Desperate But Not Serious (song) explained

Desperate But Not Serious
Cover:Adam Ant DBNSsingle.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Adam Ant
Album:Friend or Foe
B-Side:Why Do Girls Love Horses?
Released:19 November 1982
Recorded:1982
Genre:New wave
Length:3:52 (Single Version) 4:12 (Album Version)
Label:CBS Records
Producer:Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
Prev Title:Friend or Foe
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Puss'n Boots
Next Year:1983

"Desperate But Not Serious" is a song by Adam Ant, released on 19 November 1982 as the third single from his first solo album, Friend or Foe.[1] It peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[2] Ant performed "Desperate but Not Serious" and "Goody Two Shoes" on the very first American Bandstand episode of 1983.[3]

The song appears on the greatest hits collection, Antics in the Forbidden Zone, and both the studio version and a live version appear on the double Adam Ant compilation, .

Credits

"Desperate But Not Serious" was written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni. The track features Adam on vocals and bass guitar, Marco on guitar, Geoff Daly on saxophone, Martin Drover on trumpet and Bogdan Wiczling on drums.

"Why Do Girls Love Horses?"

It was fairly common for Ant to record new versions of his pre-1980 compositions for the B-side of his singles. For this single, an old Ant song from 1978 called "Why Do Girls Love Horses?" was used.

Ant first recorded the song as a four track home demo in July 1978 while living in Notting Hill Gate. The song remained unused until this particular version was recorded in 1982. "Why Do Girls Love Horses?" finally received its live debut in December 2010 at a concert at Camden's Electric Ballroom as part of Ant's World Tour of London 2010-2011.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Desperate But Not Serious. Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni. 19 November 1982. Adam-Ant.net. EMI Music Publishing Ltd..
  2. Web site: Top Songs/Chart Singles Discography. Adam Ant. Music VF.com.
  3. Web site: American Bandstand (1952–1989) Episode List. IMDb. 1 January 1983.
  4. https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-ant/chart-history/hsi/ Adam Ant - Billboard Single Chart