Bad Time

1975 song by Grand Funk

This article is about the rock song. For the Sabrina Carpenter song, see Bad Time (Sabrina Carpenter song).

"Bad Time"

Single by Grand Funk
from the album  All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
B-side| "Good & Evil"
Released| March 24, 1975
Recorded| 1974
Genre| Rock
Length| 2:55
Label| Capitol Records 4046
Songwriter(s)| Mark Farner[1]
Producer(s)| Jimmy Ienner
Grand Funk singles chronology
| "Some Kind of Wonderful"
(1974)  | "Bad Time"
(1975)  | "Take Me"
(1976)

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"Bad Time" is a song written by Mark Farner and performed by Grand Funk. It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1975[2] and appeared on the band's 1974 album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!![3]

Jimmy Ienner produced the song, and it was arranged by Tony Camillo.[4] It was the group's fourth and final single to reach the Top 10 and their final Top 40 hit in the U.S.

"Bad Time" marked the end of the group's two-year run as Grand Funk, during which time they scored all their major hits. Following this release, their name reverted to Grand Funk Railroad.

## Chart performance[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1975)  | Peak
position

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Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[6] | 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 4
U.S. Cashbox Top 100  | 5

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1975)  | Rank

|

U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 61
U.S. Cash Box Hot 100[8] | 76
Canada[9] | 46

## Other versions[edit]

* The Jayhawks released the track on their 1995 album, Tomorrow the Green Grass. This version went to number 40 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Grand Funk – Bad Time (1975, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 24 March 1975. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
3. ^ "Grand Funk – All The Girls In The World Beware !!! (1974, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 15 December 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. ^ "Grand Funk - Bad Time". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
6. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. ^ a b "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
8. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1975". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
9. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
10. ^ "Bad Time (song by The Jayhawks)". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Grand Funk - Bad Time on YouTube

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Grand Funk Railroad

* Don Brewer
* Mel Schacher
* Max Carl
* Bruce Kulick
* Tim Cashion

* Mark Farner
* Terry Knight
* Peter Frampton
* Craig Frost
* Dennis Bellinger
* Lance Ong
* Rick Baker
* Howard Eddy, Jr.
* Stanley Sheldon

Studio albums|

* On Time
* Grand Funk
* Closer to Home
* Survival
* E Pluribus Funk
* Phoenix
* We're an American Band
* Shinin' On
* All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
* Born to Die
* Good Singin', Good Playin'
* Grand Funk Lives
* What's Funk?

Unofficial albums|

* Monumental Funk

Live albums|

* Live Album
* Caught in the Act
* Bosnia
* Live: The 1971 Tour

Compilations|

* Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71
* Grand Funk Hits
* Capitol Collectors Series
* Thirty Years of Funk: 1969–1999
* Classic Masters
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Inside Looking Out"
* "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)"
* "Feelin' Alright?"
* "Gimme Shelter"
* "We're an American Band"
* "Walk Like a Man"
* "The Loco-Motion"
* "Shinin' On"
* "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* "Bad Time"

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* Discography
* Terry Knight
* Terry Knight and the Pack

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