Super Bad (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Super Bad

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Artist = James Brown
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A-side = "Super Bad Pts. 1 & 2"
B-side = "Super Bad Pt. 3"
Released = October 1970
Format = 7" (mono)
Recorded = June 30, 1970, Starday-King Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre = Funk
Length = 4:26 (Pts. 1 & 2)
Label = King
6329
Writer = James Brown
Producer = James Brown
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Misc ="Super Bad" is a 1970 James Brown song. Originally released as a three-part single, it was a #1 R&B hit. The song's lyrics include the refrain "I've got soul and I'm super bad." The positive use of the word "bad" is an example of linguistic reappropriation, which Brown had done before in "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud".

The song includes a tenor saxophone solo by Robert McCollough, during which Brown yells "Blow me some Trane, brother!"

Brown re-recorded "Super Bad" for a 1971 album of the same name.

Personnel

* James Brown - lead vocal

"with The J.B.'s:"
* Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet
* Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet
* Robert McCollough - tenor saxophone
* Bobby Byrd - organ
* Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar
* William "Bootsy" Collins - bass
* John "Jabo" Starks - drums
* Johnny Griggs - congas

Chart positions

Appearances and references in media

* The song is prominently featured in the film "The New Guy".
* In a "Boondocks" strip Michael Caesar interrupts his elementary school class to recite the song lyrics.
* A exclusive remix of this song was featured on the video game Gran Turismo 4The song was also featured in White Men Can't Jump.

References

* Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In "Star Time" (pp. 46-53) [CD liner notes] . London: Polydor Records.
* White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In "Star Time" (pp. 54-59) [CD liner notes] . London: Polydor Records.The song has also appeared in the 1992 movie White Men Can't Jump however it didnt make an appearance in the Soundtrack of the movie

The song appears in The Nutty Professor

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:kjfqxz9kld6e Song Review] at Allmusic
* [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Super+Bad&type=4 List of songs that sample "Super Bad"]