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Butler later claimed that the success of "Pretty in Pink" caused the band to be pressured into entering the recording studio with producer Chris Kimsey to record a follow-up release before they were ready. Released as a single, it became their biggest hit to date in the US and their biggest UK hit. In 1986, the band recorded a new version of "Pretty in Pink" for the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Still, according to biographer Dave Thompson, they would "have more impact on future musicians than they ever did in the marketplace." Simultaneously, they were experiencing consistent mainstream success placing several singles in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. īy the mid-1980s, the band had become a staple on both US college radio and modern rock radio stations. 1 album of 1984 by Toronto new wave radio station CFNY. Mirror Moves became a Top 20 album on the Canadian Albums Chart and was named the No. In Canada, "The Ghost In You" also charted. Columbia Records opted for "Here Come Cowboys" for the corresponding US release which failed to chart but "The Ghost In You" was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Both charted in the UK and "Heaven" became the band's highest charting UK hit at the time, peaking at No. The next album, Mirror Moves was produced by Keith Forsey (who also programmed the drums and became the band's drummer) and featured the songs " The Ghost in You" and " Heaven". Įly left the band after Forever Now (though he would later return in 1988). Released in September 1982, this album contained " Love My Way", which became another UK chart entry, and also their first US Billboard Hot 100 single. The band recorded their next album, Forever Now, with record producer Todd Rundgren in Woodstock, New York. In 1982, the band was reduced to a quartet with the departures of Morris and Kilburn, and moved to the U.S. The latter song served as inspiration for the 1986 John Hughes film of the same name and was re-recorded for the platinum-selling soundtrack – though Richard Butler was later adamant that the cinematic interpretation had very little to do with the song's original intent. In the UK, the album yielded two charting singles, " Dumb Waiters" and the original version of " Pretty in Pink". The Furs found 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. The album also found success in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Australia. The album quickly established the band on radio in Europe and was a No. The Psychedelic Furs' debut, a self-titled album released in March 1980, was produced by Steve Lillywhite. By 1979, this line-up had expanded to a sextet with Vince Ely replacing Wilson on drums and John Ashton joining as a second guitarist.

The band initially consisted of Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass guitar), Duncan Kilburn (saxophone), Paul Wilson (drums) and Roger Morris (guitars).

The word psychedelic was chosen to separate the band from punk rockers who ostentatiously scorned the legacy of 1960s rock music. They later vacillated between calling themselves the Europeans and the Psychedelic Furs, playing gigs under both names before permanently settling on the latter. The band was initially called RKO, then Radio. Richard Butler stated that the Psychedelic Furs began rehearsing in his family's front room, but were soon banished because of the noise. The band released Made of Rain, their first studio album in nearly three decades, on 31 July 2020. They went on hiatus after they finished touring in 1992, but resumed in 2000 and continue to perform live. In 1986, filmmaker John Hughes used their song " Pretty in Pink" for his film of the same name. The band had several hits in their early career. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock.

Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977.