Adam and the Ants
Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980… Read Full Bio ↴Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was one of the bands at the time that marked the transition from the '70s punk rock era to the new-wave post punk-music era. Although the band started off with a punk-influenced sound, it soon moved on to New Wave motivated by new sources such as the drum-heavy "Burundi Beat" heard on "Dog Eat Dog".

Led by Adam Ant (real name Stuart Goddard), the band formed in 1977 in London, England, consisting of Lester Square (guitar), Andy Warren (bass guitar) and Paul Flanagan (drums). Square was replaced by Mark Gaumont early in the band's career, before the release of their debut album Dirk Wears White Sox (1979, Do It Records). The album was somewhat dark, with post punk riffs and some vestiges of glam rock. The album was not a success, so Adam and the Ants hired Malcolm McLaren (manager of the Sex Pistols) to help with their image.

While preparing for their second album, McLaren convinced the Ants to leave Adam and form Bow Wow Wow. A new version of the Ants was formed by Marco Pirroni (guitar), Kevin Mooney (bass guitar) and two drummers, Terry Lee Miall and Merrick. Pirroni would go on to become an influential member of the group, and cowrite many of their songs with Adam Ant.

The band signed a major label deal with CBS Records and began recording Kings of the Wild Frontier. That album was an enormous hit in the United Kingdom and put the band at the forefront of the New Romantic moment. The album reached #1 on the UK album charts on January 24, 1981.

There were several hit singles from this LP, including Dog Eat Dog (reaching #4 on the UK singles charts in October 1980), Ant Music (#2 in January 1981) and Kings of the Wild Frontier (#2 in March 1981). In addition, Antmusic made it to No.1 in Australia for five weeks.

Bassist Kevin Mooney left the band in 1981, and was replaced with Gary Tibbs who joined just in time to record the hit single "Stand and Deliver".

In November 1981 Adam and the Ants released another highly successful album, Prince Charming. The band had two United Kingdom #1 singles. "Stand and Deliver" was the #1 single in the UK for 5 weeks in May 1981, followed by "Prince Charming", which topped the UK charts, for 4 weeks in September 1981. "Antrap" reached #3 in January, 1982.

The band seized the opportunities provided by music videos on the new MTV channel to develop a theatrical, charismatic onscreen persona. With romantic costumes and heavy make-up, the band was an early example of the New Romantic movement, with contemporaries such as Duran Duran dressing similarly. Lavish videos were produced for the Prince Charming singles, including Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming, and Ant Rap. In the Stand and Deliver video, Adam Ant is dressed as a "dandy highwayman" and generally indulges his exhibitionist tendencies. These videos helped break the band in the United States when MTV began airing them.

In early 1982 the band received a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist.
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Adam and the Ants Lyrics


05 Press Darlings We are guilty, We are beyond hope We beg to differ We…
20 Kings of the Wild Frontier A new Royal Family, a wild nobility, we are the…
5 Guns West Ladies can be captains and ladies can be chiefs Just like…
A.N.T.S Antfan, there's no need to feel down I said Antfan,'cos we…
A.N.T.S. Antfan, there's no need to feel down I said Antfan,'cos we…
All By Myself A new face, a new name; it all ends the…
Animals Uno, due, tre, quattro Marinetti Boccioni, Carra Balla Palas…
Ant Invasion Ten-thirty-five and I hope I've made The right decision He…
Ant Music Well, I'm standing here looking at you What do I see? I'm…
Ant Rap Put some wax on the trax and slide on onta…
Antmusic Well, I'm standing here looking at you What do I see? I'm…
Ants Invasion Ten-thirty-five and I hope I've made The right decision Hear…
Apollo 9 Ten - dress it up Nine - dress it up Eight -…



