[2] Richard Butler stated that the Psychedelic Furs began rehearsing in his family's front room but were soon banished because of the noise.

[4] The word psychedelic was chosen to separate the band from punk rockers who ostentatiously scorned the legacy of 1960s rock music.

By 1979, this line-up had expanded to a sextet with Vince Ely replacing Wilson on drums and John Ashton joining as a second guitarist.

[1] In the UK, the album yielded two charting singles, "Dumb Waiters" and the original version of "Pretty in Pink".

Released in September 1982, this album contained "Love My Way", which became another UK chart entry, and also their first US Billboard Hot 100 single.

The next album, Mirror Moves was produced by Keith Forsey (who also programmed the drums and became the band's drummer) and featured the songs "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven".

Columbia Records opted for "Here Come Cowboys" for the corresponding US release which failed to chart but "The Ghost In You" was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

[8] A more overtly commercial effort than their prior recordings, the album also featured the single "Heartbreak Beat", the Furs' biggest Top 40 hit in the US.

1989's Book of Days, produced by the band and David M. Allen, featured the singles "Should God Forget" and "House".

Produced by the band and Stephen Street, 1991's World Outside included the single "Until She Comes" and was the Furs' final studio album for more than two decades.

In 2017, the band's 1984 single "The Ghost in You" was featured in the second season of Netflix hit series Stranger Things and was included on the Sony Music soundtrack companion to the season, Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, released in October 2017.

[11] That same year, the band's 1982 single "Love My Way" was played several times in the Oscar-nominated film Call Me by Your Name.

[12] The Psychedelic Furs released their eighth studio album Made of Rain on 31 July 2020 to positive reviews.

"[13] Richard Butler co-wrote songs with Martin Gore for Depeche Mode's fifteenth studio album Memento Mori (2023), including the lead single "Ghosts Again".