"Want You Bad" is a song by American punk rock band

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. The song is featured as the fourth track on the band's sixth studio album, '' Conspiracy of One'' (2000), and was released as its second single. The song is also featured on the band's ''

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'' album (2005). It became another Offspring US Hot Modern Rock Track top 10. The title is a play on words, with the narrator of the song saying to his girlfriend he wants her "to be bad" as in a

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way, rather than he wants her "badly". The song was remixed by

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singer

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. The remix appeared on some versions of the " Million Miles Away" single. Two of the single's B-sides, "80 Times" and "Autonomy", appeared on the band's 2010 Japan only compilation album ''

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''.

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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, California, during January 10–11, 2001, and was directed by

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. It takes place at a party, with the band playing in the background. The protagonist is a man trying it on with various women in attendance, failing each time. Soon, the partygoers start to open up cans with the Offspring logo on them. These explode violently with foam when opened leading to the party starting to get chaotic. Eventually the man finds a woman who does not balk at his whispered suggestions. Meanwhile, the party has descended into chaos as the foam covers even the band and some of them are tackled to the ground by the partiers, though the music still plays. In the closing moments of the video, the woman is shown shaking one of the Offspring cans in front of the man. The man looks on excited as it finally explodes - the foam appears to blow his head off while the woman laughs and smiles as the camera fades to black.

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, the band's lead vocalist, said he hated this video, saying that it was too "cheesy", although it is one of his favorite songs.Commentary for the video on ''

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'', released 2005 The first model (in a black bikini) was played (supposedly) by Kim Smith, the second model (in a red dress) is

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and the third model is Katelyn Rosaasen. The music video appears on the ''

'' DVD, released in 2005.

Track listings

Version 1 Version 2 Version 3

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

In popular culture

*The song was the opening song to the 2001 film '' Tomcats''. *The song was featured in the 2001 comedy film ''

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''. *The song was featured in the video game '' Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller''.

References

External links

* {{Authority control The Offspring songs 2000 singles Songs written by Dexter Holland Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer) 2000 songs Columbia Records singles Songs about BDSM