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"Bad Blood"
"Bad Blood"
Single by Neil Sedaka
from the album Overnight Success and ; The Hungry Years
B-side	"Your Favorite Entertainer" (US); "Hey Mister Sunshine" (UK); "Baby Blue" (Italy);
Released	September 1975
Genre	Rock
Length	3:09
Label	Rocket/MCA (US); Polydor (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
Producer(s)	Neil Sedaka
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"Bad Blood" is a popular song written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. The song, with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John,^[2] reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, remaining at the top position for three weeks. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and was the most successful individual commercial release in Sedaka's career. "Bad Blood" was replaced at the number one spot by John's single "Island Girl".

Personnel

Neil Sedaka – vocals, acoustic piano
Elton John – background vocals (uncredited)
Dean Parks, Steve Cropper – guitar
David Foster – keyboards
Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Jackie Kelso, Jim Horn – woodwinds
Nigel Olsson – drums
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Milt Holland – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	11
Canada RPM Top Singles	1
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[4]	31
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	1
US Billboard Easy Listening^[6]	25
US Cash Box Top 100^[7]	1
US Record World	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	97
Canada^[8]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	93

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[10]	Gold	75,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Breihan, Tom (August 9, 2019). "The Number Ones: Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023. Sedaka, it turns out, sounds a lot better belting out glitzy Broadway-rock than he does crooning sleepy ballads.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 214.
^ ^a ^b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1975-11-01 Adult Contemporary Music Chart, November 1, 1975
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 1, 1975". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975 | Music Outfitters".
^ "Canadian single certifications – Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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[Breihan_2019-1] Breihan, Tom (August 9, 2019). "The Number Ones: Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 26, 2023. Sedaka, it turns out, sounds a lot better belting out glitzy Broadway-rock than he does crooning sleepy ballads.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 214.

[aus75-3] "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.

[4] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

[5] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[6] ttp://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1975-11-01 Adult Contemporary Music Chart, November 1, 1975

[7] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 1, 1975". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[8] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.

[9] "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975 | Music Outfitters".

