Simple Minds went to No. 1 in 1985 with "Don't You (Forget About Me)". That was after they turned the song down flat.

For most Americans, the Scottish rock group Simple Minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, “Don't You (Forget About Me),” from the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985.

Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...

Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr says he and guitarist Charlie Burchill are always working on songs. It’s not like it was during the Glasgow-based rock band’s rise to fame in the early ’80s, when the ...

Simple Minds bring their melodic rock back to Germany in 2026 with shows in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, following the band’s ongoing global live run. Ungewöhnliche Bühne: Ein türkisfarbenes Drumset ...

Scottish band Simple Minds have always been something of an anomaly. Formed in 1977, they released a string of underground post-punk/new wave albums before striking it big in the mid-’80s with the ...

This past Friday night the legendary Scottish band Simple Minds took a sold-out 9:30 Club crowd through a rousing tour of 30+ years of great music. It was their first show in D.C. in a decade. The ...

Simple Minds are best known for their huge hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club‘s soundtrack, and with good reason. It’s a great song from a classic film. Of course, this was far ...

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow in 1977. Over the course of their career, they have released a string of classic albums and singles that have established them as one of ...

Simple Minds decided to copy a Canadian band that isn't exactly huge in the US or anywhere else - they took an MGB song, and copied the tune, the bassline, the general structure of the song, and the ...

Simple Minds was riding high on the success of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" when the band performed at Live Aid in July 1985. John Atashian/Getty Images Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, ...