Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy

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"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
Single by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
from the album Tropical Gangsters
B-side"You Had No Intention"
"Imitation"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1982
February 1983 (US)
Recorded1981–1982
StudioBlank Tapes and Electric Lady Studios, New York City
GenrePop, calypso
Length6:16 (album version)
3:52 (7")
6:26 (12")
LabelZE Records, Island Records
Songwriter(s)August Darnell
Producer(s)August Darnell
Kid Creole & The Coconuts singles chronology
"Stool Pigeon"
(1982) 		"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
(1982) 		"Dear Addy"
(1982)

"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" is a song written by August Darnell and first recorded by his band Kid Creole and the Coconuts. It was released in 1982 as the third and final single from their album Tropical Gangsters. It is Kid Creole and the Coconuts' highest charting single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak of no. 2. It also reached no. 18 on the U.S. Club Play Chart.

In a 2011 interview, Darnell stated that the royalty income from this song alone would be enough for him to live on.[1]

Track listing[edit]

7" single (Island/ZE)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"August Darnell3:45
2."You Had No Intention"August Darnell4:50
  • Also released as a picture-disc.
US 7" single (Sire/ZE)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"August Darnell3:45
2."Imitation"August Darnell4:11
12" single (Island/ZE)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy (Special Remixed Version)"August Darnell6:26
2."You Had No Intention"August Darnell4:50
  • Also released as a picture-disc.
US 12" single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stool Pigeon (Remix)" (remixed by August Darnell, Julian McBrowne, Michael Frondelli)August Darnell6:20
2."Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"August Darnell6:27
3."I'm Corrupt"Andy Hernandez4:11

Charts[edit]

  • A^ "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby", "I'm Corrupt" and "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" charted together on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paul Lester (September 7, 2011). "Kid Creole: 'I'm not a party man any more'". The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". © IRMA 2006 - 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kid Creole Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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