Bad Blood (Neil Sedaka song)

"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)
ReleasedSeptember 1975
GenreRock[1]
Length3:09
LabelRocket/MCA (US)
Polydor (UK)
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
Producer(s)Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"That's When the Music Takes Me"
(1975)
"Bad Blood"
(1975)
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
(1975)

"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".

  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.

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