Editing Adam Ant (section)

===1977–1982: Adam and the Ants===
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Adam and the Ants began performing around London while Ant acted in [[Derek Jarman]]'s film ''[[Jubilee (1978 film)|Jubilee]]'' in 1977. They were initially managed by [[Jordan (Pamela Rooke)|Jordan]] from the [[Sex (boutique)|SEX]] boutique on [[Kings Road]]. His debut as a recording artist was the song "[[Deutscher Girls]]", which featured on the film's soundtrack, along with "Plastic Surgery" which was performed in the film. In late 1979 they released their debut album ''[[Dirk Wears White Sox]]'' (1979, [[Do It Records]]) featuring [[Matthew Ashman]] on guitar, [[Andy Warren (British musician)|Andy Warren]] on bass and [[David Barbarossa|Dave Barbarossa]] on drums.

Ant approached [[Malcolm McLaren]] to manage the band, who subsequently hired the rest of the Ants to form [[Bow Wow Wow]] fronted by [[Annabella Lwin]]. The second version of Adam and the Ants featured [[Marco Pirroni]] (guitar), [[Kevin Mooney]] (bass guitar), and two drummers, Terry Lee Miall and [[Chris Hughes (record producer)|Chris Hughes]] (formerly of [[Dalek I Love You]]), who used the name "Merrick". The band signed a deal with [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]] and recorded ''[[Kings of the Wild Frontier]]'' during the summer of 1980. The album gained success in the United Kingdom, and the "Antmania" that ensued put the band at the forefront of the [[New Romantic]] movement. The single "[[Antmusic]]" went to No.&nbsp;2 on the [[UK singles chart]] by December 1980. Following the departure of Mooney in February 1981, bassist [[Gary Tibbs]], formerly of [[Roxy Music]], joined the band.

In November 1981, Adam & the Ants released the album, ''[[Prince Charming (album)|Prince Charming]],'' that featured two United Kingdom No.&nbsp;1 singles – "[[Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants song)|Stand and Deliver]]" and the title track, "[[Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song)|Prince Charming]]" – as well as the No.&nbsp;3 UK hit "[[Ant Rap]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-artist-formerly-known-as-prince-charming-629059.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201121405/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-artist-formerly-known-as-prince-charming-629059.html |archive-date=2008-12-01 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=The Independent, December 2000|work=The Independent|access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref> In March 1982 the group disbanded.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2011-04-27 |title=The rise and fall of Adam Ant |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8478052/The-rise-and-fall-of-Adam-Ant.html |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>