Fine Young Cannibals

Name	Fine Young Cannibals
Background	group_or_band
Alias	Two Men a Drum Machine and a Trumpet
Origin	Birmingham, England
Genre	Pop rock, New Wave music, Soul music, college rock
Years active	1984-1992; 1996
Label	London, I.R.S.
Associated acts	The English Beat
Past members	Roland Gift David Steele Andy Cox

Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat), and singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). They are best known for their 1989 hit singles "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing".

Their name came from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.

History

The group was formed in 1984 in Birmingham from the ashes of The Beat, with whom Cox and Steele previously played. The band's eponymous debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville. ! style="width:30px;"| US
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* First studio album

Release date: 10 December 1985

Label: I.R.S. Records

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* Second studio album

Release date: 20 February 1989

Label: I.R.S. Records

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Compilation albums

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales threshold) |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| UK
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! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| UK ! style="width:30px;"| US ! style="width:30px;"| US Mod ! style="width:30px;"| US Dance ! style="width:30px;"| AUS ! style="width:30px;"| IRE |- | rowspan="2"| 1985 | style="text-align:left;"| "Johnny Come Home" | 8 | 76 | — | 9 | 14 | 8 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Fine Young Cannibals |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Blue" | 41 | — | — | — | 13 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1986 | style="text-align:left;"| "Suspicious Minds" | 8 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Funny How Love Is" | 58 | — | — | — | 97 | 27 |- | 1987 | style="text-align:left;"| "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" | 9 | — | — | 11 | 20 | 10 | style="text-align:left;"| Something Wild (soundtrack) |- | 1988 | style="text-align:left;"| "Tired of Getting Pushed Around" † | 18 | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | style="text-align:left;"| Non-album song |- | rowspan="4"| 1989 | style="text-align:left;"| "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| The Raw and the Cooked |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Good Thing" | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Look Back" | 34 | 11 | 9 | — | 38 | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" | 20 | 54 | — | 8 | — | 8 |- | 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm Not Satisfied" | 46 | 90 | — | — | — | 19 |- | 1991 | style="text-align:left;"| "It's O.K." | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1996 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Flame" | 17 | — | — | — | 85 | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| The Finest |- | 1997 | style="text-align:left;"| "She Drives Me Crazy 1997" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}

† - Two Men, A Drum Machine and a Trumpet release

See also

List of number-one hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (United States)

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

References

External links

FYC Discography on Discogs.com

Category:Musical groups established in 1984 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1992 Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Category:English pop music groups Category:Music from Birmingham, West Midlands Category:I.R.S. Records artists Category:BRIT Award winners