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The Psychedelic Furs

Data updated on 2025-02-21 11:21:41 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).

Genres

: new wave post-punk

Total plays

504.3 million
Updated on 2025-02-21

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,989,312

Followers

633,583

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Los Angeles
    36,946 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    London
    27,070 listeners
  3. Australia
    Sydney
    27,351 listeners
  4. Australia
    Melbourne
    26,330 listeners
  5. United States
    Chicago
    21,701 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Love My Way
Love My Way
181,644,834 3:32 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
72,228,314 3:59 1981-01-01
Pretty In Pink
Pretty In Pink
72,228,314 3:60 2012-11-30
The Ghost in You
The Ghost in You
41,363,953 4:17 1984-09-05
The Ghost In You
The Ghost In You
41,363,953 4:18 1984-03-01
Heaven
Heaven
16,225,851 3:27 1984-03-01
Heartbreak Beat
Heartbreak Beat
10,303,336 5:09 1981-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
10,303,336 5:10 1986-09-28
Sister Europe - Remastered
Sister Europe - Remastered
7,632,835 5:38 1980-01-01
India
India
3,552,054 6:21 1980-01-01
President Gas
President Gas
3,042,825 5:15 1982-01-01
Pulse
Pulse
2,241,307 2:37 1980-01-01
All That Money Wants
All That Money Wants
1,921,214 3:46 1988-01-01
Dumb Waiters
Dumb Waiters
1,506,793 5:05 1981-01-01
Here Come Cowboys
Here Come Cowboys
1,490,389 3:58 1984-03-01
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
1,185,269 5:28 1988-01-01
Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ
1,185,269 5:28 1980-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1,162,730 5:18 1984-03-01
She Is Mine
She Is Mine
1,067,854 3:52 1981-01-01
Until She Comes
Until She Comes
1,047,619 3:50 1991-01-01
In My Head
In My Head
917,749 3:31 1991-01-01
Forever Now
Forever Now
895,198 5:35 1982-01-01
All Of This And Nothing
All Of This And Nothing
854,182 6:26 1988-01-01
All of This and Nothing
All of This and Nothing
854,182 6:23 1981-01-01
Into You Like a Train
Into You Like a Train
811,425 4:35 1981-01-01
Don't Believe
Don't Believe
805,496 3:45 2020-01-31
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
760,023 4:02 1984-03-01
My Time
My Time
710,025 4:26 1984-03-01
We Love You
We Love You
709,773 3:26 1980-01-01
Run and Run
Run and Run
707,065 3:49 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
706,670 4:13 1986-09-28
Goodbye
Goodbye
694,236 3:56 1982-01-01
House
House
679,018 5:12 1989-10-31
Alice's House
Alice's House
677,283 3:54 1984-03-01
No-One
No-One
675,868 4:23 2020-04-20
Wrong Train
Wrong Train
658,731 4:13 2020-07-31
No Easy Street
No Easy Street
650,477 4:04 1982-01-01
Fall
Fall
639,695 2:40 1980-01-01
Angels Don't Cry
Angels Don't Cry
611,857 5:07 1986-01-01
Only You And I
Only You And I
579,641 4:26 1982-01-01
Sleep Comes Down
Sleep Comes Down
567,143 3:50 1982-01-01
No Tears
No Tears
554,174 3:17 1981-01-01
I Wanna Sleep With You
I Wanna Sleep With You
523,361 3:19 1981-01-01
Like A Stranger
Like A Stranger
511,797 4:01 1984-03-01
Like a Stranger
Like a Stranger
511,797 4:00 1984-09-05
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
511,066 4:03 1981-01-01
Midnight to Midnight
Midnight to Midnight
439,740 4:29 1986-01-01
You'll Be Mine
You'll Be Mine
437,943 4:48 2020-03-13
Shock
Shock
396,794 5:04 1986-01-01
There's a World Outside
There's a World Outside
368,267 4:45 1991-01-01
There's A World
There's A World
368,267 4:46 1997-10-13
Wedding Song
Wedding Song
346,659 4:19 1980-01-01
Flowers
Flowers
332,195 4:10 1980-01-01
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
319,803 3:37 2020-07-31
Shadow In My Heart
Shadow In My Heart
318,632 4:06 1986-01-01
Evergreen
Evergreen
317,785 4:44 2021-09-01
This'll Never Be Like Love
This'll Never Be Like Love
303,582 5:10 2020-07-31
Mr. Jones - Single Version
Mr. Jones - Single Version
289,059 3:26 1981-01-01
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
269,355 6:56 1980-01-01
It Goes On
It Goes On
262,031 3:52 1981-01-01
Come All Ye Faithful
Come All Ye Faithful
260,812 4:23 2020-06-24
Shine
Shine
258,899 4:04 1989-10-31
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
247,255 3:54 1982-01-01
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
247,255 3:51 1997-10-13
Susan's Strange
Susan's Strange
245,053 3:13 1980-01-01
So Run Down
So Run Down
239,987 2:54 1981-01-01
All of the Law
All of the Law
236,877 4:46 1986-01-01
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
233,744 6:48 2014-03-07
Book of Days
Book of Days
232,268 5:11 1989-10-31
Torch
Torch
220,301 4:49 1989-10-31
Soap Commercial
Soap Commercial
211,372 2:53 1980-01-01
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
207,206 4:18 1980-01-01
Danger
Danger
