Shark Vegas was a Berlin based new wave band, consisting of ex-Factory Records German representative, Mark Reeder (guitar/tapes/keyboards), Alistair Gray (vocals), Leo Walter (drums/percussion) and Helmut Wittler (bass/keyboards).
[2] Today Reeder runs a string of record labels, including MFS and Flesh, launching the careers of Paul van Dyk and Corvin Dalek.
[3] Shark Vegas reinvented themselves with two new members, Walter and Wittler, for a New Order European tour in 1984.
"You Hurt Me" was one of their concert favorites, and Bernard Sumner of New Order wanted to release the track as a single.
A later Shark Vegas track, "Pretenders of Love", can also be found on the Factory US compilation album, Young, Popular & Sexy (Fac US 17).