Bad Boys Inc
Bad Boys Inc were a British boy band, formed in 1993 by the record producer Ian Levine. Signed to A&M Records, the members were David W. Ross (born 15 March 1974 in Bournemouth), Matthew James Pateman (born 14 May 1971 in Sidcup, Kent), Tony Dowding (born 6 September 1972 in Welwyn Garden City) and Ally Begg (born 21 August 1973 in Bury St Edmunds).
Bad Boys Inc | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Years active | 1993–1995 |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Past members | David W. Ross Matthew Pateman Tony Dowding Ally Begg |
Career
As for many manufactured boy bands in the 1990s, Bad Boys Inc's career was short-lived, but the band initially had some success following their first UK hit single, "Don't Talk About Love", the band enjoyed minor international success with tours and promotion in Europe and Japan. After their Top 20 album Bad Boys Inc, and three Top 20 singles including the Top 10 hit "More to This World", the band went on to win international acclaim by being awarded Best International Newcomer in both Denmark and Finland in 1994. They were also the first band to appear on the UK National Lottery television programme before announcing their split on 1 March 1995. In 2016, Pateman competed in Eurovision: You Decide under the name Matthew James, but his song "A Better Man"[1][2][3] lost out to Joe and Jake's winning entry "You're Not Alone".[4] In 2023, Pateman joined 1990s hit makers Let Loose as a replacement for their singer Richie Wermerling.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
SCO [7] | |||||||||||||
| Bad Boys Inc |
|
13 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
IRE [8] |
SCO [9] | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Don't Talk About Love" | 19 | 17 | — | Bad Boys Inc | |||||||||
| "Whenever You Need Someone" | 26 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Walking on Air" | 24 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1994 | "More to This World" | 8 | — | 11 | ||||||||||
| "Take Me Away (I'll Follow You)" | 15 | — | 15 | |||||||||||
| "Love Here I Come" | 26 | — | 27 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- https://eurovisionworld.com/national/united-kingdom/eurovision-you-decide-2016/matthew-james-a-better-man
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03kb15b
- https://wiwibloggs.com/2016/02/24/uk-wiwi-jury-reviews-matthew-james-better-man/127304/
- https://talkaboutpopmusic.com/2019/05/22/where-are-they-now-bad-boys-inc/
- https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/let-loose-reunion-bad-boys-inc/
- "Bad Boys Inc". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- Scottish albums:
- "Bad Boys Inc". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- Scottish singles:
- "More to This World". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Take Me Away (I'll Follow You)". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- "Love Here I Come". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.