206,665 2:37 1982-01-01
Get a Room
Get a Room
193,836 3:45 1991-01-01
Entertain Me
Entertain Me
191,168 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
185,841 3:50 1982-01-01
Valentine
Valentine
173,679 4:48 1991-01-01
Should God Forget
Should God Forget
173,219 4:21 1989-10-31
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
171,289 5:37 2020-07-31
Alice's House - Early Version
Alice's House - Early Version
169,347 4:18 1982-01-01
No Release
No Release
160,870 4:53 1986-01-01
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
160,060 8:07 1994-10-25
Turn Your Back on Me
Turn Your Back on Me
159,073 4:14 2020-07-31
Tiny Hands
Tiny Hands
147,846 3:46 2020-07-31
Forever Now
Forever Now
143,597 5:35 1982-01-01
Sometimes
Sometimes
143,071 4:15 1991-01-01
Stars
Stars
142,995 3:57 2020-07-31
Don't Be a Girl
Don't Be a Girl
139,331 3:46 1991-01-01
Mary Go Round
Mary Go Round
138,728 3:53 1982-01-01
Flowers - Demo Version
Flowers - Demo Version
138,147 5:36 1980-01-01
All of This and Nothing - Demo
All of This and Nothing - Demo
136,172 9:02 1981-01-01
Only A Game
Only A Game
133,041 4:12 1984-03-01
Goodbye - Dance Mix
Goodbye - Dance Mix
126,723 5:46 1994-10-25
One More Word
One More Word
126,363 5:16 1986-01-01
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
121,450 3:26 1982-01-01
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
116,917 5:15 1982-01-01
No Easy Street - Live
No Easy Street - Live
114,904 5:38 1982-01-01
Hide the Medicine
Hide the Medicine
113,737 3:46 2020-07-31
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
102,940 4:35 2001-11-12
Tearing Down
Tearing Down
99,503 5:22 1991-01-01
Torture
Torture
98,792 3:51 1986-01-01
Run and Run
Run and Run
96,339 3:47 1982-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
93,886 3:54 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
90,094 4:37 2001-11-12
Only a Game
Only a Game
88,427 5:10 1984-09-05
Only You And I
Only You And I
78,501 4:24 1982-01-01
Badman - 12" promo
Badman - 12" promo
77,067 3:30 1994-10-25
The Ghost In You - Live
The Ghost In You - Live
76,874 4:51 2001-11-12
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
73,101 4:12 1994-10-25
Parade
Parade
72,904 4:46 1989-10-31
Mother - Son
Mother - Son
71,555 4:07 1989-10-31
Better Days
Better Days
69,886 4:32 1991-01-01
Wedding
Wedding
66,394 4:19 1989-10-31
I Don't Mine
I Don't Mine
64,940 3:16 1989-10-31
All About You
All About You
64,488 4:01 1991-01-01
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
63,443 3:52 1982-01-01
Danger
Danger
56,332 2:36 1982-01-01
Love My Way - Live
Love My Way - Live
55,928 4:01 2001-11-12
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
49,998 5:18 1994-10-25
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
48,949 7:20 1994-10-25
India
India
48,017 6:22 1997-10-13
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
47,568 3:56 2001-01-01
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
44,678 5:11 1994-10-25
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
44,019 3:30 1994-10-25
Heaven - Live
Heaven - Live
42,978 4:21 2001-11-12
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
42,525 3:40 1994-10-25
We Love You
We Love You
41,572 3:27 1997-10-13
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
38,941 3:45 1994-10-25
Heartbreak Beat - Live
Heartbreak Beat - Live
31,351 5:36 2001-11-12
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
29,815 4:39 2001-11-12
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
28,833 6:39 2001-01-01
India - Live
India - Live
27,458 6:36 2001-11-12
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
24,578 4:55 1994-10-25
Mr. Jones - Live
Mr. Jones - Live
19,614 4:02 2001-11-12
So Run Down - Early Version
So Run Down - Early Version
19,555 0:05 1981-01-01
Sister Europe - Live
Sister Europe - Live
19,069 6:00 2001-11-12
Into You Like A Train - Live
Into You Like A Train - Live
17,314 4:49 2001-11-12
President Gas - Live
President Gas - Live
16,831 5:16 2001-11-12
Dumb Waiters - Live
Dumb Waiters - Live
14,877 6:47 2001-11-12
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
12,898 8:16 2011-01-01
Get A Room - Live
Get A Room - Live
7,495 4:45 1997-10-13
Pulse
Pulse
5,163 2:38 1997-10-13
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
4,914 4:00 1997-10-13
Alice's House
Alice's House
3,878 4:16 1997-10-13
Mack The Knife - Live
Mack The Knife - Live
3,785 5:59 1997-10-13
Into You Like A Train
Into You Like A Train
3,684 4:33 1997-10-13
Soap Commercial - Live
Soap Commercial - Live
3,524 3:50 1997-10-13
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
3,453 6:50 1997-10-13
Heartbeat - Live
Heartbeat - Live
2,932 5:03 1997-10-13
All Of The Law - Live
All Of The Law - Live
2,909 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
2,623 3:49 1997-10-13
Free Man
Free Man
2,073 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]