Stand and Deliver

Stand & Deliver is the title of a song single recorded and released by British group Adam and The Ants in 1981 as the lead single from their third studio album, Prince Charming.

The release of new material was highly anticipated after the group's initial commercial success at the end of 1980, and the re-release of early material in the interim. Stand and Deliver consequently went straight in to no.1 in the UK, in the charts announced on 06 May and remained at the top for 5 weeks.

The 'highwayman' figure was in line with the group's 'dressing up' ethos, following on from the American Indian concept of Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980). The lyric mixes images of the 17th century stereotype, based on Dick Turpin, and modern culture, such as in the line "..the devil take your stereo and your record collection..".

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The release of the single was also accompanied by an elaborate promo-video depicting Adam Ant as "the dandy highwayman" of the song lyric. Other members of the band also appear.