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The Psychedelic Furs

Data updated on 2025-08-14 11:12:56 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

540.2 million
Updated on 2025-08-14

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,979,773

Followers

661,847

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Los Angeles
    50,129 listeners
  2. United States
    Chicago
    30,835 listeners
  3. United States
    New York City
    27,327 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    London
    27,627 listeners
  5. Australia
    Melbourne
    23,147 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Love My Way
Love My Way
195,973,495 3:32 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
76,943,200 3:59 1981-01-01
Pretty In Pink
Pretty In Pink
76,943,200 3:60 2012-11-30
The Ghost in You
The Ghost in You
44,470,967 4:17 1988-01-01
The Ghost In You
The Ghost In You
44,470,967 4:18 1984-03-01
Heaven
Heaven
17,504,062 3:27 1984-03-01
Heartbreak Beat
Heartbreak Beat
11,259,950 5:09 1981-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
11,259,950 5:10 1986-09-28
Sister Europe - Remastered
Sister Europe - Remastered
8,091,171 5:38 1980-01-01
India
India
3,643,632 6:21 1980-01-01
President Gas
President Gas
3,225,323 5:15 1982-01-01
Pulse
Pulse
2,373,341 2:37 1980-01-01
All That Money Wants
All That Money Wants
2,050,972 3:46 1988-01-01
Dumb Waiters
Dumb Waiters
1,600,202 5:05 1981-01-01
Here Come Cowboys
Here Come Cowboys
1,600,167 3:58 1984-03-01
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
Imitation Of Christ - Studio
1,264,107 5:28 1988-01-01
Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ
1,264,107 5:28 1980-01-01
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
1,221,878 5:18 1984-03-01
She Is Mine
She Is Mine
1,139,065 3:52 1981-01-01
Until She Comes
Until She Comes
1,133,973 3:50 1991-01-01
Forever Now
Forever Now
959,926 5:35 1982-01-01
In My Head
In My Head
957,428 3:31 1991-01-01
All Of This And Nothing
All Of This And Nothing
892,336 6:26 1988-01-01
All of This and Nothing
All of This and Nothing
892,336 6:23 1981-01-01
Into You Like a Train
Into You Like a Train
862,217 4:35 1981-01-01
Don't Believe
Don't Believe
825,616 3:45 2020-01-31
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
804,091 4:02 1984-03-01
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
772,301 4:13 1986-09-28
Run and Run
Run and Run
753,981 3:49 1982-01-01
We Love You
We Love You
746,677 3:26 1980-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
745,958 3:56 1982-01-01
My Time
My Time
736,815 4:26 1984-03-01
House
House
721,884 5:12 1989-10-31
No-One
No-One
713,705 4:23 2020-04-20
Alice's House
Alice's House
712,216 3:54 1984-03-01
Wrong Train
Wrong Train
692,536 4:13 2020-07-31
No Easy Street
No Easy Street
681,184 4:04 1982-01-01
Fall
Fall
673,560 2:40 1980-01-01
Angels Don't Cry
Angels Don't Cry
643,567 5:07 1986-01-01
Sleep Comes Down
Sleep Comes Down
612,532 3:50 1982-01-01
Only You And I
Only You And I
611,636 4:26 1982-01-01
No Tears
No Tears
587,441 3:17 1981-01-01
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
557,794 4:03 1981-01-01
I Wanna Sleep With You
I Wanna Sleep With You
551,377 3:19 1981-01-01
Like A Stranger
Like A Stranger
528,918 4:01 1984-03-01
Midnight to Midnight
Midnight to Midnight
458,858 4:29 1986-01-01
You'll Be Mine
You'll Be Mine
456,060 4:48 2020-03-13
Shock
Shock
422,914 5:04 1986-01-01
There's a World Outside
There's a World Outside
386,447 4:45 1991-01-01
There's A World
There's A World
386,447 4:46 1997-10-13
Wedding Song
Wedding Song
362,269 4:19 1980-01-01
Flowers
Flowers
350,484 4:10 1980-01-01
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
341,436 3:37 2020-07-31
Shadow In My Heart
Shadow In My Heart
336,832 4:06 1986-01-01
Evergreen
Evergreen
329,355 4:44 2021-09-01
This'll Never Be Like Love
This'll Never Be Like Love
314,787 5:10 2020-07-31
Mr. Jones - Single Version
Mr. Jones - Single Version
303,397 3:26 1981-01-01
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
283,019 6:56 1980-01-01
It Goes On
It Goes On
276,968 3:52 1981-01-01
Shine
Shine
269,201 4:04 1989-10-31
Come All Ye Faithful
Come All Ye Faithful
268,950 4:23 2020-06-24
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
Pretty in Pink - Berlin Mix
264,931 6:48 2014-03-07
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
262,566 3:54 1982-01-01
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
Merry Go Round (Yes I Do)
262,566 3:51 1997-10-13
All of the Law
All of the Law
257,922 4:46 1986-01-01
Susan's Strange
Susan's Strange
255,939 3:13 1980-01-01
So Run Down
So Run Down
255,129 2:54 1981-01-01
Book of Days
Book of Days
241,628 5:11 1989-10-31
Torch
Torch
234,501 4:49 1989-10-31
Soap Commercial
Soap Commercial
223,583 2:53 1980-01-01
Danger
Danger
219,897 2:37 1982-01-01
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
Mack The Knife - Non LP B-Side
215,839 4:18 1980-01-01
Get a Room
Get a Room
203,539 3:45 1991-01-01
Entertain Me
Entertain Me
199,554 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
198,725 3:50 1982-01-01
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
