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Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased but circulates widely as a bootleg). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth released solo studio album came out in early 2013. A planned follow-up album recorded the following year currently officially remains at developmental stage.
In the United States, Ant's biggest chart success was his solo debut, 1982's Friend or Foe album, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 the following spring. Three other Ant albums have reached the middle area of the Top 100. Friend or Foe also included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes", which was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time as the album, as well as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Ant would achieve further US singles chart success in the 1990s with "Room at the Top", a second Top 20 hit in 1990, and the "Wonderful" title track, a third Top 40 hit in 1995. Friend or Foe achieved US Gold Disc status within a year of its release; Kings of the Wild Frontier crawled to the same certification after nearly 14 years.
Besides regular studio albums there are a number of live albums, box sets and compilations. The three Peel Sessions first appeared in 1990 (minus two tracks from the first session), while the complete integral one collection appeared in 2001.
"Cartrouble" the single is a re-recorded version of Part 2 of the track "Cartrouble Parts 1 & 2" which featured on Dirk Wears White Sox. The single featured also different personnel including new band member Marco Pirroni and session drummer Jon Moss (later of Culture Club). Nonetheless, it was recorded and released while Dirk Wears White Sox was the current album, and to fulfil the same contract with Do It Records as under which the album was released. As such, it qualifies as a single from Dirk Wears White Sox.
Some UK copies of the single "Goody Two Shoes" were credited to Adam and the Ants although it was intended as the first Adam Ant solo release (with Marco Pirroni as co-songwriter and guitarist and Chris 'Merrick' Hughes as drummer and producer). The album version of the song is a different mix from the single, which was released months before the album and not long after Adam and the Ants had split up, thus causing some UK copies to be credited under the old bandname. The US edition of the single featured the album version and hit its chart peak in early 1983, nearly a year after the UK.
Support video footage for the Derek Jarman film Jubilee of the Ants (including Kenny Morris guesting on drums) performing in an empty studio. This video was used in the film as a television screen image in a scene of Ant's character Kid watching himself and his band on TV performing on Top of the Pops. Although Jarman directed the film, he was not present for this video shoot.
This footage should not be confused with the performance of this song filmed at Drury Lane Theatre and featured elsewhere in the film to represent Kid's audition for media mogul character Borgia Ginz.
This video and "Cartrouble pt2" were demonstration videos made as audition footage for Malcolm McLaren and were filmed in Richardson's back garden.
Surviving footage from "video film" project "Xerox Machine" filmed at the studio of artist Laurie-Rae Chamberlain. There is one complete take of Ant performing the song in front of a set of neon lights plus short takes of Ant singing the outro while sat in a dentist's chair and a slideshow of "Xerography" still images created by Chamberlain of this and other video footage from the session. "Xerography" includes images of other takes of the song, including one performed in front of a stack of art equipment illuminated by disco lights.
Stills from this video (and alternative takes, of which at least one survives) were used for the sleeve art for the Kings of the Wild Frontier album and "Dog Eat Dog" single.
Alternative take of performance of the song on 16 October 1980 edition of Top of the Pops. This has represented the song on video compilations since Antmusic – The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
Concert footage from Manchester Apollo, 16 December 1980. Footage of "Dog Eat Dog" represented that single on the 1986 Hits video compilation. Footage of "Physical (You're So)" has represented The Antmusic EP on video compilations since Antmusic - The Very Best of Adam Ant in 1993
Although made in the same general style as the Ant/Mansfield collaborations of 1981–1983, this video was directed by Ant alone.
