No second-era makeover was needed for Willa Ford (née Amanda Lee Williford, whose name was changed to avoid confusion with Mandy Moore). She came to us with cleavage already beared and ass cheeks already hanging out the bottom of her short shorts—the “sexy Britney” record labels knew horny boys were waiting for. In the summer of 2001, this lascivious cry of hedonism launched her career and she quickly became an MTV favorite; unfortunately for her, Britney’s own coming out followed just a few short months later, instantly making Willa obsolete. “I Wanna Be Bad” received the most 10’s in this rate, and was leading the countdown for the majority of the balloting period, until Ace ended its hopes on the very last vote.
Best bit: The whole song is bop central, but something about Royce Da 5’9”’s uncredited rap verse takes it to the next level.
The music video... is basically designed to be fap material for a time before the widespread availability of Internet ****. There is no other explanation.
