Peak
45
Weeks
8
Score
541
Chart Year
1960
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Not to be confused with any later song of the same title, in the May 2013 BBC documentary Rock 'N' Roll Britannia Marty Wilde said he wrote it silver disk - more out of frustration than anything else. It was about staying out late, and other trivial things that teens did in that era - and ever since. It was released on the Phillips label in December 1959 backed by "It's Been Nice" and rereleased on the Old Gold label in August 1982 backed by "Danny." 23 years later, Marty's daughter Kim Wilde had a hit with a song he co-wrote: "Kids In America." >>
All the people down the street, whoever you meet Say I'm a bad boy, say I'm a bad boy Say I'm a bad boy Even dear old dad, when he gets mad Says I'm a bad boy, says I'm a bad boy Says I'm a bad boy Well, you see now, I got a girl And we stay out late, almost every night Well, the people just stare and they declare Well well, it just ain't right But if only they knew how I love you They'd say a bad boy, could be a good boy Who's just in love Well, you see now, I got a girl And we stay out late, almost every night Well, the people just stare and they declare Well well, it just ain't right But if only they knew how I love you They'd say a bad boy, could be a good boy Who's just in love So much in love So crazy in love So much in love
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 8, 1960 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Feb 15, 1960 | 62 | 64 |
| 3 | Feb 22, 1960 | 45 | 81 |
| 4 | Feb 29, 1960 | 49 | 77 |
| 5 | Mar 7, 1960 | 48 | 78 |
| 6 | Mar 14, 1960 | 58 | 68 |
| 7 | Mar 21, 1960 | 74 | 52 |
| 8 | Mar 28, 1960 | 97 | 29 |