A Flock of Seagulls are a
British New Wave band who made it big in the early
1980s in the USA.
Mike Score[?], with his friend
Frank Maudsley[?] and Mike's brother
Ali Score[?] formed the band in
1980 with
Paul Reynolds[?] (see
1980 in music). Their debut recording, "Telecommunication", was an underground hit and the band soon released
A Flock of Seagulls[?] in
1982 (
1982 in music). "I Ran (So Far Away)" quickly became a hit single, bolstered by a stylish
music video on
MTV. In the UK, "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" was just as popular as "I Ran" in the US, though "I Ran" sold poorly in comparison.
Listen[?] in
1983, was almost as successful.
1984's (
1984 in music)
The Story of a Young Heart[?] produced two more singles, and
Dream Come True[?] (
1986 in music) failed to chart. The band re-united in
1989 in music, and continued to tour throughout the United States. Their latest album is
1996's
The Light at the End of the World[?] (see
1996 in music). Currently the band are still touring and in the studio recording a new album with a re-tooled version of "I Ran" in the works.