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| Released | 28 July 1991 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Melodian | |||
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"Bad Boys" is a song by Australian band Roxus. The song was released in July 1991 as the second single from their debut studio album Nightstreet (1991). The song peaked at number 39 on the Australian ARIA Chart.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) [1] | 39 |
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