Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
Artist: Simple Minds Weeks at #1: 1 week Chart dates: May 18, 1985
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Written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, Simple Minds' “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” was released as a single February 20, 1985 and was featured as the main theme of the classic 1985 teen film The Breakfast Club. Originally offered to The Fixx, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol but all declined (Idol did however record his own version years later). Forsey then asked Simple Minds, who initially refused but eventually agreed per suggestion of their label, A&M. It’s said that the band rearranged and recorded the song in three hours and “promptly forgot about it,” considering it just another song they recorded for somebody. The song would go on to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Simple Minds' biggest hit (in the U.S.) to date.
