"Bad Bad Boy" is a song and single by Scottish rock group Nazareth. It was first released in 1973.

Background and chart success

Musicians are

Dan McCafferty William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013. ...

on lead vocals, Darrell Sweet on percussion, Pete Agnew on bass guitar and

Manny Charlton Manuel Charlton (25 July 1941 – 5 July 2022) was a Scottish musician, who was known as a founding member of the influential Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and was their lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. He also produced a string of succe ...

on electric guitar. The song came from their 1973 album

Razamanaz ''Razamanaz'' is the third studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in May 1973. It was the band's first LP record to break the charts and was produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple, who the band was on tour with at the t ...

. The song was the second of eleven of Nazareth's singles to chart in the UK. It reached 10 in 1973 staying for 9 weeks. A 2010 re-issue of their 1973 album

Loud 'n' Proud ''Loud 'n' Proud'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, and their second to be released in 1973. It is the first of two albums the band released to reach #1 in the Austrian charts. Track listing 1996 Castl ...

contained ''Bad Bad Boy'' as a bonus track not included on the original release. It was taken from a live recording from the Bob Harris show on

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References

{{authority control 1973 songs 1973 singles Nazareth (band) songs Song recordings produced by Roger Glover Mooncrest Records singles Songs written by Dan McCafferty Songs written by Darrell Sweet (musician) Songs written by Manny Charlton