"Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" is a song written by August Darnell and first recorded by his band

Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, Caribbean ...

. 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 The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, 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.

Track listing

*Also released as a picture-disc. *Also released as a picture-disc.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

*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 Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as th ...

chart.

References

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