Bad Girls (Donna Summer song)

“Bad Girls” (from the English - “Bad Girls”) is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer for her eighth studio album of the same name . The song was released as a single on June 23, 1979. The producers were Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte , and co-sponsored by Donna Summer and members of the Brooklyn Dreams group.

Bad girls
Donna Summer Single from the album Bad Girls
Side B	On my honor
Released	June 23, 1979
Format	7 " , 12"
Recorded by	1979
Genre	Disco
Duration	4:55
Producers	Giorgio Moroder Pete Belotte
Songwriters	Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano, Edward Hocknson, Joe Esposito
Label	Casablanca
Timeline of the Donna Summer Singles
Hot Stuff (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979) " Dim All the Lights " (1979)

The reason for the writing of the track was the incident that happened to one of the singer’s assistants, who was unfairly accused by a police officer of street prostitution . The song itself was recorded about two years before the official release; Having heard the demo , the head of the label, Neil Bogart, decided to give it to Cher ^[1] , but Summer was strongly against it.

The composition has been successful worldwide, reaching the top 10 charts in seven countries, including Spain and New Zealand . In the United States, the song occupied the first line of the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, and sold over two million copies. Along with the previously released Hot Stuff song, Bad Girls became the biggest hit of 1979, as well as one of Summer's most successful careers. . The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the nominations for " Best Disco Recording " and " Best Female Vocal Rock Performance ".