Bloodhound Gang, The Bad Touch | 1 Hit WONDERful

In the 7^th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024), we highlight “The Bad Touch” performed by Bloodhound Gang. 

It only takes ONE hit to solidify a musical legacy 💯! On 1 Hit WONDERful, we highlight songs that were the SOLE hit by a given musician.  To be fair, it is possible that the artists appearing on this list earned a minor hit or two, BUT for the most part, it’s that ONE hit that earned them recognition. So, in the 7^th edition of 1 Hit WONDERful (2024) we dive into “The Bad Touch”,  the one hit wonder by Bloodhound Gang.

“Sweat baby, sweat baby, sex is a Texas drought / Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince sings about.” Oh, snap! Those colorful lyrics hail from the quirky “The Bad Touch”, the biggest song from Bloodhound Gang.  In the first verse of their sole song chart on the Billboard Hot 100, Jimmy Pop continues singing – well – rapping, “So put your hands down my pants and I’ll bet you’ll feel nuts / Yes, I’m Siskel, yes, I’m Ebert and you’re getting two thumbs up.” Wow! While “The Bad Touch” charted on the pop charts, it failed to reach the top-40, peaking at no. 52 in 2000 (it performed much better in the UK).  This raunchy, sexed-up joint appears as the 10^th track on the band’s 1999, platinum certified album, Hooray for Boobies.  Subtlety isn’t part of the equation if you couldn’t tell.

Jimmy Pop is horny throughout “The Bad Touch” – an understatement. “I want you smothered, want you covered, like my Waffle House hash / Come quicker than FedEx, never reach an apex,” he naughtily asserts towards the end of the first verse. Wow! The second is filthy too: “So, if I capsize on your thighs high tide, B-5, you sunk my battleship / Please turn me on, I’m Mister Coffee, with an automatic drip.” Pop keeps it quick-paced and un-pitched in the verse, while he sings on the surprisingly tuneful chorus: 

“Do it now

You and me, baby, ain’t nothing but mammals

So, let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

Do it again now.”

So, like mammals mating on Discover Channel? What more can you say but wow! Beyond the lyrics, there are ear-catching production touches with the rhythmic synths, horns, and the groove. Notably, “The Bad Touch” features multiple samples, most notably, Pet Shop Boys’ “In The Night”.  This sex song is one for the ages.

Bloodhound Gang // Hooray for Boobies // Geffen // 1999

Bloodhound Gang, The Bad Touch: 1 Hit WONDERful No. 7 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Geffen; Elias Souza from Pexels; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]