Don't You (Forget About Me)

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a 1985 song performed by the band Simple Minds. The song is best known as the de facto theme song from the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club (it is played during the opening and closing credits). The songwriters were producer Keith Forsey (who won an Oscar for "Flashdance... What a Feeling") and Steve Schiff (guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band). Aside from its initial appearance in The Breakfast Club, the song has been featured in various media throughout the years, and has been covered and sampled by a number of artists. The song was also used in the Futurama episode, The Luck of the Fryrish. The song was heard before the credits.