Bad Girl (Madonna Song)
"Bad Girl" is a song by Madonna, released as the third single from her 1992 studio album Erotica in February 1993 by Maverick Records. Written by Madonna, Shep Pettibone, and Anthony Shimkin and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone, the single was released a month after the controversial erotic thriller Body of Evidence, which also starred Madonna. The song was a modest success on the charts, reaching number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the UK Singles Chart, falling off the chart shortly after. This caused the release of the next UK single "Fever" to be released only four weeks later.
The music video to accompany the single was directed by David Fincher, who had previously collaborated on Madonna's "Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue" videos. It also features the American actor Christopher Walken who plays "a guardian angel (or the angel of death)".
Madonna has only ever performed the song live once during an appearance on Saturday Night Live in January 1993. In North America the single included remixes of the album track "Fever", which was released independently in Europe as the fourth single from Erotica.
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