| "Bad to Me" | ||||
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| Single byBilly J. Kramer with the Dakotas | ||||
| from the albumLittle Children | ||||
| B-side | "I Call Your Name" | |||
| Released | 26 July 1963 (UK) May 1964 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 26 June 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop,beat | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Parlophone R5049[1] | |||
| Songwriter | Lennon–McCartney[1] | |||
| Producer | George Martin[1] | |||
| Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas singles chronology | ||||
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| "Bad to Me" | |
|---|---|
| Song bythe Beatles | |
| from the albumThe Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 | |
| Released | 17 December 2013 |
| Recorded | 1963 |
| Genre | Merseybeat |
| Length | 1:29 |
| Label | Apple,Universal Music Group |
| Songwriter | Lennon–McCartney |
"Bad to Me" is a song credited toLennon–McCartney. In late interviews,John Lennon said that he wrote it forBilly J. Kramer withthe Dakotas[2] while on holiday in Spain. However, in a 1964 interview he said that he andPaul McCartney wrote it in the back of a van, declaring McCartney a contributor.[3] Lennon's original demo of the song was released on iTunes in December 2013 on the albumThe Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963.It became one of the first occasions a Lennon–McCartney composition made the US Top 40 recorded by an artist other thanthe Beatles (the first being "A World Without Love" byPeter & Gordon).
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas released their recording of the song in 1963 and it became their first number 1 in theUK Singles Chart.[1]Paul McCartney was present during the recording session atAbbey Road Studios. The single was released in theUS the following year, and was a top-ten hit there, reaching number 9.[4] In Canada "Bad To Me' reached number 12 on both theCHUM andRPM charts.[5][6][7]
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