Bad Company‘s legendary signature anthem ‘Bad Company’ has just received a live single release. First featured on Side 2 of their 1974 vinyl debut, this live rendition is to be featured on the forthcoming Live In London, which is set for worldwide release on 13th November, with an exclusive UK vinyl edition already on sale.
Captured directly from the soundboard, this historic recording features guitarist Mick Ralphs‘ final live appearance with the band (he later succumbed to health problems, passing away in 2025) alongside fellow original members, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, delivering a career-spanning set drawn from one of rock’s most enduring catalogues.
Live In London features ‘Live For The Music’, ‘Gone, Gone, Gone’, ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’, ‘Electricland’, ‘Burnin’ Sky’, ‘Run With The Pack’, ‘Ready For Love’, ‘Crazy Circles’, ‘Troubleshooter’, ‘Movin’ On’, ‘Shooting Star’, ‘Can’t Get Enough’, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy’, ‘Bad Company’ and ‘Seagull’.
“Both the fans and the band were in great form that night in London,” said Rodgers. “The rapport with the audience was deeply felt, and they sang their hearts out. Thinking back to that evening in retrospect, Mick’s song ‘Ready For Love’ was particularly moving, singing ‘Walking down this rocky road wondering where my life is leading’; little did we know that Mick would suffer a stroke just four days after this concert.”
“When Bad Company last played in London, it was at the O2 Arena. We had enjoyed a great tour of England, and it would culminate in this final show,” Kirke recalled. “We were all in good spirits. Paul performed brilliantly every night, and Mick was playing with his usual taste and panache… It was the last time I ever played with Mick… had I known that at the time, I would have hugged him a little tighter and a little longer.”
Check out the live video of ‘Bad Company’.
