Synopsis

Adam Ant plays a flamboyant astronaut preparing for a space launch while his bandmates appear as members of the mission crew. The performance unfolds in a stylized control-room and club setting, mixing retro-futurist costumes, exaggerated gestures, countdown imagery, and references to the real Apollo program. Archival-looking astronaut footage reinforces the space-age theme, while the video keeps the song's surreal humor intact. The result is a deliberately playful, low-budget counterpart to the grander spectacle of Ant's early-1980s videos.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Apollo 9" was released as a single in September 1984 under Adam Ant's name, rather than as an Adam and the Ants release. It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

• The video was filmed in a single day at the Moonlight Club in West Hampstead, a venue where Adam Ant had performed with the Ants between 1978 and 1980.

• The band members are presented as a space crew: Marco Pirroni plays guitar, Chris De Niro plays bass, and Count Bogdan Wiczling appears as the drummer.

• Benny Hill appears in the video as "Max," the controller coordinating the mission.

• The production used distinctive props from British rock history. Adam Ant's star-shaped guitar had previously belonged to the Gary Glitter band, while the "Super Yob" prop was formerly owned by Dave Hill of Slade.

• The song later appeared on the 1985 album "Vive Le Rock," which included two versions of "Apollo 9."