Men Without Hats is a pop group from Montreal, Quebec characterized by the deep, expressive vocals of their lead singer Ivan and their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing.
They achieved their greatest popularity in the early to mid 1980s with their most successful single, "The Safety Dance", a Top 10 hit in both the US and the UK. At the core, Men Without Hats consisted of Ivan Doroschuk and his brother Stefan, with various other members, including a third brother, Colin, as well as Jeremie Arrobas, Tracy Howe, Roman Martyn, Mike Gabriel, Heidi Garcia, Jean-Marc Pisapia, Lenny Pinkas, and Allan McCarthy. They emerged with an EP called Folk of the 80's (1980). Tracy Howe was only with the band briefly, but long enough to be credited on a reprint of Folk of the 80s, despite not appearing on it; he later achieved some success with his new band, Rational Youth. Pisapia went on to form The Box, and later, Arrobas and Gabriel left to work with him for a while, eventually founding their own group, Isinglass. A popular but unconfirmed tale is that the name originated from a misread announcement to one of their early gigs as "Men Without Pants" by a francophone MC in Montreal.
Studio albums
* Folk of the 80's (1980) (EP) [Canada Only]
* Rhythm of Youth (1982)
* Folk of the 80's (Part III) (1984)
* Freeways (1985) (EP) [Canada Only]
* Pop Goes the World (1987)
* The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century (1989)
* Sideways (1991) [Canada Only]
* No Hats Beyond This Point (2003)
Compilations
* Men Without Hats: Collection (1996)
* Men Without Hats: Greatest Hats (1996)
* Men Without Hats: My Hats Collection (2006)
Ivan solo albums
* The Spell (Ivan Doroschuk album) (1997)
Music videos
* "Security"
* "Antarctica"
* "Nationale 7"
* "The Safety Dance"
* "I Like"
* "Where Do the Boys Go?"
* "Pop Goes the World"
* "Moonbeam"
* "Hey Men"
* "..In the 21st Century"
* "Sideways"
* "Open Your Eyes" (Ivan)
* "SuperBadGirls" (Ivan)
Covers
* The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century featured a cover of ABBA's "SOS"
* Sideways featured a cover of The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" (subtitled "'No You're Not', Said Little Nicola").
* The Collection and Greatest Hats compilations featured a cover of Roxy Music's "Editions of You"
* Montreal-based punk band "The Nils" performed a cover of "Pop Goes The World" on their compilation release "Green Fields In Daylight.
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