Crackpot History And The Right To Lie

In his autobiography, Adam Ant said this song "covers my feelings about fame and how in Britain people love to knock you down when you're on top."

The second song on his Friend Or Foe album, it runs 2:44 and was co-written with Marco Pirroni. Pirroni is a guitarist who played in Siouxsie and the Banshees before joining Adam & the Ants. When Adam went solo, he continued to work with Pirroni.