Bow wow wow
| Bow wow wow | |
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 Bow Wow Wow performing live at the Kant-Kino, Berlin (1982) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | New wave |
| founding | 1980, 1998 (Reunion) |
| resolution | 1983 (without Lwin) |
| Website | http://www.bowwowwow.org |
| Founding members | |
| Matthew Ashman | |
| Leigh Gorman | |
| David Barbarossa | |
| Annabella Lwin | |
Bow Wow Wow was a British new wave band formed by Malcolm McLaren in 1980 .
Career
Band members were Matthew Ashman (guitar), Leigh Gorman (bass) and David Barbarossa (drums), who were poached by McLaren from the band Adam and the Ants , as well as the underage singer Annabella Lwin when the band was founded.
As Ashman, Gorman and Barbarossa practically took over the entire rhythm section of the Ants , the sound of both groups is very similar, to which the drum sound of Barbarossa, inspired by rhythms from Burundi , contributed significantly. Producer McLaren, who had previously made the Sex Pistols , but also Adam and the Ants known, discovered singer Lwin in the dry cleaning of her parents in London and tried hard to portray the minors as naked or half-naked as possible (* October 31 1966) to generate publicity scandals on the record covers. The future Culture Club singer Boy George was also a member of Bow Wow Wow for a short time .
In July 1980 they released the single "C · 30 C · 60 C · 90 Go", which was originally only to appear as a (first ever) cassette single. The 7 ″ single then reached number 34 in the UK single charts.
The first top 10 hits were Go Wild in the Country and the then released song I Want Candy (a cover version of a track by The Strangeloves ). The group existed until the separation in 1983. The instrumentalists then tried unsuccessfully as Chiefs of Relief a further group career, even the solo career of Annabella in 1985 was not crowned with success.
In the 1990s, David joined Barbarossa Republica . Matthew Ashman died of diabetes in 1995. Gorman and Lwin formed a reunion of Bow Wow Wow in 1998 .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 US
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| 1980 | Your Cassette Pet (EP) |
UK58 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1980
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| 1981 | See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! |
UK26 (29 weeks) UK |
US192 (2 weeks) US |
First published: October 1981
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| 1983 | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going | - |
US82 (13 weeks) US |
First published: April 1983
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US
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| 1982 | I want candy |
UK26 (6 weeks) UK |
US123 (9 weeks) US |
First published: July 1982
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More albums
- 1982: The Last of the Mohicans
- 1982: Original Recordings
- 1982: Teenage Queen
- 1993: Girl Bites Dog
- 1993: Go Wild: The Best of
- 1996: Aphrodisiac ... Best of
- 1996: The Best of
- 1997: Live in Japan
- 1998: Wild in the USA
- 2003: I Want Candy: Anthology
- 2008: Love, Peace & Harmony: The Best of
- 2009: Mile High Club Live
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US
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| 1980 | C 30 C 60 C 90 Go Original Recordings |
UK34 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1980
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| 1981 | WORK (NO Nah, No No My Daddy Don't) Original Recordings |
UK62 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1981
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| Prince of Darkness |
UK58 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1981
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| Chihuahua Lake Jungle! See Jungle! |
UK51 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: October 1981
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| 1982 | Go Wild in the Country See Jungle! See Jungle! |
UK7th  (13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: January 1982
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| See Jungle! (Jungle Boy) / TV Savage See Jungle! See Jungle! |
UK45 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 1982
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| I want candy I want candy |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
US62 (7 weeks) US |
First published: May 1982
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| 1983 | Do You Wanna Hold Me? When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going |
UK47 (5 weeks) UK |
US77 (4 weeks) US |
First published: February 1983
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More singles
- 1980: Louis Quatorze
- 1982: Baby, Oh No
- 1982: Fools Rush In
- 1983: The Man Mountain
