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The Psychedelic Furs

Data updated on 2024-12-02 19:48:30 UTC
If you were to dissect the today’s alternative rock music, you’ll find that much of it pays homage to The Psychedelic Furs. Led by vocalist and songwriter Richard Butler, and his bass-wielding brother Tim, the Furs scored major hits with "Love My Way," "Pretty In Pink," "Heaven," "The Ghost In You," and “Heartbreak Beat” in all releasing seven studio albums, spawning several compilations, a boxed set, and a live concert DVD. Born out of the post-punk UK rock scene, the Furs quickly developed as one of the premiere bands on US College and Modern Rock radio scoring a multitude of #1 singles. With the advent of MTV in the early 80’s the band took off into the stratosphere, and when John Hughes’ approached the band with his film built around the Furs’ song “Pretty In Pink”, the band’s legacy was cemented. After a brief hiatus in the 90’s, and a side project called “Love Spit Love", the band regrouped at the dawn of the new millennium. In 2020, The Furs re-entered the music charts with their first new studio album since 1991 called "Made Of Rain". The Psychedelic Furs touring lineup remains Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Zachary Alford (drums).

Total plays

487.6 million
Updated on 2024-12-02

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

1,831,481

Followers

618,220

Top Cities

  1. United States
    35,479 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    24,720 listeners
  3. Australia
    25,546 listeners
  4. Australia
    24,610 listeners
  5. United States
    19,173 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Love My Way
Love My Way
176,437,573 3:32 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
68,835,296 3:59 1981-01-01
Pretty In Pink
Pretty In Pink
68,835,296 3:60 2012-11-30
The Ghost in You
The Ghost in You
40,152,331 4:17 1984-09-05
The Ghost In You
The Ghost In You
40,152,331 4:18 1984-03-01
Heaven
Heaven
15,772,104 3:27 1984-03-01
Heartbreak Beat
Heartbreak Beat
9,970,332 5:09 1981-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
9,970,332 5:10 1986-09-28
Sister Europe - Remastered
Sister Europe - Remastered
7,465,093 5:38 1980-01-01
India
India
3,519,223 6:21 1980-01-01
President Gas
President Gas
2,973,099 5:15 1982-01-01
Pulse
Pulse
2,198,943 2:37 1980-01-01
All That Money Wants
All That Money Wants
1,875,246 3:46 1988-01-01
Dumb Waiters
Dumb Waiters
1,474,795 5:05 1981-01-01
Here Come Cowboys
Here Come Cowboys
1,448,651 3:58 1984-03-01
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
1,156,541 5:28 1988-01-01
Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ
1,156,541 5:28 1980-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1,140,057 5:18 1984-03-01
She Is Mine
She Is Mine
1,037,400 3:52 1981-01-01
Until She Comes
Until She Comes
1,017,973 3:50 1991-01-01
In My Head
In My Head
902,481 3:31 1991-01-01
Forever Now
Forever Now
870,260 5:35 1982-01-01
All Of This And Nothing
All Of This And Nothing
839,774 6:26 1988-01-01
All of This and Nothing
All of This and Nothing
839,774 6:23 1981-01-01
Don't Believe
Don't Believe
797,282 3:45 2020-01-31
Into You Like a Train
Into You Like a Train
794,155 4:35 1981-01-01
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
743,665 4:02 1984-03-01
My Time
My Time
698,068 4:26 1984-03-01
We Love You
We Love You
695,233 3:26 1980-01-01
Run and Run
Run and Run
688,201 3:49 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
685,348 4:13 1986-09-28
Goodbye
Goodbye
672,040 3:56 1982-01-01
House
House
663,207 5:12 1989-10-31
No-One
No-One
661,539 4:23 2020-04-20
Alice's House
Alice's House
661,407 3:54 1984-03-01
Wrong Train
Wrong Train
644,880 4:13 2020-07-31
No Easy Street
No Easy Street
636,636 4:04 1982-01-01
Fall
Fall
625,915 2:40 1980-01-01
Angels Don't Cry
Angels Don't Cry
599,523 5:07 1986-01-01
Only You And I
Only You And I
565,747 4:26 1982-01-01
Sleep Comes Down
Sleep Comes Down
551,115 3:50 1982-01-01
No Tears
No Tears
540,438 3:17 1981-01-01
I Wanna Sleep With You
I Wanna Sleep With You
511,452 3:19 1981-01-01
Like A Stranger
Like A Stranger
502,839 4:01 1984-03-01
Like a Stranger
Like a Stranger
502,839 4:00 1984-09-05
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
494,900 4:03 1981-01-01
Midnight to Midnight
Midnight to Midnight
431,951 4:29 1986-01-01
You'll Be Mine
You'll Be Mine
430,465 4:48 2020-03-13
Shock
Shock
387,047 5:04 1986-01-01
There's a World Outside
There's a World Outside
362,108 4:45 1991-01-01
There's A World
There's A World
362,108 4:46 1997-10-13
Wedding Song
Wedding Song
340,185 4:19 1980-01-01
Flowers
Flowers
325,076 4:10 1980-01-01
Evergreen
Evergreen
312,646 4:44 2021-09-01
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
312,354 3:37 2020-07-31
Shadow In My Heart
Shadow In My Heart
312,123 4:06 1986-01-01
This'll Never Be Like Love
This'll Never Be Like Love
298,984 5:10 2020-07-31
Mr. Jones - Single Version
Mr. Jones - Single Version
283,992 3:26 1981-01-01
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
263,873 6:56 1980-01-01
Come All Ye Faithful
Come All Ye Faithful
256,912 4:23 2020-06-24
It Goes On
It Goes On
255,971 3:52 1981-01-01
Shine
Shine
254,820 4:04 1989-10-31
Susan's Strange
Susan's Strange
240,792 3:13 1980-01-01
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
240,423 3:54 1982-01-01
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
240,423 3:51 1997-10-13
