Bad Boys Inc
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Bad Boys Inc | |
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| 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 |
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 1972 in Bury St Edmunds).
Career
[edit]As for many manufactured boy bands in the 1990s, Bad Boys Inc's career was short-lived, but the group initially had some success following their first UK hit single, "Don't Talk About Love", and 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 group went on to win international acclaim by being awarded Best International Newcomer in both Denmark and Finland in 1994.[citation needed] They were also the first group 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 group Let Loose as a replacement for their singer Richie Wermerling[5] and was announced as a new member of Bucks Fizz spin-off The Fizz in 2024, alongside Nikk Mager of Phixx.[6]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| UK [7] |
SCO [8] | |||||||||||||
| Bad Boys Inc |
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13 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
IRE [9] |
SCO [10] | ||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Eurovision: You Decide 2016: Matthew James - "A Better Man"".
- ^ "BBC One - Eurovision Song Contest, 2016, You Decide, Matthew James: A Better Man". 22 February 2016.
- ^ "UK: Wiwi Jury reviews Matthew James with "A Better Man"". 24 February 2016.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Bad Boys Inc". 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Let Loose are returning but there's a massive twist for the 'Crazy for You' hitmakers".
- ^ https://musictalkers.com/latest-news/9494-bucks-fizz-reveal-new-members-matthew-pateman-and-nikk-mager-join-the-fizz
- ^ a b "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.
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