The Communards' iconic 'Don't Leave Me This Way' was Number 1 in the UK for four weeks back in September 1986. The single sold more than three-quarters of a million copies and was the UK's best-selling single of 1986 ahead of Nick Berry's 'Every Loser Wins', Boris Gardiner's 'I Want To Wake Up With You', the Comic Relief song 'Living Doll' from Cliff Richard & the cast of TV show The Young Ones, and Diana Ross' classic 'Chain Reaction'. | The Communards

🌍 You Are My World 🌍 The Communards perform live at @capitol.hannover in October 1986. 'The Communards – Live At Full House Rock Show' was released on DVD in Germany in 2006 featuring a 14-track setlist as well as an interview from the time with Jimmy and Richard. The Full House Rock Show presented German and international bands, caught "live on tape" in music clubs in Hamburg and Hannover. | The Communards

Richard and Jimmy discuss the name "The Communards" on Dutch TV show Countdown in 1986. The name The Communards came from the Paris Communards of 1871, a revolutionary, working-class movement that briefly established a commune in the city. In the interview, Richard Coles says that they liked "the idea of people taking control of their own circumstances and their own destiny". | The Communards

The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (1986 Music Video) | #53 Rock & Roll Song