"Bad Boys" is a 1987 song by the Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle, which gained high popularity in the United States after its re-release in 1993, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Top 40 Mainstream.

[6] The song was also released as a single in mid-1991 in Norway and Finland, where it peaked at number one.

"Bad Boys" was selected as the theme song for Cops because a field producer for the show happened to be a fan of Inner Circle.

After the titular phrase is repeated several times, the lyrics are heard, "Springfield Cops are on the take, But what do expect for the money we make?

The song was parodied in The Office episode Scott's Tots, where the students chant "Hey Mr. Scott, What you gonna do, What you gonna do make our dreams come true.