wɪððə deɪbjˈuː ʌv ˌɛmtˌiːvˈiː ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, ʃˈuːz wɜː wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈuːps təbi ʃˈoʊn ɔnðə mjˈuːzɪk vˈɪdɪoʊ tʃˈænəl.
With the debut of MTV in August 1981, Shoes were one of the first groups to be shown on the music video channel.