Cover of Antmusic EP by Adam & the Ants
Cover: Antmusic EP

Song · Adam & the Ants

“Friends” by Adam & the Ants

From the EP Antmusic EP (1982)

“Friends” by Adam & the Ants appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1981. It was first released in 1982 on the EP Antmusic EP. Its best result is #77 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 1981.

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"Friends" turns up on Adam & the Ants' Antmusic EP, released in 1982, and it's Adam Ant's song from top to bottom: he wrote the words and the music, sang lead, played guitar and produced it himself. The rest of the credits read like a tight little gang, with Matthew Ashman as the other guitarist, Andy Warren on bass and Dave Barbarossa on drums and percussion. Benny King engineered, with Paul Ludgate assisting.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 77 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 106

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