The Bangles

The Bangles
The Bangles 2010 (from left to right: Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs)
General information
origin	Los Angeles , United States
Genre (s)	Pop-Rock , New Wave
founding	1981, 1999
resolution	1989
Website	thebangles.com
Founding members
Vocals , guitar	Vicki Peterson
Singing , drums , guitar	Debbi Peterson
Vocals , guitar	Susanna Hoffs
Current occupation
Guitar, vocals	Vicki Peterson
Drums, guitar, vocals	Debbi Peterson
Guitar, vocals	Susanna Hoffs
former members
Bass , harmonica	Annette Zilinskas (1982-1983)
Bass, vocals	Michael Steele (1983-2005)

The Bangles ( english The Bangles ) is an American pop band that in 1981 in Los Angeles , California was founded. Her biggest hits were Manic Monday (1985), Walk Like an Egyptian (1986) and Eternal Flame (1989).

history

1981–1983: First steps

In early 1981 the sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson placed a newspaper advertisement to find another member for a band , whereupon Susanna Hoffs got in touch. The three favored the music of the 1960s , called their newly formed group "The Bangs" and performed in clubs in the Los Angeles area. They also recorded a single called Getting Out of Hand and gained local notoriety.

In 1982 bassist Annette Zilinskas joined the group. Together they released the 12 ″ single Bangles in mid-1982 . Zilinskas stayed in the band for a year and was then replaced by Michael Steele , who had been with The Runaways until 1975 .

1984–1987: The breakthrough

In 1984, The Bangles signed a contract with the music label Columbia Records and released their debut album All Over the Place in May of the same year . The singles Hero Takes a Fall and Going Down to Liverpool were unsuccessful from a commercial point of view.

In early 1986, The Bangles released their second studio album, Different Light , which led to the band's national and international commercial breakthrough. Four successful singles were released from the album; Manic Monday (composed by Christopher, a pseudonym of Prince ), If She Knew What She Wants , Walk Like an Egyptian and Walking Down Your Street .

1988–1989: climax and separation

In early 1988, The Bangles reached number 2 on the US charts with a cover version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic Hazy Shade of Winter . Tour stress and artistic differences led to tensions within the band. In addition, the fixation of the public on Susanna Hoffs caused discontent among the members of the band; Although each band member wrote songs and sometimes took on the lead vocals, Hoffs was mostly in the foreground when taking photos. This made it look like she was the band leader of The Bangles.

Nevertheless, the band released their third studio album called Everything in the fall of 1988 . The first single In Your Room became another top 5 hit in the US, but the second single, Eternal Flame , released in spring 1989, became The Bangles' most commercially successful single. But after the world tour, the band split up, which Hoffs officially announced in autumn 1989 at a press conference.

1999–2003: Reunion and comeback

In the following years the band members kept in contact with each other and in February 1999 - after ten years - they recorded a song together again. They contributed the piece Get the Girl for the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers - Spy in a secret missionary position . This was followed by a joint appearance in June 1999 at the Beatles Tribute Concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and in September 2000 The Bangles went on tour for the first time since 1989 .

In March 2003, the comeback album Doll Revolution was finally released , which, together with the single Something That You Said, was best known in Germany, where The Bangles featured it on the TV show Wetten, dass ..? presented.

Since 2005: Further appearances and publications

The Bangles (2012)

In April 2005, bassist Michael Steele announced her departure from The Bangles. The band then continued to give regular live concerts in the founding line-up with Susanna Hoffs, Vicky and Debbi Peterson, but mainly in the USA. In August 2007 the first live DVD with the title Return to Bangleonia - Live in Concert was released . The DVD contains a concert from 2000 that The Bangles gave at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

