who sings don't you forget about me from the breakfast club
Simple Minds
title: Don't You (Forget About Me) text: Don't You (Forget About Me) "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a 1985 pop rock song performed by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was written and composed by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band. The song is best known for being played during the opening (Forsey's demo) and closing (Simple Minds' recording) credits of the John Hughes film "The Breakfast Club." Forsey asked Cy Curnin from The Fixx, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol to record the song, but all three declined; Idol did later perform a cover of it on title: Don't You (Forget About Me) text: was published on YouTube on 3 December 2010; as of 1 September 2018, it had been viewed almost 108 million times. Don't You (Forget About Me) "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a 1985 pop rock song performed by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was written and composed by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band. The song is best known for being played during the opening (Forsey's demo) and closing (Simple Minds' recording) credits of the John Hughes film "The Breakfast Club." Forsey asked Cy Curnin from The Fixx, Bryan title: The Breakfast Club text: to John Hughes—who had died a few months prior—along with other actors who had worked with him, including Jon Cryer from "Pretty in Pink", Matthew Broderick from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and Macaulay Culkin from "Home Alone". The Breakfast Club soundtrack album was released on February 19, 1985 by A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 17 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart. The song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" performed by Scottish rock band Simple Minds was released on February 20, 1985 in the United States and on April 8, 1985 in the United Kingdom as a single and title: Don't You (Forget About Me) text: history of the chart. The song did not appear on the band's subsequent album "Once Upon a Time," but it did appear on the 1992 best-of "Glittering Prize 81/92." It soon became a fixture of the band's live sets - with an extended audience participation section during its inclusion on the 2015 tour to promote the band's "Big Music" album. Two versions were created for release. A short version, 4:23 in duration, appeared on the single and the original motion picture soundtrack album of "The Breakfast Club." A longer version, 6:32 in duration, was released as a 12" single. This title: Keith Forsey text: for the movie "Flashdance". In 1984, the song earned an Academy Award. The popularity of "Flashdance" led to his (co-)writing songs featured on the soundtracks of "Ghostbusters", "Beverly Hills Cop", "The NeverEnding Story" and "The Breakfast Club". The song "Don't You (Forget About Me)", from "The Breakfast Club", was originally intended for Billy Idol, who declined. It was instead recorded by Simple Minds in 1985 and topped charts in several countries. In 2003, Forsey produced the American guitar pop band Rooney. 2005 saw his return to Billy Idol, producing "Devil's Playground"." Keith Forsey Keith Forsey (born 2 January 1948) is