Vive Le Rock

by Adam Ant

Released: September 02, 1985

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The Album

"Vive Le Rock" is the third solo album by Adam Ant, released in September 1985. He's very opinionated and knows what he wants.

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The album features two versions of Ant's 1984 song "Apollo 9." Producer Tony Visconti, renowned for his 1970s work with Marc Bolan and David Bowie, described his experience working with Adam Ant on Vive Le Rock: "What a creative ball of energy! We didn't quite agree during the mixes; he kind of wanted everything very trebly, and I'm a bassy kind of producer." The album represented the culmination of Adam Ant's "rockers in space" theme and look, which he first explored with the hit UK single "Apollo 9" in September 1984.

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Apollo 9

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Reception

The single peaked at number 13 on the UK charts.

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"Vive Le Rock" is the third solo album by Adam Ant, released in September 1985. The album features two versions of Ant's 1984 song "Apollo 9."

Producer Tony Visconti, renowned for his 1970s work with Marc Bolan and David Bowie, described his experience working with Adam Ant on Vive Le Rock: "What a creative ball of energy! He was great to work with. He's very opinionated and knows what he wants. We didn't quite agree during the mixes; he kind of wanted everything very trebly, and I'm a bassy kind of producer."

The album represented the culmination of Adam Ant's "rockers in space" theme and look, which he first explored with the hit UK single "Apollo 9" in September 1984. The single peaked at number 13 on the UK charts.