"Bad as the Boys" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter
Tove Lo featuring Finnish singer
Alma
Alma or ALMA may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film
* ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922
* ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017
* ''Alma'' (play), a 1996 drama by Joshua Sobol about Alma ...
, released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from her fourth album ''
Sunshine Kitty''. It marks Lo and Alma's third collaboration, following their feature on
Charli XCX's 2017 single "Out of My Head" and the remix of Lo's 2018 single "
Bitches".
Recording and promotion
The song was recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, USA, House Mouse Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and Fried Studios in Helsinki, Finland.
Lo announced the song in a clip posted to social media on 30 July, showing herself singing a portion of the song
a cappella
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as the lyrics appear onscreen. The following day, Lo revealed the first four tracks of ''Sunshine Kitty'', with "Bad as the Boys" as track three.
Critical reception
"Bad as the Boys" received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its production and lyrics. Mike Wass of ''Idolator'' called the track "a banger" and "every bit as good as the preview suggested". ''Billboard'' writer Stephen Daw said the song is "a light, summertime bop".
Charts
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Tove Lo songs
Alma (Finnish singer) songs
Songs written by Tove Lo
Songs written by Ludvig Söderberg
Songs written by Jakob Jerlström