Bad Time (Grand Funk song) - Misplaced Pages

"Bad Time" is a song written by Mark Farner and performed by Grand Funk. The song is featured on the band's 1974 album, All the Girls in the World Beware!!!. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of June 7 and 14, 1975.

Jimmy Ienner produced the song, and it was arranged by Tony Camillo. 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	3
New Zealand (RIANZ)	19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Cashbox Top 100	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	61
U.S. Cash Box Hot 100	76
Canada	46

Other versions

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

References

"Grand Funk – Bad Time (1975, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 24 March 1975. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Grand Funk – All The Girls In The World Beware !!! (1974, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 15 December 1974. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
Billboard Hot 100, Week of June 7, 1975 – Billboard.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
Billboard Hot 100, Week of June 14, 1975 – Billboard.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
"Grand Funk - Bad Time". 45cat.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
"The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1975/Top 100 Songs of 1975". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
"Top 100 Year End Charts: 1975". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
"Bad Time (song by The Jayhawks)". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

External links

Grand Funk - Bad Time on YouTube

v t e 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"
Related	Discography Terry Knight Terry Knight and the Pack

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