Album: Bad (1987)
Charted: 3 1
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  • Your butt is mine
    Gonna tell you right
    Just show your face
    In broad daylight
    I'm telling you
    On how I feel
    Gonna hurt your mind
    Don't shoot to kill
    Come on
    Come on
    Lay it on me
    All right

    I'm giving you
    On count of three
    To show your stuff
    Or let it be
    I'm telling you
    Just watch your mouth
    I know your game
    What you're about

    But they say the sky's the limit
    And to me that's really true
    But my friend you have seen nothin'
    Just wait 'til I get through

    Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again
    Who's bad

    The word is out
    You're doin' wrong
    Gonna lock you up
    Before too long
    Your lyin' eyes
    Gonna tell you right
    So listen up
    Don't make a fight
    Your talk is cheap
    You're not a man
    You're throwin' stones
    To hide your hands

    But they say the sky's the limit
    And to me that's really true
    And my friends you have seen nothin'
    Just wait 'til I get through

    Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again
    Who's bad

    We can change the world tomorrow
    This could be a better place
    If you don't like what I'm sayin'
    Then won't you slap my face

    Because I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on, you know (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again

    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it, you know it (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know, you know, you know, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again

    You know I'm, woo, I'm bad, you know it (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, baby (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know, you know, you know it, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again

    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, woo (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    You know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it (bad, bad, really, really bad)
    And the whole world has to
    Answer right now
    Just to tell you once again
    Who's bad? Writer/s: Michael Jackson
    Publisher: Sentric Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 28

  • Lizzyforlife from UsaActually, if you look at the video for "19" by Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott you will see immediately Michael was influenced by not only the video (garage scene) but the lyric from 19 "I'm Bad"!!

    Also, as far Michael's single gloved hand, Phil Lynott was wearing a single glove in the 60s when he was the lead singer of one of his early bands the Black Eagles from Dublin, Ireland. Phil continued with a single glove as the lead in Thin Lizzy especially during the 80s Thunder and Lightning era whence he continued with the leathers and chains as a front man of the greatest band ever Thin Lizzy. you better ask somebody.

