Stand and Deliver is a pop rock track that was released by Adam and the Ants. It was recorded in Air Studios in London and was released by CBS Records. The song served to poke fun at the New Romantic movement that had appeared towards the end of the 1970s by making fun of the extravagant dress sense, ironically adorned by the band itself, and how the music industry praised musicians who had conformed to the style and shunned musicians who didn’t.
As well as making the listener think negatively about the New Romantic movement the music also serves the purpose of energising the listener. The song starts of at a fast tempo in C Major and follows a simple verse/chorus structure that repeats 3 times until a middle 8 section that leads into a final chorus with the key changing to E Major. Introducing the song is a hook on the guitar which becomes a main motif throughout the piece appearing at the end of verses and throughout choruses.
The song makes use of a line up of Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, and two Drummers with Adam Ant on Vocals with each respective member also adding backing vocals. To add to the already robust line up Adam and The Ants were early adopters of sampling techniques which can be heard at the start of the track. The harmonic structure of the song is very simple sticking to a simple 1 – 5 – 4 progressions throughout playing simple major triads. The playing style is equally simple with a visceral feel that is reminiscent of punk music. Vocally Adam Ant has a very wide range and the members of the band all use their individual vocal ranges to give a massive range melodically within the vocals.
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