Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)

"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett and released as the debut single from her 1980 debut album of the same name.
Accolades.
In 2009, it was named the 29th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. It is the highest-ranked song by a woman on the list.
Video.
A music video was made in 1982 after the huge success of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". The video, directed by David Mallet, is a re-enactment of 23 record labels rejecting Jett's first solo album and her subsequent rise to the top of the charts with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Kenny Laguna, cofounder of Blackheart Records, appears in a cameo as the Warner Bros. executive.
In popular culture.
"Bad Reputation" was the opening theme to the television series "Freaks and Geeks", and was also used in the opening credits of the romantic comedy film "10 Things I Hate About You" 
Ronda Rousey first used the song in 2013 as her entrance music when she was Ultimate Fighting Championship's Women's Bantamweight Champion at the pay-per-view event UFC 157, and continuously used the song as her entrance music throughout her UFC career. In 2018, Rousey made her debut in WWE and would continue to use the song as her entrance music. 
Jett performed the song live at WrestleMania 35 as Rousey entered the ring for her match to defend her WWE Raw Women's Championship in the first ever woman's main event at WrestleMania 35.
In the 2001 film "Shrek", the song is featured in a fight scene parodying professional wrestling. While the original Jett recording is heard in the film, a cover version by Halfcocked appears on the soundtrack album.
Avril Lavigne version.
Background, release and composition.
"Bad Reputation" is a promotional single from Canadian singer Avril Lavigne from the "" soundtrack, released on 11 December 2012. The song was originally featured in a video montage interval during Lavigne's "The Best Damn Tour" in 2008, before appearing as bonus tracks on her fourth and fifth studio albums, "Goodbye Lullaby" (2011) and "Avril Lavigne" (2013). On 17 October 2012, it was announced that Lavigne would be contributing two songs to the "One Piece Film: Z" soundtrack, being "Bad Reputation" and a cover of the 2001 Nickelback song "How You Remind Me". An exclusive promotional CD single was released in Japan on 12 December 2012.
Commercial reception.
"Bad Reputation" charted moderately upon release, ultimately peaking at number eight on the "Billboard" Japan Hot 100.