Yazoo

Yazoo (also known as Yaz in North America) is a British synthpop duo that had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s. The duo consisted of former Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet.

Yazoo's debut single "Only You" backed with "Situation", was released in March 1982 and rose to number two in the UK charts. Their next single, "Don't Go", was released in July 1982 and hit number three. The video for it became popular on MTV in the United States They continued their successful streak with their first album, Upstairs at Eric's, which went platinum in Britain. The duo toured briefly, while releasing the single, "The Other Side of Love".

The duo's second album, You and Me Both, was released in 1983 which hit the top of the UK charts and featured the single "Nobody's Diary". "Situation" and "Only You" were released as singles in the US. By 1989, the album reached platinum status for sales of over one million copies.

Shortly before the release of You and Me Both, Clarke and Moyet announced they were going to go their separate ways. Clarke would form Erasure, another synthpop duo.

A remixed version of "Situation" was released as a single in 1990 and reached No. 14 on the charts. A compilation, Only Yazoo — The Best of, was released in 1999 and was preceded by a re-release of Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", featuring a new remix of the title track and several more of "Don't Go".

In December 2007, their two albums were reissued as remastered versions and the band went on tour to promote the re-releases.

In Your Room, a four-disc box set featuring the stereo remasters and 5.1 mixes of the albums Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both next to a disc with B-sides and remixes was released in 2008. Add to this a DVD featuring an exclusive short film with new interviews from Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the videos for "Don't Go", "The Other Side Of Love", "Nobody's Diary", "Situation" and "Only You" as well as several original appearances on BBC.

A live album, Reconnected Live, of their successful European and North American 'Reconnected Tour' was released in September 2010. In May 2011, Moyet appeared on stage during the Erasure set at Mute Records's Short Circuit music festival for a one-off performance of a few Yazoo songs with Clarke.