B-Side Baby Adam ant My baby says I mistreat her I don't know about…
Baby Let Me Scream at You Adam ant/marco pirroni Say it girlfriend, say it Well this…
Beat My Guest Well tie me up and hit me with a stick Beat…
Brand New Torso Yeah, I’m back moving again Yeah, I’m back moving again Yeah…
Can't See Rules About Love I feel suspended in space In another time and place To tal…
Can't Set Rules About Love I feel suspended in space In another time and place To talk…
Car Trouble Have you ever had a ride in a light blue…
Catholic Day Kennedy died in '63 Poor john.f- Kennedy died in '63 Poor jo…
Christian D'or I've got a fetish for you A fetish for me A fetish…
Christian Dor I've got a fetish for you A fetish for me A fetish…
Cleopatra Cleopatra did ten thousand in her lifetime Now that a wide…
Crackpot History And The Right To Lie People come people go, how long I?ll stay I just…
Day I Met God Day I met God, I got so carried away Day I…
Desperate but Not Serious If I ask you difficult questions If I make improper suggesti…
Deutscher Girls We'll do the Tango We'll try the Fox Trot I'll eat a…
Digital Tenderness why does this feeling of togetherness always scare me away? …
Dog Eat Dog You may not like The things we do Only idiots Ignore the tru…
Don't be Squar Music for a future age Don't be square be there All good…
Don't Be Square Music for a future age Don't be square be there All good…
Fall In Adam Ant Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One …
Fall Out Fall out Fall out (ooh yeah) Fall out Fall out (ooh yeah)…
Fall-In Adam Ant Ten Nine Eight Seven Six Five Four Three Two One …
Family of Noise A lot of people in this great big world Say "Love…
Fat Fun Ow! baby, you're so overweight Baby, you're no-one Baby,…
Feed Me to the Lions Too emotional am I? Too emotional am I? With a spirit soarin…
Five Guns West Ladies can be captains and ladies can be chiefs Just like…
Flor De Luna Sin mirar la luna ya cambió de color Y no podremos…
Friend or Foe Friend or foe Friend or foe I want those who get to…
Goody Two Shoes With the heartbreak open So much you can't hide Put on a…
Gotta Be A Sin It's burning holes into my heart To leave that face so…
Greatest Love of All I believe that children are our future; Teach them well and…
Hampstead Oh Hampstead is for fairs And not for revolutions (oi, oi,…
Hampstead (demo) Oh Hampstead is for fairs And not for revolutions (oi, oi,…
Heaven Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years There was only you…
Human Bondage Den 0 lucky lucky me I can live here in luxury Can't answer…
I Win Zulus Not a day goes by That you don't cross my mind When…
If You Leave Me Now You can't stand still for a moment You can't stand still…
It Doesn't Matter I'm sick of coming home and watching tv. I just can't…
Jolly Roger In days of old, when ships were bold Just like the…
Juanito The Bandito Lock up your shed because Juanito's coming Just crossed over…
Kick See a nation on its knees And its heritage dead See a…
Killer in the Home I live the life that I've been left I leave most…
King of the wild frontier A new Royal Family, a wild nobility, we are the…
Kings of the Wild Frontier (first version) A new Royal Family A wild nobility We are the family I feel…
Lady / Catch a Falling Star I saw a lady and she was naked I saw a…
Libertine A word from her is worth ten from me Her main…
Los Rancheros A few dollars more They'll hang me high But still my spirit …
Lost on You I'm lost without you Can't help myself How does it feel to…
LOU (adam) Wow wow Lemme cash in Wow wow Put all the bands…
Magnificent 5 long ago in London town a man called Ant sat deeply…
Making History The murder happy characters have such fun They murder happy …
Manners And Physique Pick your honey up never let her go Say you want…
Mile High Club it's got its ups and downs it's got its ups and…
Miss Thing Adam ant/marco pirroni Miss thing what you got to say? We sa…
Mowhok London town 1730 women drunk, children dirty they'd seen the…
Never Trust a Man A man and a woman walking down the street With a…
Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face) A man and a woman walking down the street with a son…
Nine Plan Failed After nine years in the army They took away his brain They…
No Me Ames Henry Adams Talk wey no concern me, I no dey chook…
No Zap You can hang me by the neck Till I'm dead, dead,…
Physical I want to date you maybe I want to take…
Physical (You're So) I want to date you maybe I want to take you…
Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios See the Spaniard eating chocolates See the Spaniard have a b…
Place in the Country All I thought I wanted was a front door All I…
Plastic Surgery Hey, you got a face like a Labrador I don't mind,…
Press Darlings We are guilty, We are beyond hope We beg to differ We…
Prince Charming Don't you ever, don't you ever Stop being dandy, showing me…
Puerto Rican Unos, dos, tres, quatro Arrrrrrrrrrrrriba I seen you wal…
Puerto-Rican Uno, dos, tres, quatros........arriba! I've seen you walk…
Puerto‐Rican Uno, dos, tres, quatros........arriba! I've seen you walkin…
Purple Rain Counting this money cause I earned it all These niggas pray…
Puss 'n Boots Boots... Kitty, Kitty! Pussycat's going to London Looking f…
Puss 'n' Boots Pussycat's going to London Looking for love and for fame I w…
Reality When you notice you've got no time to breathe You will…
Red Scab got a heart on my arm It says pure sex It hurt I…
Room at the Top Once is never enough Never is and never was Here and now…
Rough Stuff Down in the jungle Feeling very fat You better hit the floor…
S.E.X And when summer gets to me And sets the sex on…
S.E.X. And when summer gets to me And sets the sex on…
Scorpio Rising The Greek, the Gypsy, the Italian And the Pole, took a…
Scorpio Writing Adam ant/marco pirroni The greek, the gypsy, the italian An…
Scorpios There's a gang in every town I say that the rules…
Send a letter to Jordan I sent a letter on Monday I sent a letter on…
Stand & Deliver Stand and deliver I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too s…
Strip It's at times like this, the great heaven knows that we…
Tabletalk Don't like your stare Don't like the arm in the air Your…
That Voodoo That voodoo that you do the shimmy lights through you and no…
The Day I Met God Day I met god I got so carried away Day I met…
The Human Beings I was never one for the limelight Never the talented one…
The Idea Ever since we split, I've been so distraught about it Hate…
The Magnificent Five long ago in London town a man called Ant sat deeply…
Try This fOr Sighs I call 'round your house I try on your phone but…
Vampires I want your heart, I want your soul, I want everything you…
Vanity I cannot speak of what I feel And yet I feel…
Vive Le Rock Bang bang you're dead Did not, did too Stop diddy-bopping bu…
Whip In My Valise when I met you you were just sixteen pulling the wings…
Whip my Valaise when I met you you were just sixteen pulling the wings…
Woman in Love As a man I ain't never been much for sunny…
Wonderful Did I tell you how much I miss Your sweet kiss? Did…
You're My World You're my thrill You do something to me You send chills righ…
You're So Physical I want to date you maybe I want to take you…
Young Parisians Young Parisians are so French They love Patti Smith Young Pa…
Zerox Lock up your brain Because I'm here again I'm never bored to…


Nige


on Lou

So... we're just going to let AI invent song-lyrics now? This is not Adam Ant's Lou. Shameful lazy website.

Ben - Moderator


on Cleopatra

Hi Kevin, I have updated the song facts to reflect these corrections. Please let us know if any further errors are found.

Kevin Manktelow


on Cleopatra

Couple of glaring errors, Cleopatra was first performed on the 10th July 1978 on the Peel Sessions and it was record in in the studio in 1979 for the Dirk Wears White Sox album which was released in January 1980. Marco Pirroni didn't join the band until after Malcolm Mclaren persuaded the rest of the band to quit and form Bow Wow Wow at the end of January 1980. It also wasn't on the normal release of the Prince Charming album, nor was it released as a single.

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