After the split, Ant went solo, taking his songwriting partner Pirroni with him. Merrick also briefly stayed aboard as drummer/producer for the UK edition of the first solo hit single "Goody Two Shoes" (which made it to No. 1 in the UK) and demos for the upcoming "Friend or Foe" album before moving on to other production work, while Miall and Tibbs' contracts were left to expire. The "Friend or Foe" album also produced another top ten single, "Friend or Foe", which reached no.9 in September 1982.