Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Sigue Sigue Sputnik are a British new wave band led by former Generation X bassist Tony James. The band achieved moderate fame in 1986, when they achieved 3 UK top 40 hits including the song "Love Missile F1-11", which hit the pop charts around the world, helped by its use in the cult-hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The themes and imagery in the band's songs were often influenced by futuristic, dystopian or post-apocalyptic films such as A Cl... more

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Also known as:

  • Sique Sique Sputnik,
  • Siege Seige Sputnik,
  • Sigue Sigue Sputnick
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