In 1986, the band recorded a new version of "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack of the film of the same name.
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They scored several hits in their early career, but were launched to international attention in 1986 when the film director John Hughes used their song "Pretty in Pink" for his movie of the same name.
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The band went on extended hiatus in the early 1990s, with the Butler brothers going on to found Love Spit Love together with Richard Fortus and Frank Ferrer.
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In Canada, "The Ghost In You" also charted and Toronto's New Wave radio station CFNY listed the parent album Mirror Moves as the No.
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"All That Money Wants" is a U.S. Modern Rock number-one hit from The Psychedelic Furs's album All of This and Nothing, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).
He has worked with over 50 international artists, including Ray Charles, The 5th Dimension, Cher, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner, Bobby Caldwell, Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Al Jarreau, Hilary Duff, Daniel Bedingfield, and Meredith Brooks.
Reviews of their music have cited influences ranging from Bauhaus, The Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division, to the Psychedelic Furs among other, similar post-punk and gothic rock-related bands of the 1980s.
Several tours and important support spots included playing with Simple Minds, The Psychedelic Furs, Split Enz, INXS, Midnight Oil, Machinations (band), Laughing Clowns, Models (band), Hunters and Collectors, Eurogliders & The Birthday Party (band).
The popularity of many of the new artists that were played on "New Generation," the introduction of MTV, and the dedication of record and radio professionals who recognized the value of these new artists, prompted WKZL to open its format a bit and bring new artists such as X, the English Beat, the Psychedelic Furs, Berlin, Gary Numan, Wall of Voodoo, Duran Duran, U2, and R.E.M., into regular rotation.