So Run Down
So Run Down
233,870 2:54 1981-01-01
All of the Law
All of the Law
229,264 4:46 1986-01-01
Book of Days
Book of Days
228,420 5:11 1989-10-31
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
221,666 6:48 2014-03-07
Torch
Torch
214,942 4:49 1989-10-31
Soap Commercial
Soap Commercial
206,707 2:53 1980-01-01
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
203,653 4:18 1980-01-01
Danger
Danger
201,058 2:37 1982-01-01
Get a Room
Get a Room
189,682 3:45 1991-01-01
Entertain Me
Entertain Me
187,649 5:00 1989-10-31
I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow - Non LP B Side
I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow - Non LP B Side
181,139 3:50 1982-01-01
Valentine
Valentine
171,619 4:48 1991-01-01
Should God Forget
Should God Forget
171,333 4:21 1989-10-31
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
167,237 5:37 2020-07-31
Alice's House - Early Version
Alice's House - Early Version
164,721 4:18 1982-01-01
No Release
No Release
158,559 4:53 1986-01-01
Turn Your Back on Me
Turn Your Back on Me
156,939 4:14 2020-07-31
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
154,406 8:07 1994-10-25
Tiny Hands
Tiny Hands
145,733 3:46 2020-07-31
Stars
Stars
140,712 3:57 2020-07-31
Sometimes
Sometimes
140,643 4:15 1991-01-01
Forever Now
Forever Now
140,445 5:35 1982-01-01
Don't Be a Girl
Don't Be a Girl
137,360 3:46 1991-01-01
Flowers - Demo Version
Flowers - Demo Version
135,399 5:36 1980-01-01
Mary Go Round
Mary Go Round
134,577 3:53 1982-01-01
All of This and Nothing - Demo
All of This and Nothing - Demo
133,148 9:02 1981-01-01
Only A Game
Only A Game
130,255 4:12 1984-03-01
Goodbye - Dance Mix
Goodbye - Dance Mix
126,454 5:46 1994-10-25
One More Word
One More Word
123,142 5:16 1986-01-01
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
118,479 3:26 1982-01-01
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
114,574 5:15 1982-01-01
No Easy Street - Live
No Easy Street - Live
112,661 5:38 1982-01-01
Hide the Medicine
Hide the Medicine
111,554 3:46 2020-07-31
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
100,420 4:35 2001-11-12
Tearing Down
Tearing Down
97,386 5:22 1991-01-01
Torture
Torture
97,021 3:51 1986-01-01
Run and Run
Run and Run
94,304 3:47 1982-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
91,823 3:54 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
87,276 4:37 2001-11-12
Only a Game
Only a Game
86,735 5:10 1984-09-05
Only You And I
Only You And I
76,927 4:24 1982-01-01
Badman - 12" promo
Badman - 12" promo
76,767 3:30 1994-10-25
The Ghost In You - Live
The Ghost In You - Live
73,125 4:51 2001-11-12
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
72,441 4:12 1994-10-25
Parade
Parade
71,811 4:46 1989-10-31
Mother - Son
Mother - Son
70,567 4:07 1989-10-31
Better Days
Better Days
68,283 4:32 1991-01-01
Wedding
Wedding
65,416 4:19 1989-10-31
I Don't Mine
I Don't Mine
63,991 3:16 1989-10-31
All About You
All About You
63,603 4:01 1991-01-01
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
62,214 3:52 1982-01-01
Danger
Danger
55,339 2:36 1982-01-01
Love My Way - Live
Love My Way - Live
54,233 4:01 2001-11-12
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
49,788 5:18 1994-10-25
India
India
47,756 6:22 1997-10-13
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
47,696 7:20 1994-10-25
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
46,973 3:56 2001-01-01
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
44,200 5:11 1994-10-25
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
43,558 3:30 1994-10-25
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
42,313 3:40 1994-10-25
Heaven - Live
Heaven - Live
42,151 4:21 2001-11-12
We Love You
We Love You
41,339 3:27 1997-10-13
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
38,776 3:45 1994-10-25
Heartbreak Beat - Live
Heartbreak Beat - Live
30,872 5:36 2001-11-12
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
29,273 4:39 2001-11-12
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
28,542 6:39 2001-01-01
India - Live
India - Live
27,100 6:36 2001-11-12
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
24,414 4:55 1994-10-25
So Run Down - Early Version
So Run Down - Early Version
19,476 0:05 1981-01-01
Mr. Jones - Live
Mr. Jones - Live
19,383 4:02 2001-11-12
Sister Europe - Live
Sister Europe - Live
18,787 6:00 2001-11-12
Into You Like A Train - Live
Into You Like A Train - Live
17,138 4:49 2001-11-12
President Gas - Live
President Gas - Live
16,635 5:16 2001-11-12
Dumb Waiters - Live
Dumb Waiters - Live
14,700 6:47 2001-11-12
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
12,642 8:16 2011-01-01
Get A Room - Live
Get A Room - Live
7,248 4:45 1997-10-13
Pulse
Pulse
5,001 2:38 1997-10-13
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
4,774 4:00 1997-10-13
Alice's House
Alice's House
3,794 4:16 1997-10-13
Mack The Knife - Live
Mack The Knife - Live
3,699 5:59 1997-10-13
Into You Like A Train
Into You Like A Train
3,582 4:33 1997-10-13
Soap Commercial - Live
Soap Commercial - Live
3,431 3:50 1997-10-13
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
3,370 6:50 1997-10-13
Heartbeat - Live
Heartbeat - Live
2,873 5:03 1997-10-13
All Of The Law - Live
All Of The Law - Live
2,833 5:42 1997-10-13
I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow - Non-LP B-Side
I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow - Non-LP B-Side
2,563 3:49 1997-10-13
Free Man
Free Man
2,040 3:53 2015-04-06

