Bad Boys 4's New Version Of The Bad Boys Song Is The Franchise's Most Unexpected Cover

One of the latest legacy sequels to come out of Hollywood, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, features a pretty unexpected (but fun) new cover of the Bad Boys song. The film brings back Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett and sets them off to uncover a conspiracy and prove their own innocence. Bad Boys 4's box office success cemented the series as a continuing draw for audiences, leaving room open for a potential sequel in Bad Boys 5. The film was released to mixed reviews, but Bad Boys 4's streaming release has seen it shoot to the top of the charts.

The Bad Boys franchise has always been, unsurprisingly, synonymous with the song Bad Boys by Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle, with the song appearing in some form in every film in the franchise. In the recent soundtrack to Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the song made yet another appearance, although this time it was shown in a very unexpected way, covered by an artist that hasn't appeared in the franchise before, who would normally seem like an unlikely candidate to cover the song, but the inclusion in the film itself shows that it was an excellent decision.

Reba McEntire Sings A Cover Of "Bad Boys" In Bad Boys 4

The Musician Makes Her Debut In The Bad Boys Franchise

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During a scene where the three main cast members of Bad Boys 4 — Will Smith's Mike Lowrey, Martin Lawrence's Marcus Burnett, and Jacob Scipio's Armando Aretas — are escaping from armed men in the woods, a cover of the Bad Boys song by country musician Reba McEntire plays. Known as the Queen of Country, Reba has sold tens of millions of records worldwide since the 1970s. Her performance of the song also serves as an unexpected punchline to an earlier joke about the duo failing to name any Reba songs. It's an unexpected delight

Reba's songs have appeared in movies countless times before, but a fully unique cover of Bad Boys is a great and hilarious way to integrate her into the franchise.

Reba McEntire herself has had a film and television career, as many musical artists tend to branch out into other mediums. She began most of her acting work in the late 80s, and Reba's new sitcom showcases that her acting work continues to this day, so her collaboration with a Hollywood film, especially one of this size, isn't too surprising for the musician. Reba's songs have appeared in movies countless times before, but a fully unique cover of Bad Boys is a great and hilarious way to integrate her work into the franchise.

Reba's Bad Boys 4 Song Was The Perfect End To A Movie Joke

The Song Pays Off A Great Scene In The Movie

One of the central plot elements of Bad Boys: Ride or Die forces Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett on the run from the police and into hiding In one of Bad Boys 4's best scenes, they steal some clothes from someone's clothesline to try and blend in and quickly change. However, before they can make their escape, they are caught by the gun-toting owners. In trying to prove that the Reba McEntire shirt Lowrey is wearing is theirs, they try and sing one of Reba's songs only for Burnett to transition into the Bad Boys song.

Related Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Ending Explained Bad Boys: Ride or Die's ending reaffirms the themes set up in the previous film and reveals some big retcons about previous villains.

It turns into the kind of comical action sequence that the series is known for, with their pair barely escaping while Reba's cover of the song plays, bringing the joke full circle. It takes on an additional level when Lowrey tries to pass off those lyrics as a "mix-tape" version of a Reba song. It is a perfect end to a hilarious scene, one of the many quotable moments in Bad Boys 4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die continues to be one of the franchise's best, showing why the original Bad Boys films were successful in the first place.