The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs is an English post-punk/New Wave band led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, later touching on new wave and hard rock. The band has released seven studio albums, 22 singles, six compilation albums, and two live albums.

They scored several hits in their early career, but were launched to international attention in 1986 when the film director John Hughes borrowed their song title "Pretty in Pink" for his movie of the same name. A newly recorded version of the song became the Psychedlic Furs' biggest hit to that time. "Heartbreak Beat", from their 1987 album Midnight to Midnight, was to be the Furs' biggest Top 40 entry in the US.

The Psychedelic Furs' debut, a self-titled album from 1980. The LP quickly established the band on radio in Europe and was a #18 hit in the UK Albums Chart. The album also found success in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Australia. The US version of the album was resequenced, but failed to have a strong commercial impact.

The Furs did find success in the US with their next release, 1981's Talk Talk Talk, which saw the band making its debut on the US Billboard 200 chart.&nbsp In the UK, the album spun off two charting singles, "Dumb Waiters" and the original version of "Pretty in Pink".

In 1982, the band recorded their next album, "Forever Now" and contained "Love My Way", which became another UK chart entry, and also their first US Billboard Hot 100 charting single. Mirror Moves was released in 1984 and featured the songs "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven". Both charted in the UK, and "Heaven" became the band's highest charting UK hit at the time, peaking at #29. Columbia Records opted for "Here Come Cowboys" for the corresponding US release but it failed to chart, but "The Ghost In You" was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1986, the band recorded a new version of "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Released as a single, it became their biggest hit to that time in the US, and their biggest UK hit. Midnight to Midnight, their biggest Top 40 success to date, was released and featured the single "Heartbreak Beat", which charted in the US Top 40. In the wake of Midnight To Midnight, the Furs issued "All That Money Wants", a 1988 track recorded for a best-of compilation album All of This and Nothing.

From 1988 on, The Furs' singles had steady chart success with three #1 hits on the newly established US Modern Rock chart between 1988 and 1991. "All That Money Wants" was a #1 hit in 1988, while "House" topped the chart in 1990, and "Until She Comes" was #1 in 1991.

The band split in the early 1990s, with the Butler brothers going on to found Love Spit Love together with Richard Fortus and Frank FerrerAfter spending most of the decade apart, the Butlers along with Ashton re-formed The Psychedelic Furs in 2000, and released a live album Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live, which included a new studio recording, "Alive (For Once In My Lifetime)". A DVD version of the performance included live versions of "Alive" and three other previously unreleased songs: "Anodyne (Better Days)", "Cigarette" and "Wrong Train".

In 2011, the band launched a spring/summer tour of the U.S., performing the album Talk Talk Talk in its entirety.

Music Videos

 * Alive (For Once In My Lifetime)
 * All That Money Wants
 * Angels Don't Cry
 * Don't Be A Girl
 * Dumb Waiters
 * Heartbreak Beat
 * Heaven
 * Here Come Cowboys
 * House
 * Love My Way
 * Pretty In Pink
 * Run And Run
 * Sister Europe
 * Sleep Comes Down
 * The Ghost In You
 * Until She Comes