| "Antmusic" | ||||
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| Single by Adam and the Ants | ||||
| from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier | ||||
| B-side | "Fall In" | |||
| Released | 28 November 1980 | |||
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| Length | 3:37 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Chris Hughes | |||
| Adam and the Ants singles chronology | ||||
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| 'Antmusic' on YouTube | ||||
"Antmusic" is the broad term Adam Ant uses to describe his music, both solo and with Adam and the Ants. It is also the name of the third single from the Adam and the Ants album Kings of the Wild Frontier and a 1994 compilation album.
The "Antmusic for sex people" logo first appeared on the cover of the Adam and the Ants' single, "Dog Eat Dog",[3] and the line "Antmusic for sex people, Sex music for Antpeople" is sung in the track "Don't be Square (Be There)"[4] from Kings of the Wild Frontier.
On 28 November 1980, Adam and the Ants released "Antmusic" (often stylised as 'Antmusic') as the third single in the UK from Kings of the Wild Frontier.[5] "Antmusic" peaked at No. 2 in the UK in January 1981, being held off the top by the re-release of John Lennon's "Imagine" after his murder in New York City on 8 December 1980.
In Australia, the single spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report[6] and earned the band platinum certification[7] for sales of over 100,000 copies.[8] It also reached No. 2 in South Africa, No. 4 in Ireland, and No. 6 in New Zealand. In North America, the song reached No. 14 on the US Rock Albums & Top Tracks chart, as well as number 19 on the National Disco Action Top 30 chart (alongside "Dog Eat Dog" and "Kings of the Wild Frontier"). It did not find success in Canada.
- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1980". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 375. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, John, eds. (2001). "Adam and the Ants/Adam Ant". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 5. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
- ^ Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni (3 October 1980). "Dog Eat Dog". The Official Adam Ant Website. EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni (3 November 1980). "Don't be Square (Be There)". Genius. EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- ^ "Adam Ant and the Ants". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010.
- ^ John (2 February 2023). "Number One Singles in the 1980s – Australian Music". All Down Under.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association.