09/09/10 • Wang Chung • 08:00 PM
The London-based new wave group Wang Chung was originally called Huang Chung. The band consisted of vocalist/guitarist Jack Hues, bassist Nick Feldman, and drummer Darren Costin. The band recorded four tracks for 101 Records in the late '70s, all of which appeared on a pair of compilation albums. Huang Chung released their first single, "Isn't It About Time We Were on Television?," in 1980; the record led to a contract with Arista Records. The group released their first album, Huang Chung, in 1982.
By the time they recorded 1984's Points on a Curve, the band had changed their name to Wang Chung. The band hit the Top 40 twice in America -- "Don't Let Go" made it to number 36, while "Dance Hall Days" reached number 16. "To Live and Die in L.A.," the theme song from William Friedken's thriller, just missed making the Top 40 in 1985. That same year, Wang Chung switched to Geffen Records. They released Mosaic in 1986. The album was their biggest hit, launching the number two hit "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and the Top Ten "Let's Go!"
On June 16 2005, Wang Chung appeared on week #3 of Hit Me One More Time and American TV show. During the summer of 2009 Wang Chung reformed to tour for the first time in almost a decade and joined ABC, Berlin and Cutting Crew as part of REGENERATION TOUR 2009 doing 15 shows across North America. The band has been working on a new album which will be released in 2010.
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