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Bad to the Bone

1982 song written and performed by George Thorogood
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Summary

Bad to the Bone is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,038 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genre: blues rock[3], hard rock[4]
  • Follows: Nobody but Me[5]
  • Performer: George Thorogood[6]
  • Record label: EMI America[7]
  • Part of: Bad to the Bone[8]
  • Publication date: September 17, 1982[9]
  • Lyricist: George Thorogood[10]
  • Different from: Bad to the Bone[11]
  • Form of creative work: song[12]

Why It Matters

Bad to the Bone has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Bad to the Bone. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bad-to-the-bone
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bad-to-the-bone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Bad to the Bone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bad-to-the-bone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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  1. 6d ago · Bob08 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → —
    Part of → Bad to the Bone
    Sitelink count → 10
    Record label → EMI America
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Bad to the Bone"
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