Who Wants the World?

"Who Wants the World?"
Single by The Stranglers
B-side"The Meninblack (Waiting For 'Em)"
Released29 May 1980 (UK)
GenrePunk rock, post-punk
Length3.16
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)The Stranglers
Producer(s)Alan Winstanley
The Stranglers singles chronology
"Bear Cage"
(1980) 		"Who Wants the World?"
(1980) 		"Thrown Away"
(1981)

"Who Wants the World?" is a 1980 single by The Stranglers. The song, about alien visitation to Earth,[1] is regarded as a precursor to The Gospel According to the Meninblack album - which explored similar concepts in more depth. Like the band's previous single, "Bear Cage", it was a non-album track. "Who Wants the World?" peaked at No. 39 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim (2001). The Stranglers Song By Song. Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-86074-362-5.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.