King of the Jungle (song)
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“King of the Jungle” | |||||
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Single by Bananarama from the album Bananarama |
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Released | 1984 | ||||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | ||||
Recorded | October 1983 | ||||
Genre | Pop, New Wave | ||||
Label | London Records | ||||
Writer(s) | Sara Dallin Siobhan Fahey Keren Woodward Jolley & Swain |
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Producer | Jolley & Swain | ||||
Bananarama singles chronology | |||||
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"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" [1].
The track did not chart in Japan and was not released as a single in any other territories.