Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)

"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. It remains one of her signature songs.

Accolades
In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. It is the highest-ranked song by a woman on the list. In 2021, it was listed at No. 249 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Video
A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The video, directed by David Mallet, is a re-enactment of 23 record labels rejecting Jett's first solo album and her subsequent rise to the top of the charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Kenny Laguna, cofounder of Blackheart Records, appears in a cameo as the Warner Bros. executive.

However, the song can be heard played loudly on a jukebox in a bar at the beginning of the "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" music video.

In popular culture
The song has been used as Ronda Rousey's entrance music in her UFC and WWE careers. Jett performed the song live at WrestleMania 35, as Rousey entered the ring to defend her WWE Raw Women's Championship in the first ever women's WrestleMania event at WrestleMania.

The song has been used for ads promoting Folgers, Jack Daniel's, and Nike.

The song is featured in the opening scene of 1999 teen romantic comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You.

The song is the theme for the TV show Freaks and Geeks. It was also featured prominently in the 2001 animated film Shrek, and a cover of the song by Halfcocked is featured on the soundtrack.

The song was used as an entrance song for Taylor Swift’s 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour.

The song was used as the opening theme for the 2023 movie Red, White & Royal Blue.

A version of the song, performed by Kylie Cantrall, was recorded for the 2024 film Descendants: The Rise of Red. It was featured in one of the teasers for the film.

Background, release and composition
"Bad Reputation" is a promotional single from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne from the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, released on 11 December 2012. The song was originally featured in a video montage interval during Lavigne's The Best Damn Tour in 2008, before appearing as bonus tracks on her fourth and fifth studio albums, Goodbye Lullaby (2011) and Avril Lavigne (2013). On 17 October 2012, it was announced that Lavigne would be contributing two songs to the One Piece Film: Z soundtrack, being "Bad Reputation" and a cover of the 2001 Nickelback song "How You Remind Me". An exclusive promotional CD single was released in Japan on 12 December 2012.

Commercial reception
"Bad Reputation" charted moderately upon release, ultimately peaking at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Track listings

 * Japan 2 tracks CD single
 * 1) "Bad Reputation"  — 2:42