King of the Jungle (song)

"King of the Jungle"
Single by Bananarama
from the album Bananarama
Released	1984
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	October 1983
Genre	Pop, new wave
Length	3:28
Label	London Records
Writer(s)	Sara Dallin Siobhan Fahey Keren Woodward Jolley & Swain
Producer(s)	Jolley & Swain
Bananarama singles chronology
"Rough Justice" (1984) "King of the Jungle" (1984) "Hot Line to Heaven" (1984)

"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" . The song was dedicated to the group's friend, Thomas "Kidso" Riley, who had recently been killed in Belfast.^[1]

The track did not chart in Japan and was not released as a single in any other territories.

References

1. Interview: "We All Broke Down And Cried", Smash Hits, 15–28 March 1984

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics