Kings of the Wild Frontier is the second album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released in November 1980 by record label CBS. This album introduced the "Burundi beat" sound to popular music.[1]
Contents
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Background & recording 1
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Release 2
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Reception 3
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Legacy 4
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Track listing 5
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Personnel 6
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Chart positions 7
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References 8
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External links 9
Background & recording
After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant recorded Kings of the Wild Frontier with guitarist Marco Pirroni as his new writing partner.
Release
Kings of the Wild Frontier was released on November 3 1980 by record label CBS in the UK and Epic records internationally. It reached No. 1 in the UK Album Chart,[2] and spawned three hit singles: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", which was released July and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart; "Dog Eat Dog", which reached No. 4; and 'Antmusic', released in December and reaching No. 2,[3] as well as No. 1 in Australia for five weeks.[4] The album was the UK number 1 selling album in 1981 (and the 48th best seller in 1980) and won Best British Album at the 1982 Brit Awards.
The US version of the album dropped "Making History" in favour of two tracks penned by Ant prior to teaming up with Marco Pirroni, "(You're So) Physical" and "Press Darlings".
The album was remastered and reissued in 2004 with several bonus tracks.
Reception
In his retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "one of the great defining albums of its time. There's simply nothing else like it, nothing else that has the same bravado, the same swagger, the same gleeful self-aggrandizement and sense of camp. This walked a brilliant line between campiness and art-house chutzpah, and it arrived at precisely the right time – at the forefront of new wave".[5]
Legacy
Kings of the Wild Frontier is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, except as noted.
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1.
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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3:11
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2.
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"'Antmusic'"
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3:37
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3.
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"Feed Me to the Lions"
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3:03
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4.
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"Los Rancheros"
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3:30
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5.
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"Ants Invasion"
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3:19
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6.
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"Killer in the Home"
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4:22
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"Kings of the Wild Frontier"
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3:56
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"The Magnificent Five"
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3:07
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3.
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"Don't Be Square (Be There)"
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3:32
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4.
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"Jolly Roger"
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2:11
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5.
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"Making History"
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2:59
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6.
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"The Human Beings"
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4:32
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13.
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"Antmusic (Alternative Mix)"
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3:43
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14.
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"Antmusic (Demo)"
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3:28
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15.
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"Feed Me to the Lions (Demo)"
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3:02
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"The Human Beings (Demo)"
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2:30
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17.
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"S.E.X. (Demo)"
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3:57
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18.
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"Omelette from Outerspace (Demo)"
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3:06
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US version
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1.
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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3:07
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2.
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"Antmusic"
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3:36
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3.
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"Los Rancheros"
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3:28
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4.
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"Feed Me to the Lions"
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2:59
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5.
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"Press Darlings"
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Ant
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4:12
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6.
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"Ants Invasion"
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3:20
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7.
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"Killer in the Home"
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4:19
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"Kings of the Wild Frontier"
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3:53
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2.
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"The Magnificent Five"
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3:05
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3.
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"Don't Be Square (Be There)"
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3:29
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4.
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"Jolly Roger"
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2:09
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5.
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"Physical (You're So)"
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4:26
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6.
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"The Human Beings"
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4:24
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Cassette version
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1.
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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3:07
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2.
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"Jolly Roger"
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2:09
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3.
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"Los Rancheros"
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3:28
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4.
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"Feed Me to the Lions"
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2:59
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5.
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"Press Darlings"
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Ant
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4:12
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6.
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"Ants Invasion"
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3:20
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7.
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"Killer in the Home"
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4:19
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"Beat My Guest"
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Ant
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3:12
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1.
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"Kings of the Wild Frontier"
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3:53
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2.
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"The Magnificent Five"
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3:05
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3.
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"Don't Be Square (Be There)"
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3:29
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4.
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"Antmusic"
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3:36
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5.
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"Physical (You're So)"
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Ant
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4:26
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"The Human Beings"
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4:24
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"Stand and Deliver"
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3:06
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Personnel
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Adam and the Ants
Chart positions
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Album
Singles
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Year
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Single
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Chart
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Peak
position
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1980
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"Kings of the Wild Frontier"
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UK Singles Chart
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48[3]
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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4[3]
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"Antmusic"
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2[3]
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1981
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"Kings of the Wild Frontier" (re-release)
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2[3]
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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Billboard Club Play Singles
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19
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"Antmusic"
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Billboard Mainstream Rock
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14
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"Dog Eat Dog"
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Billboard Mainstream Rock
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15
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"Physical (You're So)"
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Billboard Mainstream Rock
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19
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References
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^ Palmer, Robert (25 November 1981). "'"The Pop Life; Latest British Invasion: 'The New Tribalism.
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^ a b "The Official UK Charts Company: All the Number 1 Albums".
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^ a b c d e "Adam & the Ants | Artist | Official Charts".
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^ "Australian-charts.com – Adam and the Ants – Antmusic". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. – Adam and the Ants | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic"Kings of the Wild Frontier".
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^ DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 6. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
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Kings of the Wild Frontier at Discogs (list of releases)
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Kings of the Wild Frontier (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
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Adam and the Ants albums
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Solo albums
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Compilations
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Adam and the Ants singles
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Solo singles
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