Bad to the Bone was released in 1982 by George Thorogood and the Destroyers as the title track of their album, drawing heavily on classic blues riffs and Bo Diddley style swagger. The song became closely linked with tough screen characters after repeated use in films, trailers and television, especially for bikers, rebels and comic villains. Online, editors shortened that familiar opening into a standalone reaction clip, and it now circulates on soundboards and in short videos whenever a person, pet or character needs an instantly readable bad guy entrance.