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All Adam and the Ants music videos were produced and storyboarded by Ant; [14] these videos helped to establish the band in the United States when MTV began airing them in 1981. [ citation needed ] The "Prince Charming" video includes a guest appearance by British film actor Diana Dors as the Fairy Godmother , [ 51 ] and the video for "Ant Rap ...
"Prince Charming" was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September 1981 for Adam and the Ants. [2] Written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, and featuring on the album of the same name, it was Adam and the Ants' second number-one single in a row [3] and was the fifth biggest hit of 1981.
Prince Charming is the third and final album by Adam and the Ants, released in November 1981. This album features bass player Gary Tibbs in place of Kevin Mooney, the bassist on Kings of the Wild Frontier. The album included the band's two number one UK hit singles "Stand and Deliver" and "Prince Charming" as well as "Ant Rap".
Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter ... 1981 Mike Mansfield/Adam Ant "Prince Charming" "Ant Rap" "Goody Two Shoes" 1982
"Stand and Deliver" is a song by British new wave band Adam and the Ants, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Prince Charming (1981). It was the band's first No. 1 hit in the UK. The phrase "stand and deliver — your money or your life", used in the lyrics, is commonly associated with highwaymen in 18th century England.
On 18 April 1981, Adam and the Ants performed a medley of "Antmusic" & "Dog Eat Dog" at the Royal Variety Performance. It was during "Antmusic" that Kevin Mooney had a very public meltdown that led to his leaving the band. As the band lip synced & mimed through the performance, Mooney took off his bass, placing it on the floor, making it ...
"Ant Rap" is a song by the British new wave band Adam and the Ants. Written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni , the song was remixed from the version on the group's 1981 album Prince Charming . It entered the UK Singles Chart in December 1981 at number 9 before rising to a peak position of number three.
Adam and the Ants (lead singer Adam Ant pictured in 2019) had six top 10 singles in 1981, the most of any artist this year. Two of these reached number-one: " Stand and Deliver " and " Prince Charming ", which became the third and fourth best selling singles of the year respectively.