The Human League
The Human League
The Human League are a synth pop band from Sheffield, England, formed in 1977. They generated a string of synthesizer-backed dance pop hits throughout the 80s. David Bowie dubbed the group “the sound of the future” in 1981.
The band is best known for its third studio album released in 1981, Dare! The fourth single from Dare, “Don’t You Want Me,” catapulted to #1 in the UK and US.
Phil Oakey is the only core member of the group. The band’s first incarnation was as an arty all-male synthesizer group, composed of Oakey, Martyn Ware, and Ian Craig Marsh. In the 1980s, Ware and Marsh left the group after continued conflicts with Oakey—they went on to form Heaven 17.
Popular Songs
- Don’t You Want Me
- Human
- Love Action
- The Sound Of The Crowd
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination
- Fascination
- Ringinglow
- Crow and a Baby
- Rock Me Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again (Six Times)
- Love Action (I Believe In Love)
- Words
- Gordon’s Gin
- Heart Like a Wheel (LP version)
- Filling Up With Heaven
- Kimi Ni Mune Kyun
- Don’t You Want Me (90's Inquisition mix)
- The Black Hit of Space
- Liar
- Fascination - Improvisation
- Men Are Dreamers
- Almost Medieval
- I’m Coming Back
- (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Extended)
- Swang
Albums