Deadlier Than the Male (song)

"Deadlier Than the Male" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Scott Walker under the name Scott Engel with UK record producer Johnny Franz. The song was first recorded and released by Walker's pop group The Walker Brothers as their eighth single in 1966. The accompaniment was directed by Reg Guest. The song was the title track for the 1967 British action film Deadlier Than the Male which featured the character of Bulldog Drummond.

The song's title is a reference to the 1911 Rudyard Kipling poem "The Female of the Species," which includes the line, "The female of the species must be deadlier than the male", and also refers to Sapper's earlier Drummond book The Female of the Species.

"Deadlier Than the Male" was a minor hit spending six weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #32.^[2] The single was released concurrently that December with the EP Solo John/Solo Scott. The low sales of the single may have been hit by the label's strategy of releasing them both at once.^[3]

The single is essentially a Scott Walker solo release as he sang lead vocals and wrote/co-wrote both tracks. Previously Scott had only contributed album tracks and b-sides. "Deadlier Than the Male" is also notable for having been Walker's first A-side; Walker has only written four singles (the others being "The Electrician" in 1978, "Track Three" in 1984 and "Man from Reno" in 1993).

Track listing

Philips - BF 1537
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Deadlier Than the Male"	S. Engel, J. Franz	2:32
2.	"Archangel"	S. Engel	3:48

Chart positions

Chart (1966)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	32

References

↑ "45cat - The Walker Brothers - Deadlier Than The Male / Archangel - Philips - UK - BF 1537". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
↑ Williams, Lewis (2006). Scott Walker - The Rhymes of Goodbye (1st ed.). London: Plexus. p. 42. ISBN 0-85965-395-1.

The Walker Brothers

Scott Walker Gary Walker John Walker

Albums	Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers Introducing the Walker Brothers Portrait The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Images No Regrets Lines Nite Flights

Compilations	The Walker Brothers' Story No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976 If You Could Hear Me Now

EPs	I Need You Solo John/Solo Scott

Singles	"Pretty Girls Everywhere" "Love Her" "Make It Easy on Yourself" "My Ship is Coming In" "Land of 1000 Dances" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me" "Another Tear Falls" "Deadlier Than the Male" "Stay With Me Baby" "Walking in the Rain" "No Regrets" "Lines" "We're All Alone" "The Electrician"

Related articles	Johnny Franz Ivor Raymonde "Nite Flights"

Discography

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