On April 27, 1981, British new wave act Adam and the Ants released the lead single from their forthcoming Prince Charming album, "Stand and Deliver". It was a bit hit in the United Kingdom, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. 22 years later, during his solo career, lead singer Adam Ant wanted to raise awareness of the plight of endangered mountain gorilla by re-recording the track as "Save the Gorilla". It was scheduled to be released on November 17, 2003, but it's release was blocked by co-writer Marco Pirroni and EMI Records, and has never been circulated.
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