''The Last of the Mohicans'' is an EP by English new wave band

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, released in May 1982 by

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. It was produced by

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fame. ''The Last of the Mohicans'' peaked at number 67 on the ''Billboard'' 200, Bow Wow Wow's highest entry on the chart. The EP contains the band's biggest hit, a cover of

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". The cover photograph, taken by Andy Earl, depicts Bow Wow Wow recreating '' Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe'' by

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, and caused outrage when it first appeared as the cover of the band's debut album ''

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''.

Track listing

Notes * "Cowboy" is credited as being written by Ashman, Barbarossa, Gorman and McLaren on ''The Last of the Mohicans''. Later releases, including the 1982 compilation album ''

'', have credited it as being written by Ashman, Barbarossa, Gorman, Grillet and Pietri. Sources such as the

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and the

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''Type'' Bow Wow Wow ''in the'' Performer ''field and then press'' Search. continue to credit McLaren as a writer on the song.

Charts

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Last of the Mohicans 1982 EPs Bow Wow Wow albums RCA Records EPs