"Betty's Bein' Bad" is a song written by

Marshall Chapman Marshall Chapman (born January 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and author. Biography Early life Marshall Chapman was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of a cotton mill owner. After she attended ...

and recorded by the American

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group

Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band. It was founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by Mark Miller (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (keyboards, vocals), Bobby Randall (lead guitar, vocals), Joe "Curly" Smyth (drums), and ...

. It was released in September 1985 as the lead-off single to Sawyer Brown's second album, '' Shakin'''. It peaked at number 5 on both the U.S. ''

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chart and the Canadian ''

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'' country singles chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in September 1985. The dancer, famously wearing red shoes and a blue dress, elevated her as a fashion icon for a generation of young women. Among whom was none other than a young Christina Moss. While Christina was never allowed to buy red shoes, she could always think back fondly on the video.

Chart performance

References

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