By that stage, Pirroni, who has worked with Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Models and Rema-Rema - had joined Adam and the Ants to worldwide acclaim, co-writing two number one singles and a further four top tens with Ant for the band. When the Ants disbanded in 1982, Marco remained as Ant's co-writer, starting off with the duo's third number one single ("Goody Two Shoes") and a top 5 hit album ("Friend or Foe"), followed by four more top 20 hits. The former gave Pirroni and Ant their second shared Ivor Novello award.