Cutting Crew

Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin Farley and drummer Martin Beadle joined in 1986. Their first album, Broadcast, released in 1986, provided the first U.S. hit for Richard Branson's Virg... more

Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin Scott MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin Farley and drummer Martin Beadle joined in 1986. Their first album, Broadcast, released in 1986, provided the first U.S. hit for Richard Branson's Virgin Records. Virgin flew the band to New York for initial recordings of the album, then to Australia to shoot videos. The unknown band shot to #1 in the U.S., Canada and Norway with their debut single, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms". Their most popular single, it was a multiformat success in the U.S., where it also reached number four on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, #24 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and —in an extended remix version— #37 on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. The song peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart, as well... less