[CanadaNeil_SedakaBad_BloodsingleCertRef-10] "Canadian single certifications – Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[United_StatesNeil_SedakaBad_BloodsingleCertRef-11] "American single certifications – Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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-| Artist         = [[Neil Sedaka]] with [[Elton John]]
+| type       = single
-| from Album     = [[The Hungry Years]]
+| artist     = [[Neil Sedaka]]
+| album      = [[Overnight Success (Neil Sedaka album)|Overnight Success]]  ''and'' <br /> [[The Hungry Years]]
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-| Format         = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
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+| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref name= "Breihan 2019">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood"|website= [[Stereogum]] |date= August 9, 2019 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2054251/the-number-ones-neil-sedakas-bad-blood/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= Sedaka, it turns out, sounds a lot better belting out glitzy Broadway-rock than he does crooning sleepy ballads.|accessdate= June 26, 2023}}</ref>
-| Genre          = [[Pop music|Pop]]
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+| length     = 3:09
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+| label      = [[The Rocket Record Company|Rocket]]/[[MCA Records|MCA]] (US)<br />[[Polydor Records|Polydor]] (UK)
-| Writer         = [[Neil Sedaka]], [[Phil Cody]]
+| writer     = [[Neil Sedaka]], Phil Cody
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+| producer   = Neil Sedaka
+| prev_title = That's When the Music Takes Me
-| Certification  =
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+| next_title = [[Breaking Up Is Hard to Do]]
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-'''"Bad Blood"''' was a popular song written by [[Neil Sedaka]] and [[Phil Cody]]. The song, a duet with [[Elton John]], reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in [[1975 in music|1975]], remaining in the top position for three weeks. It was replaced at the #1 spot by John's single, "[[Island Girl]]".
+"'''Bad Blood'''" is a popular song written by [[Neil Sedaka]] and Phil Cody. The song, with uncredited backing vocals by [[Elton John]],<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=214}}</ref> reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1975, remaining at the top position for three weeks. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and was the most successful individual commercial release in Sedaka's career. "Bad Blood" was replaced at the number one spot by John's single "[[Island Girl]]".
+==Personnel==
-==Pop-culture references==
+*[[Neil Sedaka]] – vocals, acoustic piano
+*[[Elton John]] – background vocals (uncredited)
+*[[Dean Parks]], [[Steve Cropper]] – guitar
+*[[David Foster]] – keyboards
+*[[Chuck Findley]], [[Dick Hyde (musician)|Dick Hyde]], [[Jackie Kelso]], [[Jim Horn]] – woodwinds
+*[[Nigel Olsson]] – drums
+*[[Leland Sklar]] – bass guitar
+*[[Milt Holland]] – percussion
+==Charts==
-This is song is featured in the season 1 episode 18 "The Career Day" of sitcom [[That 70's show]], when Eric and his mother sing it while driving in the car.
+{{col-begin|width=75%}}
+{{col-2}}
+===Weekly charts===
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+! Chart (1975)
+! Peak<br />position
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+| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus75">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1975|publisher= [[Kent Music Report]] |issue= 79 |via= [[Imgur]] |date= December 29, 1975 |access-date=  January 15, 2022 }}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|11
+|-
+| Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles
+| style="text-align:center;"|1
+|-
+| Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6486&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6486.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6486|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1975-10-25 |accessdate=2021-05-12}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|31
+|-
+| US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|1
+|-
+| US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Easy Listening<ref>http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1975-11-01 Adult Contemporary Music Chart, November 1, 1975</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|25
+|-
+| US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19751101.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 1, 1975 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620133116/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19751101.html |archive-date=June 20, 2015 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
+|align="center"|1
+|-
+| US ''[[Record World]]''
+| style="text-align:center;"|1
+|-
+|}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Chart (1975)
+! Position
+|-
+|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus75"/>
+| style="text-align:center;"|97
+|-
+|Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=enic7sdhqrbeuu9iiip880d0j4|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada|work=collectionscanada.gc.ca}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|2
+|-
+|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm|title=Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975 &#124; Music Outfitters}}</ref>
+| style="text-align:center;"|93
+|-
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Neil Sedaka|title=Bad Blood|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1975|certyear=1975|access-date=June 16, 2023}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Neil Sedaka|title=Bad Blood|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1975|certyear=1975|access-date=June 16, 2023}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t2707980|pure_url=yes}} All Music review of the song]
+* {{YouTube|tx9LQ97q7s8|Neil Sedaka - Bad Blood}}
+{{Neil Sedaka}}
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+{{authority control}}
-  | before = "[[Calypso (song)|Calypso]]" / "[[I'm Sorry (John Denver song)|I'm Sorry]]" by [[John Denver]]
-  | title  = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1975 (USA)|number one single]]
+[[Category:1975 songs]]
-  | years  = October 11, 1975
-  | after  = "[[Island Girl]]" by [[Elton John]]
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-{{1970s-single-stub}}
 [[Category:1975 singles]]
 [[Category:Neil Sedaka songs]]
 [[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
+[[Category:Cashbox number-one singles]]
+[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Neil Sedaka]]
+[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Phil Cody]]
+[[Category:The Rocket Record Company singles]]
+[[Category:Polydor Records singles]]
+{{1970s-single-stub}}

v t e Neil Sedaka
Studio albums	Rock with Sedaka Circulate Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits 3 Great Guys Workin' on a Groovy Thing/Sounds of Sedaka Emergence Solitaire The Tra-La Days Are Over Laughter in the Rain Overnight Success The Hungry Years Steppin' Out A Song All You Need Is the Music In the Pocket Now Come See About Me The Good Times
Compilation albums	Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits Italiano Italiano Vol. 2 Oh! Carol Sedaka's Back Oh Carol Let's Go Steady Again Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1977) The '50s and '60s 14 Knockouts The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka Sunny Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1980) My Friend Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974–1980 The Very Best of Neil Sedaka Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66 Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka Love Songs
Live albums	Live at the Royal Festival Hall On Stage
Singles	"The Diary" "I Go Ape" "Crying My Heart Out for You" "Oh! Carol" "One-Way Ticket To The Blues" "Stairway to Heaven" "You Mean Everything to Me" "Run Samson Run" "Calendar Girl" "Little Devil" "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Next Door to an Angel" "La terza luna" "Lettera bruciata" "Our Last Song Together" "Laughter in the Rain" "The Immigrant" "That's When the Music Takes Me" "Bad Blood" "Love in the Shadows" "Amarillo" "Should've Never Let You Go" "Your Precious Love" "Rhythm of the Rain"
Other songs	"Stupid Cupid" "Fallin'" "Frankie" "Where the Boys Are" "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" "Rainy Jane" "Puppet Man" "Time Waits for No One" "One Day of Your Life" "Summer Symphony" "One More Mountain to Climb" "Ring Ring" "Solitaire" "Don't Hide Your Love" "The Other Side of Me" "The Way I Am" "Sad Eyes" "Love Will Keep Us Together" "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" "You Never Done It Like That"
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