad Reputation"}}}}
}}
"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. It remains one of her signature songs.
Accolades
In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.{{cite web|title=spreadit.org music |url=http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |access-date=February 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212180319/http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/ |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead }} It is the highest-ranked song by a woman on the list. In 2021, it was listed at No. 249 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-15 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
Video
A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The video, directed by David Mallet, is a re-enactment of 23 record labels rejecting Jett's first solo album and her subsequent rise to the top of the charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Kenny Laguna, cofounder of Blackheart Records, appears in a cameo as the Warner Bros. executive.{{cite web|title=Joan Jett and Blackhearts's Greatest Hits|url=http://greatesthits.joanjett.com/|access-date=March 22, 2010|archive-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209053501/http://greatesthits.joanjett.com/|url-status=dead}}
At the start of the "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" music video, Bad Reputation is loudly playing in the jukebox.
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Joan Jett|title=Bad Reputation|relyear=1981|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=April 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Joan Jett|title=Bad Reputation|relyear=1981|certyear=2017|access-date=November 16, 2017}}
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In popular culture
The song has been used as Ronda Rousey's entrance music in her UFC and WWE careers. Jett performed the song live at WrestleMania 35, as Rousey entered the ring to defend her WWE Raw Women's Championship in the first ever women's Main Event at WrestleMania.{{Cite news |url=https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/joan-jett-ronda-rousey-bad-reputation-wwe-wrestlemania-35/|first=Brandon|last=Stroud|title=Rock Legend Joan Jett Will Play Ronda Rousey To The Ring At WrestleMania|date=March 26, 2019|access-date=March 26, 2019 }}
The song has been used for ads promoting Folgers, Jack Daniel's, and Nike.{{Citation |title=Folgers TV Spot, 'Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves: Hometown' Song by Joan Jett |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bKYO/folgers-allow-us-to-reintroduce-ourselves-hometown |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Jack Daniel's TV Spot, 'Labels' Song by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1gbF/jack-daniels-labels-song-by-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Nike TV Spot, 'Dream Further' Featuring Gerard Piqué, Neymar Jr., Lieke Martens |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/oZzT/nike-dream-further-featuring-gerard-piqu-neymar-jr-lieke-martens |access-date=2023-07-21 |language=en}}
The song is featured in the opening scene of 1999 teen romantic comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You.{{Citation |title=10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - Soundtracks - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/soundtrack/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en}}
The song is the theme for the TV show Freaks and Geeks. It was also featured in the 2001 animated film Shrek, and a cover of the song by Halfcocked is featured on the soundtrack.{{Citation |title=Bad Reputation {{!}} Shrek Sound Track Lyrics, Meaning & Videos |url=https://sonichits.com/video/Shrek_Sound_Track/Bad_Reputation |access-date=2023-09-04 |language=en}}
The song was used as an entrance song for Taylor Swift’s 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.{{Citation |title= Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour sees her bite back with a glorious pop spectacle
|url= https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/09/taylor-swifts-reputation-tour-see-bite-back-glorious-pop-spectacle-7610227/ |language=en}}
The song was used as the opening theme for the 2023 movie Red, White & Royal Blue.{{Cite web|last=Edwards |first=Chris |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Here’s every song on the Red, White & Royal Blue soundtrack |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-song-on-the-red-white-royal-blue-soundtrack-3488820/ |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=Nme |language=en-US}}
A version of the song, performed by Kylie Cantrall, was recorded for the soundtrack of the 2024 film Descendants: The Rise of Red.{{Cite web |title=China Anne McClain & Kylie Cantrall Perform "What's My Name (Red Version)" From Descendants: The Rise Of Red Soundtrack In New Music Video |url=https://press.disneyplus.com/news/disney-plus-descendants-the-rise-of-red-whats-my-name-music-video |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=Disney Plus Press |language=en}} It was featured in one of the teasers for the film.{{YouTube|id=UBkDYVs5Ers|title=Descendants: The Rise of Red {{!}} Paint It Red 🌹❤️ {{!}} Teaser {{!}} @DisneyDescendants}}
Avril Lavigne version
{{Infobox song
| name = Bad Reputation
| cover =
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = promotional single
| artist = Avril Lavigne
| album = One Piece Film: Z
| released = {{Start date|2012|12|12}}
| recorded = 2008
| studio = Mr. Biz Studio (Los Angeles)
| genre = Punk rock
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=42}}
| label = Sony Music Japan
| writer = {{Flatlist|
- Joan Jett
- Ritchie Cordell
- Kenny Laguna
- Marty Joe Kupersmith
}}
| producer = * Deryck Whibley
}}
=Background, release and composition=
"Bad Reputation" is a promotional single from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne from the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, released on 11 December 2012. The song was originally featured in a video montage interval during Lavigne's The Best Damn Tour in 2008, before appearing as bonus tracks on her fourth and fifth studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013). On 17 October 2012, it was announced that Lavigne would be contributing two songs to the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, being "Bad Reputation" and a cover of the 2001 Nickelback song "How You Remind Me".{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-17/u.s-singer-avril-lavigne-contributes-one-piece-film-z-themes |title=Canadian Singer Avril Lavigne Contributes One Piece Film Z Themes |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2012-10-17 |access-date=2012-11-23}} An exclusive promotional CD single was released in Japan on 12 December 2012.
=Commercial reception=
"Bad Reputation" charted moderately upon release, ultimately peaking at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
=Track listings=
=Charts=
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| Chart (2012)
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| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2012&month=12&day=24 Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN]
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=バッド・レピュテーション|type=single|artist=Avril Lavigne|relyear=2011|award=Gold|certyear=2014|certmonth=2|digital=true|note=Digital single|access-date=September 9, 2021}}
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=Release history=
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| scope="row"| Japan
| {{start date|2012|12|12}} | CD | align="center"| {{Cite AV media notes |first=Avril |last=Lavigne |title=Bad Reputation / How You Remind Me |publisher=Sony Music Japan |medium=CD }} Catalog no. SDCI-81389. |
References
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{{Joan Jett}}
{{Avril Lavigne songs}}
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Category:Songs written by Joan Jett
Category:Comedy television theme songs
Category:Television drama theme songs
Category:Songs written by Ritchie Cordell