Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)

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"Bad Girls" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her fourth studio album Matangi (2013). It was released by Interscope Records on 31 January 2012 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by M.I.A., Marcella Araica and Danja, and produced by the latter. It was her first release with Interscope following her departure from XL Recordings in 2011. A shorter version of the song appeared on M.I.A.'s mixtape Vicki Leekx (2010). The track is a midtempo hip-hop song with Middle Eastern influences and exhibiting elements of worldbeat, dancehall and syncopated drums in its instrumentation. Its lyrics revolve around sexual prowess and female empowerment, while its chorus features the refrain "Live fast die young, bad girls do it well" sung in a haughty rap-sung delivery. The song received positive reviews from contemporary critics, who lauded it as a highlight from the mixtape and commended its hook and lyrics on its final version as containing hallmarks of her previous...

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