▁Without ▁label ▁support , ▁the ▁band ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁major ▁UK ▁" Ant s ▁In vas ion " ▁tour , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁which , ▁they ▁signed ▁a ▁major ▁label ▁deal ▁with ▁CBS ▁Records ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁Kings ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁Front ier , ▁having ▁first ▁r ush - re leased ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁That ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁put ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Rom antic ▁movement . ▁The ▁album ▁reached ▁No .   1 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁album ▁charts ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁hit ▁singles ▁from ▁this ▁LP , ▁including ▁" D og ▁E at ▁Dog " ▁( re aching ▁No .   4 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁singles ▁charts ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁" Ant music " ▁( No .   2 ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁" K ings ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁Front ier " ▁( No .   2 ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁previously ▁No .   4 8 ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁" Ant music " ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁No .   1 ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁five ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁both ▁" Ant music " ▁and ▁" K ings ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁Front ier " ▁were ▁kept ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁by ▁songs ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁recently ▁murder ed ▁John ▁L