<P> "Bad to Me" is a song credited to Lennon--McCartney . In late interviews, John Lennon said that he wrote it for Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas while on holiday in Spain . However, in a 1964 interview he said that he and Paul McCartney wrote it in the back of a van, so Paul contributed to it . Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas released their recording of the song in 1963 and it became their first number 1 in the UK Singles Chart . Paul McCartney was present during the recording session at Abbey Road Studios . The single would be released in the US the following year, and become a top - ten hit there, reaching number 9 . It became one of the first occasions a Lennon--McCartney composition made the US Top 40 recorded by an artist other than the Beatles (the first being "A World Without Love" by Peter & Gordon; another being "Goodbye" by Mary Hopkin). </P> <P> Bootlegs exist of Lennon's original demo of the song, which was recorded on 31 May 1963 . An acoustic demo from the same era was released on iTunes in December 2013 on the album The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 . </P> <P> Terry Black released a version of the song on his 1965 debut album, Only 16 . </P> <P> Graham Parker recorded a version of the song for the 2003 album Lost Songs of Lennon & McCartney, new versions of 17 Lennon--McCartney songs that were originally released by other artists . Leif Garrett also recorded a version of the song for his self - titled debut album . Finnish rock band Hurriganes covered this song in their third album, Crazy Days . </P>

Bad to me billy j. kramer & the dakotas