a‐ha Ultravox The Chimes Sade Chaka Khan Lisa Stansfield Juicy The Style Council Wham! Jimmy the Hoover The band formed in 1982 and comprised Simon Barker (keyboards), Derek Dunbar (vocals), Karla Duplantier (drums), Flinto Chandia (bass) (later replaced by Cris Cole) and Mark Rutherford (guitar).[3] Their manager Malcolm McLaren chose their name and gave them a support slot on a Bow Wow Wow tour. In 1983, they signed to CBS subsidiary Innervision, and the same year they had their only hit, "Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)".[3]
The track was produced by Steve Levine, who also produced Culture Club's multi-million selling Colour by Numbers album that same year. A promotional video for the single was directed by Derek Jarman.[4]
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