Fine Young Cannibals
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Fine Young Cannibals was an English band best known for their 1989 hits "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing". Formed in Birmingham, England by actor/model Roland Gift on vocals with musicians and former The Beat members David Steele and Andy Cox. Their name came from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
The group was formed in 1984 and broke up in 1992, though they briefly returned to the studio in 1996 to record a new single The Flame which would complement their Greatest Hits compilation to be released in the autumn of that year. Gift soon reactivated the brand and toured in the 2000s as Roland Gift and the Fine Young Cannibals. Their highest charting hits in the US were "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing", from the album The Raw and the Cooked (album). Both reached number one in the US album charts.
Fine Young Cannibals appeared as the house band in the 1987 comedy Tin Men, also the song Good Thing was used in the Martin Scorcese movie After Hours
Steele and Cox had previously recorded under the moniker "Two Men A Drum Machine and a Trumpet."
Band members
- Roland Gift (singer)
- Andy Cox (guitarist)
- David Steele (bassist and keyboards)
- (1985) Fine Young Cannibals U.S.: #49
- (1989) The Raw and the Cooked U.S.: #1 (7 weeks) U.S. sales: 2x platinum
- (1990) The Raw and the Remix (collection of remixes of The Raw and the Cooked)
- (1996) The Finest
Singles
UK Singles Chart, U.S. Hot 100 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart positions indicated.
- 1985 "Johnny Come Home" (#8 UK, #76 U.S., #9 U.S. Dance)
- 1985 "Blue" (#41 UK)
- 1986 "Suspicious Minds" (#8 UK, #23 U.S. Dance)
- 1986 "Funny How Love Is" (#58 UK)
- 1987 "Ever Fallen in Love?" (#9 UK, #11 U.S. Dance)
- 1989 "She Drives Me Crazy" (#1 U.S.) (#5 UK)
- 1989 "Good Thing" (#1 U.S.) (#7 UK)
- 1989 "Don't Look Back" (#11 U.S.) (#34 UK)
- 1989 "I'm Not the Man I Used To Be" (#20 UK, #54 U.S., #8 U.S. Dance)
- 1990 "I'm Not Satisfied" (#46 UK, #90 U.S.)
- 1996 "The Flame" (#17 UK)
- 1997 "She Drives Me Crazy (1997)" (#36 UK)
- (1985) Fine Young Cannibals U.S.: #49
- (1989) The Raw and the Cooked U.S.: #1 (7 weeks) U.S. sales: 2x platinum
- (1990) The Raw and the Remix (collection of remixes of The Raw and the Cooked)
- (1996) The Finest
Singles
UK Singles Chart, U.S. Hot 100 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart positions indicated.- 1985 "Johnny Come Home" (#8 UK, #76 U.S., #9 U.S. Dance)
- 1985 "Blue" (#41 UK)
- 1986 "Suspicious Minds" (#8 UK, #23 U.S. Dance)
- 1986 "Funny How Love Is" (#58 UK)
- 1987 "Ever Fallen in Love?" (#9 UK, #11 U.S. Dance)
- 1989 "She Drives Me Crazy" (#1 U.S.) (#5 UK)
- 1989 "Good Thing" (#1 U.S.) (#7 UK)
- 1989 "Don't Look Back" (#11 U.S.) (#34 UK)
- 1989 "I'm Not the Man I Used To Be" (#20 UK, #54 U.S., #8 U.S. Dance)
- 1990 "I'm Not Satisfied" (#46 UK, #90 U.S.)
- 1996 "The Flame" (#17 UK)
- 1997 "She Drives Me Crazy (1997)" (#36 UK)
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Mainstream Rock | UK | |||
| 1989 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | #1 (1 week) | #5 | - | #5 | The Raw & the Cooked |
| 1989 | "Good Thing" | #1 (1 week) | #2 | - | #7 | The Raw & the Cooked |
| 1989 | "Don't Look Back" | #11 | #9 | - | #34 | The Raw & the Cooked |
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
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