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| "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" | ||||
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| Single by Kid Creole & The Coconuts | ||||
| from the album Tropical Gangsters | ||||
| B-side | "You Had No Intention" "Imitation" | |||
| Released | September 24, 1982 February 1983 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Blank Tapes and Electric Lady Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop, calypso | |||
| Length | 6:16 (album version) 3:52 (7") 6:26 (12") | |||
| Label | ZE Records, Island Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | August Darnell | |||
| Producer(s) | August Darnell | |||
| Kid Creole & The Coconuts singles chronology | ||||
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"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" is a song written by August Darnell and first recorded by his band Kid Creole and the Coconuts. It was released in 1982 as the third and final single from their album Tropical Gangsters. It is Kid Creole and the Coconuts' highest charting single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak of no. 2. It also reached no. 18 on the U.S. Club Play Chart.
In a 2011 interview, Darnell stated that the royalty income from this song alone would be enough for him to live on.[1]
- ^ Paul Lester (September 7, 2011). "Kid Creole: 'I'm not a party man any more'". The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2018.