Good Lovin' Gone Bad

"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is a song by the British rock band Bad Company. Released in 1975, it reached the Top 40 in both the United States and the UK. The song was written by the band's guitarist Mick Ralphs and appears on their second album, Straight Shooter.^[2]

"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"
Single by Bad Company
from the album Straight Shooter
B-side	"Whiskey Bottle"
Released	March 1975[1]
Recorded	September 1974
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:35
Label	Swan Song, Island
Songwriter(s)	Mick Ralphs
Producer(s)	Bad Company
Bad Company singles chronology
"Movin' On" (1974) "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (1975) "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975)
Audio
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" on YouTube

Billboard described it as a "raucous, smashing assault" and praised the vocal performance and the guitar playing.^[3] Cash Box called it a "solid, quality rocker".^[4] Record World said that Bad Company "[lets] loose with new bold 'n' basic boogie".^[5]

Classic Rock History critic Janey Roberts rated it as Bad Company's sixth-best song, calling it "pure straight ahead rock and roll".^[6] Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated it as Bad Company's fifth-best song, calling it "a powerful statement of good time intent".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"	3:35
2.	"Whiskey Bottle"	3:46

Chart positions

Chart (1974)	Peak position
UK	31[8]
CAN	48[9]
US	36[10]
AUS	93