183,172 5:37 2020-07-31
Alice's House - Early Version
Alice's House - Early Version
180,899 4:18 1982-01-01
Valentine
Valentine
178,952 4:48 1991-01-01
Should God Forget
Should God Forget
178,001 4:21 1989-10-31
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
Heartbreak Beat - Extended Mix
177,058 8:07 1994-10-25
No Release
No Release
166,390 4:53 1986-01-01
Turn Your Back on Me
Turn Your Back on Me
164,214 4:14 2020-07-31
Tiny Hands
Tiny Hands
153,099 3:46 2020-07-31
Forever Now
Forever Now
152,590 5:35 1982-01-01
Sometimes
Sometimes
150,617 4:15 1991-01-01
Stars
Stars
148,646 3:57 2020-07-31
Mary Go Round
Mary Go Round
147,825 3:53 1982-01-01
Flowers - Demo Version
Flowers - Demo Version
144,958 5:36 1980-01-01
All of This and Nothing - Demo
All of This and Nothing - Demo
144,302 9:02 1981-01-01
Don't Be a Girl
Don't Be a Girl
143,668 3:46 1991-01-01
Only A Game
Only A Game
140,712 4:12 1984-03-01
One More Word
One More Word
135,868 5:16 1986-01-01
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
Aeroplane - Non LP B Side
128,467 3:26 1982-01-01
Goodbye - Dance Mix
Goodbye - Dance Mix
127,342 5:46 1994-10-25
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
President Gas - Live, Non LP B Side
122,166 5:15 1982-01-01
No Easy Street - Live
No Easy Street - Live
119,949 5:38 1982-01-01
Hide the Medicine
Hide the Medicine
118,982 3:46 2020-07-31
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Live
109,239 4:35 2001-11-12
Tearing Down
Tearing Down
104,656 5:22 1991-01-01
Torture
Torture
103,351 3:51 1986-01-01
Run and Run
Run and Run
101,813 3:47 1982-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
98,793 3:54 1982-01-01
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
Pretty in Pink - Live Version
97,677 4:37 2001-11-12
The Ghost In You - Live
The Ghost In You - Live
87,641 4:51 2001-11-12
Only You And I
Only You And I
82,793 4:24 1982-01-01
Badman - 12" promo
Badman - 12" promo
77,785 3:30 1994-10-25
Parade
Parade
75,672 4:46 1989-10-31
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
Angels Don't Cry - 7" Remix
74,746 4:12 1994-10-25
Better Days
Better Days
74,120 4:32 1991-01-01
Mother - Son
Mother - Son
74,039 4:07 1989-10-31
Wedding
Wedding
68,820 4:19 1989-10-31
I Don't Mine
I Don't Mine
67,022 3:16 1989-10-31
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)
66,670 3:52 1982-01-01
All About You
All About You
66,565 4:01 1991-01-01
Love My Way - Live
Love My Way - Live
59,813 4:01 2001-11-12
Danger
Danger
59,035 2:36 1982-01-01
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
Shock - Shep Pettibone Mix
52,371 7:20 1994-10-25
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
Aeroplane - Dance Mix
50,454 5:18 1994-10-25
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
Angels Don't Cry - Single Version
50,055 3:56 2001-01-01
India
India
48,649 6:22 1997-10-13
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
Heartbeat - 7" Remix
45,922 5:11 1994-10-25
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
Here Come Cowboys - 12" Remix Edit
45,228 3:30 1994-10-25
Heaven - Live
Heaven - Live
45,048 4:21 2001-11-12
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
Birdland - Non-LP B-Side
43,034 3:40 1994-10-25
We Love You
We Love You
42,161 3:27 1997-10-13
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
Another Edge - Non-LP B-Side
39,593 3:45 1994-10-25
Heartbreak Beat - Live
Heartbreak Beat - Live
32,782 5:36 2001-11-12
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
Alive (For Once In My Lifetime) - Studio Version
31,335 4:39 2001-11-12
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
Only You And I - Previously Unreleased Live Version
29,831 6:39 2001-01-01
India - Live
India - Live
28,635 6:36 2001-11-12
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
New Dream - Non-LP B-Side
24,940 4:55 1994-10-25
Mr. Jones - Live
Mr. Jones - Live
20,328 4:02 2001-11-12
Sister Europe - Live
Sister Europe - Live
19,881 6:00 2001-11-12
So Run Down - Early Version
So Run Down - Early Version
19,711 0:05 1981-01-01
Into You Like A Train - Live
Into You Like A Train - Live
17,991 4:49 2001-11-12
President Gas - Live
President Gas - Live
17,467 5:16 2001-11-12
Dumb Waiters - Live
Dumb Waiters - Live
15,456 6:47 2001-11-12
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
Heartbeat - New York Remix (Clean Version)
13,589 8:16 2011-01-01
Get A Room - Live
Get A Room - Live
8,073 4:45 1997-10-13
Pulse
Pulse
5,456 2:38 1997-10-13
Highwire Days
Highwire Days
5,271 4:00 1997-10-13
Alice's House
Alice's House
4,087 4:16 1997-10-13
Mack The Knife - Live
Mack The Knife - Live
3,976 5:59 1997-10-13
Into You Like A Train
Into You Like A Train
3,921 4:33 1997-10-13
Soap Commercial - Live
Soap Commercial - Live
3,747 3:50 1997-10-13
Blacks/Radio
Blacks/Radio
3,658 6:50 1997-10-13
All Of The Law - Live
All Of The Law - Live
3,124 5:42 1997-10-13
Heartbeat - Live
Heartbeat - Live
3,108 5:03 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
2,783 3:49 1997-10-13
Free Man
Free Man
2,156 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
1984-03-01
[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]