"Bad Ambassador" is the name of a song by The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy (band)

The Divine Comedy are a chamber pop band from Ireland, fronted by Neil Hannon. Formed in 1989, Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation bar drums. To date, ten studio albums have been released under the Divine...

. It was released as the second single from the album Regeneration

Regeneration (Divine Comedy album)

Regeneration is the seventh studio album by The Divine Comedy - and their first for Parlophone/EMI - released on March 12, 2001. Three singles were released from the album: "Love What You Do", "Bad Ambassador" and "Perfect Lovesong", the latter failing to make top 40.Produced by Nigel Godrich,...

. A live version of the track serves as the A-side on the second CD single.

CD-Rom

CD-ROM

A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....

 content on the first disc includes the promotional video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

. Filmed in black and white, it features a Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...

 working in a paper factory and dreaming of a better life with a co-worker.

The four live tracks from the second CD and 7" were recorded at Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...

 on March 21, 2001. "Pictures of Matchstick Men

Pictures of Matchstick Men

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...

" is a cover version of the Status Quo song from 1968.

Track listing

• 7" (R 6558)

1. Bad Ambassador
2. Life on Earth (Live)

• CD1 (CDRS6558)

1. Bad Ambassador
2. Edward the Confessor
3. U.S.E.

• CD2 (CDR 6558)

1. Bad Ambassador (Live)
2. Pictures of Matchstick Men (Live)
3. Sweden (Live)

• CD Promo (CDR-DJ-6558)

1. Bad Ambassador

• CD Promo (France) (SA6368)

1. Bad Ambassador