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{{short description|2019 single by Tove Lo featuring Alma}}
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| name = Bad as the Boys
| name = Bad as the Boys
| type = single
| type = single
| cover =
| cover = Tove Lo - Bad as the Boys.png
| alt =
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| artist = [[Tove Lo]] featuring [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]]
| artist = [[Tove Lo]] featuring [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]]
| album = Sunshine Kitty
| album = [[Sunshine Kitty]]
| released = {{start date|2019|8|2|df=y}}
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| format = {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2019/08/tove-lo-bad-as-the-boys/|title=Tove Lo shares 'Sunshine Kitty' details, drops "Bad As The Boys" ft. ALMA|website=Substream Magazine|last=Aikins|first=Gabriel|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
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* [[indie pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thomasbleach.com/2019/08/04/single-review-tove-lo-feat-alma-bad-as-the-boys/|title=SINGLE REVIEW: Tove Lo feat. ALMA – Bad As The Boys|website=ThomasBleach|last=Bleach|first=Thomas|date=3 August 2019 |accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref>
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| length = {{duration|m=3|s=6}}
| label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| writer = {{hlist|Jakob Jerlström|Ludvig Söderberg||[[Tove Lo|Ebba Nilsson]]}}
| writer =
| producer =
| producer = [[The Struts]]
| chronology = [[Tove Lo]]
| chronology = [[Tove Lo]]
| prev_title = [[Glad He's Gone]]
| prev_title = [[Glad He's Gone]]
| prev_year = 2019
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = [[Jacques (song)|Jacques]]
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| artist = [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]]
| artist = [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]]
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| title = Bad as the Boys
| title = Bad as the Boys
| year = 2019
| year = 2019
| next_title = [[How It's Done]]
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"'''Bad as the Boys'''" is an upcoming song by Swedish singer-songwriter [[Tove Lo]] featuring Finnish singer [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]], scheduled to be released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from her upcoming album ''Sunshine Kitty''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/tove-lo-announces-new-single-bad-as-the-boys-featuring-alma|title=Tove Lo announces new single 'Bad as the Boys' featuring ALMA|website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=30 July 2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref>
"'''Bad as the Boys'''" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter [[Tove Lo]] featuring Finnish singer [[Alma (Finnish singer)|Alma]], released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from her fourth album ''[[Sunshine Kitty]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/tove-lo-announces-new-single-bad-as-the-boys-featuring-alma|title=Tove Lo announces new single 'Bad as the Boys' featuring ALMA|website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|last=Kenneally|first=Cerys|date=30 July 2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> It marks Lo and Alma's third collaboration, following their feature on [[Charli XCX]]'s 2017 single "Out of My Head" and the remix of Lo's 2018 single "[[Bitches (Tove Lo song)|Bitches]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7842978/tove-lo-joins-forces-with-alma-for-bad-as-the-boys|title=Tove Lo Joins Forces With ALMA For 'Bad As The Boys'|website=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=31 July 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref>


