And even when I was 14 I knew The Breakfast Club was a load of corny old bollocks. It annoyed me for loads of reasons, but mostly for the way it ruined Simple Minds.

When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club ...

In the trailer for the upcoming documentary Simple Minds: Everything is Possible, shared exclusively with PEOPLE, The Breakfast Club star Molly Ringwald recalls listening to the band's soundtrack hit ...

Simple Minds are best known for their 1985 hit Don't You (Forget About Me), from the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club, a song the band didn't even write themselves.

How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland’s Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era’s seminal teen dramedy The ...

As part of Radio 2 Loves The 80s, Jo Whiley tells the story of the breakout song from the cult American ‘brat pack’ movie The ...

Simple Minds did not write Don’t You… Frontman Jim Kerr has described it as “a gift” that fell into their laps. Written by producer Keith Forsey and guitarist Steve Schiff, it was written and recorded ...

As another reminder, The Breakfast Club ‘s signature song, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds, receives regular radio rotation, which is all the more appropriate due to its ...

The often-told story about Simple Minds’ 1985 smash hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” from the film The Breakfast Club, is that the Scottish rock band was initially reluctant to record it.