Reference song
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce is included in the MRP Top Charted reference catalog. Billboard Year-End chart research: 1973 rank #2. Use this page as a research reference for music supervision across film, television, advertising, trailers, branded content and creative pitches. Inclusion is for discovery and research and does not imply that MRP or MFP controls or represents the recording or publishing rights.
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For music supervisors researching Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce, this page brings the track's chart context and reference information together for film, TV, advertising, trailer and branded-content research.
Licensing & clearance
Rights representation
Publishing and master information below is reference research and should be independently verified for the specific use, territory, term, and budget.
Publishing Representation
- Publisher / rightsholder
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc.; Blendingwell Music, Inc.; Denjac Music Co.; DenJac Music Company; MCA Music; MCA, Inc.
- Administrator
- Research Required
- Share, when verified
- Research Required
- PRO
- Research Required
- Licensing / contact information
- Confirm current publisher/administrator and sync licensing authority before clearance.
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Master Representation
- Exact recording
- Jim Croce — Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, original recording released on Life and Times (1973)
- Master owner / rightsholder
- Research Required
- Record label
- ABC Records (historical)
- Distributor / administrator
- Research Required
- Master licensing / contact information
- Confirm current master owner/controller and territory-specific master-use licensing route before clearance.
- ISRC, when verified
- Research Required
- Verification status
- Research Required
- Verification date
- 2026-08-31
Rights note: Reference Catalog or playlist inclusion does not imply rights representation. This information is provided as a starting point for licensing research and may change over time. MFP can verify current master and publishing rights as part of the clearance process.
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- Rock
- Era
- 1970s
- Categories
- Dramatic · Emotional · Popular culture · Lifestyle · Advertising · Film/TV · Montage
- Writers (existing research data)
- Jim Croce
- Publishers (existing research data)
- American Broadcasting Music, Inc.; Blendingwell Music, Inc.; Denjac Music Co.; DenJac Music Company; MCA Music; MCA, Inc.
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