Bad Boys Inc
| Company type | Boy band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Ian Levine |
| Defunct | 1995-03-01 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
| Parent | A&M Records |
Bad Boys Inc was a British boy band established in 1993 by record producer Ian Levine. The group, signed under A&M Records, consisted of 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
Bad Boys Inc, similar to many manufactured boy bands of the 1990s, experienced a short-lived career yet secured early commercial success with their debut UK single, "Don't Talk About Love". They attained modest international recognition through touring and promotional efforts across Europe and Japan. Their eponymous album, Bad Boys Inc, entered the UK Top 20, bolstered by three singles reaching the top 20, including the top 10 track "More to This World". In 1994, the band received Best International Newcomer awards in both Denmark and Finland. Notably, they were the inaugural act to perform on the UK National Lottery television show before disbanding on 1 March 1995.
Following the group's split, Pateman participated in Eurovision: You Decide in 2016 under the name Matthew James with his song "A Better Man", which was ultimately defeated by Joe and Jake's "You're Not Alone". In 2023, Pateman became a member of the 1990s band Let Loose as a replacement vocalist and was announced as part of Bucks Fizz spin-off The Fizz in 2024, alongside Nikk Mager from Phixx.
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
SCO | |||||||||||||
| Bad Boys Inc |
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13 | 62 | |||||||||||
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart or were unavailable in that region. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE |
SCO | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| "—" indicates releases that did not chart or were unavailable in that region. | ||||||||||||||