Go Wild in the Country
Bow Wow Wow
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I don't like you, I don't like you, town I don't wanna like you, I'll shop around I don't want you, I don't want you, town I don't wanna want you, I'll shop around, I'll shop around I can get a train, I don't need no hamburgers No take-away, I want my own game No bacon steak, no strawberry milkshake, I wanna keep it I'm sick of seeing signe to eat walking down these lonely streets Wild, go wild, go wild in the country Where snakes in the grass are absolutely free Wild, go wild, go wild in the country Where snakes in the grass are absolutely free I don't know you, I won't know you, town I don't wanna know you, I'll shop around, I'll shop around I can get a train, I don't need no hamburgers No take-away, I want my own game No bacon steak, no strawberry milkshake I do better, well, I do better Sweet from the trees, nakes in the breeze But I got no boiled chicken, I wanna go hunting and fishing I can get a plane, I don't need no suitcases, 'cause truth loves to go naked I wanna picnic, 'cause I get sick Got no boiled chicken, I wanna go hunting and fishing I can get a train, I don't need no hamburgers No take-away, I want my own game
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Written by: MALCOLM ROBERT ANDREW MCLAREN, MATTHEW JAMES ASHMAN, DAVE BARBAROSSA, LEIGH ROY GORMAN
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
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7 facts about this song
Release and Chart Performance"Go Wild in the Country" was released in 1982 as a single by the British band Bow Wow Wow.
- It peaked at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, marking it as one of the band's most successful releases.
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Band FormationBow Wow Wow was formed by Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the punk rock band, Sex Pistols.
- The band consisted of members from the band Adam and the Ants and teenage singer Annabella Lwin.
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Song CompositionThe song was produced by Brian Tench who has also worked with artists such as Kate Bush.
- Its catch phrase "I don't need the city life," encapsulates the song's theme of escapism and finding freedom in nature.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song hits the same wild, country theme. It was filmed in what appears to be a British rural area, with the band featuring against backdrops of fields, streams, and farmland.
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ControversyThe band's image, maintained by manager Malcolm McLaren, was controversial due to the young age of their lead singer Annabella Lwin. This controversy was further fueled by the band's album and single covers.
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LegacyAlthough the band's commercial success was relatively short-lived, Bow Wow Wow and its releases, such as "Go Wild in the Country," are recognized as influential components of the 'New Wave' movement in the 1980s.
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Covers and In Popular Culture"Go Wild in the Country" has been covered by other artists, including pop-act Noisettes in a BBC Radio session in 2009.
- The song can also be heard in the background of an episode of the cult British sitcom, "The Young Ones."
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