Breakfast Club Soundtrack

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Like most John Hughes movies, The Breakfast Club soundtrack features a collection of mostly underground punk and post-punk artists. The soundtracks to Hughes' tales of teen trauma launched the careers of many otherwise unknown artists, and The Breakfast Club is no exception. The theme song to the movie remains one of the biggest selling and most recognizable hits of the 80s.

About The Breakfast Club

Released in 1985, The Breakfast Club tells the story of a group of high school students forced to spend Saturday detention together. Each of the students is from a different clique in the school, and initially their interaction focused on their interactions at school. By the end of detention, the group had discovered just how many similarities they shared and came away with newfound respect for each other.

The film is considered a classic of 80s cinema and has inspired many teen films since. In 2005, MTV awarded the movie a Silver Bucket of Excellence Award, for outstanding contribution to cinema. There were plans for a Breakfast Club sequel, in which all of the students were in college and together again, but director Hughes died before the project could get off the ground.

The Breakfast Club Soundtrack

The track listing for the Breakfast Club soundtracks was as follows:

Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds

This song, written for the movie by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, is indisputably the biggest hit from the movie and one of the landmark songs of the decade. Despite the song's success, it almost didn't get made. Forsey and Schiff approached Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry to record the song, but both refused. Eventually, relatively unknown Scottish New Wave band Simple Minds agreed to record it, but only after their label insisted it would be a good opportunity. The band didn't like the song and never planned to promote it themselves. The song went to number one on the Billboard Charts and number seven in the UK. It stayed on the charts for two years, which is a record. The band never warmed to the song, though, and often refused to play it live. They also left it off their first hits collection. It appeared on their second under duress.

Waiting by E.G. Daily

For E.G. Daily – or Elizabeth Daily – the appearance on The Breakfast Club soundtrack was the peak of her popular music career. She went on to make a name for herself voicing cartoons, lending her voice to the Powerpuff Girls and Rugrats, among others.

Fire In The Twilight by Wang Chung

Wang Chung is best known for their Everybody Have Fun Tonight. This song was written specifically for the film and appeared in the scene where the janitor was helping the kids sneak away from the principle.

I'm The Dude by Keith Forsey

This instrumental track by Forsey was composed for the film. Forsey is best known as a disco producer and his long term working relationship with Billy Idol. He also contributed the instrumentals Dream Montage, Reggae and Love Theme to the movie.

Heart Too Hot To Hold by Jesse Johnson and Stephanie Spurill

Johnson is best known for being a founding member of The Time. After leaving The Time, Johnson became involved in soundtrack work and contributed music to many John Hughes films.

We Are Not Alone by Karla DeVito

Like Daily, DeVito had a limited career in pop music. After her soundtrack work, she went on to focus on stage productions and Broadway music performances.