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This week in 1988, a re-release of the Simple Minds single “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #100 (December 27)
One of the classic soundtrack singles in 80s movie history…
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was written by the producer Keith Forsey and the guitarist Steve Schiff while they were writing the score for the blockbuster 1985 John Hughes coming-of-age film “The Breakfast Club”.
Forsey and Schiff were inspired by the scene in which Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson’s characters bond while no one else is watching.
Forsey said, "It was: don't forget, when we're back in the classroom, you're not just a bad guy and we've got other things in common."
Schiff and Forsey were Simple Minds fans and wrote the song with the band in mind, but the band declined, and it was offered to several other artists, including Bryan Ferry, Billy Idol and Cory Hart, before Simple Minds agreed to record it.
According to the Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, Simple Minds were reluctant to record the song as they felt they should only record their own material.
They also were frustrated that their attempts to find success in the US market had not found significant radio airplay, and did not see how recording the song would change this.
Simple Minds eventually relented though, after persuasion from their label A&M, and from Chrissie Hynde, Kerr's wife at the time, and also after receiving a phone call from Forsey in which he went on to Kerr about how much he loved the band.
The band then allegedly "rearranged and recorded 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' in three hours in the north London studio and promptly forgot about it," believing that it would be a throwaway song on the soundtrack to a forgettable movie.
How wrong they were…
The reality was that the song (and the movie) both became inextricably-linked, massive, enduring worldwide hits!
In addition to topping the charts in the US, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” also peaked at #1 in Canada, #2 in the Netherlands and Belgium, #3 in New Zealand, Ireland and Italy, #4 in Germany, #5 in Austria, #6 in Australia, #7 in the UK, #8 in Switzerland, #10 in South Africa, and #13 in Sweden.
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This week in 1988, a re-release of the Simple Minds single “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #100 (December 27)
One of the classic soundtrack singles in 80s movie history…
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was written by the producer Keith Forsey and the guitarist Steve Schiff while they were writing the score for the blockbuster 1985 John Hughes coming-of-age film “The Breakfast Club”.
Forsey and Schiff were inspired by the scene in which Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson’s characters bond while no one else is watching.
Forsey said, "It was: don't forget, when we're back in the classroom, you're not just a bad guy and we've got other things in common."
Schiff and Forsey were Simple Minds fans and wrote the song with the band in mind, but the band declined, and it was offered to several other artists, including Bryan Ferry, Billy Idol and Cory Hart, before Simple Minds agreed to record it.
According to the Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, Simple Minds were reluctant to record the song as they felt they should only record their own material.
They also were frustrated that their attempts to find success in the US market had not found significant radio airplay, and did not see how recording the song would change this.
Simple Minds eventually relented though, after persuasion from their label A&M, and from Chrissie Hynde, Kerr's wife at the time, and also after receiving a phone call from Forsey in which he went on to Kerr about how much he loved the band.
The band then allegedly "rearranged and recorded 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' in three hours in the north London studio and promptly forgot about it," believing that it would be a throwaway song on the soundtrack to a forgettable movie.
How wrong they were…
The reality was that the song (and the movie) both became inextricably-linked, massive, enduring worldwide hits!
In addition to topping the charts in the US, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” also peaked at #1 in Canada, #2 in the Netherlands and Belgium, #3 in New Zealand, Ireland and Italy, #4 in Germany, #5 in Austria, #6 in Australia, #7 in the UK, #8 in Switzerland, #10 in South Africa, and #13 in Sweden.
#simpleminds, #JimKerr, #mollyringwald, #dontyouforgetaboutme, #juddnelson, #thebreakfastclub, #80smusic, #newwave, #newwavemusic, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday, #emilioestevez, #allysheedy, #anthonymichaelhall, #johnhughes
"Pure signal,no noise"
Credits Goes to the respective
Author ✍️/ Photographer📸
🐇 🕳️