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Simple Minds initially declined to record "Don't You (Forget About Me)", as they felt they should only record their own material. [10] [11] Their guitarist, Charlie Burchill, said they felt it did not suit them as "we had delusions of being ultra-hip". [12] Their manager, Bruce Findlay, believed it would be successful in the United States.
The 1985 film The Breakfast Club broke Simple Minds into the US market, when the band achieved their only No. 1 U.S. pop hit in April 1985 with the film's opening track, "Don't You (Forget About Me)", [11] a song written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff; [11] which had previously been offered to Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry before Simple Minds ...
But of course, no Simple Minds stock-taking, 45 years into their career, would be complete without a look back at their biggest hit, the Breakfast Club theme and 1985 U.S. No.1 smash “Don't You ...
James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician and lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds.Commercially successful singles released by Simple Minds include "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).
"Alive and Kicking" is a song released by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds as the lead single from their seventh album, Once Upon a Time. The song reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four in Canada; it peaked within the top five of several European countries including Italy, where the song reached number one.
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Simple Minds.The album was released in September 1982 by record label Virgin.It is considered one of the defining albums of the new pop movement of the early 1980s.
"Up on the Catwalk" was the third single to be released from Sparkle in the Rain, the sixth studio album by Simple Minds. It was released in March 1984 [2] and climbed to number 27 in the UK Singles Chart. [3] It stayed in the charts for five weeks, which was longer than the band's previous single, "Speed Your Love to Me".
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