Stand and Deliver (Adam and the Ants song)

"Stand and Deliver"
Single by Adam and the Ants
from the album Prince Charming
B-side"Beat My Guest"
Released1 May 1981 (1981-05-01)[1]
Genre
Length3:34
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Hughes
Adam and the Ants singles chronology
"Antmusic"
(1980)
"Stand and Deliver"
(1981)
"Prince Charming"
(1981)
Music video
"Stand and Deliver" on YouTube

"Stand and Deliver" is a song by British new wave band Adam and the Ants, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Prince Charming (1981). It was the band's first No. 1 hit in the UK. The phrase "stand and deliver — your money or your life", used in the lyrics, is commonly associated with highwaymen in 18th century England.

  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 May 1981. p. 26. Retrieved 20 July 2022.