Bad Girl (Danity Kane song)

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"Bad Girl"
Bad Girl (Danity Kane song).jpg
Single by Danity Kane featuring Missy Elliott
from the album Welcome to the Dollhouse
B-side "Damaged"
ReleasedJuly 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
Studio Circle House Recording Studios (Miami, Florida) [1]
Length4:03(album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Danja
Danity Kane singles chronology
"Damaged"
(2008)
"Bad Girl"
(2008)
"Lemonade"
(2014)
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott) (radio version)3:25
2."Bad Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott) (album version)4:03
3."Bad Girl" (no rap version)3:22
4."Bad Girl" (instrumental)4:03
12" single [14] [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott) (album version)3:25
2."Bad Girl" (instrumental)4:03
3."Bad Girl" (a capella)3:22
4."Damaged" (album version)4:06
5."Damaged" (instrumental)4:06
6."Damaged" (a capella)3:33

Credits

According to the Welcome to the Dollhouse liner notes. [1]

A-side "Bad Girl"
B-side – "Damaged"

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bad Girl"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [7] 10
US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [6] 85

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Bad Girl"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJuly 1, 2008 Digital download [16]
July 15, 2008 12" maxi single [13]
GermanyJuly 14, 2008 [17]

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