    Michael even saw Thin Lizzy on tour in the USA as part of the Day At the Races Tour headlined by Queen in the 70s.
  • Alexmantoan from ItalyNobody talked about the homage Michael did to Earth, Wind and Fire’s song “Can’t find love”: the very beginning of “Bad” is exactly the same and in the same tone. Very surprising! not surprising he loved Earth Wind and Fire’s music
  • Anonymous from Unite Kingdom"Your butt is mine" only means something that is not innocent to people with those kinds of minds. It is the people reading something into that who have the problem, not Michael Jackson!! He has been proven to be innocent but some people again would always want to find the innocent guilty!! It is probably jealousy of Michael Jackson's extreme talent
  • Anonymous from United StatesMichael Jackson is innocent, he's been proven innocent multiple times. LN was BS and full of lies, all of the allegations are lies. Please do some research before spouting false information on the internet.
  • Robert S Hess from New HampshireThis song is about Genesis 36:13 and the identity of the false prophet muhhamed. Don't ever take bad names to Michael, the only pedophile is the prophet (grease be upon him)
  • Cycodawg from Southern California As someone who listens to music, Plays and Creates music as a bass player and as a listener of music (in order to create and find the Best Bass riffs to compile music I find envigorating in my genre) Micheal Jackson was a bad ass and definately earned his crownn as King of Pop I totally believe he had too much money and oeoe sern hom as a target to get rich fast using thier children Micheal I think was asexual not interested in sex like like most people are but more interested in trying to capture a childhood he never had Anyone who has been beaten by their father a mam they idolize and aspire to be knows exactly what I am talking about long before now He built an Amusement park at his house....His heart was only 15 years old and would always just a little boy inside, later on as I grew up and listened to and heard his music I would come to love Micheal Jackson as a musician entertainer and person I believe he just wanted to be happy an not alone.
  • Bridget from CoI'm shocked the original video is so long. I would've watched it but I'd get bored. I wonder why it's like that though..
  • Randall from MarylandMichael admitted he got inspiration from different genres and movies/musicals. I'm sure Toni knew Michael has always said this and just wanted to say something to get people to talk crap
  • Krista from Crestview, FlJesus and Ash..your perception on Michael Jackson is twisted. Innocent until proven guilty...which he has been through all the searches for the past 10+ years...if he really did anything of it...I'm sure physical proof could have been found. Plus must we forget the infamous Chandlers...right after Michael passed admitted they sued for money...go figure.
  • Josh from Leroy, NyI hate the BAH he does in between lines it annoys me.
  • John from Dublin, IrelandNot only did Martin Scorsese direct this music video, but many of the his top collaborators also worked on the project including, cinematographer Michael Chapman (Raging Bull / Taxi Driver), writer Richard Price (The Color of Money), producer Barbara De Fina (The Color of Money) (Scorsese's ex-wife) and editor Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull). Darryl (Michael Jackson)'s mom is played by Roberta Flack.
  • Rhi from Kathmandu, Nepaluh lets not charge him with something he was acquitted for..
    he was the best entertainer ever. period.
    MJ said that the video for this song is inspired by a true story where a ghetto kid who attended a fancy school was murdered by his friends because he wasnt "bad" enough...
  • Ekristheh from Halath, United StatesAs concerned as Michael was about his weight, "Fat" and "Eat It" were perfect send-ups. Weird Al is always careful to get permission from artists he was going to make fun of, and I bet Michael watched those videos when they came out and laughed his head off.
  • Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnI don't care for the song but the video is cool.
  • Micky from Los Angeles, CaEven though alot of controversy surrounded him, i still tend to think positively about Michael. He was an incredible vocalist with superior control.
  • Michaela from Brooklyn, NyI want Prince and Lady T to do a duet together...that would be hot... and Mariah Carey and Prince,Lady T and Mariah carey..aw man that would be hot!i was surprised to find a duet from Prince and Maddona...the song was rare and nice.
  • Farrah from Elon, NcI loved how Weird Al Yankvic parodied the video to "Bad" It was so hilarious.
  • Matthew from Dalton, PaJackson did not perform those lyrics to create those pedophilic,perverted acts,Jesus. He was only crafting a new image of himself. Michael Jackson does not liqour helpless children. HE IS INNOCENT !!
  • Sarah Floyd from Bloomingdale, Ili like the way he dances in this video! i also like what he wears in this song video. michael jackson is the bomb. good thing he is the king of pop!
  • Jesus from Halifax, MeThis song is an autobiographical account of Michael Jackson's insatiable appetite for pedophilia. The overt references to his preference for sodomy ("your butt is mine"), his preference for light bd/sm ("just slap my face"), etc. Truly a sick, twisted man, Jackson saw no reason to disguise his perversions in the recording studio.
  • Ash from Charleston, WvYeah, you're REAL bad, Michael. Liquoring up helpless children (one of whom was a cancer survivor!) so you can do as you please with them. Dude, that's like the very definition of cool.
  • Nathan from Defiance, OhYes that was Wesley Snipes. I know he is a huge freak now, but I still think Jacko is one of the most important figures in music history.
  • Rhedyn Williams from Bristol, EnglandHave you seen the video? Michael looks anything but "bad"...the word "camp" springs to mind...
  • Joshua from Niagara Falls, CanadaI think that Michael became the king of pop because of this song and because of thriller. MJ is still the undisputed king of pop and you have to admit that. I know that someone is going to write otherwise about this but think about it, who else had another album that sold 59 million records worldwide and al together he sold 180 million records. He's a legend and you can't refuse that.
  • Taylor from Austin, TxAll three of you are right.
  • Jade from Chippewa Falls, Wi I always laugh at this song. It sounds like he saying, 'I'm fat' instead of 'I'm bad'. I love the Wierd Al version of this song. So funny.
  • Paul from Malibu, Cawas sheryl the blonde mohican babe ?
  • Ari from Elizabeth, NjI hear Wesley Snipes made his acting debut in the video.
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