"Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" is a song by American musician Chris Isaak, released as the first track to the 1995 album Forever Blue. Filled with sensuality and erotic imagery, the song was described by Isaak as a declaration to "somebody who is so evil and twisted and bad, and yet, you still want them". The title evokes how "That’s a bad bad thing" is used by both parents scolding misbehaving children and adults during sexual intercourse.[1] In September 1999, a remix of the song peaked at number nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, outperforming the number-27 peak of the original. In the United States, the 1999 reissue reached number three on the BillboardAdult Alternative Songs chart.
Similar to how Isaak's "Wicked Game" only became a success following its inclusion in Wild at Heart (1990), the song got most of its mainstream recognition after being featured in the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Kubrick heard the song as Kidman listened to Isaak's music to liven up during rehearsals.[2] Isaak was asked for his approval as he prepared to perform on The Tonight Show, and immediately agreed once he was told it was for Kubrick,[1] who Isaak declared "hasn't done a film I didn't like". The singer said he always considered "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" ripe for soundtracks due to being "kind of a strange piece of work, with a really driving beat and a manic energy that I thought would probably work well for some visuals".[3]David Kahne remixed the track for the Eyes Wide Shut trailers and television spots, and the redone version was released as a radio single on June 22, 1999.[4] Isaak has approved of the remix, feeling it was "more rocking and everything sounds louder".[3]
Music video
The music video of the song was commissioned after its inclusion on Eyes Wide Shut, and directed by Herb Ritts, who also did the video for Isaak's "Wicked Game". It features FrenchmodelLaetitia Casta videotaped in a motel room gyrating sexually being watched by Isaak. Casta was dressed in lingerie and wore a black wig throughout the video. In July 1999, VH1 aired two versions of the music video, the censored version was played before 9 p.m. and the uncensored version was played after 9 p.m. The video was initially regarded as too steamy by the network.[5] The video was ranked number 28 on VH1's 50 Sexiest Video Moments.
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^Hochman, Steve (May 30, 1999). "Isaak's Eyes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^"Chris Isaak Co-Stars With French Model In Video". MTV. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
^ abcd"Chris Isaak – Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing is a song by American musician Chris Isaak released as the first track to the 1995 album Forever Blue Filled with sensuality and erotic imagery the song was described by Isaak as a declaration to somebody who is so evil and twisted and bad and yet you still want them The title evokes how That s a bad bad thing is used by both parents scolding misbehaving children and adults during sexual intercourse 1 In September 1999 a remix of the song peaked at number nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart outperforming the number 27 peak of the original In the United States the 1999 reissue reached number three on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing Enhanced CD edition of 1999 reissue singleSingle by Chris Isaakfrom the album Forever BlueReleasedSeptember 10 1995 1995 09 10 Length2 55 3 49 remix LabelReprise WEASongwriter s Chris IsaakProducer s Erik JacobsenChris Isaak singles chronology Go Walking Down There 1995 Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing 1995 Think of Tomorrow 1996 Music video Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing by Chris Isaak on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 Release history 6 ReferencesBackground EditSimilar to how Isaak s Wicked Game only became a success following its inclusion in Wild at Heart 1990 the song got most of its mainstream recognition after being featured in the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman Kubrick heard the song as Kidman listened to Isaak s music to liven up during rehearsals 2 Isaak was asked for his approval as he prepared to perform on The Tonight Show and immediately agreed once he was told it was for Kubrick 1 who Isaak declared hasn t done a film I didn t like The singer said he always considered Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing ripe for soundtracks due to being kind of a strange piece of work with a really driving beat and a manic energy that I thought would probably work well for some visuals 3 David Kahne remixed the track for the Eyes Wide Shut trailers and television spots and the redone version was released as a radio single on June 22 1999 4 Isaak has approved of the remix feeling it was more rocking and everything sounds louder 3 Music video EditThe music video of the song was commissioned after its inclusion on Eyes Wide Shut and directed by Herb Ritts who also did the video for Isaak s Wicked Game It features French model Laetitia Casta videotaped in a motel room gyrating sexually being watched by Isaak Casta was dressed in lingerie and wore a black wig throughout the video In July 1999 VH1 aired two versions of the music video the censored version was played before 9 p m and the uncensored version was played after 9 p m The video was initially regarded as too steamy by the network 5 The video was ranked number 28 on VH1 s 50 Sexiest Video Moments Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1995 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 6 27Chart 1999 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 6 9Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 7 17Scotland OCC 8 42UK Singles OCC 9 44US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 10 25US Adult Alternative Songs Billboard 11 3US Adult Top 40 Billboard 12 29 Year end charts Edit Chart 1999 PositionAustralia ARIA 13 59Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 14 99Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 13 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Version Date Format s Label s Ref Australia Original September 10 1995 CD RepriseWEA 6 United States Remix July 6 1999 Adult contemporaryhot ACcontemporary hit radio RepriseWarner Sunset 15 Australia July 19 1999 CD 6 United Kingdom September 20 1999 CDcassette Reprise 16 References Edit a b Chris Isaak Song Heats Up Stanley Kubrick s Final Film MTV Retrieved October 22 2017 Bad Bad Thing Is Good Indeed for Isaak Los Angeles Times July 26 1999 Retrieved October 22 2012 a b Inc Nielsen Business Media June 5 1999 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc p 136 Retrieved October 22 2017 via Internet Archive a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Hochman Steve May 30 1999 Isaak s Eyes Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 22 2017 Chris Isaak Co Stars With French Model In Video MTV Retrieved October 22 2017 a b c d Chris Isaak Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved January 23 2021 Top RPM Adult Contemporary Issue 8431 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved January 23 2021 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 23 2021 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 23 2021 Chris Isaak Chart History Bubbling Under Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 23 2021 Chris Isaak Chart History Adult Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved January 23 2021 Chris Isaak Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved January 23 2021 a b ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved June 20 2022 RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved January 23 2021 Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1306 July 2 1999 pp 47 82 86 New Releases For Week Starting 20 September 1999 Singles Music Week September 18 1999 p 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing amp oldid 1099828099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
