Simple Minds Waterfront 30 years on..

30 years ago this month Simple Minds released one of there best known Anthems Waterfront. The release of the song saw a shift away from the Electronic new wave sound and a leaning towards a more rock sound which ultimately lead to the stadium sound they became famous for.

The song became famous for it's repetitive bass line introduction coupled with the drumming of Mel Gaynor which gave Simple Minds a more rock feeling an suited the stadium arenas they were about to embark on.

The song was released as the first single of the album 'Sparkle in the Rain' which hit the top of the album charts in 1983.

The song was released on Virgin records and the song was written by Simple Minds and was produced by Steve Lillywhite whose earlier work was with Ultravox, U2, The Pogues, XTC, Siouxie and the Banshees, Peter Gabriel amongst others, he was also married to Kirsty MacColl.

The B side featured the classic song from the NEW GOLD DREAM album 'Hunter and the Hunted'.

The song peaked at number 13 in the UK singles chart and the song also featured on the first Now That's what I call music album although the version on the album was slightly different without the bass introduction. 30 years the band are doing there celebration tour and the song still features heavily on there set.