King of the Jungle (song)

"King of the Jungle"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Bananarama
Released 1984
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded October 1983
Genre Pop, new wave
Length 3:28
Label London Records
Songwriter(s) Sara Dallin
Siobhan Fahey
Keren Woodward
Jolley & Swain
Producer(s) Jolley & Swain
Bananarama singles chronology
"Rough Justice"
(1984)		 "King of the Jungle"
(1984)		 "Hot Line to Heaven"
(1984)

"Rough Justice"
(1984)		 "King of the Jungle"
(1984)		 "Hot Line to Heaven"
(1984)

"King of the Jungle" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was released as a single in Japan only from their self-titled second album in 1984. The song is the second single from Bananarama to be a Japanese-only release (following "He's Got Tact" in 1982).

The song, along with several tracks on the Bananarama album, combined producers Jolley & Swain's pop music production with serious lyrical content. Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey described "King of the Jungle" as a song "about how ridiculous it is that eighteen year old boys are given guns and are endorsed by the government to go out and kill people" . The song was dedicated to the group's friend, Thomas "Kidso" Reilly, younger brother of Stiff Little Fingers drummer Jim Reilly, who had recently been killed in Belfast.[1]

The track did not chart in Japan and was not released as a single in any other territories.

References

  1. ↑ Smash Hits Interview: "We All Broke Down And Cried". 15–28 March 1984.


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