Bad to the Bone

"Bad to the Bone" is a song by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1982 on the album of the same name by EMI America Records. The song adapts the hook and lyrics of Muddy Waters' 1955 song "Mannish Boy". While "Bad to the Bone" was not widely popular upon its initial release, its music video made recurrent appearances on MTV, created a year before. Licensing for films, television, and commercials has since made the song more popular. Author Jim Beviglia opined that despite the song not landing on the Hot 100 chart, it "outstrips all other 80s songs in terms of the way it has essentially become cultural shorthand".

"Bad to the Bone"
US single picture sleeve
Single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers
from the album Bad to the Bone
B-side"No Particular Place to Go"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1982
Recorded1982
Genre
Length4:52
3:36 (single edit)
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)George Thorogood
Producer(s)The Delaware Destroyers
George Thorogood and the Destroyers singles chronology
"Nobody but Me"
(1982)
"Bad to the Bone"
(1982)
"Rock and Roll Christmas"
(1983)
Music video
"Bad to the Bone" on YouTube
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