Desperate But Not Serious (song)

"Desperate But Not Serious"
Single by Adam Ant
from the album Friend or Foe
B-side Why do Girls Love Horses?
Released 19 November 1982
Format vinyl record (7")
Recorded 1982
Genre New wave, New Romantic
Length 3:52
Label CBS Records
Writer(s) Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
Producer(s) Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
Adam Ant singles chronology
"Friend or Foe"
(1982)
"Desperate but not Serious"
(1982)
"Puss'n Boots"
(1983)

"Desperate But Not Serious" was the third single and music video from Adam Ant's 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]

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 Adam to rerecord old Adam and the Ants tracks for the B-side of his singles. For "Desperate But Not Serious," an old Ants song from 1978 called "Why do Girls Love Horses?" was used. This particular version was recorded in 1982.

References

  1. Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni (19 November 1982). "Desperate But Not Serious". Adam-Ant.net. EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
  2. Adam Ant. "Top Songs/Chart Singles Discography". Music VF.com.
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