# Cartrouble

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Cartrouble
| cover      = Cartrouble.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Adam and the Ants](/source/Adam_and_the_Ants)
| album      = [Dirk Wears White Sox](/source/Dirk_Wears_White_Sox)
| B-side     = Kick!
| released   = 7 March 1980
| recorded   = February 1980
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [Post-punk](/source/Post-punk)<ref name= "RSAG 2004">{{cite book |chapter=Adam and the Ants |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=[Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster) |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/5 5–6]}}</ref>
| length     = 3:27
| label      = [Do It Records](/source/Do_It_Records)
| writer     = [Adam Ant](/source/Adam_Ant)
| producer   = [Chris Hughes](/source/Chris_Hughes_(record_producer))
| prev_title = [Zerox](/source/Zerox_(song))
| prev_year  = 1979
| next_title = [Kings of the Wild Frontier](/source/Kings_of_the_Wild_Frontier_(Adam_and_the_Ants_song))
| next_year  = 1980
}}
"'''Cartrouble'''" is a song by [Adam and the Ants](/source/Adam_and_the_Ants), released as a [single](/source/single_(music)) in March 1980 on [Do It Records](/source/Do_It_Records). It peaked at number 33 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Adam+and+the+Ants&tab=songchartstab&sort=dateup&filter=all|title=Adam and the Ants Top Songs/Chart Singles Discography|website=Music VF.com}}</ref> and number 1 on the [UK Indie Chart](/source/UK_Indie_Chart).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/singles.htm |title=Indie Hits |via=[Cherry Red Records](/source/Cherry_Red_Records) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016122710/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/singles.htm |archivedate=16 October 2007}}</ref> Though usually stylised as one word, the title has also appeared as two separate words (for example, on the [compilation album](/source/compilation_album) ''[Antics in the Forbidden Zone](/source/Antics_in_the_Forbidden_Zone)'').

=="Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)"==
"Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" appeared on Adam and the Ants' debut album ''[Dirk Wears White Sox](/source/Dirk_Wears_White_Sox)'', also on Do It Records.  It features [Matthew Ashman](/source/Matthew_Ashman) on [guitar](/source/guitar), [Dave Barbarossa](/source/Dave_Barbarossa) on [drums](/source/drums) and [Andy Warren](/source/Andy_Warren_(British_musician)) on [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar). A remix of this version appeared on the 12-inch edition of ''[The Antmusic EP](/source/The_B-Sides_(EP))'' in early 1982. This replaced the original on the 1995 CD release of ''Dirk Wears White Sox'' (early pressings of which erroneously featured the single version described below). The 2004 reissue of the same album includes all three versions, with the original returning as track 1.

Music videos of "Cartrouble Part 2" and another album track, "Tabletalk" were filmed in November 1979 as audition footage for [Malcolm McLaren](/source/Malcolm_McLaren).  These were directed by Stephanie Gluck and Clive Richardson and filmed in Richardson's back garden.

=="Cartrouble" single==
"Cartrouble" was re-recorded with a different line-up of Ants in order to fulfil a contractual obligation. Adam's line-up of Ants on the single include his new songwriting partner [Marco Pirroni](/source/Marco_Pirroni) on [guitar](/source/guitar), [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar) and backing vocals, and Terry 1 & 2  on [drums](/source/drums). Terry 1 & 2 is a [pseudonym](/source/pseudonym) for [Jon Moss](/source/Jon_Moss) <!--NOT [CHRIS HUGHES](/source/CHRIS_HUGHES) - HE WAS JUST THE PRODUCER AT THIS POINT!! --> who went on to superstardom years later as a member of [Culture Club](/source/Culture_Club). The song also marks the first time Adam and Pirroni worked together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adam-ant.net/Cartrouble.html|last=Ant|first=Adam|title=Cartrouble|publisher=Swishgrade Ltd./[EMI Music Publishing](/source/EMI_Music_Publishing) Ltd.|website=Adam-Ant.net}}</ref> Another future Ant, [Chris Hughes](/source/Chris_Hughes_(record_producer)), produced the single - he shortly afterwards joined the band as one of two drummers, using his middle name of Merrick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A456022|title=Adam Ant - Pop Star|publisher=BBC.co.ukdate=13 December 2000|access-date=17 February 2010}}</ref>

"Cartrouble" differs from "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" "Cartrouble" is essentially a re-arranged and re-recorded version of the “…(Part 2)" alone. It has a heavier but commercially polished sound, making it far more radio-friendly than the original.

=="Kick!"==
This alternative line-up of Adam and the Ants are also featured on the [B-side](/source/B-side) "Kick!", with a double-track recording of Moss<!--NOT CHRIS HUGHES - HE WAS JUST THE PRODUCER AT THIS POINT!!  --> resulting in one of the first two-drummer [Burundi](/source/Burundi) beat recordings for which the group became famous. The lyrics<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/kick-lyrics-adam-and-the-ants.html|last=Ant|first=Adam|title=Kick!|website=MetroLyrics.com|publisher=Swishgrade Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308061431/http://www.metrolyrics.com/kick-lyrics-adam-and-the-ants.html|archive-date=2016-03-08|url-status=unfit}}</ref> are completely different from the version of "Kick" that appears on the ''[Antmusic EP](/source/The_B-Sides_(EP))'' Do It releases in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusic-world.com/artist/adam_ant/lyrics/kick|last=Ant|first=Adam|title=Kick|website=Music World|publisher=Swishgrade Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.}}</ref>

==American version of ''Dirk Wears White Sox''==
The single version was used in place of "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" on the [CBS](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment) [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) version of ''Dirk Wears White Sox'' that was released in America in 1983. "Kick!" was also added, while "Day I Met God" and "Catholic Day" were dropped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dirk-wears-white-sox-mw0000690989|author=Chris Woodstra|title=Dirk Wears White Sox|publisher=AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC.}}</ref>

==References==
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===External links===
*{{Discogs master|423687}}

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Category:Adam and the Ants songs
Category:Songs written by Adam Ant
Category:1980 songs
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles

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