On September 27, 2011, the fifth studio album called Sweetheart of the Sun was released . On November 27, 2014, the album Ladies and Gentlemen… The Bangles! , a compilation of early releases, demos and live recordings by the band. The album was only released as a download version.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1984	All over the place	-	-	-	UK86 (1 week) UK	US80 (30 weeks) US	First published: May 1984
1986	Different light	DE21 (29 weeks) DE	-	CH16 (11 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (47 weeks)UK	US2 × 3 Triple platinum (82 weeks)US	First published: January 1986
1988	Everything	DE15 (21 weeks) DE	AT8 (18 weeks) AT	CH10 gold (13 weeks)CH	UK5 platinum (26 weeks)UK	US15th platinum (42 weeks)US	First published: October 1988
2003	Doll Revolution	DE35 (8 weeks) DE	AT36 (4 weeks) AT	CH80 (3 weeks) CH	UK62 (1 week) UK	-	First published: March 2003
2011	Sweetheart of the Sun	-	-	-	-	US148 (1 week) US	First published: September 2011

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Greatest hits	DE31 (12 weeks) DE	AT19 (10 weeks) AT	CH- gold CH	UK4th platinum (23 weeks)UK	US97 platinum (9 weeks)US	First published: May 1990
2001	Eternal Flame - The Best Of	-	-	-	UK15th silver (7 weeks)UK	-	First published: July 2001

more publishments

• 1995: September Gurls
• 1998: great hits
• 2004: The Essential Bangles
• 2007: Manic Monday: The Best Of
• 2008: Greatest Hits (Steel Box Collection)
• 2008: Playlist: The Very Best Of
• 2014: Ladies and Gentlemen… The Bangles!

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Going Down to Liverpool All Over the Place	-	-	-	UK56 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 1984
1986	Manic Monday Different Light	DE2 (18 weeks) DE	AT2 (12 weeks) AT	CH4 (12 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	US2 (20 weeks) US	First published: December 1985
	If She Knew What She Wants Different Light	DE17 (13 weeks) DE	AT30 (4 weeks) AT	CH20 (4 weeks) CH	UK31 (7 weeks) UK	US29 (14 weeks) US	First published: April 1986
	Walk Like an Egyptian Different Light	DE1 (15 weeks) DE	AT6 (12 weeks) AT	CH8 (8 weeks) CH	UK3 silver (20 weeks)UK	US1 gold (23 weeks)US	First published: September 1986
1987	Walking Down Your Street Different Light	DE32 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK16 (6 weeks) UK	US11 (16 weeks) US	First published: December 1986
	Following Different Light	-	-	-	UK55 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1987
	A Hazy Shade of Winter Below Zero (OST)	DE52 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK11 (10 weeks) UK	US2 (21 weeks) US	First published: November 1987
1988	In Your Room Everything	-	-	-	UK35 (6 weeks) UK	US5 (20 weeks) US	First published: October 1988
1989	Eternal Flame Everything	DE4 (23 weeks) DE	AT3 (18 weeks) AT	CH2 (19 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (18 weeks)UK	US1 gold (19 weeks)US	First published: January 1989
	Be with You Everything	DE32 (12 weeks) DE	AT12 (10 weeks) AT	CH19 (7 weeks) CH	UK23 (8 weeks) UK	US30 (12 weeks) US	First published: April 1989
	I'll Set You Free Everything	-	-	-	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 1989
2003	Something That You Said Doll Revolution	DE63 (9 weeks) DE	AT50 (6 weeks) AT	CH55 (5 weeks) CH	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 2003

More singles

• 12.1981: Getting Out of Hand
• 06.1984: Hero Takes a Fall
• 05.1990: Everything I Wanted

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1986: for the single Manic Monday 1987: for the single Walk Like an Egyptian  Netherlands 1996: for the album Greatest Hits  Spain 1989: for the album Everything  United States 1990: for the video album Greatest Hits

Platinum record  Canada 1989: for the album Everything  Netherlands 1987: for the single Walk Like an Egyptian 1989: for the single Eternal Flame 2 × platinum record  Canada 1987: for the album Different Light

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	400,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	250,000	nvpi.nl
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	-	50,000	Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	6,050,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	gold1	3 × platinum3	1,820,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	8 × gold8th	13 × platinum13

literature

• Stambler, Irwin: The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul . 3rd Revised Edition, New York City, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989, pp. 32-34 - ISBN 0-312-02573-4 .

Web links

Commons : The Bangles  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)
• The Bangles at 45cat.com (English)
• The Bangles at Rate Your Music (English)
• Bangles in the "Vocal Group Hall of Fame"
• The Bangles at laut.de
• The Bangles at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Awards for music sales: CH , UK , US