Every Loser Wins Way" by The Communards). The composers, Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James each received an Ivor Novello Award for the composition. Every Loser Wins "Every Loser Wins" is a 1986 song performed by English actor and singer Nick Berry. Written and produced by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, the song was heavily featured in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" throughout the summer of 1986, sung by Berry's character Simon "Wicksy" Wicks and his band, The Banned. When released as a single, "Every Loser Wins" became a success, spending three weeks at number one on the UK Singles
Love the One You're With Isley Brothers, whose unique gospel-driven cover of the song sent it to the charts again reaching number three R&B and number eighteen pop, giving the group their fifth US top 40 pop single. UK pop group Bucks Fizz covered the song as their eighteenth single in 1986. The single, released in August, was the follow-up to the group's comeback top ten hit "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)" and was seen as a make or break release. Ultimately the song peaked at a low No.47 in the UK Singles Chart during a three-week run. In a review, music magazine "Number One" said