[2] At this time, the band's members were Brian Smith, Robin Johnson, Mark Smythe, Rex Estell, and Fred Cross.

[1] They then were featured in People as a "star of the future" in the magazine's tenth anniversary special issue, alongside Tom Cruise and Glenn Close.

[2] Keyboardist and violinist Barry Smith left the group in 1984 to start a solo career,[4] shortly after the release of the Gentlemen Afterdark EP.

The group took a hiatus in 1985, and Brian Smith returned to Los Angeles to write songs with Doug Hopkins, later of the Gin Blossoms, though the partnership did not last long.

[9] Stranger Things musical supervisor Nora Felder used "Open the Door" to illustrate what she called "retroactive A&R" - providing a wider platform for overlooked artists and songs from past eras.