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Career

Originally called Huang Chung (Chinese for "yellow bell", though they later claimed it was the sound a guitar made on American Bandstand), the band formed in 1979. The lineup consisted of vocalist/guitarist Jack Hues, bassist Nick Feldman and drummer Darren Costin. Their self-titled debut was released by Arista Records in 1982 after several singles, including the minor post-punk hit "Isn't It About Time We Were On TV". In 1983, after being dropped by Arista and signed to Geffen Records, they changed their name to Wang Chung (at Geffen's suggestion, to make pronunciation easier for English-speakers—consistent with the claim by VH1's Pop Up Video that they changed it because people kept calling them "Hung Chung"—and subsequently they released Points On the Curve, which yielded two major hits, "Don't Let Go" (#38 US) and "Dance Hall Days" (#16 US). Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand American Bandstand was a long-running dance music television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Jack Hues (born Jeremy Allan Ryder, 10 December 1954, in Gillingham, Kent, England) was in the 1980s rock band Wang Chung, and is the father of the former EastEnders actor, Jack Ryder. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... A drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... A Pop-Up Video bubble pops during Lisa Loebs Stay (I Missed You) video Pop-Up Video was a VH1 show that popped up bubbles (officially called info nuggets) containing trivia and spry witticisms throughout music videos. ... Points On the Curve is Wang Chungs sophomore album and first album since changing their name from Huang Chung and switching from Artista to Geffen record label. ... This is one of Wang Chungs most popular and well know hit single. ...

Director William Friedkin specifically sought out Wang Chung to score his 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A.. The resulting soundtrack is recognizable as their work, but largely eschews conventional pop song formulae for a more atmospheric and textured approach. William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American movie and television director, producer, and writer best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. ... To Live and Die in L.A. is an action/thriller movie released in 1985. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...

In 1986, Costin left the band, but Hues and Feldman continued to record. The same year, Hues got his name legally changed to "Wang Chung"Wang Chung,and they had their biggest hits: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (#2 US, featuring the oft-quoted lyric "Everybody Wang Chung tonight" and rated the third worst song ever by Blender magazine) and "Let's Go" (#9 US), both from the album Mosaic. They released their their final album The Warmer Side of Cool in 1989, and disbanded in 1991. Everybody Have Fun Tonight is a song by Wang Chung. ... Look up blender in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the 1990s, Feldman joined up with Jon Moss of Culture Club to form the band Promised Land. Hues has done various soundtracks for films including The Guardian. He had a solo album, The Anatomy Lesson in the making which didn't see any light until he teamed up with Tony Banks of Genesis to make the album Strictly Inc. Culture Club was a very popular 1980s English pop group, famous for its gender-bending frontman Boy George. ... (L–R) Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks in November 2006, promoting the upcoming Turn It On Again tour Anthony George Tony Banks (born March 27, 1950) is an English songwriter, pianist/keyboard player, and guitarist. ... Genesis is a Grammy Award-winning English progressive rock band who formed in 1967. ... Strictly Inc is the self-titled project album released by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks and Wang Chung lead vocalist Jack Hues in 1995 on Virgin Records. ...

The late 1990s started to see the return of Hues and Feldman with a greatest hits collection and a series of tour dates around America.

In 2002, the band's song "Dance Hall Days" was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, on Flash FM. As well as in the pre-mission cameo when Lance Vance is waiting for Tommy on a dock before raiding a crack house on Prawn Island. In 2006, their song "Don't Let Go" was used in Vice City's prequel, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, again on Flash FM. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This is one of Wang Chungs most popular and well know hit single. ... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ... Flash FM is a radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In June 2005, Hues and Feldman reunited as Wang Chung on the reality TV series Hit Me Baby One More Time, performing "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and a cover of "Hot in Herre" by Nelly. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Hit Me Baby One More Time is a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television and a US version was done later for NBC; both presented by Vernon Kay. ... Hot in Herre is a popular song and single performed by the hip-hop artist Nelly, and was released in 2002 as the 1st single on his album Nellyville. ... Nelly (born Cornell Haynes Jr. ...

Shortly after, on the internet at WangChung.com as well as the band's MySpace site, there was news of a new Wang Chung album being worked on by Hues and Feldman. In an e-mail response from Hues, he said, "We are shooting for a release around the March 2006 time frame and a tour in May. We are not sure who we are touring with yet, maybe Heaven 17 or Devo". Also on the band's MySpace, you can hear new clips such as "Hot In Herre" (The Nelly Cover) and a new song "I Was Abducted By The 80's" For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating in Sheffield in the early 1980s. ... Devo (pronounced DEE-vo or dee-VO, often spelled DEVO or DEV-O) is an American Rock group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1972. ...

No album was released during the March 2006 timeframe. However, as of October, 2006, a statement on WangChung.com said that the new album would be out next spring of 2007.

The song "Fire in the Twilight" was used on the soundtrack to the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club. You can hear it playing in the scene where the kids are led by John Bender down the halls trying to escape from Mr. Vernon. John Hughes (born February 18, 1950 in Lansing, Michigan) is a noted film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s. ... The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre. ...

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Albums

• Huang Chung (1982) #105 US
• Points On the Curve (1984) #30 US
• To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) #85 US
• Mosaic (1986) #45 US, RIAA: Gold
• The Warmer Side Of Cool (1989) #123 US
• Everbody WANG Chung Tonight: Wang Chung's Greatest Hits (1997)
• 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wang Chung (2002)

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Singles

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See also

• 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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External links

• Wang Chung Official Homepage
• Wang Chung MySpace