Reception
In the US, "Big Bad John" spent five weeks at number one on the pop chart, two weeks on the country chart, and ten weeks on the Easy Listening chart. It was also a number-two hit in the United Kingdom.
The song received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year, while Dean's performance of the song earned him a nomination for Best Male Solo Vocal Performance.
Dean's LP Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales, where the song first appeared, reached number twenty-three in the pop charts. The song was the B-side of "I Won't Go Huntin' with You Jake", but ended up becoming much more popular than the latter.
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