"Bad Reputation" is a

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song co-written and recorded by

Joan Jett Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American singer, guitarist, record producer, and actress. Jett is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for earlier founding and per ...

from her debut album of the same name. Though it was initially only released as a single in Germany, it remains one of her signature songs.

Accolades

In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. 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".

Video

A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "

I Love Rock 'n' Roll "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows, a British rock band, in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, released as the first single from her album of ...

". 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 Kenneth Benjamin Laguna is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Joan Jett. Biography Laguna was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States, and started playing piano at high school dances from th ...

, cofounder of

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, appears in a cameo as the

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executive. However, the song can be heard played loudly on a jukebox in a bar at the beginning of the "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" music video.

Certifications

In popular culture

"Bad Reputation" was the opening theme to the television series ''

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'', in the romantic comedy film '' 10 Things I Hate About You'', and was also used in the opening credits of the ''

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'' series ''

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''.

Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Women� ...

first used the song in 2013 as her entrance music when she was

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's Women's Bantamweight Champion at the pay-per-view event

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, and continuously used the song as her entrance music throughout her UFC career. In 2018, Rousey made her debut in

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and would continue to use the song as her entrance music. Jett performed the song live at

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as Rousey entered the ring for her match to defend her

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in the first ever woman's main event at WrestleMania 35. In the 2001 film ''

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'', the song is featured in a fight scene parodying professional wrestling. While the original Jett recording is heard in the film, a cover version by

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appears on the soundtrack album. The song was also featured in "Buried Pleasure" (season 1, episode 13 of ''

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'') and the 2010 film ''Kick-Ass''. In 2022, the song was featured in a commercial for

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Avril Lavigne version

Background, release and composition

"Bad Reputation" is a promotional single from Canadian singer

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...

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 ''

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'' in 2008, before appearing as bonus tracks on her fourth and fifth studio albums, ''

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'' (2011) and ''

'' (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

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song "

How You Remind Me "How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and composed by the band, the track was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, ''Silver Side Up'' (2001). ...

". 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

*Japan 2 tracks CD single # "Bad Reputation" — 2:42 # "

" — 4:03

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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