That changed with “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Not only did producer/songwriter Forsey want the band to do the song for The Breakfast Club , but so did their American record label A&M.

And that buzz from the success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” continued at Live Aid in July 1985, when Simple Minds performed the song in Philadelphia. “That was something,” said Kerr.

Simple Minds was famously ambivalent about recording "Don't You (Forget About Me)," which was written by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff for the John Hughes-directed film.

The story behind “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” is one of the major highlights of the documentary, Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible.Directed by Joss Cowley, the film was released in ...

How Simple Minds’ Gen X Anthem, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Almost Didn’t Come to Be. Ahead of a U.S. tour, and 40 years after the song hit No. 1, frontman Jim Kerr talks to THR about ...