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The song was an energetic but endearing tale of a Rebel lious teenage lad's struggle against his parents who are concerned about his late-night activities. Although George wrote and sang it from the Teenager 's perspective (he was himself only 19 when he composed it and the character refers to being that age in the song), he also penned a Middle Eight in which the "parents" (George putting on more "adult" voices) aired their concerns, which included late nights and Cigarette s and ultimately asking''"Why do you have to be so cruel?"'' It was the third single to be taken from Wham!'s debut album, ''Fantastic!'', and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart . At the time, Wham! were projecting a hard, politically-motivated image, with ''Bad Boys'' one of a number of songs projecting a stance of mood and youthful independence. ''Bad Boys'' became the biggest hit from the debut album, although it would be usurped by '' Wake Me Up Before You Go Go '' in 1984 , which became the first of four UK #1 singles the duo would enjoy. George quickly denounced ''Bad Boys'' as a song he hated, stating it was ''"like an Albatross round my neck".'' |
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