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Room at the Top (Adam Ant song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Room at the Top'" is a song by Adam Ant, and the lead track on his fourth solo album, 'Manners & Physique'. It was released as a single on 5 February 1990, a month prior to the album's release.
Charts
After having spent most of the past five years working on his acting career, this was Adam's first single since "Vive Le Rock" in 1985. "Room at the Top" peaked at number seventeen on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, making it his second biggest hit in the US behind "Goody Two Shoes". It was also a number three dance hit in America. It reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart.
Credits
"Room at the Top" was written by Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni & Prince protg Andr Cymone. Adam only provided vocals for the track, while Marco played guitar & bass guitar. Cymone produced the track, played keyboards & did the programming. Or, as 'Manners & Physique's liner notes put it, "everything else". "Room at the Top", was styled after the Minneapolis sound, as was most of the 'Manners & Physique' album. Of which, in Ant's words, Cymone was "one of the architects".
"Bruce Lee"
The B-side to the single is called "Bruce Lee", an obvious homage to the late martial artist (Adam impersonates Bruce Lee in the "Ant Rap" music video). Both songs appear on both sides of the cassette single. When 'Manners & Physique' was reissued on Cherry Red Records in 2009, "Bruce Lee" was one of five bonus tracks added. US remix, 7" edit of 12" and house vocal versions of "Room at the Top" were also added.
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