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Formed as Huang Chung in 1980 by Jack Hues (Jeremy Ryder) and Nick Feldman, the band name changed to Wang Chung in 1982.
Probably best known here for their 1984 hit 'Dance Hall Days', they were a UK one-hit wonder, but they also had success in America with several other songs including 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight'. They also scored the soundtrack to the movie 'To Live And Die in L.A.' and wrote the song 'Fire In The Twilight' for 'The Breakfast Club' soundtrack.
I've been a fan of Wang Chung for a while, and have several albums - 1984's 'Points On The Curve' (which features 'Dance Hall Days'), the 'To Live And Die In L.A.' soundtrack, 'Mosaic' from 1986, and 'The Warmer Side Of Cool' from 1989, which features an epic song called 'Big World' (which should really have been a hit single).
They've just come back onto my radar, because they've digitally released their first album since then - 'Tazer Up!' - which starts with a new version of 'Dance Hall Days', but the rest of which is totally new material, although it largely keeps to the '80s sound they nurtured back then - there's even a song about that decade - 'Abducted By The 80's'.
Ideal for if you're 'cool on craze' - whatever that means!
Probably best known here for their 1984 hit 'Dance Hall Days', they were a UK one-hit wonder, but they also had success in America with several other songs including 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight'. They also scored the soundtrack to the movie 'To Live And Die in L.A.' and wrote the song 'Fire In The Twilight' for 'The Breakfast Club' soundtrack.
I've been a fan of Wang Chung for a while, and have several albums - 1984's 'Points On The Curve' (which features 'Dance Hall Days'), the 'To Live And Die In L.A.' soundtrack, 'Mosaic' from 1986, and 'The Warmer Side Of Cool' from 1989, which features an epic song called 'Big World' (which should really have been a hit single).
They've just come back onto my radar, because they've digitally released their first album since then - 'Tazer Up!' - which starts with a new version of 'Dance Hall Days', but the rest of which is totally new material, although it largely keeps to the '80s sound they nurtured back then - there's even a song about that decade - 'Abducted By The 80's'.
Ideal for if you're 'cool on craze' - whatever that means!
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