"Bad!" (stylized as "BAD!") is a song by American rapper and singer
XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion gai ...
, released as a single on November 9, 2018.
It is XXXTentacion's fifth
posthumous
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single, and his third posthumous single to go platinum.
Background
"Bad!" was previously teased along with three album projects XXXTentacion was set to release in 2018 before his death in June.
Publications reported that "Bad!" would appear on ''Skins'' after a clip of XXXTentacion was posted to his
Instagram
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timeline of him talking about the album after singing a line from it.
DJ Scheme also said that the next of XXXTentacion's projects to be released would be ''Skins''; this was confirmed in November after the pre-order for the album became available.
Promotion
The song was previewed in footage posted to XXXTentacion's Instagram timeline, with the rapper singing a line of the song and talking about ''Skins''.
Music video
In November 2018, the XXXTentacion estate, along with Bad Vibes Forever and Empire Records, launched an animated video contest for the new single. Several artists created 15-second animated snippets from which fans of the late rapper voted for their favorite via XXXTentacion's official website.
The official music video for "Bad!" was released via XXXTentacion's
YouTube
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page on December 15, 2018. It was animated and directed by Tristan Zammit. It features
anime
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-style depictions of X with his various signature hairstyles as he is planting, cultivating, and then becoming one with the
tree of life
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.
As of May 2023, the music video has been viewed over 180 million times.
Covers
In January 2019, Dutch DJ
R3hab released a cover of "Bad!" as a tribute to XXXTentacion.
Personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube.
*
XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion gai ...
– vocals, writing
* Dave Kutch – mastering
* Kevin Peterson – mastering assistant
* John Cunningham – production, writing, recording, drums, programming
* Robert Soukiasyan – production, writing, mixing, keyboards
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2018 singles
2018 songs
XXXTentacion songs
Songs released posthumously
Songs written by XXXTentacion
Empire Distribution singles