Goody Two-Shoes (song)
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- "Goody Two-Shoes" is the name of the protagonist in the 1765 children's novel The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. This story is where the phrase originated.
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| Single by Adam Ant from the album Friend or Foe |
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| B-side | "Red Scab" | ||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | CD, 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||
| Label | CBS | ||||
| Writer(s) | Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni | ||||
| Producer | Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni, Chris Hughes | ||||
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"Goody Two Shoes" is a popular song by Adam Ant. The song was released on the album Friend or Foe in 1982. The title phrase is a disparaging term for someone who is overly virtuous or conformist.
Following the dissolution of Adam and the Ants in early 1982, Adam Ant pursued a solo career. His debut as a solo artist, "Goody Two-Shoes" was written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni and produced by Ant, Pirroni and Chris Hughes. The song details his frustration with press intrusion, which was reinforced by the video and his clean cut image.
The song was an instant hit reaching #1 on the UK singles chart for two weeks in June 1982 and later repeating the feat in Australia. Despite the success this was his third and final #1 single. The song was his first and biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US peaking at #12.
Punk band Unwritten Law later covered this song. The original version, by Adam Ant, was featured in the film Hot Fuzz.
| Preceded by "House of Fun" by Madness |
UK number one single June 6, 1982 - June 13, 1982 |
Succeeded by "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene |
| Preceded by "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single August 16, 1982 - August 23, 1982 |
Succeeded by "The Other Woman" by Ray Parker Jr. |
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