Simple Minds
| Group Members | Jim KerrCharlie BurchillMel GaynorGed GrimesAndy Gillespie |
| Former Members | Mick MacNeilDerek ForbesBrian McGeeMike OgletreeJohn GiblinEddie Duffy |
| Genre | New WavePop rockPost-punkAlternative rock |
| Genre Links | Alternative Rock, Pop/Rock, Clinical |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Year(s) Active | 1978–present |
| Music Style | Alternative Pop/ Rock, New Wave, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, Dance-Rock, Post-Punk, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock |
| Music Mood | Melancholy, Earnest, Sophisticated, Theatrical, Cathartic, Literate, Stylish, Intimate, Clinical, Detached, Tense/Anxious, Refined/Mannered, Bittersweet, Slick, Eerie, Earthy, Organic, Confident, Poignant, Sentimental, Passionate |
| Labels | VirginZoomChrysalis |
| Official Website | simpleminds.com |
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You (Forget About Me)", from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club, #3 US hit single "Alive and Kicking" and #1 UK hit single "Belfast Child". The band has sold more than 40 million albums since 1979.
Discography
2009
2008
2007
2007
2005
2003
2002
2001
1998
1995
1991
1989
1985
1984
1982
1981
1981
1980
1979
1979
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Filmography
Selected Simple Minds film and TV show credits:
Soundtrack Credits
2009
Welcome to the 80's
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2008
Madeleine, One Year On: Campaign for Change
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2005
Reunion
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1984
Space Riders
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Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Simple Minds
Alive and Kicking (1985)
Black And White 050505 (2005)
Cry (2002)
Don't You (2004)
Empires & Dance (1980)
Graffiti Soul (2009)
Let There Be Love (2004)
Life in a Day (1979)
Neapolis (1998)
Neon Lights (2001)
Once Upon a Time (1985)
Real Life (1991)
Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
Simple Minds
Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
Street Fighting Years (1989)
Teardrop (1998)
This is Your Land (1989)
Waterfront (1983)
