"Friend or Foe" was the title track, and second single from Adam Ant's first solo album.

The music video, which received heavy rotation on MTV, was directed by Adam Ant himself.

Adam Ant frequently recorded new versions of his pre-1980 compositions for the B-sides of his single releases.

The song was first recorded as a home demo in Muswell Hill in May, 1977 and with a full band at Decca Studios in August, 1978.

The song was subsequently played solo by Ant in 1987 at a fan convention and as a duet with Will Crewdson during an internet radio broadcast in 2010.