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What you gonna do when things go wrong?

Released in September of 1985, "Alive and Kicking" was the first single from Simple Minds' seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time. It reached #7 on the UK Official Charts and #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard Magazine ranked it as the 17th biggest single of 1986 in the U.S. The song and music video feature Robin Clark, who had previously worked with David Bowie and Luther Vandross. Zbigniew Rybczyński directed the music video. He also directed the video for "All the Things She Said," the third single from the same album. It was re-released in 1992… read more
Released in September of 1985, "Alive and Kicking" was the first single from Simple Minds' seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time. It … read more
Released in September of 1985, "Alive and Kicking" was the first single from Simple Minds' seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time. It reached #7 on the UK Official Charts … read more

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Simple Minds are a new wave band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989). Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on t… read more
Simple Minds are a new wave band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About M… read more
Simple Minds are a new wave band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the Billboard Ho… read more

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