Origin: London, U.K.
Genre(s): Pop, New Wave, Post-Punk, Glam Rock
Years Active: 1984-Present
Members: Tony James, Martin Degville, Neal X, Ray Mayhew, Chris Kavanagh
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 Clockwork Orange, The Terminator, Blade Runner and the Mad Max trilogy. The band's music and image also mashed together a range of other pop culture influences, including the electronica/Krautrock influences of Kraftwerk, Marc Bolan's T-Rex, and the swagger and sex appeal of Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley and glam rock
Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Chart Position's In The U.K.
Singles Pos.
Love Missile F1-11 3
Twenty-First Century Boy 20
Success 31
