1986 in British music cover of the disco song "Don't Leave Me This Way". The band included singer Jimmy Somerville who had previously enjoyed success with Bronski Beat, and later started a solo career. The Christmas number one single was something of a surprise, a re-issue of Jackie Wilson's 1957 single "Reet Petite". Wilson had died in 1984, but the song been re-issued after being used in a television advert for Levi's, with a new video made of a Claymation version of Wilson. Having first been released 29 years earlier, it broke the record for the longest time between a single being released and
Another Brick in the Wall the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and several other countries. It was the final Christmas number one of the decade in the UK. In the US, it reached number 57 on the disco chart. The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The song won Waters the 1983 British Academy Award for "Best Original Song" for its appearance in the "Wall" film. "Part 2" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group. It appears as 375 on "Rolling Stone"s list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The lyrics attracted