Flock Of Seagulls Biography

The new wave band known as A Flock of Seagulls was established in Liverpool, England in 1979, by founding members Ali Score and Mike Score. The brothers added Francis Maudsley and Paul Reynolds to the lineup, and began performing around town in various clubs and bars, establishing a following and garnering the interest of record lables.

Within a short time, A Flock of Seagulls signed its first record deal with Jive Records, starting with a self-titled debut album, which featured the title track and the song “It’s Not Me Talking.” While both were hits, the band experienced its biggest breakthrough with the song “I Ran (So Far Away),” which arrived in 1982. The song rose into the top ten in the Untied States and reached the number one spot on the Australian charts, eventually becoming a worldwide hit and establishing A Flock of Seagulls as one of the most popular new wave bands of the era.

After A Flock of Seagulls, the band released: Listen (1983), The Story of a Young Heart (1984), Dream Come True (1986) and The Light at the End of the World (1995.) Notable additional singles from the band include: “Space Age Love Song,” “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You),” “Nightmares,” “The More You Live, the More You Love,” “Who’s That Girl (She’s Got It),” and “Rainfall.” An instrumental track featured on A Flock of Seagulls’ debut album, “D.N.A.,” also garnered the band its only Grammy Award, for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1983.

Although A Flock of Seagulls disbanded in the late 1990’s, Mike Score recently resurfaced with a solo career. In early 2013, he released the songs “Somebody Like You” and “All I Wanna Do,” and a year later, he released his debut solo album, Zeebratta. Score is currently performing and touring as a solo act, much to the delight of Flock of Seagulls’ fans everywhere.