"Girl All the Bad Guys Want" is a single by American rock band

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, from their 2002 album, ''

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''. The song was written by

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(formerly of

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), who has also written songs for

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and

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. Released on July 15, 2002, the song reached number eight on the

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, number 15 in Ireland, and number 64 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was nominated for a 2003

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for "Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo". "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album ''

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'', leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as "the career-saving song" on

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Music video

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was directed by Smith N Borin and featured the band in various spoofs of

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bands' videos, such as Staind's "

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" and

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's "

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", both of which were directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. In one scene, Jaret as Staind frontman Aaron Lewis is seen singing with a constipated look on his face and is revealed to be on an actual toilet. Another band member urinates on a wall. In the final "Break Stuff" scene three guys dressed as

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and

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from Slipknot gang up on Jaret dressed as Fred, a reference to the feud between Slipknot and Limp Bizkit at the time. Guitarist Chris Burney also dresses in a parody of

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's unconventional stage attire and makeup. The video is inter cut between these scenes and scenes of a girl, played by Linda Christopher and possibly the girl Jaret sings about, watching the band on TVs displayed in a store through the front window. The music video became the last music video to be played on the British music channel Scuzz directly before its closure on November 15, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Girl All The Bad Guys Want 2002 songs 2002 singles Bowling for Soup songs Jive Records singles Song recordings produced by Butch Walker Songs written by Butch Walker Songs written by Jaret Reddick UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles