Simple Minds - Sweat In Bullet

What this video is

Released in late 1981 amid the height of the British post-punk-to-new-wave transition, 'Sweat in Bullet' was the third single from Sons and Fascination, Simple Minds' first album on Virgin Records and their first to reach a wide international audience, peaking at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart. Described by critics as a bridge between the band's darker experimental post-punk and the more pop-driven sound they would…

Why it matters

The video documents Simple Minds at a pivotal transitional moment: the Sons and Fascination era has since been recognised retrospectively as one of the band's critical peaks, with Mojo listing the album among the 80 greatest of the 1980s and The Guardian selecting it for '1000 Albums to Hear…