Australian singles charts:
Apeman entered the Kent charts on 25 January 1971 and peaked at #5. The song was #46 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
The song is on Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One which entered the Kent album charts on 8 May 1971 and peaked at #24.
Songwriter:
Ray Davies
Producer:
Ray Davies
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
Wikipedia:
The Kinks caused some controversy, because in the line “…the air pollution is a-foggin’ up my eyes…”, the word “a-foggin'” sounded too much like “a-f**king'”. Like the band’s previous single Lola where Ray Davies had to change “Coca-Cola” to “cherry cola”, he again had to fly back to London to re-record this line, dubbing over with a more clear “a-foggin'” prior to its single release, in turn causing a delay in the US single release of the song.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeman_(song)
Songfacts:
Ray Davies wrote this song about a man who is unhappy with the modern world. Looking to escape the problems caused by his fellow humans, he plans a journey away from home, where he can live like an “apeman.” Escape from modern-day society is a theme prevalent in many of Ray Davies’ other songs, both solo and with The Kinks.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-kinks/apeman
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