'Whoo-Hoo!'shriek our boys in leather, as they instantly propel us into their world of teenage rebellion and laddish hedonism. Whilst being a fresh and engaging opener on the album, this song was at the time the third Wham! single in a row to champion the 'soul boys - dole boy' lifestyle that had become synonymous with the group, and it was wearing moret han a little thin. George himself was wary of falling into a creative cul-de-sac as he uncharacteristically laboured for three months over this rather simplistic, standard pop song, which merely regurgitated the previously successful formula. By cockily and somewhat unwisely informing us that he is now 'nineteen, handsome, tall and strong' it comes as little surprise that George later admitted that "Bad Boys" was the 'lowest point' in the band's career and certainly an image George would fight to relinquish in his later solo years.