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===Second album/”Valley Girl”===
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The band received some national attention in 1982 when the single “A Million Miles Away” was released on their own Shaky City record label, distributed by [[Bomp! Records]]. The song reached No. 11 on the ”Billboard” [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Tracks]] chart and was featured in the 1983 film ”[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]”.<ref name=”Strong” /> The band appeared in the film performing the song and parts of two others. The song was also included on the band’s second album, ”Everywhere at Once”, released May 18, 1983, by [[Geffen Records]]. “A Million Miles Away” was re-released as a single in 1983 and peaked at No. 82 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|”Billboard” Hot 100]] chart. The band broke up 1984.<ref name=”Larkin80″>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=383}}</ref> Several years later, in 1990, a then up-and-coming band named the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] covered “A Million Miles Away” on their ”[[Hold Me Up]]” album. A re-recorded version of the song is also included on the soundtrack album to the 1994 film ”[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Speed: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Soundtrack)|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000005LC1|website=Amazon.com|year=1994|accessdate=May 4, 2011}}</ref>
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The band received some national attention in 1982 when the single “A Million Miles Away” was released on their own Shaky City record label, distributed by [[Bomp! Records]]. The song reached No. 11 on the ”Billboard” [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Tracks]] chart and was featured in the 1983 film ”[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]”.<ref name=”Strong” /> The band appeared in the film performing the song and parts of two others. The song was also included on the band’s second album, ”Everywhere at Once”, released May 18, 1983, by [[Geffen Records]]. “A Million Miles Away” was re-released as a single in 1983 and peaked at No. 82 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|”Billboard” Hot 100]] chart. The band broke up 1984.<ref name=”Larkin80″>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=383}}</ref> Several years later, in 1990, a then up-and-coming band named the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] covered “A Million Miles Away” on their ”[[Hold Me Up]]” album. A re-recorded version of the song is also included on the soundtrack album to the 1994 film ”[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]”.<ref>{{cite web|title=Speed: Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Soundtrack)|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000005LC1|website=Amazon.com|year=1994|accessdate=May 4, 2011}}</ref>
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===Reunion===
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===Reunion===
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