Why You Treat Me So Bad (Shaggy song)

"Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Single by Shaggy featuring Grand Puba
from the album Boombastic
B-side
  • "Demand the Ride"
  • "The Train Is Coming"
  • "Big Up"
Released1995 (1995)
Genre
Length3:55
LabelVirgin
Songwriters
Producers
Shaggy singles chronology
"Boombastic"
(1995) 		"Why You Treat Me So Bad"
(1995) 		"Piece of My Heart"
(1997)
Grand Puba singles chronology
"A Little of This"
(1995) 		"Why You Treat Me So Bad"
(1995) 		"Actual Facts"
(1996)
Music video
"Why You Treat Me So Bad" on YouTube

"Why You Treat Me So Bad" is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring American rapper Grand Puba. It was released in 1995, by Virgin Records, as the second single from his third studio album, Boombastic (1995), and contains elements from "Mr. Brown" by Bob Marley.[3] It was a notable hit in several countries, including Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the UK, where it peaked at number 11.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine commented in his review of the single, "As astute programmers have known for some time, there is way more to Shaggy than his top 10 hit 'Boombastic'. Fun and fresh changes in tempo and the distinctive vocal styles of Shaggy and Grand Puba complement one another. Get up and play it."[4] Another Billboard editor, Paul Verna, remarked that the song benefits from Puba's "off-kilter musings, buzzes madly and bounces like aural Jello".[5] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel viewed it as "nasty fun for those who can get past the misogyny."[6] In his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic, James Masterton said, "It will probably struggle to become as big a hit as his past few efforts, featuring less of the humour that made "Boombastic" such a commercial hit."[7]

Heidi Siegmund Cuda from Los Angeles Times felt that Shaggy "rounds out" his reggae repertoire with "such likable dance-hall treats", as the "lovelorn" "Why You Treat Me So Bad?".[8] A reviewer from Music Week wrote, "Mr Boombastic returns with a mid-tempo hip hop swayer with a jazzy swingtime flavour and a cameo from New York rapper Grand Puba. It's more laid back than his last release and should give Shaggy another hit."[1] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as a "'Why must you treat me so bad?' girls pushed terrific funky ragga rap jolter".[2] Al Weisel of Rolling Stone found that the "funky grind" of the song "demonstrate an equal fluency in contemporary mainland rhythm."[9]

Track listings

  • US CD single 1 (1995)[3]
  1. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (radio mix)
  2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (club mix)
  3. "The Train Is Coming" (film version featuring Ken Boothe)
  4. "Demand the Ride"
  • US CD single 2 (1995)[10]
  1. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (Salaam clean radio remix) – 4:19
  2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (Sting radio remix) – 4:04
  3. "Demand the Ride" – 4:00
  4. "Big Up" (featuring Rayvon) – 3:36
  • US cassette single (1995)[11]
  1. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (radio mix) – 3:51
  2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (club mix) – 3:53
  • UK and Australasian CD single (1996)[12]
  1. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (radio mix)
  2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (Soul Inside mix)
  3. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (club mix)
  4. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (LP version)
  • UK cassette single (1996) and European CD single (1995)[13][14]
  1. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (radio mix)
  2. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (Soul Inside mix)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 93
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] 41
Europe (European Dance Radio)[17] 6
Europe (European Hit Radio)[18] 26
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 17
Italy (Musica e dischi)[20] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[21] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 47
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 20
Scotland Singles (OCC)[24] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 11
UK Dance (OCC)[26] 14
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[27] 4
UK Airplay (Music Week)[28] 31
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[29] 8
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[30] 46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31] 52
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[32] 22

Release history

Release dates and formats "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 Virgin
United Kingdom 1 January 1996
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [33]
United States 12 March 1996 Rhythmic contemporary radio [34]

References

  1. ^ a b "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 December 1995. p. 29. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hamilton, James (23 December 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 15. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Why You Treat Me So Bad (US CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1995. V25F-38529.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (17 February 1996). "Singles: Pop". Billboard. Volume 107. Issue 35.
  5. ^ Verna, Paul (2 September 1995). "Album Reviews: Reggae". Billboard. Volume 107. Issue 35.
  6. ^ Campbell, Chuck (28 July 1995). "Morissette's 'Pill' Is Easy To Swallow". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  7. ^ Masterton, James (7 January 1996). "Week Ending January 13th 1996". Dotmusic. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ Siegmund Cuda, Heidi (20 August 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ Weisel, Al (7 September 1995). "Recordings". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Why You Treat Me So Bad (US CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1995. V25F-38548.
  11. ^ Why You Treat Me So Bad (US cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1995. 4KM-38529.
  12. ^ Why You Treat Me So Bad (UK & Australasian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1996. VSCDT 1566, 7243 8 93331 21.
  13. ^ Why You Treat Me So Bad (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1996. VSC1566.
  14. ^ Why You Treat Me So Bad (European CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1996. VSCDE1566.
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
  16. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 3. 20 January 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 5. 3 February 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  18. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 5. 3 February 1996. p. 21. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Why You Treat Me So Bad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Shaggy".
  21. ^ "Shaggy featuring Grand Puba – Why You Treat Me So Bad" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Shaggy feat. Grand Puba – Why You Treat Me So Bad" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Shaggy feat. Grand Puba – Why You Treat Me So Bad". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 13/1/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Shaggy Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 20/1/1996 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 20/1/1996 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Hits" (PDF). Music Week. 20 January 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  29. ^ "Shaggy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Shaggy Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Shaggy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Shaggy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  33. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 December 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  34. ^ "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1136. 8 March 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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