The song appeared on the band's self-titled debut album in 1974, which reached #1 on the Billboard 200 .
Music historians at Primary Wave Music credit the track with helping establish the band's "straight-ahead, no-frills musical approach" that defined 70s rock. Bad Companies (Original Mix)
The track remains so influential that it was recently covered by Charley Crockett for the 2025 tribute album, Can't Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company . The song appeared on the band's self-titled debut