New releases

Evergreen
Evergreen
2021-09-01
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
Made of Rain
Made of Rain
2020-07-31
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
Come All Ye Faithful
Come All Ye Faithful
2020-06-24
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
No-One
No-One
2020-04-20
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
You'll Be Mine
You'll Be Mine
2020-03-13
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
Don't Believe
Don't Believe
2020-01-31
[Cooking Vinyl Limited]
Heaven: The Best Of The Psychedelic Furs
Heaven: The Best Of The Psychedelic Furs
2011-04-25
[Sony Music UK]
The Best Of
The Best Of
2009-04-30
[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]
Collections
Collections
2006-03-27
[Columbia]
The Psychedelic Furs Superhits
The Psychedelic Furs Superhits
2003-08-29
[Columbia]
Psychedelic Furs/Talk Talk Talk/Forever Now (Expanded Editions)
Psychedelic Furs/Talk Talk Talk/Forever Now (Expanded Editions)
2002-09-23
[Columbia]
Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live
2001-11-12
[Columbia/Egg/Legacy]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2001-01-01
[Columbia/Legacy]
Should God Forget: A Retrospective
Should God Forget: A Retrospective
1997-10-13
[Columbia/Legacy]
Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides & Lost Grooves
Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides & Lost Grooves
1994-10-25
[Legacy/Columbia]
World Outside
World Outside
1991-01-01
[Columbia]
Book of Days
Book of Days
1989-10-31
[Columbia]
All of This and Nothing
All of This and Nothing
1988-08-04
[Columbia]
All Of This And Nothing
All Of This And Nothing
1988-01-01
[Columbia]
Midnight To Midnight
Midnight To Midnight
1987-03-17
[Columbia]
Midnight To Midnight
Midnight To Midnight
1986-09-28
[Sony BMG Music UK]
Midnight To Midnight
Midnight To Midnight
1986-01-01
[Columbia]
Mirror Moves
Mirror Moves
1984-09-05
[Columbia]
Mirror Moves
Mirror Moves
1984-03-01
[Columbia]
Forever Now
Forever Now
1982-01-01
[Columbia]
Forever Now
Forever Now
1982-01-01
[Columbia]
Talk Talk Talk
Talk Talk Talk
1981-01-01
[Columbia]
Talk Talk Talk
Talk Talk Talk
1981-01-01
[Columbia]
The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs
1980-01-01
[Columbia]