2010Released
3:49

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Interesting facts and trivia about Bad Boys (Theme from COPS). By Songfacts®.

This song was recorded twice. The first version was on Inner Circle's 1987 album One Way, and a second version was recorded in 1989 for their 1991 album Identified. While Inner Circle worked on Identified, the television network FOX chose the second version of this song to be the theme for the reality TV show Cops, which premiered on March 11, 1989. As it drew larger and larger audiences all over the world, the song (that is the second recording) became a cultural hallmark, with the song representing anyone who was in trouble with the law.

When Cops was syndicated in Sweden at the turn of the decade, the song was released as a single there in 1991 and quickly reached #1. Soon it was a hit in many other European countries. It was not until 1993 when the song was issued as a single in the US. After the song's success in America, the band released an album in 1994 with this as the title track; the album won a Grammy in 1995 for Best Reggae Album.

In 1995, this was used for the soundtrack of the comedy film of the same name.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Bad Boys (Theme from COPS).
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
88BPM

Album

The album Bad Boys (Theme from COPS) is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Bad Boys (Theme from COPS).
DubShot Records/Sound Bwoy Entertainment
2010 DubShot Records/Soundbwoy Entertainment
2010 DubShot Records/Soundbwoy Entertainment

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