==Recording and promotion==
==Promotion==
The song was recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, USA, House Mouse Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and Fried Studios in Helsinki, Finland.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Sunshine Kitty |title-link=Sunshine Kitty |others=[[Tove Lo]] |year=2019 |page=3 |type=booklet |publisher=Universal Music AB |id=00602508064999}}</ref>
Lo announced the song in a clip posted to social media on 30 July, showing herself singing a portion of the song [[a cappella]] as the lyrics appear onscreen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0i_unVgIQx/|title=#badastheboys feat. @cyberalma 🐾 midnight august 2nd|via=[[Instagram]]|date=30 July 2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> The following day, Lo revealed the first four tracks of ''Sunshine Kitty'', with "Bad as the Boys" as track three following "Gritty Pretty (Intro)" and "[[Glad He's Gone]]", and followed by "Sweet Talk My Heart".<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ToveLo|number=1156584772849852416|title=🐾|date=31 July 2019|accessdate=1 August 2019}}</ref>
Lo announced the song in a clip posted to social media on 30 July, showing herself singing a portion of the song [[a cappella]] as the lyrics appear onscreen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tove-lo-announces-new-single-bad-as-the-boys-2534053|title=Tove Lo announces new single 'Bad as the Boys' in Karaoke-inspired teaser – watch|work=[[NME]]|last=Skinner|first=Tom|date=31 July 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019}}</ref> The following day, Lo revealed the first four tracks of ''Sunshine Kitty'', with "Bad as the Boys" as track three.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ToveLo|number=1156584772849852416|title=🐾|date=31 July 2019|accessdate=1 August 2019}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
"Bad as the Boys" received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its production and lyrics. Mike Wass of ''Idolator'' called the track "a banger" and "every bit as good as the preview suggested".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7842978/tove-lo-joins-forces-with-alma-for-bad-as-the-boys|title=Tove Lo Joins Forces With ALMA For "Bad As The Boys"|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mikeaccessdate=12 August 2019|date=2 August 2019 }}</ref> ''Billboard'' writer Stephen Daw said the song is "a light, summertime bop".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8525867/tove-lo-alma-bad-as-the-boys-video|title=Tove Lo Enlists Alma to Get Over Her Girl Crush For 'Bad as the Boys': Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Daw|first=Stephen|accessdate=12 August 2019}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4733|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=12 August 2019|accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>
| 14
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=32|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|accessdate=9 August 2019}}</ref>
| 9
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 17 November 2022

"Bad as the Boys"
Single by Tove Lo featuring Alma
from the album Sunshine Kitty
Released2 August 2019 (2019-08-02)
StudioMXM Studios (Los Angeles, USA)
House Mouse Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Fried Studios (Helsinki, Finland)
Genre
Length3:06
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Struts
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Glad He's Gone"
(2019) 		"Bad as the Boys"
(2019) 		"Jacques"
(2019)
Alma singles chronology
"Lonely Night"
(2019) 		"Bad as the Boys"
(2019) 		"How It's Done"
(2019)

"Bad as the Boys" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo featuring Finnish singer Alma, released on 2 August 2019 as the second single from her fourth album Sunshine Kitty.[3] It marks Lo and Alma's third collaboration, following their feature on Charli XCX's 2017 single "Out of My Head" and the remix of Lo's 2018 single "Bitches".[4]

Recording and promotion

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The song was recorded at MXM Studios in Los Angeles, USA, House Mouse Studios in Stockholm, Sweden and Fried Studios in Helsinki, Finland.[5] Lo announced the song in a clip posted to social media on 30 July, showing herself singing a portion of the song a cappella as the lyrics appear onscreen.[6] The following day, Lo revealed the first four tracks of Sunshine Kitty, with "Bad as the Boys" as track three.[7]

Critical reception

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"Bad as the Boys" received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its production and lyrics. Mike Wass of Idolator called the track "a banger" and "every bit as good as the preview suggested".[8] Billboard writer Stephen Daw said the song is "a light, summertime bop".[9]

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 14
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 9

References

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  1. ^ Aikins, Gabriel. "Tove Lo shares 'Sunshine Kitty' details, drops "Bad As The Boys" ft. ALMA". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ Bleach, Thomas (3 August 2019). "SINGLE REVIEW: Tove Lo feat. ALMA – Bad As The Boys". ThomasBleach. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (30 July 2019). "Tove Lo announces new single 'Bad as the Boys' featuring ALMA". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ Wass, Mike (31 July 2019). "Tove Lo Joins Forces With ALMA For 'Bad As The Boys'". Idolator. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ Sunshine Kitty (booklet). Tove Lo. Universal Music AB. 2019. p. 3. 00602508064999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Skinner, Tom (31 July 2019). "Tove Lo announces new single 'Bad as the Boys' in Karaoke-inspired teaser – watch". NME. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ @ToveLo (31 July 2019). "🐾" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 August 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Wass, Mikeaccessdate=12 August 2019 (2 August 2019). "Tove Lo Joins Forces With ALMA For "Bad As The Boys"". Idolator.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Daw, Stephen. "Tove Lo Enlists Alma to Get Over Her Girl Crush For 'Bad as the Boys': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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